Lolita Charm: Alice's Adventures in Photomanipulation

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Alice's Adventures in Photomanipulation

I've always been a graphics dabbler, as shown by the fact that Lolita Charm has my own graphics and designs (for the most part). I've even been interested in fantasy photomanipulation - where the magic of image editing takes several unrelated images and turns them into an illustration. I'm still practicing and learning as I go, but I ended up with these two photomanipulations done to the theme of Alice in Wonderland (and Through the Looking Glass).

I like the pastels and dreamy blue color of this photo. The purple smoke adds a very eerie fog, as well.

This second piece is done with an older photo of myself in Milky-chan, with the theme of the forest where things have no names. This one didn't come out quite as well, but it's a nice contrast to the cool, dreamy colors of the piece above.

I'd like to do another, but I'm not sure which Alice in Wonderland scene to pick next. Which scene is your favorite?

If you're interested in learning photomanipulation for your own photos, search through devianart under resources with the keyword tutorials. Trial and error is really the best way to learn - nothing will come out perfect the first time, so don't give up! But if you keep at it, it can be a really fun hobby to play with using your lolita photos of yourself or your friends. Castles, giant cupcakes, or even scenes from your favorite books or movie - what else can you think of?

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19 Comments:

At March 21, 2010 at 1:55 AM , Happiimilk said...: FIRST!

The first one is SO gorgeous!

The smoke creates such a mystery feeling. O_O
At March 21, 2010 at 2:09 AM , Victoria Suzanne said...: haha I didn't know LC was cool enough to warrant a 'first!' XD
At March 21, 2010 at 2:35 AM , Chelsea said...: I love the colours in the first picture and the proportions. You should do another scene with small alice and big surroundings. Maybe an animal also. :)
At March 21, 2010 at 6:12 AM , Anonymous said...: I like the first one, in the second one you can really see it's photoshopped :X
At March 21, 2010 at 7:35 AM , Miss Freya said...: That first one is amazing! It looks so real!
May a Mad Tea party one? It'd be tricky but fun!
At March 21, 2010 at 8:24 AM , Ribbonlicious said...: I love the pictures *____*
At March 21, 2010 at 11:00 AM , ~NiKi~ said...: wow! so cool photosmanipulations! Cengrats! :3
At March 21, 2010 at 12:22 PM , Anonymous said...: The first one is so cool- you look like you really belong!
At March 21, 2010 at 12:38 PM , Emily Jane said...: Talk among the flowers! <3
At March 21, 2010 at 12:45 PM , Victoria Suzanne said...: @Charloli: Yes, I tried a different technique that didn't quite work out... oh well, back to the drawing board!

@MissEmilyJane: That's an interesting one! Maybe roses??
At March 21, 2010 at 1:16 PM , Mariko said...: I like the first one the best, but I love them both! As for ideas for more, my favorite part of Alice in Wonderland (the novel) was always the scene with the Duchess, and all of the pepper. Also, the caucus race, the part where she encounters the cheshire cat for the first time, or when she is in the talking flower garden (more like from the disney movie I suppose). These are really cool! Would you mind if I snagged the first one for my wallpaper?
At March 21, 2010 at 3:12 PM , Anonymous said...: This comment has been removed by the author.
At March 21, 2010 at 3:43 PM , D. said...: You are very talented :) Do the one with the cat :D
At March 21, 2010 at 4:00 PM , Victoria Suzanne said...: @Mariko: Good suggestions! And sure, that's fine :) I'd make a wallpaper of it if people were interested!
At March 21, 2010 at 4:30 PM , Mykki said...: That first photo is really fantastic.
At March 21, 2010 at 6:53 PM , ra_life said...: Lighting is key - if the light on the picture of you is coming from a different direction than on your background it won't look real.

Have you tried this?
http://tiltshiftmaker.com/
It would be great for when 'Alice' gets giant!
At March 21, 2010 at 8:23 PM , Unknown said...: That first picture is SO cute!!

My favorite Alice scene is when she meets all the different flowers~
At March 23, 2010 at 9:58 PM , TAILS FROM THE DOGHOUSE! said...: Your photos are a dream,have you seen candy candy i think you would totally love it!
At April 12, 2010 at 6:35 AM , Anonymous said...: Ok! Can't you post a tutorial about the first one? Because I have photoshop CS as well, but I never tried that! :3

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