selfies

Learning Targets:

- - Creating a multi-page document
  - Scaling images to fit the format of your document
  - New file type and why (ahh, PDF!)

APPS you will use:

Part 1 - Make a PDF for your project using GAC and Google Docs.

Part 1 - Make a PDF for your project using GAC and Google Docs.

Look over the "EXAMPLE" to the right if you are on a computer below this text box if you are using a mobile device.

Download the Google Arts and Culture App for your device.
Take a screenshot or download some of your matches.
Get a picture of yourself with matching light and angle in the face in the painting. (you are going to be super-imposing your face into the painting in the next part of this project.)
Click the picture in the app beside your selfie and follow the link (this one goes to my painting) to the large picture of the painting you choose. Download that picture.
Follow the link in the GAC app for information about your painting. Copy/ Paste the text into Notablity.
Then, create your document with the image of your doppelganger first, a large image of the painting second, your face replicating the gesture in the portrait, and the info about the painting.

EXAMPLE: 4-page document with your GAC match

Hmontgomery_SelfiePortrait.pdf

Learning targets:

Use the Google Arts and Culture app on your device to find a painting of a person who looks like you. Find out more about your artist and the image by making the PDF in Google Docs or Word (this information links to the image I chose above.)
Take a "selfie" with your iPad/iPhone that recreates the lighting and effects in your chosen image.
Reconstruct the image in Photoshop using your face on top of the famous painting.
Become more familiar with keyboard shortcuts
Learn how to screen capture help and get an image off the internet for Photoshop. help

Find a clear image of the painting you want to use. Make sure to download the largest file possible.
When taking a picture of yourself, try to match the head angle and lighting as much as possible. This will cut down on the amount of editing required in Photoshop.
Duplicate (ctrl/command + j) the layer you intend to edit. That way if you mess up, you have a backup.

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