Directions for the Digital Self-Portrait
By now, you already know a lot about Adobe Photoshop.
You have learned quite a bit about:
You have learned a little about:
Begin by creating a New Workspace: File>New
Open the image that will be the bottom layer. This may be your SCANNED DRAWING, but it may not! Use the MOVE tool to drag your image into the Workspace.
Things to remember:
Now for the new stuff!
You may have noticed that the photographs in some of the images you looked at did not look like a “regular” photo. This is because the artist used filters in part or all of the images. These should be used carefully and with purpose! They are very interesting, but overuse will ruin your image. If there is something you are not sure you like, use SAVE AS to make a new version, so you can always go backwards.
To get to Filters, just click on the word “Filters” on the Menu bar. This will bring down a menu. Filters will widen the possibilities, and you should take some time to experiment before settling on something. Remember, a quick way to undo is pressing CTL-ALT-Z.
Before you get too far, be sure to check the Evaluation page for the rubric for the criteria that the self-portrait will be graded on!