Glitch Face

Due: Tuesday, Mar. 28

Instructions

For this assignment, you will begin by taking a portrait photo of yourself or someone else. Try to create compelling lighting and posing. I would recommend lighting up a flat white backdrop to add extra contrast to the person, or leaving the background completely black and adding rim light to the person. Either way, I would recommend having the edge of the person's head be visible for the best results.
Take at least 2 portrait photos. These can be of the same person or different people.
Once you have your photos, upload them to photoshop and follow the instructions in the video below to learn how to create the glitch effect. If you would rather follow text, there is a step by step written tutorial underneath the video.
After you have edited your two portrait photos in photoshop, upload both the edited and unedited versions to your website in a subpage called "Glitch Face."

Click here for a written step-by-step tutorial

1. 1. Convert the image to black and white
    1. 1. Click image > adjustments > desaturate
  2. Duplicate this new black and white image by right clicking on the layer and hitting "duplicate"
  3. Double click the layer to open the "layer style" settings
  4. Next to "channels," unclick the box next to "R," then hit "ok"
  5. Hold shift and using the arrow keys or the move tool, move the image slightly over to the left or to the right
  6. Select the marquee tool (the rectangle tool) and draw a rectangle over a portion of the image
  7. Switch back to the move tool and nudge the selected region left or right to offset it. Then hit ctrl + D to deselect the area
  8. Repeat this process multiple times to make the image look as if it is glitching back and forth. To speed up the process, you can use the following hot keys to easily switch between each tool:
    1. 1. M = marquee tool
      2. V = move tool
      3. ctrl + D = deselect
  9. Make a new layer
  10. Fill that layer with white using ctrl + backspace
  11. Right click the layer and click "convert to smart object"
  12. Click on "filter" in the top menu, then select "filter gallery"
    1. 1. Under the sketch category, choose halftone
      2. For the pattern type, choose line
      3. Max out contrast and turn the size down to 1 or 2
      4. (If nothing changes, make sure you have the color black selected in your brush tool)
      5. Hit ok
  13. Change the blending mode to "overlay." The blending mode is that drop down menu above your layers that is usually set to "normal"
  14. Lower your fill value (under and to the right of your blending mode) until the lines become less prominent. You may also change your opacity if that looks better
  15. Now it's time to add some color! Create a new layer and change its blending mode to "overlay" as well. On this layer, using a soft round brush on a low opacity, color whatever colors you think look best over the image. Adjust the opacity or fill value of the layer if the color looks too strong.
  16. Next, add a levels adjustment layer. To do this, click on the half circle icon underneath your layers, then select levels.
    1. 1. Drag the far left node a bit inward to enhance your darks
      2. In the gradient below, drag the far left node from dark black to a dark grey and see if you like how that looks. If not, revert the change
  17. Now, save the image as a psd, then save it again as a jpeg. Upload your edited and unedited images to your website

Criteria (30 Points)

Student has posted their two unedited portrait photos (10 points)
Student has followed all of the steps in the video or transcript, and has edited their portraits to look like they're glitching (10 points)
Student has clearly put in a lot of effort into each photo, and their excellent craftsmanship shines through clearly (10 points)

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