WEEK 2 – FOUND IMAGE SELF-PORTRAIT
Create a self-portrait in Photoshop using images you find by performing a Google image search. I would like you to use a jpeg file format for your images so make sure and type in “jpeg” when performing your search.
Your portrait should in some way depict a head or body. For instance you should choose images to represent eyes, a nose, a mouth, legs, arms etc… The images you choose can be anything so I encourage you to think outside of the box. For instance, you could use an image of a clock for an eye or a mouth. The images you choose should express your personality. Pay close attention to your overall composition.
Project Constraints:
1. Your portrait will be 8.5” x 11”
2. You need to use a minimum of 20 different images.
3. We will be using a limited amount of tools to complete this project. We will use the move, rectangular marquee, elliptical marquee, crop, lasso, and polygonal lasso tools to modify your found images and then copy and paste them into your final document. The only modification that you can perform on these images is to change their transparency in the “Layer” window.
4. You can use a digital image of yourself as a guide but you need to turn off or delete that layer in your final document.
5. You need to save your Photoshop (.psd) file and make a jpeg (.jpg) by using the Save As function in Photoshop. Your jpeg should be saved as medium resolution and posted to your blog.
6. You have 2 class periods to work on this project so you should take your time and do a really good job. Students who rush to become the first one done do not impress me.
7. None of your images should appear pixilated. It looks unprofessional. You can avoid this by selecting “larger” when performing your google image search.
8. Make sure to save your files somewhere besides the desktop. If you are looking for an alternate place to save your files you can go to mediafire.com. This is a file hosting website which allows you to create a free account to upload and download files.
I have posted some portrait collage examples by Raoul Hausmann. His work is from the early part of the twentieth century. He was considered to be part of the DADA artist movement. This movement was made up of artists who were interested in challenging traditional modes of artistic representation.
