The original photo of leader singer: Van McCann- who sings in popular indie rock band, 'Catfish and the Bottlemen'
Primarily, I outlined the photo using a drawing tablet. I am aware it is quite scruffy, but this is was an aspect of the aesthetic I was aiming for.
I then added colour/ tone to the portrait. Here, I was assisted by the eyedropper tool in Photoshop, as well as the magnetic lasso tool to help me highlight the areas I wanted to colour and prevent me going over the lines. To create depth, I used the paint brush tool, but set the opacity to around 25% so I continually had to click the same spot a few times to get the darker tones (e.g- collar of the jacket)
The final product is the outline layer and colour layer combined. Overall I am very happy with the outcome of this piece. I think the scruffy/ untidy aesthetic links with the genre of the band, and therefore would appeal to the target audience (if it was to ever be sold)
