For this assignment, I began by selecting the item with the marquee tool. I copied the selection and used the free transform to place it alongside the original so as to create a symmetrical image. After that, I used the I created a new layer and filled the selection with black to outline my selection of "zac". Then I removed the image from the background layer and converted the image to RGB.

Next I created a new layer for paint bucket and began to fill in colors around the image to give it an abstract look. After, I created yet another layer and integrated a pattern into the background. At this point I played around with the opacity of the layer I used with the paint bucket to help the pattern show through. And the finished product is...well I don't know. It's trippy though.