Final Project Proposal

YOU get to choose what you would like to create for your last project. When  you finish your celebrity painting, you will come up with an idea. To submit a project proposal, copy and paste these questions into a new blog post, and answer each question. Ms. Lawson with review your proposal, and leave comments suggesting modifications or approving the project.

Questions to Answer in Your Blog Post

Project Name:

What materials or software will you use to create this project? (ex. Photoshop, colored pencil)

What skills will you learn or refine by creating this project? (ex. how to create a realistic portrait with black ink pen)

What art concepts will you incorporate into this project? (ex. texture, balance of positive & negative space)

What artists or art movements will you explore for inspiration? It is ok to be general in the proposal, stating something like, “Black and white photographers who shoot landscapes.” As you work on your project and discover artists and art movements that relate to your piece (in this case, Ansel Adams would fit the description), make sure to acknowledge them in your blog.

Write a paragraph briefly describing your proposed concept:

If you can find a few images to help illustrate your idea, include them in this space:

A Note about Supplies

While you can theoretically propose just about anything, be mindful of the supplies we have in this room. For example, you probably could not sculpt a golden sneaker, as we have neither welding tools nor piles of gold in the art room. Examples of materials you may wish to use include: pencil, colored pencil, black ink art pens, oil pastel, charcoal, white charcoal, acrylic paint, posterboard, construction paper, glue sticks, magazines, Photoshop.

Stuck for ideas? Here are some projects that may inspire you:

Photoshop Digital Collage:

Drawing with Black Ink Art Pen:

Magazine Collage Portrait:

Today we will:

• brainstorm ideas for our final project
• create a new blog post with the following
  • the answers to the questions in this blog
  • 1-3 images of the type of project you would like to create

Teacher’s Challenge 5K

Special Announcement

Interested in running or walking a 5K (3.1 miles) to benefit SOTA?
Sign up for the Teacher’s Challenge 5K as part of the SOTA team.
The race takes place on Sunday, June 14th at 8:30 am at Ellison Park.

Ms. Lawson will be running it and challenges you to try to beat her.
Sign up here.

Creating a Unified Set of Four Prints

Today’s Essential Question: How will you tie your favorite 4 prints together so they read as one unified artwork? (Remember, you will mount your favorite four prints onto one piece of poster board like my example on the bulletin board. You will want your 4 chosen prints to read as one unified artwork.)

Today we will:

• Finish our set of celebrity prints. Each print should contain a different color scheme. Aim for 8-10 prints total. This will give you the most options to pick from, ensuring that your set of four prints will display unity.

Remember, the design seeds website is a great resource for color schemes.

By the end of today’s class, make sure the following have been posted to your blog (anything you posted in a previous blog entry does not need to be reposted):

• The grayscale cutout image of your celebrity (I will print these and you will use them as a reference for your monochromatic painting)
  
• Every version of your celebrity that you have created. You will not like every image, and that is ok. The point of this project is to experiment with different color schemes that push the boundaries of our comfort zone.
• A separate blog post with
  • the four images that you plan to print and mount together. Here are some examples:
    

    Jordyn – 10th Grade

    

    Marina – 10th Grade

  • a written paragraph describing what you like about each image, as well as why the images work together as a unified set

Tomorrow we will:

• grid and transfer our monochromatic image onto our painting surface
• peer critique our set of four images, and make any suggested changes to make the set of images read as one unified artwork

Creating Multiple Prints with Different Color Schemes

Today’s Essential Question: What are some color schemes you plan to try with your celebrity portraits? How do you think each color scheme will change the overall tone of the image?

Click here for steps on how to add color to your celebrity portrait.

Remember, the design seeds website is a great resource for color schemes. I used several of their color schemes for my Drake prints:

  

  

Today we will:

• Continue making a variety of celebrity prints. Each print should contain a different color scheme.
• Create a new blog post with jpgs of any prints we created today.

Adding Color to Our Celebrity Portraits

Today’s EQ: How does color affect the mood of an artwork? Today we will begin adding color to our celebrity portraits.

A Monochromatic Color Scheme is comprised of different tints and shades of one color.

Review complementary, analogous, and triadic color schemes with this blog post. The design seeds website is a great resource for color schemes. I used several of their color schemes for my Drake prints:      

How to Add Color to your Photoshop Portrait

1. Open Photoshop (Go to the windows icon at the bottom left of the screen -> All Programs -> Adobe Master Collection CS3 -> Adobe Photoshop).
2. Open the Photoshop file of your monochromatic celebrity portrait (File -> Open).
3. Convert the Image to CMYK. This will allow you to add color. (Image -> Mode -> CMYK). If will ask if you want to flatten the image by merging the layers. Say yes.
4. Open the image of the color scheme you want to use. Drag it into your photoshop file. Double click on the layer with the color scheme, and name it “color scheme.”
5. Save a version of this file that recognizes that you can add color (File -> Save as -> filename_red_monochromatic.psd)
6. Select the eyedropper tool. Use it to select your first color. (It is easiest to start with the darkest or lightest color, and get progressively darker or lighter.)
7. Click on the layer with your image.
8. Select the magic wand tool. Use it to select your first color.
9. At the top of the screen, click Select -> Select Similar. This will select all the areas of that color.
10. Make a new layer.
11. Select the brush tool. Make sure it is set to 100% hardness. Make the brush size huge by clicking holding down on the right bracket (}) key. Color over your entire image. Only the selected areas should change color.
12. Select -> Deselect
13. Repeat steps for your next color.
14. Repeat steps until you have added all the colors.
15. Save your photoshop file. File -> Save).
16. Save your file as a jpg file. File -> Save As -> filename_red_monochomatic.jpg (or some other name that identifies your color scheme).
17. Close your file.
18. Repeat these steps to create more prints in different color schemes.

