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| Chippewah 7, Experiment in Layering. © by Ruth Zachary |
CHIPPEWAH 7- Background
Layer, Chippewah. Mode - Normal
LAYER 1, KP Mod, - Top position Mode Saturation
Layer 2, Pale Blue Dawn. Middle position, Mode - Color
The above image may be compared with other renditions shown on the previous post, May 30th, 2014. The mode settings were recorded each time the change produced a significant difference in the image. The main colors above changed from orange tones to blue and green. I would not use the above piece as a finished composition, but only to show the dramatic color difference resulting from mode changes.
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| Chippewah 8, Experiment in Layering. © by Ruth Zachary. |
CHIPPEWAH 8- Background
Layer- Chippewah, Mode- Normal
Layer 1, KP Mod, - Top position, Mode -Difference
Layer 2, Pale Blue Dawn Middle Position, Mode -Luminosity
Mode changes to two different layers produced a dramatic difference from an image resembling the original Chippewah image, to the one above which looks more like KP Mod, one of the other layers in the experiment.
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| Chippewah 9, Experiments in Layering Using Modes. © by Ruth Zachary |
CHIPPEWAH 9 – Background
Layer, Chippewah, Mode -Normal
Layer 1, KP Mod, - Top position, Mode - Multiply
Layer 2, Pale Blue Dawn, Middle
Position, Mode -Luminosity
In this case, one mode change was made to the K P Mod layer, but as you can see, the main color scheme has been altered, with brighter colors and with more contrast between light and dark. The design emphasis has changed so much that the two images might seem to be related, but no longer the same composition.
In spite of the seeming ease in achieving so many positive results, the method is not a sure fire guarantee of success. The person creating designs in this way needs to have a good sense of composition, and to be able to see which combinations have produced a promising result. Often after the design looks good, many other adjustments need to be made, with contrast, intensity of color, or placement of shapes.
There are times when I have spent hours experimenting, without producing one composition that met my standards. There were many mode changes that I did not bother to show on this blog, at all.
I would like to hear if anyone is trying similar experiments, and if you have any questions.
Please feel free to leave comments.
Please note: The copyright imprint on the web images are for publication here. The finished art work does not contain the imprint, and is named and signed in the normal way. Images and writing are the copyright © of Ruth Zachary.
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