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City Graphic Poster
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Find or take a pretty photo that would work well for a poster. Bring it into Adobe Illustrator and make it into an image trace- I used low fidelty photo. Next, bring the photo into Adobe Photoshop and make any changes or add any missing elements- I painted a large sky using a gradient and low opacity brush to make it a poster size rather than square. Finally, add some text with city name or nickname- I added some fog on top cause it's San Francisco and I also erased the bottom of some of the letters to make it ...
photograph and colorize
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Take a photograph and photoshop in some other visual elements if you want to! For my piece I made a cyanotype first- I divided the photo into 9 sections and printed the sections inverted and mirrored onto clear plastic sheets. Next I left each plastic print on top of the cyanotype paper for the given amount of time in the sun and created the cyanotype sun prints. Next I connected all the small pieces into one large portrait. Cyanotype turns out blue colored- one could also edit the photo blue in photoshop. Lastly, I scanned the large image and digitally ...
Two Image Graphic Spread
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Combine two or more photos In a multi-image spread. Using Adobe illustrator or comparable, make the images into a graphic- I used the image trace 16 colors On Illustrator. Next I made the image trace a live paint to correct any mis colored regions. Add the locations of the photos.
Replay Value
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This is one for the gamers. Tell an original story/scene by reappropriating screenshots from your favourite game! How? Here's some ideas: Overwrite the text/add elements to the picture/"fake" screenshot art! This is from my favorite game Animal Crossing. This worked perfect because you earn points in the game but they are considered Bells or Nook Miles. It tells a extra story by saying "Please use my death for fake internet points from strangers online." It creates a twisted kind of meme to leave a person laughing or questioning why they just got told that in thr game, but its just ...
Say It Like The Peanut Butter
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Make an animated gif from your favorite/least favorite movie capturing the essence of a key scene. Make sure the movement is minimal but essential. Note this is a classic and historic DS106 assignment, the second one ever created. It has been resurrected from the tomb of lost assignments.
Populate the landscape
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Landscape paintings often look like lonely places. What if we took some inspiration from Arrowhead altered art and added people or other characters to Bob Ross paintings? After all, every painting needs a friend.
Name this flower
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Name this flower - search up on the net then come back and name it
By any sketch of the imagination
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A quick way to convert a photo of something to a sketched image is to download the PencilPhotoSketch application. When you open the app, it will give you the option to either take a photo or upload a previous photo. After you have your selected photo on the screen, you will see options at the bottom for what style of sketch you'd like to choose. You can slide your finger through the different styles, and when you find something you like, click on it. Once you are satisfied with the result, there is a floppy disk image in the top ...
BIG EYES
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Make the eyes twice as big
Earth
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Using Adobe photoshop or a comporable program, create a clipping mask with text. Use an image from earth or grass and use the lasso or selection tool to add blades of grass outside the mask. Add a drop shadow or bugs to make it appear more realistic.