Process of mask and eye image experimentation

I first chose the two images I wanted, the one with the eyes, and a separate one of the mask. The first task was to erase the background for the mask, and then in the other image, to erase everything but the eyes. I then had to duplicate the image of the eyes, and transfer it to the page where the mask was. Because the mask I used and the eyes behind the mask on the other image were such different images, they wouldn't fit straight into the sockets. I therefore had to duplicate the eye image once more before erasing the left eye from one duplicate and the right eye from the other duplicate, so I had the same pair of eyes from the same photo, but they were free to move individually to the place I needed them. I then had to rearrange the order of the layers so I was able to see where I was erasing for the other photo to come through the other side. 

I did not end up using this particular mask and eyes for my CD cover, but this was good to experiment with before doing it properly. When I did it properly, I was able to make parts around the eye black and white and just have the eye colour on the iris showing.

This you can see in the images below;

Process of creating an image for my Digipak

This is the original photo after I have increased the saturation and done some colouring affects to make the image look better for the audience, however, because this is an image I screenshot from my music video as I felt it captured what I wanted my album to be about, as well as allowing the audience to connect to it better, the image quality is lacking, so I tried to sharpen the image but it made the distortion increase, so I experimented with some of the things you can do on photoshop and discovered I could blur it. There were a range of different blurs I could use, and the ‘Guassain Blur’ worked the best, by using the bar I was able to increase and decrease the intensity of the blur. As you can see from the 3 screen shots I have taken, the one above is one that was in the least blurred, the one below, has the most amount of blur and the last image I have screenshot is the one I'm using, which has the middle amount of blur to it, I felt that this gives it the dreamy affect which matches the idea of the album, that is if fictional and a lot of the album is about her imagination, good and bad, which explains the facial expression she has.

The shots I chose for my actual Digipak

plus the three screen shots I used

Images Taken for Digipak