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Creating Monochromatic Self-Portraits: A Fun Artistic Journey

Explore the exciting process of creating monochromatic self-portraits through a blend of photography and digital art. Start by capturing a fun photo and manipulating it using Photoshop. Learn to adjust contrasts, use grayscale, and experiment with value changes to discover shapes created by these values. Get hands-on with tracing outlines and painting techniques to transform your photo into art. Experience how technology enhances creativity, and generate your own unique images for a rewarding artistic project.

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Creating Monochromatic Self-Portraits: A Fun Artistic Journey

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  1. Terry Zeinert Art I Monochromatic Self Portrait

  2. Self Portrait in Monochromatic style

  3. How do you start? • Take a fun photo • Consider • Strong contrast • Focus • Save to a flash drive

  4. Let's have fun! • Use Photoshop • Save image to 8.5 x 11 • Click on layer – start new • Select Photo – copy – paste • Click on image • Choose mode • Choose grayscale

  5. Yes…. we are amost there • Click on image again • Choose adjustments • Choose posterize • Experiment to get 5 values • Plus white and black • Save image

  6. Looking for shapes… • Value changes make shapes • On your photo identify shapes create by value changes • Outline with a colored sharpie • Shapes will fit together like a puzzle • Turn over your paper and see • Trace - transfer your outlines onto poster board

  7. OK Lets Paint…. • In class we will review; • Values • Mixing tints and shades • Colors create moods • Contrast Proper set up - clean up Choose your color for monochromatic tints on skin Identify and paint light values first

  8. Finished projects …. WOW

  9. Painting I Student

  10. Thank you • How has “technology “changes this project • Originally we had students find magazine photos • Limitations • size • photographic modifications washed out values • Lack of interest in subject • This project will have students generate their own photos high interest level = high success • If photographed at home; fun expressions - less inhibition • Photo manipulation of saturation and intensity • Computer time provides an extra-lesson to help strengthen understanding of values – with immediate results on the computer • Differenciation

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