Technical Mobile Photography App Tutorial With Layover – ‘Variations On A Theme’

I first created three variations from an image originally shot using Hipstamatic. What this screen shot shows is not only the original but the three variations I created. In the order of appearance: #1 used Paint Fx; #2 used FX Photo Studio; #3 is the original; and #4 used Laminar Pro. (For all of these I started with the original image.)

Okay! Time to get back to Layover…after all that’s what this article is all about!! Opening Layover, I clicked on Crop and chose the 3:2 aspect ratio for my work screen.

Usually I would change the base layer’s color before bringing in other layers, but this time I needed all five layers to create my Variations…so I clicked on the first layer box and went to my Camera Roll for my first image.

With my base layer in place, I clicked on Crop to fine tune where I wanted it on my work area. Using the usual finger pinch motions, I moved/resized the image until I was happy.

Next layer in…my clothesline! I’m not telling how I created this…a guy needs some secrets. It does look a bit ratty right now…but just you wait…it will look better in a moment!! As with the first layer, I used Crop to “hang” my line just where I wanted it!!

Going to Blend (A), I picked the Multiply mode (B) and adjusted its level (C) to full on. This gave the clothesline a nice translucent look.

Here’s where I am at this point. Looking good so far…

Let’s bring in the layer, shall we? Click on the Layer box…and select from your Camera Roll.

After bringing in this layer, I used the Crop function to size and place my second variation.

This is the same Blend sequence I used with the clothesline, but it’s worth showing again. Click on Blend (A), Multiply (B) as the mode, and the level set as indicated. (C) (I wanted to give the same translucent quality to each of these layers.)

Next layer! As before…click and choose from the Camera Roll.

Speeding things up a bit since the sequencing just repeats for each layer, I brought in my third variation, used Crop (A) to place it, Multiply (B) as the Blend mode, and the same level as before (C).

So far, so good. I did go back to each layer at this point and did a little adjusting of where everything was placed. Layover allows you to re-activate each layer, make changes and continue without disturbing the other layers.

I know this is getting boring, but its what you have to do to bring in the next and final layer. Click on the Layer box…and select from album!!

Which I did! I then used Crop to place and size my four variation.

One last time…I clicked on Blend (A), Multiply (B), and adjusted the level (C) to give this variation the same feel as the others.

After a little more tweaking of each layer, I clicked on the Share icon and put it all into my Camera Roll.

The final version…Variations on A Theme! Now it’s your turn to create your own!!