A GLEEful Project

I LOVE PHOTOSHOP and all the creative possibilities it gives me. 


Before Christmas,  my son, Adam, was looking to make his Christmas gift to his girlfriend more special.  I asked him a few questions about what kind of things she likes, and found our she is a big fan of the TV show "Glee".  BINGO.  I googled "Glee" and came up with a great idea.

 

Adam ended up buying her a nice bracelet, but we decided to package the bracelet in a CD case with a cool GLEE cover.  I got my camera out and took a few pictures of Adam against a plain background.

After some color-corrections and cropping, I came up with this basic picture to begin.

Next I had to cut him out of the picture so I could change the background.
The wall was gold and we needed a more vibrant color with a radiant glow in the center.

 

We decided on a bright green background (since it was a Christmas gift!)

 I added the green over the top of the original picture....

Then I put the cut-out picture over the top so it looks like the glow is behind him.

Now it was time for the letters.  Adam found a font that is very similar to the one used in Glee.

It looked good but needed a drop shadow.

And the finishing touch "Special Edition Christmas Album" on the top.

It was a fun little project that I could never have done with my BELOVED PHOTOSHOP!