Surrealism is a style of art and literature developed in the 20th century. It stresses the subconscious (dreamlike) or non-rational imagery and unexpected juxtapositions (things put together in unlikely combinations). Grading Criteria for Surrealist Collage Growth (12) All photos are in focus/good resolution – 12 Creativity (12) All photos chosen are interesting – 12 Objectives (32) A background […]
Empty Bowls 2017
This is a graded assignment and you must complete a statement regardless of if you are submitting your bowl for auction. The first paragraph is basically the “What” of the project: What issue are you addressing? What metaphor/symbolism did you use/what does your vessel represent? This is a straightforward, introductory paragraph. The second paragraph is […]
Hybrid Species
Today… you are Charles Darwin. Darwin was “the man” when it came to evolutionary theory. You are going to take his lead and “evolve” 2 species into one brand new one. You are going to use the masking technique we used to do black and white with color but in a new way. Review: Find two […]
Photo of the Day
National Geographic publishes a series called Photo of the Day, here is a little about it… “Each Photo of the Day we publish is meant to inspire wonder and curiosity, to bring a unique corner of the world into focus, present a new take on the familiar, or celebrate simple beauty. And in addition to […]
Solarfast Transfer
Choose high contrast photo that you want to transfer to fabric. Should not have a lot of small details. Crop to 5.25×8. Turn it black & white. Increase the brightness & contrast. Image Adjustments > Invert Open a new Photoshop document and make the dimensions 8.5×11. Move both so that you can see them at the […]
100 Photographs
100 of the Most Influential Photographs of All Time Time Magazine published a book of 100 photographs that they feel met their criteria as “the most influential images of all time”. Go to the site linked below and do the following: Click on the “About the Project” link and read how they set the criteria. […]
Antiqued Photo
Step 1: Make a new folder in your 2nd Q folder and call it “History of Photo”. Find a photo that you think might look interesting “antiqued”. Right click and save as… for the 3 photos below, also in that folder. Step 2: Follow the following tutorial. My Tutorial Web Tutorial The first step of […]
Selection Tool Collage
In class on Monday we learned how to use a variety of selection tools in Photoshop. Today you will finish your collage and post it to your blog. If you were absent, ask a friend for help. Refer to the handouts that I gave you. Also, don’t forget about Free Transform (CTRL + T)… this […]
Cyanotypes
About Cyanotypes To do: Choose high contrast photo that you haven’t yet used. Should not have a lot of small details. Crop to 5×7. Turn it black & white. Increase the brightness & contrast. Image Adjustments > Invert Print to the Laserjet printer… NOT the photo printer.
Forced Perspective
Examples 5 Tips Upload your photos to your computer. Choose your best to edit. You may make aesthetic changes such as brightness/contrast, black and white, etc. You may not however, do any more intensive “Photoshopping”, the idea is to create the illusion compositionally. Once you have completed the editing, you may post your photo to […]