Today we will:

• discuss the following color schemes (analogous, monochromatic, triadic, complementary, split complementary)
• demonstrate how to add color in photoshop and save different versions for each color scheme
• create several variations of our portrait using different color schemes
• create a new blog post with the following:
  • our black and white celebrity print
  • each digital version and the color scheme it was inspired by

Smoothing Out Our High-Contrast Portraits

Today’s EQ: Why do we need to retouch what Photoshop has created with the cut paper filter?

Make sure you answer the EQ in your class folder.

TODAY WE WILL:

• Continue smoothing out and retouching our celebrity portraits. Follow the instructions in yesterday’s post if you need help. Here is an example of how smooth the final image should be:
  

  Lily

• Create a new blog post with the following:
  • The original celebrity image
  • Your cropped, monochromatic high-contrast celebrity portrait
  • A paragraph describing why you picked the celebrity, how you altered the project in Photoshop, and anything you found difficult about working with Photoshop.
• If you finish early, finish the color scheme assignment from the day the sub was here.

Pop Art Celebrity Portraits

Today we are starting a new unit on Pop Art. You will create two projects (one painting and one set of Photoshop prints) featuring a celebrity of your choice.

Today’s essential question: What celebrity will you use for your portrait project? Why?

Project requirements:

• one black and white high contrast portrait with 4-6 shades
  
• a set of four coordinating Photoshop portraits of that celebrity featuring a range of different color schemes
  
• an 11×14 monochromatic acrylic portrait painting of that celebrity using 4-6 shades
  
• a 4-6 shade value scale (using the same paint colors you mixed for your monochromatic painting)

Today we will:

• Go to wordpress.com and set up a blog
• Email Ms. Lawson the link to your blog
• Download a high-res celebrity image to work with
• Crop the image so it is 11×14 inches
• Alter the image so it is a black and white image with 4-6 shades
• Create a new blog post with the following:
  • The original celebrity image
  • Your cropped, monochromatic high-contrast celebrity portrait
  • A paragraph describing why you picked the celebrity, and which colors you plan to you for each part of the project.

How to Create your cropped, monochromatic high-contrast celebrity portrait

1. Download your celebrity image
   1. Go to images.google.com and search for an image of your celebrity that is larger than 4MP
   2. Click on the image of your choice until you can view it full size. Then right click -> save image as and REMEMBER WHERE YOU SAVED THE IMAGE
2. Open your celebrity photo in Photoshop
   1. Open Photoshop (Click on the Windows icon at the bottom of the screen -> All Programs -> Adobe Master Collection CS3 -> Adobe Photoshop)
3. File -> Open (Select the image you downloaded. You will need to remember where you saved it!)
   
4. Turn the image black & white. (Image -> Mode -> Grayscale).
5. Crop your image.
   1. Select the crop tool. Set the crop tool to 11×14 inches. Click and drag the crop tool until the area you want to crop is selected.
   2. Hit enter to crop your image.
      
6. Intensify your shadows & highlights.
   1. Image -> Adjustments -> Levels
      
7. Simplify your image to 4-6 shades.
   1. Layer -> Duplicate Layer
   2. Filter -> Artistic -> Cutout
      
8. Touch up your image so it looks smooth and has a solid color background.
   1. Layer -> Duplicate Layer.
   2. Use the eyedropper tool to select a color, then use the brush tool (with hardness set to 100%) to color over the image and smooth out any awkward spot. The { key will make your brush smaller, and the } key will make your brush larger. You can use the magnifying glass to zoom in on the image.
      
9. Save your file as both a Photoshop (.psd) and a jpg (.jpg).
10. Upload your original image and your cutout image to your blog.

Sneaker Mini Lessons Day 2

Today’s essential question: What type of reference photo or photos should I look for to help draw my intended shoe?

Today we will complete more mini lessons to build our skill set for the shoe project. We will research and post reference photos to our blog, practice using colored pencils to work out our planned textures, and create a concept sketch that shows the way we plan to arrange our shoes to feature them from different angles while creating an interesting composition.

