Digital Imaging 1: Personality Self Portrait Album Cover

OBJECTIVES (GOALS):

Student will:

• ·         Sketch a layout of images and type to be digitally created.
• ·         Review previously learned Photoshop tools and apply them when developing an 8x10 or 10x8 inch self-portrait collage which successfully combines type and image.
• ·         Be introduced to blend modes, filters, and layer masks and how to apply them to images.
•       Consciously make composition decisions keeping the design principles in mind.

REQUIREMENTS:

Size:8x10 or 10x8
Resolution: 300
Must use 13 images

NO SQUARED OFF CORNERS OR HARSH EDGES

*Everything should blend together. Not look like a paper with stuff pasted to it.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF:

•       How can an artist show their personality and a sense of mood in a self-portrait through use of type and image without incorporating a picture of them?
•       What is a layer mask, how is it used, and what is the benefit over the eraser tool?
•     What different effects can be made by layering blend modes and filters?
•     How can we create a sense of Depth within a 2D surface?

VOCABULARY:

•       Self-Portrait: a person’s portrait or description of him or herself
•        Collage: an art form in which compositions are made out of pieces of paper, cloth, photographs, and other miscellaneous objects, juxtaposed and pasted on a dry ground or a composition made in this way. 
•      Filters: Overlays that can be placed on an image to distort or alter it.
•      Blend Modes: Layer blending options. Blends the layer on top with the layer below it.
•      Composition: The arrangement of elements/subjects on a picture plain
•     Rule of Thirds: A grid used to arrange a strong composition by placing a subject/element in 1-3 of the 4 spots the lines intersect.  Horizon lines should be placed above or below the horizontal lines of the grid.

ACTIVITY:

1.        Teacher displays past student examples of successful self-portraits as well as some that could use more revising.

2.       Teacher demonstrates how to use a layer mask, blend modes, and filters, and discusses benefits of using layer mask over using eraser tool.

3.      Basic keyboard shortcuts are reviewed.

4.       Design Principles are discussed.

5.      Students develop an 8x10 or 10X8 inch self-portrait collage incorporating images from the internet, personal photographs (no people), scans of artwork, typography, etc.  to best portray themselves and their personalities.

6. Save as a PSD File on H-Drive to continue working on it.

7. Finalized images Save as JPEG to H-Drive and post to blog.

EXAMPLES:

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Digital Imaging 1: How to Colorize an Image

1. Get a High Quality Image (1000 psi or more) and save you your computer.
2. Open it in Photoshop.
3. Go to File > New. Name it Colorize.  Size 8x10 or 10x8. Resolution 300. 16 Bit. Hit OKay.
4. Drag your Image into the new document, Resize to full page holding shift.
5. Go to Image> Adjustments> Black and White. Hit Okay
6. Go to Image >Adjustments> Brightness and Contrast. Adjust contrast until blacks in your image are crisp/details pop. Hit Okay.
7. Go over to the layers window and lock the layer with your now black and white image by hitting the lock button on the screen.
8. Go down to the "Post it" Button on the layers window. Hit it to create a blank layer.
9. Change the blend mode (where it says "normal" on the layer window) to either "Color" or "Overlay."
10. Begin coloring using the Paint Brush tool and Eraser to fix mistakes. You may adjust the brush size and Hardness as needed. Remember Ctl + and Ctl - zoom in and out.
11. When finished Save as JPEG to H-Drive and Post to Blog.  You DO NOT have to write a reflection for this one.

**You should be painting using good craftsmanship! No holes or odd cut offs.

Digital Imaging 2: Pen Tool Self Portrait Cartoon

OBJECTIVES (GOALS):

Student will:

• ·         Draw an original image of themselves in a cartoon format
• ·         Generate a pen tooled digital cartoon over an original drawing in Illustrator and apply color in Photoshop
• ·         Identify and practice using basic Illustrator and Photoshop tools and keyboard shortcuts to help them achieve their design (pen tool, direct selection tool, anchor points, smooth tool, shapes, path eraser, paintbrush, etc.)
•       Reflect upon the process

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF:

•        What is the pen tool and how is used in Illustrator?
•      What are some of the tools that can be used with the pen tool in order to achieve a desired result?
•     How can you use the paintbrush in Photoshop to apply shading and highlights?

VOCABULARY:

• Illustrator: A full-featured drawing program for Windows and Macintosh from Adobe.
• Pen Tool: The primary drawing tool in illustration software. The pen tool allows the user to position anchor points and control the shape of the line by controlling the control handles that extend from the anchor points
• Select Tool: Black arrow, used to move entire shapes.
• Direct Select tool: White arrow, used to move small sections of shapes.
• Cartoon: a drawing of (someone) in a simplified or exaggerated way

ACTIVITY:

1.        Teacher goes over cartoon images and discusses how cartoons can be exaggerated with various expressions to portray mood.

