Nov 4- ABSTRACTED SELF PORTRAIT

This assignment has two parts. 

1) For this assignment, you will be practicing with a variety of brush tools on photoshop. Download the sheet below and follow the directions. 

Download brush practice sheet here


2) Once your are done practicing your brush skills, take a portrait of yourself or someone in the class. This should be:
  • From shoulders up
  • Clear and in focus
  • Have some nice lighting/ contrast (dark and light areas). 
Upload your photo to photoshop and use a variety of brush strokes to abstract your photograph. Some of the original photograph should show through and the lines should look integrated. 

Your final photo must include:

  • 1 original portrait photo that you took 
  • at least 5 different brush stokes 
  • at least 5 different colours 
  • have your brush work look integrated with the original photo
  • Have some parts of the original photo shinning through

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