EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGY

Principles and Basic Techniques of Image

Manipulation
By: Lany Lyn B. Magdaraog
Colegio de San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila of Northern Samar, Inc.
 IMAGE MANIPULATION

Is an art that involves transforming or altering

an image using different methods and
techniques to achieved desired result.
 Principles and Basic
Techniques of Image
Manipulation
 PROPORTION
1 Remember that images
that are supposed to be far
away have to be smaller
than the ones that are
closer.

Proportion is probably one of the most important things a

designer must possess if he wants to do image
manipulations. This will make the image more realistic if the
original design is extremely far-fetched.
 TEXTURE
2 Remember if you do not have a
background for your photo
manipulation, you should use a
texture that will match the word
you are trying to set in your art.

Texture is the surface quality of the image. It adds to

the depth of the image and blends all the image
together evenly.
 COLOR BLENDING
3
Not every image you use is
going to match your
background, your texture or
even other images. That is
where color blending comes
in. Colors like pink, white, and
orange blends together easily.
That is what a designer should
look for at first; colors readily
blend.
 EMPHASIS ON DETAIL
4
When creating a piece of
art, set one area as the
main focus. There are
multiple techniques to
achieve that. One way is
to work on focusing
attention on the most
vibrant, colorful or sharp
area in the design.
5 COMBINING MULTIPLE IMAGES
Images are like missing
puzzle pieces; without
them, you can never fully
complete the puzzle. So
choose them carefully.
You may need to look at
multiple stock images
before choosing the right
ones for your
composition
6 SHADOWS Shadows also make
images more realistic,
because they
emphasize the object
effectively. It is realistic
in a way that every
item has a shadow if it
needs one and every
item is proportional to
everything else.
BASIC IMAGE MANIPULATION USING
OFFLINE OR OPEN-SOURCE
SOFTWARE
COMBINING TEXT,
GRAPHICS, AND
IMAGES
 TEXT OVERLAID ON IMAGE
1

When text overlays on image or a solid color background,

there must be sufficient contrast between text and image to
make text readable with little effort.
 TEXT WRAPPED AROUND
2 IMAGE

In the wrap-around, the text follows the shape of an

image.
3 TEXT and IMAGE INTERSECT
The intersection of text and image can
create a dynamic composition. The visual
elements can intersect in several ways.

 Placing text within an image, particularly

a hallow vector graphic as shown in the
lightbulb above.

 Placing text behind and image so that it

is partially obscured

 Placing text so that it resist in the image,

using the image as the baseline for the
text
 4 TEXT and IMAGE ALIGNED

You can achieve an orderly look by

aligning visual elements with each
other and placing them in close
proximity.
5 TEXT and IMAGE IN REPEATING
SHAPES

In visual design, repetition creates unity.

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