Portrait Project - Introduction to PhotoShop and the Pen Tool
Create a Portrait using a likeness of yourself and embellish it using hand drawings & PhotoShop.
Students draw their own likeness using the " upside down" technique discussed in Betty Edwards' book, "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain".
Students are introduced to basic elements & principles of design as tools of expression to create a mood or feeling in their portrait:
- line
- color
- space
- texture
- symbolism
Students also learn these basic tools & techniques in PhotoShop:
- Burn & Dodge Tools
- Layering
- Blending Options
- Brush Tool & Settings
- Color Fills & Paint Bucket
- Eraser Tool
- Crop Tool
- Marquee Tool
- Text & Font
- Filter Effects in Photoshop
You need a Scanner & Digital Camera for this project. Teaching kids how to scan their own drawings is not part of this project, but can be incorporated. Illustrator and Flash can also be used to trace images, but tutorials for those applications are not included in this project.
This project produces very successful portraits that are almost cartoon-like. Students often are embarrassed, however, by themselves looking that way, but must understand that sometimes art work becomes MORE than the sum of its parts.
Day 1: Portrait of a Star ~
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:25-1:30 |
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Day 2: Filters and Liquify Tools
:00-:15 |
Journal - What is this Student Saying? |
:15-1:00 |
Daily Tutorial - Line Art - Finish This |
| Xtra - Cartoon Kid Tutorial | |
1:00-:29 |
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WORKSHOP |
Lasso a Selection area Workshop |
Day 3:
:00-:25 |
Journal - Face Hair |
:25-1:30 |
WORK! |
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Day 4:
Portrait of a Star - In Living Color |
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:00-:25 |
Journal - Lips and Highlights |
:25-1:30 |
WORK! |
WORKSHOP |
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Day 5:
Portrait of a Star - In Living Color |
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:00-:25 |
Journal - Shading |
:25-1:30 |
Portrait Project Due Tomorrow! |
WORKSHOP |
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Day 6:
Portrait of a Star - In Living Color |
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:00-:25 |
Journal - Eyes |
:25-1:30 |
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WORKSHOP |
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Day 7: