Project 1 - Flip Book
Using photoshop, my handy dandy web cam, sharp objects and stock paper I assembled a flip book.
I began taking pictures of myself moving from one point to another almost every couple inches and came up with 56 images. I opened them up on photoshop and deleted the background by selecting with either the magic wand, lasso, or using editing mode, whatever your preference.
Go to File > Save for Web & Devices and save as a .jpg.
Make a separate folder to put all the pictures in, so at this point you should have a folder with the originals and one photoshopped without the background. I labeled the pictures from 1-56 to make it easier on me.
Open one of the .jogs.
Go to Windows > Actions then click on the top right hand corner icon. Click Make New Actions > Click OK
Then Press Record icon along the bottom
Go to Filter > Sketch > Stamp I keep the Light/Dark Balance 25 and the Smoothness 5. You can customize it differently.
Go to Image > Canvas Size > Click on the right arrow > increase the width an additional 6 inches.
At this point you should have something like this.
Go to File > Save for Web & Devices > save as a .jpg > change the image size width to 400 pixels > click save > save it in the same folder > when it asks if you want to replace click replace
Go to Windows > Actions > click on the stop button along the bottom
Go to File > Automate > Batch > make sure the Source: Folder > Click Choose > and find the folder with all of the photoshopped .jpg images without the backgrounds > make sure the Destination: Save and Close > Check the Override Action "Save As" Commands > Click OK
All of the images in the folder should be changed to look like this.
Open up the folder > select all > Open With Preview > select all the images along the right > File > Print Selected Images > change Images per page to 6
Then print, cut, arrange and you can attach them to one another using different methods (binder clips, glue, rubber bands, duct tape, binder rings)
This is really great Claire, sort of looks pop art like...aka Andy Warhol screen prints that have come to life. Did you create this process, find inspiration or follow a tutorial? One question I want to ask is what is your view on the webcam? Did you use it instead of a camera because it isn't technically a "camera"? I'm just curious not trying to challenge you on the subject :)
ReplyDeletewell... camera under a traditional pretense a webcam probably wouldn't qualify. however under a more current interpretation of the term, a webcam is a camera. this is simply because it is an image capture device that uses a focusing lenses. however even the requirement of a lenses isn't necessarily a predeterminer to it being a camera. ever seen pinhole photography?
Deletefigured i would add to the ensuing conversation.
@ Britney, frankly I used my webcam because of it's convenance and for the process I was using it didn't require much information or detail so percision wasn't key.
DeleteI had previously used this process in a different project so I just recycled that process into this one.
I agree with Brittany! It has a complete pop art, screen print look. I used a similar process, taking a digital image, editing it in photoshop and creating the flip book. I thought it was a great way to use tradition presentation techniques to display contemporary work!
ReplyDeleteYou’ve outlined a pretty strait forward method of animation that will be handy for the next assignment as it will, by my guess, pertain to images captured over time.
ReplyDeleteJust an idea seeing as you missed out on critique. The demoed flip book contains a lot of black with in it that could be used as a great edge marker for the book. I would suggest to crop down closer to the image for that it seems less floating as a way of helping to give it the grounded look that your method produced in the stills.
I like how you showed your steps, very easy to follow. You seem to have the process down.
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