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01 Tiny Cactus - color and emotion


TinyCactus

• iPhone 8/7/6 size: 750 x 1334px  at 72dpi

• This project is a practice of the "Photoshop" skill of blending two images to present something new or unexpected. This project is inspired by the work of the artist KangHee Kim.

• Pick a vessel (boat, car) or a portal (door, window), or some other object that has a specific use but is bounded so that you can place it somewhere new. 

• Objects that are open like a sky can have elements integrated into them but are difficult to integrate into other open objects. It can be done if there is a similar pattern, but this is tricky. 

• For this project, you will create ten themed images that integrate two disparate ideas or objects

Tips:

1. use the pen tool to create layer masks

2. use soft and hard-edge erasers to integrate your files

3. be aware of layer order so you can overlap images / think of elements on a stage or set that create depth by overlapping flat objects

Goals: 

1. In 3 class periods, create ten images that meet the project's criteria.

2. Use the tools we have covered in previous projects to make the best possible versions of your idea.

3. Consider form and content and how they interact with each other

4. Create something unexpected.

02 Primary Shapes/Forms

Geometric Shapes

• Choose one primary shape (circle, square, triangle, line) to create 10 designs 

• repeat the form in some way to create a design 

• use these links for inspiration

  • Circle 

  • Square 

  • Triangle

• Use the attachments below for guidance on how to create your designs.

• Use this link to see student work from previous classes.

Tips:

1. Use the pen tool or lasso tool to create layer masks / designs

2. Be deliberate when you cut them out

3. Be aware of what is on top, you can overlap images / layers to create depth

4. Think of elements on a stage or set that create depth by overlapping. The one that are closest covers up part of the one that is farther back.

5. Your designs can also be flat or not have photo/collage imagery.

Goals: 

1. In 3 class periods create 10 images that meet the criteria of the project.

2. Use as many tools that you know how to make the best possible versions of your idea.

03 - word art, fonts/text, and memes

What do you Meme?

meme

/mēm/ -  noun

1. an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation.

   • a humorous image, video, piece of text, etc., that is copied (often with slight variations) and spread rapidly by Internet users.

Find out more about memes, Memetics, and Internet meme.

1. For this assignment, make ten word-art, text+font works or memes of your choosing.  You can also make a combination of all these.