2.       Students begin original contour drawings portraying themselves as a cartoon (FULL BODY) to come up with a final version on 8 ½ x 11 inch paper.

3.       Student outline drawing in extra-fine point black Sharpie and erase pencil lines before scanning into the computer.

4.      Teacher demonstrates how to set up Illustrator document and lock drawing onto its own layer with low opacity in order to use as a template and build over using the pen tool.

5.       Pen tool techniques are reviewed as well as stroke (line weight), the shape tools, smooth tool, and path eraser

6.      Students pen tool over outlines of their original drawing using only black and making sure to avoid any gaps in the lines

7.       Students copy and paste only the pen tooled image into Photoshop and apply color using the fill tool, gradient tool, and paintbrush to apply shading and highlights (demonstrated by teacher)

8.      Students work on various layers using selections and create a copy of their original work so that they do not paint over their black lines.

9.      Students write a one paragraph reflection using Microsoft Word commenting on their drawing choices and expressions used to best represent themselves as well as the actual process. 

EXAMPLES:

Digital Imaging 2: Pen tool exercises

Save both images to your computer and open them in Illustrator.  Follow the directions to practice the Pen tool.  When finished with both exercises, Save file for Microsoft (PNG) and post both to your blog.

 

 

 

Digital Imaging 1: Selection tool Worksheet and Exercise

Save to your Desktop and follow the instructions I give you to place the objects correctly on the plate.  Save as a JPEG and post to blog when finished.

 

 

 

Digital Imaging 1: The Clone Wars

Objective (goals): Create a Composite photo of 5 or more images using the layer mask tool to merge them all.

Requirements:

• You must take AT LEAST 30 pictures for this project. This gives you options to choose from if something does not work. You will be making and submitting a contact sheet on your blog to prove you took these pictures.
• You may use 5 or more images to create your composite image with 5 or more clones.
• Dimensions will be 8X10 or 10X8 inches with 300 Res.
• Play! Make your clone interaction fun and interesting!
• Be careful not to UPSTAGE. Having one clone directly in front of another, blocking them.

To Make a contact sheet:  Open Photoshop>File>Automate>Contact Sheet II. Then browse what file or folder you want to open and hit Okay.  Save all tabs as JPEGS.

Layer Mask Demo:

 

 Vocabulary:

Graphic Arts: skillful communication of type and image

Composition: The arrangement of subjects/elements on a picture plane.

Rule of Thirds: A grid used to arrange a strong composition by placing a subject/element in 1-3 of the 4 spots the lines intersect.  Horizon lines should be placed above or below the horizontal lines of the grid.

Contrast:

Repetition

Alignment:

Proximity:

Layer:

Layer mask: a grayscale layer attachment that you can edit in order to help blend layers of images together and create soft transitions between elements. Looks like a square with a circle inside.

Levels:

Curves:

Composite Image/photo: An image that is compiled of multiple images layered on top of one another.

 

 

Examples:

Digital Imaging 2: Mix Media Polaroid

Objective (Goal):  Create a mixed media self-portrait that uses a combination of Photoshop and other materials in a dynamic composition that has depth (foreground, middle, background).

Requirements:

·         Design at 8 x10, 300 resolution on Photoshop

·         Must be a self-portrait using an original image (very clear and high resolution if possible)

·         Must use at least 12 polaroids

·         Image can break out of the space if desired

·         Some Polaroids can be black and white versus color (can also desaturate on Photohsop for minimal color or colorize using blend modes if desired)

·         Self-portrait image outside of the Polaroid squares must be deleted

·         Must have a foreground, mid-ground, and background

·         Background and foreground must include some form of fine art that you produce and take a picture of or scan in (cut paper, drawings, paintings, etc)

 

·         Inclusion of typography is encouraged but not mandatory

 

Vocabulary:

Mixed Media: the use of a variety of media(materials) in a work of art.

Composition: The arrangement of subjects/elements on a picture plane.

Rule of Thirds: A grid used to arrange a strong composition by placing a subject/element in 1-3 of the 4 spots the lines intersect.  Horizon lines should be placed above or below the horizontal lines of the grid.

Color Theory: Color theory (in artistic terms) is the concept of combining colors to reach the desired result. In website development this has proven to be extremely important for both psychological and physiological reasons.

Layering: To overlap 2 or more objects

Foreground:

the part of a view that is nearest to the observer

Mid-ground: the area in an image that is half way between the foreground and background

Background: the area or scenery behind the main object of contemplation

 

Examples: