Photo shop 1

Layer 1 - In the first layer I copied a series of images of segments of a statue in my room in order to produce a basic background

Layer 2 - In this layer I tried to in-corporate my face painting in a way that was subtle in the sense that it didn't look like it was just dropped there however I still wanted some form of distinction between the seceond and first layer. I also used an effect over Chloe's face, this helped as it removed the extremely visable cracks of the white paint. 

Layer 3 - The third layer uses the corner of a flower to add another dimension to the piece. By using a  mask and altering the opacity i was able to utilise the contrast in colour of the flower and my background when turning of specific ... 

Option 1 - Although this wasn't my final photoshop image it was a result of altering the colour schemes that in the end I turned out to quite like.

Final Photoshop - Instead in my final photoshop I decided to limit colour by ......... 

Analysis: As this was one of my initial photoshops the skills used were pretty limited. Overall I am happy with the final image however it doesn't communicate culturally the influences of Maori culture reflected in the actual face painting how I would've liked. I believe there is some form of balance in the image that resulted from the accidental use of a segment of a large flower.