I Am Project

I am Project

Instructions:

Welcome! For this project, you will use the ideas from your poem to make an artwork that includes a picture of yourself. This project will use all the tools and techniques you have learned so far in Photoshop!

Learning Targets:

I can construct an artwork inspired by a poem.

I can utilize all the tools and techniques I have practiced in Photoshop.

Rubric:

1p Document Setup. Work is 11-inches by 17-inches

3pts Student Photograph.

Students' image fills 80% of the artboard.

STUDENTS FACE IS VISIBLE

The background is white.

4pts Images.

Work includes a MINIMUM of 4 images related to your poem.

There are NO edges from the original images

Images may be rotated, resized, blended, or use opacity changes.

2pt Poem. Work includes students FULL poem.

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10pts Total

Step 1. Image size

Width = 11 inches

Height = 17 inches

STEP 2. QUICK SELECTION

Use the QUICK SELECTION BRUSH select yourself.

STEP 3. aDD lAYER mASK

Use the sliders to refine your edge.

Use the REFINE EDGE BRUSH on hair!

Output to a LAYER MASK.

Step 4. Resize Your Image

Make sure your IMAGE FILLS THE ARTBOARD!

Step 5. Clean Up Images

Add your other images. Hide their backgrounds with either...

Option A. Select & MAsk

Option B. Layer Mask

Step 6. Apply Clipping MAsk

Right click your image and select "apply clipping mask"

You will do this for each image. Make sure all your arrows are pointing down to the image of yourself.

Step 7. Blending Modes

For each image, pick your desired blending mode and / or opacity

Step 8. Add More Images

Repeat the previous steps.

Your images should look like this!

All the additional images are POINTING DOWN to the image they are "glued" too.

How To Add Text.flv

Step 9. Add Poem

Watch this video (no sound) on how to add your poem to your artwork.

STUDENT EXAMPLES

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