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Photoshop Collage: Story

2/10/2020

Time Frame:
3 days

Project:
Create a photographic collage of a myth or fairy tale.

Objectives:
Develop skill with the selection, cutting and pasting techniques of Adobe Photoshop.
Tell a story visually
Arrange elements to maximize visual impact

Parameters
At least letter size (8.5 x 11 inches)
At least ten different pasted photographs

Tips:
Start with the largest image you can find of the type of environment you want to use. Make that the background layer of your file.

Grading Criteria:
Concept
Design
Technical Quality -- how convincingly have you integrated different photographs?
Personal Investment

Artistic Expression and Creativity Rubric

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For Those with Photoshop Experience: Fantasy Portrait in the Style of Giuseppe Arcimboldo

2/3/2020

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Giuseppe Arcimboldo was an Italian painter who lived circa 1530 to 1593. He was a court painter and portraitist who came to use fantasy in his work. He created allegorical representations of such things as the Four Seasons using animals, fruits, vegetables and other objects as the basic forms comprising the heads of his "people".

If you have prior Photoshop experience, complete the following project while the rest of the class is being introduced to the basics of Adobe Photoshop:

Due:
Three days

Project Description:
Using related objects, create a fantasy "portrait" in the style of Arcimboldo.

Objectives:

Gain experience with the basic tools and techniques of Adobe Photoshop
Draw clean selections to cut and paste parts from various sources into a seamless whole.
Create convincing, but odd, juxtapositions to add visual impact to an artwork.

Materials:
Adobe Photoshop

Parameters:

Format as follows:
Width: 7.5 inches
Height: 10 inches
Resolution: 72 pixels/inch
Color Mode: RGB

If you would like to work beyond these limitations (for example: work larger than letter-size, or in a square shape) consult Mr. Ratkevich.

Steps (Process):

Create a new document using the format above.
Do an internet search of large images related by theme.
Make clean selections, then copy and paste into the new document.

(Be sure to include a background/environment.)

Grading Criteria:

Inventiveness
Cleanliness of selections / Convincing combination of objects (A viewer cannot tell that they've been cut and pasted.)
Design (Visual impact)
Work habits

Artistic Expression and Creativity Rubric

Tips to Get Started:
Google search for a theme of your choice. Collect the images into a folder on your desktop. Be sure to collect the largest images.

Helpful Resources:
View the works of Arcimboldo.

They can be found at this site:
http://www.giuseppe-arcimboldo.org/

Self Critique Questions:
Before turning in your work, ask yourself:

Is my idea unique enough? Does it have personality?
Have I selected and pasted the items in such a way that a viewer cannot tell they have been patched together?
Does the image have enough visual impact? Will it catch and hold a viewer's attention?

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