Project_005_Value Portrait
Project 005_01
Value Interpretations
Materials
-photocopies/printouts of famous portraits
-various papers (white black and 3 shades of gray
-X-acto knife with sharp blades
-Rubber Cement
-1 22x30 bristol
Step 1: Find a portrait online of a famous character in history, movies, music, etc. print the image out to 11x17 Option: you may wish to posterize the image as I will demontrate in class. This can help you with visualization.
Step 2: Using abstraction, the photoshop tools, and your own judgment, decide where the various gradations in values merit individual shapes. For each shape you will need to assign a value with your assorted gray papers. You may want to do this using a number system (ie. 1-black, 2-dark gray, 3 middle gray, 4 light gray, 5 white)
Step 3: Using a pencil gently break down the portrait into a set of five values, be sure to simplify (remember you are going to be using cut paper). Keep this as simple as possible while still giving the viewer all the pertinent information.
Step 4: Cut the shapes out of the appropriate colored papers and adhere using rubber cement. you may want to build this up on black, or you may want to start with a middle gray and add highlights and lowlights to the main shape. Plan your strategy in advance based on your image.
NOTE: for smaller shapes you will want to place them over the larger shapes in LAYERS instead of trying to assemble these like a jigsaw puzzle.
Project 007_02
Value Portrait Part 2: Working from the same photograph, you will assign VALUES for areas of the composition using a grid.
Step 1: using a pencil, gently grid off your printed image. Option: you may use Photoshop to create a value mosaic of the photograph, assign values to each square (or basic shape of your choosing). After assigning values to the areas of the composition
3. Step 2: using a paper cutter or exacto knife cut rectilinear (or tesselations of other basic) shapes and adhere to the composition. Squares should be between no less than 1/2" and no more than 1" each.
Finally: You will mount your 11x17 inch composition on a sheet of bristol.
Finally: You will mount your 11x17 inch composition on a sheet of bristol.
Examples from previous student work:
Because this is a summer class, you will only have to do one of these. You may choose a pixelated version or a posterized version of this project.
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