sweaterrific

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sweaters by daniel

How To

Ingredients: Patience, photo editing software, template (e.g. sweater), desired content, and some free time.

Glimpse of the process:

1. Selecting an image
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2. Putting it into the template (sweater layer, lining colors, image)
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3. Applying the sweater layer/mask.
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4. Adding a lining color. For this one, I decided to keep it simple with the grey lining.
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5. Move and adjust image.
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6. Save each variation by duplicating the image layer. Also, try and keep one original layer just in case you want to start over.
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7. Completed sweater! Remember to save your image and editing file if you’re not done :)
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Basic suggestions:

  1. Start with an awesome image.
  2. Things like movie captures, wallpapers, artwork, drawings, photographs, headshots, etc. are all possible sweater content.
  3. Try and get something with enough resolution to work with at different scales.
  4. Decide whether it would work on a sweater. Not everything will work, and your designs will be better if you’re honest with yourself at this point.
  5. The focal point should be somewhere in the middle with less important items on the sleeves if needed.  Other arrangements are always possible too, just keep moving things around.
  6. Try not to hide/cutoff people’s faces, break up lettering, slice limbs, distort images. 
  7. There are always exceptions to the above rule.
  8. Don’t be afraid to change color intensity or change things to black-and-white!
  9. Additional things like changing the liner color for sweaters can be done by using the “colorize” tool to modify that area. I usually try to match the color to the sweater theme.
Technical suggestions:
  1. The easiest way to make a “sweaterrific” sweater is to use the separate layers for a sweater layer/mask and the image layer. Play around with the opacity of the layer to ensure that the result looks as real as possible.
  2. The tool I use the most is the clone tool; it’s useful for removing unnecessary parts of the image and filling the right areas when re-sizing is required.
  3. When re-sizing the image, filling up space can be solved in two ways: stretching out empty space on the image or filling with selected colors.
  4. Mend any obvious defects or lines from alterations by using the “healing” tools. 
  5. Take a break if you’re getting stuck with working an image.
  6. Save an original duplicate layer to reduce the hassle of starting over. This is also helpful for comparing different modifications.
  • Notes