Before starting on good paper:

1. Research and post reference photos to your blog that you may want to use in your shoe design.
   Examples of useful reference photos: pictures of the type of shoe you may want to draw (ex. Wedge sandal) photographed from the front, back, side, three-quarter view; photos of details you may wish to include in your shoe (metal spikes, snakeskin texture, chains for laces, etc), pictures that show your desired color scheme.
   If I wanted to design a pair of studded platform converse sneakers with chains for shoelaces, I might post these reference photos (notice how I have included photos of converse sneakers from many different angles):
      
2. Practice creating your planned textures with colored pencils. How will you show the difference between the rubber part of the sole and the texture of the upper part of the shoe (which could be anything from canvas to snakeskin to leather)? Here are some examples of the type of texture practice I am looking for:
        
3. Create a concept sketch of the final arrangement of your pair of shoes. How have you arranged them to create an interesting composition, while making sure that the most important details are visible?
   Here are some examples of the type of concept sketch I am looking for:
    

Today we will:

• Research and post reference photos to our blog
• Practice drawing our intended textures with colored pencil (on both white and colored paper)
• Create a concept sketch for our shoe design that shows how we plan to arrange our shoes to create an interesting composition

Mini Lesson: Drawing Shoes from Different Angles

Today’s essential question: How do the visible features of a shoe change as you look at the shoe from different angles?

Today we will practice drawing shoes from four different angles (front, back, side, three-quarter view) from the handout. You will choose from the following shoe options: converse sneakers, combat boot, high heels. This is just to practice – you do not have to use one of these shoes for your final project.

We will spend about two classes on mini lessons before starting the final project.

Before starting on good paper:

1. Pick one of the following shoes from the packet: converse sneakers, combat boots, heels. Use the provided photograph to sketch this shoe from four different angles.
2. Research and post reference photos to your blog that you may want to use in your shoe design. Examples of useful reference photos: pictures of the type of shoe you may want to draw (ex. Wedge sandal) photographed from the front, back, side, three-quarter view; photos of details you may wish to include in your shoe (metal spikes, snakeskin texture, chains for laces, etc), pictures that show your desired color scheme. If I wanted to design a pair of studded platform converse sneakers with chains for shoelaces, I might post these reference photos (notice how I have included photos of converse sneakers from many different angles):
      
3. Sketch your proposed shoe design from 4 different angles. Work out a color scheme in the space around your shoe. Fashion designers do this all the time:
   
4. Create a concept sketch of the final arrangement of your pair of shoes. How have you arranged them to create an interesting composition, while making sure that the most important details are visible? Here are some examples of the type of concept sketch I am looking for:
    

Color Schemes

Today’s assignment will check your understanding of various color schemes.

Today we will:

• Read about each color scheme below
• Create a new blog post. Copy and paste the questions at the bottom of the page (everything in blue) into your post, and fill them in. Upload images that show your understanding of each color scheme.

You must submit a completed blog post in order to earn participation points for today’s class.

Complementary colors

Complementary colors are opposite colors. They are directly across from one another on the color wheel.
The arrows in this color wheel connect a pair of complementary colors:

Here are some images that contain complementary colors:

Analogous Color Scheme

Analogous colors are similar colors. Analogous colors are next to each other on the color wheel.
The arrows in this color wheel connect a set of analogous colors:

Here are some images that contain analogous colors:
  

Triadic Color Scheme

A triadic color scheme is a set of three colors that are evenly spread apart on the color wheel.
Two examples of triadic color schemes are the primary colors (red, yellow, blue) and the secondary colors (orange, green, violet). The arrows in this color wheel connect a set of triadic colors:

Here are some images that contain a triadic color scheme:

Today’s Assignment:

Create a new blog post. Copy and paste the questions below (everything in blue) into your post, and fill them in.
You must submit a completed blog post in order to earn participation points for today’s class.

Complementary colors

What is a complementary color scheme?

List the complementary color pair for each color (I have done the first two for you)
Red & Green
Red-Orange & Blue-Green
Orange & _____________
Yellow-Orange & ___________
Yellow & ____________
Yellow-Green & ____________

Complementary colors are often used for sports teams and holidays (ex. red and green for Christmas).
Why are complementary colors appropriate for these situations?

Upload 3 photos of different complementary color schemes (Do NOT use any of the photos I have posted!)

Analogous Colors

What is an analogous color scheme?

List the analogous colors for each listed color (I have done the first two for you)
Red-Violet, Red, Red-Orange
Red, Red-Orange, Orange
___________, Orange, ___________
___________, Yellow-Orange, ___________
___________, Yellow, ___________
___________, Yellow-Green, ___________
___________, Green, ___________
___________, Blue-Green, ___________
___________, Blue, ___________
___________, Blue-Violet, ___________
___________, Violet, ___________
___________, Red-Violet, ___________

What type of mood do analogous color schemes create?

Upload 3 photos of different analogous color schemes (Do NOT use any of the photos I have posted!)

Triadic Colors

What is a triadic color scheme?

List the other colors needed to create a triadic color scheme for each provided color (I have done two for you)
Red-Violet, Blue-Green, Yellow-Orange
Red, ___________, ___________
Red-Orange, Yellow-Green, Blue-Violet
Orange, ___________, ___________

What type of mood do triadic color schemes create?

Upload 3 photos of different triadic color schemes (Do NOT use any of the photos I have posted!)