Started this project in 1997 while teaching in Los Angeles. Most restaurants, dry cleaners and small businesses had sign head shots of the stars. This was always a hit with my students and remains so today!
The lesson plan...
Create an alter ego.Shoot a portrait of this home made super star you ego maniac.This character needs to be
connected to pop culture(sports personality, movie star, politician, book
antagonist/protagonist, musician, etc.) or your dream career.
The magical number for DPI/PPI in image size is
177.Photoshop automatically
sets pictures at 72ppi, be aware
and cognizant of that.
Two projects are due by _________________
1.Famous
Person/Pop Culture Star
a.Shoot the portrait.
b.Get rid of the background.
c.Turn it black and white.
d.Save as a different name, and as a jpeg, with BW in the name
( e.g.eddiejoeBW.jpeg)
e.Print it and sign with both your signature and a
phrase or quote of your making.
f.Hang it in place of your name drawing
on the wall.
The examples...
Wednesday, April 08, 2015
Working impasto with Drawing/Painting 3
We used Troy Stith, a Columbus Artist whose work I admire, as our key artist.
The project was to find photo versions of great hair. Draw and then paint them. Then apply thick layers of paint, focusing on some facial features but mostly with color application in thick applications. Finally, to add washes to finish the work. We focused on knife and brush application.
YOu are creating two different contour drawings on photoshop....
I have created step by step photo instructions below.
Take a picture.
Open in in photoshop. Add
another layer over it.
Using the paint brush and a small brush, copy over every edge line you
can see. Real edges and shadow
shapes. Follow every river ,
stream, valley, hill, mountain, highlight, shadow, plateau etc. Every smidgen of detail.. Keep the line as continous as possible,
like a topographic map. Then start to fill the shapes using the
bucket tool. Also, Add lines,
shapes, gradients, to create a
bright, eclectic work.
We talk about basic anatomy, I give them a skeleton handout and let the creative juices decide how that skewed body will work. I encourage the students to use the page to illustrate their color palette much like the paintings of Steve Seeley. http://www.thedelicatematter.com/dm79.html
These assignments will enhance your portfolio and the drawings will be a part of the final. The finished work will be turned in the first day back to school and will be graded.
Required Art making Exercises
1. Get a new hardbound sketchbook and earmark the first 6 pages for your summer assignments. If you can’t afford a new sketchbook, use a You will be “collaging” drawings, paintings, images, writings, and other detritus from your life to tell a story about your vision(s).
a. First two facing pages(inside cover and facing page. These two pages will be a self portrait/thoughtful expression of who you are, where you are from, your interests, loves, life story, etc. Illustrated in pictures, drawings, writings etc.
b. The next two pages...What inspires you? Food, media, music, art, people, home etc. Create an open page spread filled with images, drawings, writings etc.
c. The big dreamer page. What would you like to do, see, accomplish in this year, life, etc? Fill pages 5-6 in the same manner as 1-2 and 3-4.
2-4. Create 3 realistic drawings from observation. These can be still life, landscape, or people, but it must be from live observation. Expect to put in at least a few hours on each drawing. You may use graphite, chalk or pastel. These works should have...
a.depth (foreground, mid-ground, and background).
b.Values that encompass the entire value scale.
c.De emphasis of line(value more important than line).
5. Create at least one expressive self portrait that is rife with doodles, sketches and likeness to you. Watercolor, pastels, pencil, etc.
