8 - isolate & repeat

Isolate & repeat

Transform an everyday object

With only one basic household object, try to create a visual design of interest, being mindful of balance, scale, unity & variety. Using multiple images of only this one image, create a composition in Photoshop and take advantage of the tools we learned so far – selection tools, color & contrast adjustments. You can also explore filters and effects, but you may have more success if you avoid cliché effects. Your file size should be 5x7” at 150 dpi, and should be saved as a photoshop document (.psd) and not a jpg. It might be helpful to take a look at some of Andy Warhol’s silkscreen images for basic ideas & inspiration.

Homework:

1. Complete the transformation assignment.
2. Next week we'll use the basic collage tools that photoshop has to offer to create a digital collage. The collage will be made of imagery that you draw, paint, sculpt, scan or photograph, and will create a compelling documentation or expansion (tall-tale style) of something that you actually did (or will do) in real life this semester. Think over various actions you've taken this semester and be prepared to illustrate one that seems striking to you. Look online at performance artists Yoko Ono (Cut Piece), Joseph Beuys (How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare), Jean Tinguely (Homage to New York), Allan Kaprow (heck, anything at all) and Chris Burden (Shot) to get some possible ideas.