SURREALISM DIGITAL COLLAGE

Objective:

Using adobe Photoshop, you will create a 11 in by 8.5 inch Surrealist Digital Collage with at least 10 layers.

Your surrealist collage will be a strange, dream-like scene composed of transparent PNG images and layer masks and will reflect at least 5 features of the surrealist tradition.

Agenda:

First read this ENTIRE page to understand all the components of this assignment.
Pay special attention to the list of project requirements
Watch the videos on surrealism below
Go online and take about 10 minutes to research examples of surrealist digital art to get ideas. Remember that you will be using this as inspiration but you will not be recreating or copying someone else's art.
Visualize what you want to do. Imagine a dream like scene in your mind and think of ways of recreating that with pictures.
Create a new file in Adobe Photoshop. Choose the Photoshop settings shown below.
First begin collecting the elements that you will use. Try to find transparent PNG images that do not have a background or images with solid backgrounds that you can then cut out.
Start your collage and continue adding elements for the remainder of the period. Follow ALL the project requirements so you don't have to re-do your work.
In the last 5 minutes of class, upload your completed assignment as a .jpg to Google Classroom.

What is Surrealism?

Surrealism is an art movement characterized by artists who painted unnerving, illogical scenes with photographic precision, created strange creatures from everyday objects and developed painting techniques that allowed the unconscious to express itself. These were paintings that look like dreams.

The main features of Surrealism are:

Photo realistic images
Weird and strange landscapes
Partial bodies
Scenes that look like dreams
Images from the the subconscious
Sometimes has suggestive themes
Sometimes looks nightmarish
Things are floating
Use of juxtaposition, meaning things that usually don’t together are placed together
Symbols like birds, apples, hats, clocks, ruins

Project Requirements:

11x8.5 in @ 300dpi in Adobe Photoshop
Start with a regular setting, like a desert, a beach, an ocean, a barren street.
Create an unrealistic dreamlike scene by adding realistic elements that would not usually go there.
All elements should be photo realistic, including the background, masked elements and png elements
DON'T use cartoons!
Create a dream-like scene with objects that don't usually go together
Include floating or distorted objects
Use clocks, birds, ruins, trees, clouds, stairs, etc.
Try to use pngs or pictures with white backgrounds you can easily cut out.
All your images should be high resolution, above 1000+ pixels in size when you search for them and none should have watermarks.
Avoid comedy. Try to create a mysterious scene.
At least 10 layers, including 3 masked elements, png's and large HD backgrounds.
Don't copy other works or copy my example. Come up with your own scene.

Don't remember how to create layer Masks? Check out this quick tutorial which shows you an overview of Layer Masks:

You want to create something a little more realistic. Use this tutorial as an example but make your own scene:

Get more ideas from some of the examples below:

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