Smudging
Before
After
This technique was very similar to the reasoning behind the first computer experiment of pixelating, yet I found using the smudge tool there was a bit more freedom with the way I done it. I could have smudged the faces in any direction, I chose a circular approach originally yet move the faces a bit more afterwards in order to distort the face the way it is now. Symbolically I believe this could have a very powerful meaning behind it through the creation of youth stereotypes. One of the generic stereotypes is the idea that youths value a sense of collectivism- being part of a group where being valued by peers is very important, this forms a subculture of identity where it could be argued youths attempt to dress the same and look the same. Therefore I found by smudging all my subjects faces together it gave this similarity stereotype to my audience.
The steps...
By selecting the smudge tool and ensuring the background layer is selected, you are able to smudge any part of the image of your choice, by maximising the brush size, it creates a more smudged effect, the smaller the brush size the more dense you can make the smudge.
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