Blank Face Creation

Click on the image below and save image as (save to your folder). You will then have the choice of how this person takes shape. Find eyes from another person, copy and paste them onto the blank face. Then find eye brows, nose, lips, etc. Have fun, add piercings, tattoos, different hair style, sunglasses, etc. We will have a vote on a class favorite on Thursday. Winner receives a prize!!

Art History Cube

Students will research an artist

on the list below. They will then complete the cube, using Photoshop, to fill in the areas. The template will then be printed, and students will create their artist cube. We will spend one day learning the information of each artist. Each section is divided into critique formulation. Example is below:

example of an Annie Leibovitz photo

Artist list: Each student must choose a different artist. First come, first serve. Sign up on the list

Chuck Close
Annie Leibovitz
Ron English
Shepard Fairey
Jean Michel Basquiat
Keith Haring
Frida Kahlo
Andy Goldsworthy
Andy Warhol
Georgia O'Keeffe
Ansel Adams
Robert Capa
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Dorothea Lange
Pablo Picasso
Vincent Van Gogh
Leonardo Da Vinci
Salvador Dali
Jackson Pollock
Michelangelo
Roy Lichtenstein
Jacob Lawrenc
Annie Leibovitze
M.C. Escher
Wassily Kandinsky
Edvard Munch
Alexander Calder
Claes Oldenburg
(If you already have an artist that you are interested in, it is a possibility to complete this project on that person. Just ask)

Tutorials

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XElUS201fM8

Wrap around text on portrait

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

Text within portrait

Self Lyrical Portrait

Students will use their self portrait as an outline to create a lyrical portrait. They will use the lyrics from a song to compose th

e image of themselves. These lyrics will be manipulated so that they show depth. Students will use the new techniques utilizing text paths and layers to complete the project.

Into to Self Portraits

Portraits

Portrait photography can be tough at first because the human face changes from moment to moment. Capturing the best moment requires some persistence and skill, but learning the basics isn't too difficult and can improve the quality of your portraits significantly. Here's a quick overview of what we're going to cover:

• Use shallow depth of field to keep your subject in focus and your background out of focus. If you have a DSLR, certain lenses (like a 50mm or 85mm prime lens) will be more effective.
• Compose your photo well, drawing the eye to the right places and using an interesting setting to create a more interesting portrait.
• Consider color regardless of whether or not the final photo will be in color.
• Make sure you have good lighting, whether you're relying on available light or using an artificial setup.
• Keep your subjects engaged (capture that moment you are looking for, maybe a certain emotion, or facial expression) Capture their personality

Students will be assigned a celebrity, of which they will closely examine their portrait.As they work in pairs. They will answer the following questions. Once they have finished, we will share thoughts, ideas, and opinions with the class.

Questions:

1. What kind of expression\mood is being displayed? How do you know? (Talk about the posture, lighting, setting, etc)

2. If you were to have a re-shoot (meaning you were going to conduct your own photo shoot with this person), what would you change? Why?

3. Now, think about yourself. Ask your partner, and classmates for ideas. What would your self-portrait look like? Where would it be? Lighting? Setting? Posture? and Why?
Celebrity Portraits - Find the celebrity that your group chose (ans

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Photoshop Painting Techniques

Students will learn about the quality of a brush stroke. They will be using photoshop filters to bring out the detail in their image, and then use painting techniques to create a digital painting.

Filter

Try using filters to create the mood: Filter, Render, Lens Flare or Lighting Effects
You can select an overall color tone to set the "mood" of the scene. Remember to layer you brushes to create dimension.

Also can use water brushes to create a sense of being in the moment. Also, new layers, and do multiple to create dimension. Note, example is not finished!!

Splatter Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbd21dGAPMM

Here is an example of what you can do with a car. You could also do this technique with any object, person, building, etc.

Make sure you load the splatter brushes!!

Zombie Examples

Turn the average zombie into a dynamic one. You can create your own paint brush from any object. Once you have lassoed, or used the pen tool to copy and paste your object into your scene, simply go to the Edit tab, select define brush preset. Once you select your paint brush from the toolbox, look at your brush palette, you will see this brush as the last one. The brush can then be used in combination with layer styles to add effects.

How to Add Realistic Fire

You will have to create a new layer, and already have the fire brush loaded into you presets. After that, you will use layer, layer styles, then add an outer glow with red at hard light at size 10, then add inner glow with an orange size 5 and hard light. Duplicate the layer, then use fire brush on that layer. It will use your adjustments on this layer and create realistic fire.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x2ilR6XpaI

How to Load Brushes Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to load custom brushes, as well as painting techniques.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DK8IgS8fng

Apocalypse

Obsession with this idea (End of the World)
Why? Think of our values, do we lack compassion, logic, awareness, self preservation?
More people show up to a zombie rally versus an anti-war rally? Why?
What is this saying about our society?



Give a possible reason why this artist would include wild animal, lions at that, in this scene?



Why this color scheme? How does choosing motion to depict this scene change the overall feeling when viewing this image?



What compositional technique (rule of thirds, leading line, framing, macro, extreme angles) did this artist use? Why not see the face?



What does incorporating living things do to the point of view to this apocalyptic scene?

Students will utilize all the tools and techniques they have learned in the first quarter to create an apocalypse scene at Cesar Chavez. They will include three photos that they have taken around the school, and these photos will be included in their final scene.

Tutorial on using the lasso tool: copy and paste, how to move and adjust a selection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AqwrAJYf5Q

Abstract Nature Close Reading

1. What can lines tell us?
2. Provide one question you would like answered, about the photo.
3. Make up a short story for this photo

Abstract Art

Abstract Nature

Abstract art is imagery that is not representational (not realistic). Artists simplify or exaggerate forms within the project. Abstract artists include; Picasso, Hepworth, Kandinsky, Chris Lundy, Wolfgang Tillmans, and Adam Fuss (just to name a few).

Adam Fuss

Chris Lundy

Kandinsky

Picasso

Stuart Davis

Loading Brushes in Photoshop

Once students have their nature photo, they will learn how to load new brushes into Photoshop. These brushes will be used to transform their realistic photo into an abstract one. When loading brushes, keep in mind that the subject matter is nature. Find brushes that will work with your photo. Try searching, nature brushes, organic brushes, vines, trees, etc

If absent, or need a refresher, go to link:
http://www.photoshoptutorials.ws/photoshop-tutorials/basics/install-photoshop-brushes
only watch until 1:30 

sample brushes

samples

Nature Photography into Abstract Art

Students will use one of their photos that they have taken of nature. They will learn how to download custom brushes, and use preset brushes to apply effects. Their final image will look more like abstract painting than an actual photo.

Movie Scene Tutorial

Students will learn how to utilize the lasso tool to successfully place them in their scene. We will do step by step instructions on the process, as well as how to make adjustments to exposure. Throughout this tutorial, students will also be introduced to the dodge and burn tool. This will allow them to create shadows and highlights. The final tool will be the clone stamp. A clone stamp will allow them to copy an area to cover up another area. All of these tools will be needed to insure their placement blends with the scene.

Final

Clipping Mask Tutorial

Students will need to use one word to describe their partner in the classmate portrait. This word will include a clipping mask. They will also need to make a decision on what image should be placed within the text.

Classmate Portrait Tutorial

Students will learn about layer masks, which allows them to make adjustments to certain areas throughout the photo. They will be able to create a certain mood by using one of the techniques learned in class. The mood should coincide with the subject matter, which is a fellow peer.

Black and white, bring in some color

Using a filter

Gradient, black and white into color

Photo Filter, while maintaining some of the original