Zebra Chocolate Bar Copy

Our task in Graphics was to recreate an existing piece of design. This was to improve our skills on Photoshop and improve our intention to detail skills. Therefore because my Unit 3 was based around chocolate packaging I chose this Compartes design, which I found on Pinterest.

For all the parts of the zebra I used my own photos, which I took in Kenya, to create it. I placed these in Photoshop so that I could begin to edit them to look like the designs on the bar.

To create the parts of zebra, I turned the images black and white and then changed the levels as you can see below, so that It was only the black and white which remained. I then deleted the white, as only the black is needed because of the white background on the bar.

Here is the template for the design which is symmetrical so that the design will be as similar as possible to the original. I have also placed rulers on the document, so that I can align the text and images correctly.

I then went back to the zebra images and started copying segments which I would use on my piece. For instance, below I am copying the face of the zebra and placed it into the document in a similar position to the original.

Here is part of the zebra pattern which features the zebras head, which is in a similar position to the original.  

I continued to do this until the document was filled with a variety of zebra designs and parts.

After filling the document with parts of zebra and ensuring it was as similar as possible to the original, I chose a brush and began picking similar colours to paint on the design.

Here is the bar filled with colour and zebra design, which is beginning to look very similar to the original.

I then went on Dafont and browsed for a font that would fit with the piece. I found both a serif and sans serif font which were similar to the original, therefore I downloaded and used these.

I used Indesign to place the fonts in the document as I find Indesign has more precision and is easier to use when placing type on documents.

When I was happy with the look of the fonts, I transferred them from Indesign to Photoshop to complete the design.

Below are the fonts placed on the final document. However I still had the main title to do which I will draw by hand.

I used a spray can to complete the spray paint ball effect used on the design. I experimented with the design by holding the spray can close to the page to get a bolder spray and holding it further away to get a fine spray around the blob. Which is the kind of spray I desired so proceeded to do a few of these to use on my piece.

I then scanned them into Photoshop and began editing the colours to white and neatening them up so I could use them on the document.

Below is a screenshot of the spray paint balls being placed into the Photoshop document.

I then started on drawing the main title in my sketch book. I could see that this required fine precision so used a compass to create the perfect circles of the font and a ruler so to align it properly and ensure the lines were crisp and smooth.

Once I was happy with the type I had created; I scanned it into Photoshop, turned it black and white and edited the levels so that it was a bold black. I placed it in the document and changed the size to one that was most similar to the original.

Here is the final piece that I created I am extremely happy with this as I have used nearly all my own work to recreate it, including the zebra parts, title and spray paint circles. Also I think it is very similar to the original, which was the aim to copy it.