Graphic Design 1 | Art 3353, crn# 10211T/TH, 8 a.m. to 10:50 a.m., Mac 403spring 2012

instructor

Dianna K. Winters

email dwinters@uca.eduoffice 501-450-5289cell 501-339-3045* *texting is the best way to reach me

Assignment 3: artist’s creative self-portraitYou will be developing a digitally compiled self-portrait. You will be incorporating found

and created objects, images of yourself and things you love, your artwork and ???? for

the creation of your self portrait.

Forget the idea of the conventional portrait. This portrait will be expressive of your

personality and artistic/design style.

ASSIGNMENT NOTES

- 50% of the artwork for the project must be hand created and integrated digitally.

This can take the form of hand drawn elements, but don’t limit your creativity

to that constraint. Think of making 3-D items and photographing them; find objects

and take photos, create new artwork but push the boundaries in the way you

present them. You must use hand drawn/created elements and photography you take.

- You must have a recognizable facial element in your portrait- you can alter a

photograph, draw/paint yourself, use the photograph to create vector image or alter

in some way it becomes something new (digital or hand manipulation-get creative!)

- Do not use stock illustrations for this project; do not copy stock illustration.

- You may use some stock photography preferably ONLY if you cannot get the image

needed another way. You need to be creating original art and designs for your

projects and this will factor heavily in your grade. I prefer you set up and take your

own photos.

- When stock photos are needed, you may ONLY access images that have creative

commons licenses or other ‘free’ usage agreements, but not for every element. You

will need to keep a record of where your imagery comes from and talk about it in

your final presentation. (You also need to type up the source list to turn in with your final)

Websites you may access for images for this project:

Creative commons imagery: http://search.creativecommons.org/

Public Domain imagery:http://www.public-domain-image.com/

Some art is available for free or noncommercial work: deviantart.com

DO NOT DOWNLOAD PHOTOS FROM OTHER SITES FOR THIS PROJECT

AND DO NOT DOWNLOAD CLIP ART FROM THESE SITES

- You must combine raster and vector images to create new artwork

- You are required to keep all your source files in a folder. As you scan in items,

take photos or create vector artwork, please keep the unedited and original file in a

separate folder. You will be required to turn these files in via drop box the day of

final presentation for instructor review. You will discuss how you incorporated all

your items and discuss how you altered them/used them.

- Do not rely heavily on photoshop or illustrator brushes to create elements in your

work. Again, you should be creating original art and designs for your work and are

going to have to show each element used as a separate piece for work citation;

brushes do not count for source imagery.

- NO LO RES imagery (unless a pixelated effect is desired for your portrait). If you

are building your final portrait in photoshop, be sure you set the dpi to 300.

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Project size10 x 16 inchesor16 x 10 inches

Trimmed cleanly

You will be required to have the poster printed at a service provider; no tiling this time.

You will be required to turn in your source files and your final project file for grading.

Written component for final presentation needs to:

- Include brainstorming adjective list

- Include a list of your source images, both created and photos downloaded. See example for more details on documenting your source files.

Graphic Design 1 | Art 3353, crn# 10211T/TH, 8 a.m. to 10:50 a.m., Mac 403spring 2012

instructor

Dianna K. Winters

email dwinters@uca.eduoffice 501-450-5289cell 501-339-3045* *texting is the best way to reach me

You need to incorporate a minimum of 15 separate elements in the creation of your project. You will then have a minimum of 15 source files.

- You will need to incorporate a minimum of 15 seperate elements in the creation

of your portrait.

YOUR SELF PORTRAIT

You will start with a brainstorming session. Write down a minimum of 25 adjectives that

describe your personality. Write down a minimum of 15 for your art/artistic style/design

sensibility. Write down other thoughts or things that are near to your heart, inspirational

or defines you in some way. This list will need to be photocopied or typed up and

turned in with your final. Sketch review will include reviewing this list and discussing

how you will create a portrait that conveys YOU in imagery. (You may incorporate

some type or handwritten fonts, but the focus of the project should expression of self

through imagery)

After you have your brainstorming list, you will need to start making notes/sketches

of different elements that you want to use/combine/create for your project. You will

need to have a concept and a clear plan of execution before you start working on the

computer. Sketches will still be required; you need to plan out your composition and

think about how you will combine separate elements to create a unified layout. (Revisit

the principles of design and elements of art)

EXAMPLES OF SOURCE WORK DOCUMENTATION

This format does not have to be used, but you should include a thumbnail of the source

image and information about where you got it/how you used it.

Rust photo, used in background.

Photograph by Dianna.

Vector flowers, used in overlay, drawn with sharpie and live traced

in illustrator.

Created texture; paper towels and

india ink; scanned and layered in

photoshop.

Public domain image “white crayon”, down-

loaded from http://www.public-domain-image.

com/; by Paolo Neo

Photo by gravity_grave, from flickr, creative com-

mons license. Original image posterized in photo-shop to create a new image.

Crumpled paper with my handwriting, photo self taken

rusty gear found at the scrap yard; photo taken with my iphone.

face photo; face paint and white hair spray applied by friends, photo taken by roommate.

Photo of my hand, taken by my cousin.