Digital Art and Web Design

Project #1 -- Photoshop

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Photoshop Project

Assignment 1 (2 prints due / part #1 and #2):

Part #1 -- Composite Narrative (self-portrait)

  • Create a self-portrait image (montage).  Be sure to incorporate yourself into the composition in a major way.  The image should serve as a true portrait of your total personality.  Consider symbols, settings and filter use carefully.  Use your Photoshop skills to blend and form a cohesive compostion.

Specifics:

In this assignment you will use Photoshop to create two composite narrative images. Create a new Photoshop file 13" wide by 19" tall at a resolution of 200 dpi, grey-scale mode
 (optional Duotone mode). The resulting image will be shown as an electronic projection on screen during critique time. Your final image(s), be sure to save in .psd format, will be printed out using a high-resolution printer (located in lab B at Landon).  A second version, saved in .jpg format, will be accessible from Internet when we create a personal web portfolio (web site).
 

Part #2 -- Composite campus setting (make the familiar unfamiliar)

  • Utilizing imagery (buildings, paths, people, equipment, trees, etc.) found on campus, create a composite image that illustrates a new reality for the viewer.  Example: put the PAC next to the BAC and change the shape of the buildings and surrounding area.  Make the familiar unfamiliar, but maintain a sense of realism in your final work.

  • Note: Please use grey-scale mode (Duotone is optional). First, convert your source images into black and white.

  • Click here for great examples (http://www.davidadouglas.com/)

Specific grading criteria (for assignment #1):  

  • Two final quality images (printed out AND online version).  Each image should include at least three, or more, layers.

  • Incorporate a variety of personal imagery into part I and create inventive combinations in part II.

  • Each image should include two or more applied filters and/or effects/textures.

  • All images should demonstrate superior craftsmanship (no jagged edges, blown-out details, etc.).

  • Correct size, resolution, and format (13 x 19 inches, 200 resolution, .psd format)

  • All compositions should successfully create the illusion of depth (be sure to change the value and scale of certain objects in order to achieve an added sense of dimension.

Samples for part #1:


Samples for part #2:

See http://www.davidadouglas.com/ for additional examples.  Basically, strive to make the familiar unfamiliar.


Next assignment is web design (click here to view assignment sheet).

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