Part
1: Write a short one-page story about a important personal event
or experience in your life. This event can be an important
childhood experience like winning a sports event or maybe the loss
of a parent to divorce. Your story should be personal and passionate
with a narrative that can be translated into visual imagery using
family photos, portraits of yourself, photographs of personal objects
(i.e. a surfboard, a small house, a favorite toy, Ferris Wheels, etc.)
that will create a metaphorical and symbolic representation of the
event and will convey your experience to the viewer. There should
be at least 5 symbolic objects used in this illustration.
Your text will be typed (to hand in to the instructor) and handwritten
for scanning and for incorporating into your final illustration as
a design element.
Part
2: Take a look at the digital photo illustration work and techniques
of Diane Fenster and Alicia Buelow (see Resources.)
Visualize and compose a multi-layered illustration with vignettes
of your personal history using family photos, portraits of yourself,
photographs of personal and symbolic objects. There must be
at least 5 objects incorporated within your illustration,
THREE OF WHICH MUST BE DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS YOU HAVE PHOTOGRAPHED. Your background texture does not count as one of these elements.
Produce
3 to 4 sketches and one final TIGHT comp in color at actual size.
Your final Photoshop file will be created in RGB mode, 8.5 x 11 or
11 x 8.5 inches at 200 dpi. Your comp should
be this image size as well. Be aware that mulptiple layers will increase
file size.
Part
3: Following your comp, recreate your illustration
in Photoshop using multiple layers with different opacity settings,
adjustment layers, layer masks, and layer blending modes to give the
piece a multi-layered look. Scan in text to use as
part of your illustration (use overlay mode in PS to blend). You must use layer blending modes or opacity
changes on each layer to achieve the type of "multiple-exposed"
look we are aiming for. Use your handwritten text as a graphic textured
design element as well. Final illustrations will be judged on concept,
clarity and communication of subject matter, composition, technical
execution, complexity, use of layer blending modes and layer masks,
integration of disparate elements into one cohesive image.
NO
LOW-RES OR PHOTOGRAPHIC SOURCES FROM THE INTERNET. YOU WILL
BE GRADED DOWN IF LOW-RES CONTENT IS USED.
ROYALTY-FREE
STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY MAY BE USED ONLY WHEN YOU CAN NOT
PHOTOGRAPH THE ELEMENT YOURSELF. If you incorporate stock in your
illustration, then you must site the source in your design brief.
Part
4: Output your final as a digital photographic print at a lab (no inkjet prints for this assignment).
Due
Dates: