Forbidden Planet in Photoshop - New or Improved Skill Day 6

Chris Spooner has a fun tutorial for making a space scene in photoshop.

It takes quite a few photos to complete the image. The Helix Nebula is from the NASA site and is royalty free.

The spaceship from Forbidden Planet was borrowed from the show.

Chris had a better image for the main planet, mine is a rock from the pond that is covered in moss. The moon is the rusty stovepipe on the wood burning stove at the cabin.

I've never played with Screen Dodge before and it gives a interesting effect. Actually, I don't use Photoshop much except for photos so it was good to attempt something artsy.

Paul Klee Inspired Abstract of Minneapolis Minnesota, Day 6 Modern Artists

Mr Klee's work was definitely fun to study. I enjoyed his humor and childlike whimsy. The scene is an abstract of the Minneapolis skyline. The building on the left is a representation of the IDS Center. The bottom has the Mississippi River and the Stone Arch Bridge.

I sprained my ankle while jogging Monday so I'm a little movement challenged. I made the cityscape in Illustrator and grunged it up a bit in Photoshop.

Edward Ruscha Inspired Gamer Quote Poster, Day 3 Modern Artists

It's not theft, it's filling your inventory. Life lessons from video games.

Edward Ruscha took hazy photographs and placed odd quotes on top.

I used a photograph of cabbage that I took at the Minneapolis Farmers Market since cabbage is slang for money.

I desaturated the image in photoshop to make it black and white, then colored it green. A liberal Gaussian blur was applied to give it the softness I noticed in his poster images.

The font is Tapeworm, a free font that was inspired by the type Mr Ruscha used.