Brian Swinyard, PPSA  


The Effects of Drink by Brian Swinyard, PPSA

February 2025 - The Effects of Drink

About the Image(s)

I am not sure where to start describing how I did this one. There are two basic images here; the sky/water and the glasses. The original for the sky was a small brass statue of Buddha which formed the top left quadrant of the sky. This was changed to a negative, duplicated, flipped horizontally and a Flood Filter added to create the water reflections. The dip in the water was obtained via the Transform Distort Tool. The three overlapping spheres were added using PS Spherize and arranged within the frame to create the diagonal left-to-right lead-in line. This provided the theatre backdrop against which the players could perform; the positive eye in the sky and the distorted glasses/lips over the water. A white line was stroked around the image to provide a sense of containment. Overall, I wanted to create an image where the bottom was falling out of my world.


1 comment posted




Hazel Price   Hazel Price
Wow! Do you often get as drunk as that Brian? Some super experimentation and interesting ideas. I am not sure I understand to connection between the different elements but it definitely creates the feeling of disorientation and falling over the edge or into the abyss. Also I enjoy the colours in the sky and water.   Posted: 02/08/2025 21:06:51



 

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