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icecheetahSince not overwriting your originals is so important, it really helps to keep organised. For this purpose I have a dedicated Databending folder, with a section for copies of the original file(s), called "originals", and a section for each type of bending I will do. The originals will be fully intact elsehwere, so I can easily copy them again if I accidentally overwrite the base image with an edited version.
For each image you want to databend, you will want to make .tiff and .bmp versions. If your image editor gives you the options, make these files uncompressed and/or headerless. .bmp files tend to be more resilient, and for some techniques the lack of difference between the two makes .bmps better. But when the format makes a difference, .tiffs tend to be cooler.
Here I have the base image also having black and white bgs because white and black can have interesting interactions with a more advanced technique I discovered.
Why these formats? They are just the ones I know can be edited, and even the most basic tutorials use them. I've tried .pngs, but most of the time when I try to databend .pngs the result is blank white image.
With this set up done, now you can begin
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For each image you want to databend, you will want to make .tiff and .bmp versions. If your image editor gives you the options, make these files uncompressed and/or headerless. .bmp files tend to be more resilient, and for some techniques the lack of difference between the two makes .bmps better. But when the format makes a difference, .tiffs tend to be cooler.
Here I have the base image also having black and white bgs because white and black can have interesting interactions with a more advanced technique I discovered.
Why these formats? They are just the ones I know can be edited, and even the most basic tutorials use them. I've tried .pngs, but most of the time when I try to databend .pngs the result is blank white image.
With this set up done, now you can begin
Previous:Tools Next:Editing Images in Audacity
