self portrait...

The tools:
Pen –
adding & deleting anchors
joining separate shapes
Placing jpgs
Linking images – don’t do it!
Dim images to ___%
Live trace
Eyedropper
Magic wand


In-class assignment:
Self portrait x3 – how do nurture your memory of self?
1. Consider the short story by Alan Lightman as you work on the first layer of your portrait.
2. Using the photo that we took at the beginning of class, place your jpg portrait on a layer, lock that layer, then trace and draw (on a new layer) to create a self-portrait that’s relatively photo-realistic on one layer. For the sake of comparison, livetrace a copy of your jpg – please don’t use it in your final image, but it’s worth seeing what it can accomplish. When you’ve finished this portrait, select the photo layer and delete it – the final file cannot have a jpg image – vector only. Lock (and hide if you want) this layer, so you aren’t adding to or altering it.
3. Create a new layer, and develop a new portrait that exploits this Book of Memory. For this layer, you’ll make an image that represents a moment that you would (or have) record in your own Book of Memory. Use unity concepts to drive home the quality of this moment. Make sure that this second portrait creates an image that is drastically different than the first layer.
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4. Create another new layer, and develop a new portrait that represents a moment you would not record in your Book of Memory. Again, use unity concepts to drive home the quality of this moment, and make sure that this portrait creates an image that is drastically different than the first two.


In the end, you’ll have two vector only layers that explore your own sense of memory. Think about how your own memory functions, and how you embellish or edit these memories to suit your current needs – this quality can be reflected in your imagery. As always, don’t present moments or images that leave you vulnerable or exposed. We’ll work on these next week in class, and evaluate our time then – if we need more time to make these stronger, we’ll take it.