HSGD: Self-Portraits
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Self-Portrait WorkdayHS Graphic Design
Ms. Vigil
Daily Objectives
• I will be able to outline the important events in my life using a sequencing map.
• I will be able to create a self-portrait that answers the question, "Who am I?" using Photoshop and previous reflections.
Remember to answer the following
questions in your design:• Who am I?
• What are the distinctive things that make me "me"?
• How do I want people to see me?
• How can I express my many different sides?
• How can I reinvent myself for various purposes or times in my life?
• How am I changing from day to day or year to year?
• Who do I want to become?
ART
Look at how this image combines images in a collage with letters that make up a word.
You need to come up with a word that best describes you as a person and incorporate it into your collage. Your images need to have a unified look to them. You might use the hue/saturation tool to get this unified look. The letters of your word should look intentional in the design like this example.
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1. Consider using individual letters.2. Think about cutting out images to
fit in the shape of the letters.3. Or maybe a word cut out of an
image is better…
Cutting a Word Out of an ImageOpen your image in Photoshop.
Type your word using big, bold letters on a separate layer.
Use your magic wand tool to select the letters (on the text layer).
Add to the selection
Select the background image layer. Press Command + C to copy the selection.
Open up a new document (or your self-portrait image).
Paste your selection into your new file.
Copy (Command + C) the text layer from the other file and paste it (Command + v) into your new image.