After reviewing my finalised images and colours, I thought the images appeared plain and 2D. I wanted to add a 3-dimensional level to my images without editing them too much, so I decided to create a crumpled paper look on Photoshop, this was inspired by Eloise Calandre’s work. This technique makes the images appear more abstract, with the ‘folds’ adding tones and depth to the final illustrations. I achieved this look by creating my own gradient on Photoshop and using the tool to create diamond shapes all over the page like the image on the right.

I then embossed the gradient layer to gain the depth of the warping, proceeding to then cut around the image with jagged lines using Polygonal Lasso Tool to make a sharp finish on the edge of the images. To make the gradient manipulation visible, I then changed the blending options to ‘overlay’ to allow the gradient change to come through and create the finished product of the crumpled paper.