Students will have the option of creating their own project for this assignment. This is an opportunity for you to challenge yourself creatively and push yourself further into your art skills. I will have several resources for you to get ideas from. You may also find your own; the internet is full of options. You may want to research a couple of digital artist you like. I am also providing a few links below to check out. Bottom line: Be creative in a deep and meaningful way. Where do you want to go in your final? How are you going to get there? These are the questions you have to ask yourself first. Are you going to need to shoot some pictures? What kind of lighting do you need? Do you need a model? What are they going to wear? What is going on in the background? Answer these questions and sketch out your idea. Remember: you need to get permission to use other people's images before you use them. You can use up to 10% of an image without permission.
Learning Targets:
Students will:
Develop a working knowledge of Photoshop and its various tools
C.12.4 Use advanced design techniques to improve and/or change artwork
Students will learn how to shoot a series of images that are related.
Students will learn how to communicate through the visual arts.
Students will learn photoshop tools to accomplish the finished look necessary for their art.
Work by Constantin Potorac
Work by Andrei Oprinca
The Assignment
Students will create a series of three images on a chosen subject. Fantasy, mood, emotions, social issues, relationship, or any other idea you would like to explore. The images must tell a story together. Communication is key.
Preparation
Students will develop a series of thumbnail sketches and plans before starting their project. The following are a list of questions to be answered and placed as notes on their sketches.
What subject are you communicating about?
What mood are you trying to convey?
What kinds of images will you need? Will you need a model or any other objects? What are they?
How are you going to unify all three images?
What kind of lighting will you create in the final images?
What is happening in your foreground, mid-ground and background?
Work by Jason Ting
Vocabulary:
Communication
Storytelling
Resources
Photoshop Essentials
The Photoshop CS6 Book
Text Book: Photography
Time Frame
Six to eight weeks
Materials
Sketchbook
Pencil
Computer with Adobe Master Suite
Photo paper
Wacom/Bamboo Tablet and Stylus
Printer
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