Copy

I chose this print by Tatsuro Kiuchi to copy. I liked the messy style and simple shapes that he had used to create the image.

I found the print on Pinterest and followed the website link to a blog that displayed a selection of the artist's work. I looked at his style and his the various prints to see which one I wanted to copy. 

To create a copy of the print, I opened a new Photoshop file and created the pink background. I did this by using an existing image of printed ink. I changed it's colour to match the original and cropped it to create the rectangle shape. 

Next, I used the lasso tool to cut out an outline of the dog. I deleted this selection and was left with the dog shaped white space. 

I created a new layer. I then used the lasso tool to draw an outline for the black dog shape. I filled it with the same print pattern but coloured it grey with the colour overlay effect.

On paper, I drew the sketchy shadow of the dog with a wax crayon. I scanned this into the computer and imported it into Photoshop. 

After I had imported it, I resized it to roughly fit the dog shape. 

I then put a colour overlay on the wax crayon layer and changed the colour to dark brown. 

To make the collar, I used the lasso tool to draw out the shape. I filled the shape with the same colour as on the original and then drew in the buckles and shadows.