Repulsive Graphics [CFCU]

14🔸Carlisle's Diary cover + double exposure

Double Exposure. I freakin' suck at them, as you're about to find out. Double exposure manips are beautiful when done right. Takes an attentive eye to figure out how to perfectly compliment the manip. That said, this was my very first time doing this kind of manip, so apologies if it's not the best.

The Request:
-Carlisle's face
-ghost effect
-background has to be a forest

--Challenge Accepted!--

Design Process: 8+ hours
The 8+ hours it took to design this request actually came from the fact that I was studying how other people did their double-exposures. Also, I had to swap out pictures before finally landing on this one.

First step is to grab a cutout of Carlisle. There are multiple ways of doing this: layer masks, erasing the background, or select tools. I blurred/feathered out the edges so that the lines didn't seem to harsh.

Next, I uploaded the cutout and the forest background to GIMP. You can see that the cutout is beneath the forest layer.

I'm a firm believer in the fact that the program you use makes ZERO difference in your skill as a designer. What good is a Photoshop subscription, if you don't know how to fully utilize it. There are lots of free programs out there that can do a lot of what Adobe can do minus the price and hefty system requirements. So for those curious, I NEVER use Photoshop/Illustrator when making my designs. It's available to me via my sister, but I want to prove to people that there are ways to design wonderful things if you have no room in your budget or a crappy computer.