Week 17: Create a Band Artwork using Photoshop Liquify Tool

Create a liquified image for a music band to be applied to a vinyl record sleeve mockup and Spotify application.

Beginner

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Source an image (or use the one in the link provided) and create a liquified image in Photoshop. Add text, save artwork to Adobe Library and apply it to a vinyl mockup.

Intermediate

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Source an image and create a liquified image in Photoshop. Add text, save artwork to Adobe Library and apply it to a vinyl mockup and to 3 different devices showing a music app.

Advanced

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Source 2 or 3 images and create a liquified images from each in Photoshop. Add text, save artworks to Adobe Library and apply them to a series of 2 or 3 vinyl mockups (could be a series of albums from the same artist/band), and to 3 different devices showing a music app.

Time Allocated

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Allow 1 hour for a beginner, 1 and a half for intermediate, and approximately 2 and a half for an advanced designer.

Design Goals

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Create an animation in which your word appears as if being written ‘live’ on the spot

Constraints

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Use Photoshop and the filter Liquify to distort an image to be used on band artwork. Use Adobe Library to save artwork and apply to different platforms and mockups.

Resources

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Software

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  • Adobe Illustrator

    Brush, Trace Tool, Textile Design

  • Adobe Photoshop

    Mockups, Liquify Tool, Smart Objects

  • Other

    Adobe Library

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