Overview

Select from 2 of the following options for your final work in AD 219. Make sure to read all the directions and technical requirements for each assignment.

• Choice 1 - Pop Art/Cartoon/Stylized Portrait
• Choice 2 - Photoshop Colorized Pencil Drawing
• Choice 3 - Animated Drawing GIF
• Choice 4 - 3D Word Art
• Choice 5 - Double Exposure Self Portrait
• Choice 6 - Project revisit

Choice 1 - Pop Art Portrait

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Create an original Pop Art/Graphic Style Portrait (in Photoshop)

Choose a digital photograph in portrait format (composition is of a figure framed from the shoulders up). You can use yourself or someone else. (portrait format will be vertically oriented)

Use a variety of Layers, Layer styles, Blending Modes, Filters, Paint, Color and Textures to produce a stylized portrait in a Pop Art Style (see examples here) descending from Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Shepard Fairey and other Pop Art pioneers.

• Size requirements:
  • work with high quality, clear images. (be selective - garbage in, garbage out)
• Format Requirements:
  • you must submit your layered PSD file for any credit.
• Objectives:
  • craft your portrait from your own manipulations and not downloaded or uploaded to a simple conversion script, action, app, or tool.
  • interpret your original digital image on multiple levels. A single duo tone, filter, or adjustment layer applied will earn less than an average score.

Evaluation

Choice 2 - Photoshop Colorized Pencil Drawing

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Select one of you own Black and White pencil drawings or sketches to colorize in Photoshop.

Using the flatbed scanner in the lab, scan the drawing @300 dpi in TIFF format. (color correct for paper whiteness, blemishes, and optimized values)

Use a variety of Layers, Layer styles, Blending Modes, Filters, Paint, Color and Textures to produce a an original colorized drawing in Photoshop.

• Size requirements:
  • Drawing must be scanned on a flatbed scanner and saved as a TIF file
• Format Requirements:
  • you should scan your drawing at the highest quality possible (TIF is best)
  • you must submit your layered PSD file for any credit.
• Restrictions:
  • must use an original pencil drawing that you created.
  • colorize using custom manipulations rather than simple conversion script, action, app, or tool.
  • interpret original drawing on multiple levels. A single duo tone, filter, or adjustment layer applied will earn less than an average score.
  • Here's a good tutorial on YouTube:

Evaluation

Choice 3 - Animated Drawing GIF

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Incorporate your file from Choice 2 or create an ORIGINAL Photoshop drawing/painting to animate and output as an animated GIF file.

Use the Photoshop Timeline panel to work with Frames to add movement and energy to a still drawing with a variety of movement. Bring the drawing to life by adding elements that change over time.

• Size requirements:
  • files can be optimized for different output locations (for example, Instagram is optimized for 1080 x 1080 file sizes. see details here.) Other sizes can be found in Photoshop New File Presets.
• Format Requirements:
  • submit original PSD file with layers.
  • export a final animated GIF file. (see the instructional video for exporting as an animation)
• Restrictions:
  • you must use an original pencil drawing or original drawing that you created. If you're not good at drawing, trace something as a starting point.
  • you should animate your original drawing on multiple levels in Photoshop. Adding a single blinking element or movement up and down will not earn more than an average score.
  • you have to produce your animated GIF file completely in Photoshop and not by using an on-line tool, app, download, etc.
  Create an Animated GIF in Photoshop

Evaluation

Choice 4 - 3D Word Art

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Create an original 3D Word Art piece using a word or short phrase transformed into a 3D textured surface with a simple background

before illustrator

• Start with a sketch of your word/phrase (pencil sketch with simple outlines is sufficient)
• Scan the sketch and trace it in Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop to give the letter a strong weighted outline.
• Use Preview > File > Import From Scanner

In Illustrator -or- photoshop

• Create a new file and place the scanned image
• Trace the text to give the lines a strong, bold weight
• Export as a JPG file

In Adobe Firefly

• From the Creative Cloud App, open Adobe Firefly and generate an original 3D style image based on text prompts (use isolated on a sold background in the prompt)
• Choose the Image generator and begin typing a description of a 3D object/texture
• Select a Generative AI result and save as a Style Reference
• Upload JPG file to use as a Composition reference
• Generate stylized text file
• Download final output from FireFly

Reference Video from Youtube - use your own style prompts

Evaluation

Basic	sketch of word or phrase
	scanned as a TIF file
	Generated Adobe Firefly combined with original Composition
	traced outlines in Illustrator, Black and White
	all files submitted
Creativity and Design	Original and independent use of materials Original and independent final output - result is based on original idea Application of formal elements - color, texture, shape, line, space, form Application of principles of design - movement, speed, rhythm
Craft	Interaction with digital components - use of Frames, Layers, Layer Masks, Filters, Effects, Paint, Brushes, etc.
Effort	Ambition - number of layers and manipulations and variety of manipulation and movement Ambition - time and effort invested in each component Ambition - level of completion and detail
15 pts	Total

Choice 5 - Double Exposure Self Portrait

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Use masking and blending techniques in Adobe Photoshop, create a double exposure self-portrait that is realistic and photo-real (not an illustration or cartoon, etc.)

EXAMPLES OF DOUBLE EXPOSURE PORTRAITS

The goal is to make a single portrait with high quality details, a singular focus on the portrait subject (NOT THE BACKGROUND IMAGE OR TEXTURE), specific color tones, blended imagery, and refined control over the areas that are visible.

*as a portrait, the focus will be on the figure with blended elements inside and around the silhouette but less focus on the environment around the portrait.

Process - 1 - shoot a new self portrait in RAW format

• Using the photo room in Pulliam Design wing, compose, light and shoot a quality self portrait
• Compose your portrait in a specific angle (straight, three-quarters, profile, etc.) with a clean background
• Shoot in RAW format on your camera. Or shoot in RAW on a camera from the VRC.
• You must shoot a brand new self portrait for the assignment (don’t try and use an older image)

Process - 2 - select other source images

• Select images for blending into a double exposure that have high contrast
• Select images that have a specific location to blend (a concentrated area)
• Select images with strong details, textures, contrast (darks and lights) ,and good focus (not too blurry or soft)
• Select photographs (not paintings, illustrations, logos, 3D renderings)
• Use Adobe Stock (ONLY) for blending images

Process 3 - Blend and Composite

• Double Exposure start guide
• Blend the images together to create a seamless composite and new portrait.
• Use layers and adjustment layers.
• Use Layer Masks to allow layers to interact.
• Use Blending Modes (Multiply, Soft Light, Screen, Etc.) to create new layer interactions
• Use Clone Stamp and other tools to borrow textures from different layers

Criteria For Grading and Evaluation:

Choice 6 - Project Revisit

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Revisit an assignment from this semester and re follow the steps again. Incorporate as much detail and completion as possible while solving problems in an independent manner. Projects to revisit could include:

• Pattern Studies
• Animal Illustration
• Stamp
• Appliance Illustration
• Photo montage
• Object Composite

Criteria For Grading and Evaluation:

Critique

What to Turn in:

1. When you've completed your 2 final projects, please label your files accordingly using your name as indicated:

• firstname_lastname_final_pop_portrait.psd
• firstname_lastname_colorized_drawing.psd
• firstname_lastname_animated.gif

REMEMBER: YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR ORIGINAL LAYERD PSD FILES FOR CREDIT.

PLEASE SUBMIT ALL SUPPORTING FILES USED IN THE PRODUCITON OF YOUR FINAL.

2. Put ALL of your files in a single folder and compress to a .zip for best transfers

2. Submit your COMPRESSED file to D2L

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