Reflection on Myself

Students will be creating four individual projects into one final piece. Each square has a specific theme. 

How I see myself on the inside
How others see me on the outside
My Past
My Future

Each square must be 8 X 10, contain at least one photograph student has taken, text or words, one or more personal symbols. Create an emphasis in each square, so our eyes know where to go first. This will provide unity within the whole piece.

Student Examples

Students will randomly draw three nouns of which they must incorporate into a single image. Within the image, they must also include one photo that they have taken this year.

Wednesday Videos on Surrealism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOoFCV4gAP0

Get Surreal with Salvador Dali part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTn1hdmrb9E

part 2

After videos, answer in your notebook: List one Surrealist of whom you like their work. (You may want to google other surrealism artwork.) Explain why you chose this artist.

Surrealism

Influenced by the theories of the pioneer of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud (German, 1856-1939), the images found in surrealist works are as confusing and startling as those of dreams. Surrealist works can have a realistic, though irrational style, precisely describing dreamlike fantasies, as in the works of René Magritte (Belgian, 1898-1967), Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904-1988), Yves Tanguy (French, 1900-1955), and Alfred Pellan (Canadian, 1906-1988). These artists were partly inspired by Symbolism, and partly the Metaphysical Painting of Giorgio de Chirico (Italian, 1888-1978). Or, it could have a more abstract style, as in the works of Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893-1983), Max Ernst (German, 1891-1976), and André Masson (French, 1896-1987), who invented spontaneous techniques, modeled upon the psychotherapeutic procedure of "free association" as a means to eliminate conscious control in order to express the workings of the unconscious mind, such as exquisite corpse.











Close Reading:
Why did she use her face on the deer?
What else do you notice in the painting?
What is the significance of the broken branch?

Symmetrical or Not

Students will have a photo taken of them, and then they will duplicate one side of their face. We will see how symmetrical we actually are.

Advanced Company Design

Students will develop their own company. They must create a company name, logo, business card, merchandise design, and commercial photography. The photography aspect will include five photos that shows what their company is about in the business sense. What type of business, audience, should see these photos and grasp the concept behind the business. The next five photos are strictly merchandise advertisement. Who uses it, what are you trying to promote? 

Logo Example

3.5" X 2"

Merchandise Example

Advanced Blending Modes

The definitions used here are from the Photoshop help files, with a few bits of added explanation where I saw fit to add them.

The Blend Modes specified in the options bar control how pixels in two separate layers interact with and effect each other. It’s helpful to think in terms of the following colors when visualizing a blending mode’s effect:

• The base color is the original color in the bottom layer.
• The blend color is the color being applied by the upper layer.
• The result color is the color resulting from the blend.

Blending modes affect the layer below them.

Remember that to get better results you can also adjust the opacity of the upper layer.

Use the following two files to experiment with the blending modes.

After utilizing the new techniques, students will use the studio to shoot a subject. The subject will be against a black background. Students will use studio lighting to obtain the proper effects. Once the subject is captured, students must incorporate the subject with their favorite band. This would be a simulation of a photo shoot\promotion for the band. Students must use blending modes within the project.