| Design is a form of visual communication to convey a message, and in the process, get ATTENTION! Sometimes, delivering a message requires extra visual impact to stimulate an audience. And if it takes some EXAGGERATION to grab audience attention, go for it. In Photoshop, you can enlarge a portion of an image to alter its impact and as a result, provide extra emphasis. To magnify the effect of this technique, you’ll need a high resolution version of the original image and also a low-res version of it to attain huge results. You’ll use a variety of tools like the Pen, Move, Free Transform and Clone Stamp. Re-size, paste over the original portion to be enlarged, paint out some unwanted parts and blur the background to achieve a look that you’ll absolutely love in a BIG way.
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Download the exaggerate.tif file, launch Photoshop and open the file. Choose File > Save As (Command + Shift + S). In the resulting Save As dialog box, use the options shown at left, rename the file exaggerate.psd and click Save.
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Choose File > Open (Command + O), select the exaggerate.psd file and click Open. Choose Image > Image Size (Command + Option + I). In the resulting Image Size dialog box, change the resolution to 170 pixels and click OK.
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Return to the exaggerate.tif file. Using the Pen tool (P), draw a path around the card and arm (shown in magenta, left). Choose Window > Paths. Command-click the Work Path to make it a selection.
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Using the Move tool (V), click-drag the selection to the exaggerate.psd file. Choose Edit > Free Transform (Command + T). Use the options in the resulting Options bar (below, left) and hit Return twice. Position the card as shown.
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Press F7 to show the 6 Layers palette. Select the Background layer. Select the Clone Stamp tool (S). In the resulting Options bar, uncheck the Sample All Layers button. Option-click the background and paint over the original card that is still showing beneath the right and bottom edges of the enlarged card. Option-click the girl’s hair and paint over the original card that is showing beneath the top-middle of the enlarged card.
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Drag the Background layer to the Create New Layer button to duplicate it. Choose Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. Use the options in the resulting Gaussian Blur dialog box and click OK. Set the Opacity to 50%.
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The final image is shown at left (click to enlarge).
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