Mods and Rockers

When I first looked at the Mods and Rockers I wanted to create a newspaper cover with a headline of some fight between the gangs but as I looked though the images available I didn't see any which I liked therefore I changed my idea from a newspaper cover to a sign. I also found that there were more photos available based on the Mods than the rockers and I didn't want to just create an image about one I wanted to incorporate both gangs. 


Mod's and Rocker's


https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1lIYdiZh0hnByzpiVOWEuCkePVIejESNZZUat-Z1W8cHJ9WHLUA0FGI24LF0U_BU5VJ24B-bnWvwFMgtdUDWMqZQigvJDIXLUptID7xJf-F7zOI7zZiSHnnTQFxzKz__1_M5XzD0x1Xi/s1600/no+sign.jpg

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4P2Dlr80VXs-65YkEI5gxKLCZYKU8KyHhDPHIjUqvmUuEK3XkR_zwwlvdN9fkVdpZVrUtSzm0yGO8yljaoMwqN9C-6S0k1oyRVvFUwx4zfKvjzPgtCdjE-fZExFb3W9QsX-u4SJZHGSs/s1600/modvrocker.jpg

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/PhotoGallerys/Chicago-IMS-Mods.jpg

Steps I took to create my image


I opened up the image in Photoshop and duplicated the layer I then clicked the eye beside the original layer so that it would disappear. I selected the Magic Wand tool and removed the white background so that I would be left with the red sign. 

I opened up the second image and duplicated the layer, I also used the magic want tool to remove the background. I then moved the image to the document where I had the red sign displayed and I placed the image of the Mod and Rocker on top. I realised that part of the wheel on the Rocker's bike was missing so I went to the document where I had my original image displayed, I used the Magnetic wand tool to cut out the area which was missing in my wheel in order to replace it. 


Before

After

I went back to the layer with the red sign and I pressed CTRL+T in order to adjust the size, I made it smaller as it was too big for the image displayed in the middle. 

On the layer of the red sign I pressed SHIFT+CTRL+9 which made the image more transparent but still with enough colour. I went to the layer where I had my image of the Mod and Rocker and selected the Magic Wand Tool on extra areas of the image to remove (i.e. background of the rims as its the background of the original image). The Magic Wand Tool didn't remove all the colour of the background therefore I selected the Eyedropper tool and clicked on the area with the colour of the rims of the bike. Once I had selected that I used the Paint brush to go over the sections with the colour of the original background. I then opened my third image in a new document and used the Magic Wand tool to remove the background. I dragged the image onto the one I was working on and before I placed it on the middle of the image I used the Lasso tool to select areas which had bits of the original background left and pressed delete.  

After placing the text in the middle I pressed CTRL+T to resize the text I then added several effects to it. I added the drop shadow to all the layers as it made the image look bolder and more 3D.

Drop Shadow: Blend Mode- Normal

                          Opacity- 100%

                          Angle- -172º

                          Spread- 0%

                          Distance and Size- 5px

                          Style- Linear

                          Scale- 150%

I have displayed my final image below.

I chose to create a sign as the Mod's and Rocker's were made to be very troublesome by the media therefore many people would stay away from them. Gangs clashing would cause serious fights which sometimes were exaggerated by the media therefore the public despised them. The red circle would be familiar to a viewer as the no smoking signs have that red circle with a line on it therefore they would immediately know what this image meant when they see it. I choose a cartoon of the Mods and Rockers as there weren't many available that I found useful. I also liked this image as it shows how they dislike each other. I also incorporated text so that the image wouldn't be so plain and to also emphasis on who this sign was directed to.