Where You Are & Where You Are Not
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Teacher: Jennifer Welsh
Grades 9-12
Standards:
Pennsylvania Academic Standards for the Arts and Humanities
9.1.8.A. Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities
9.1.8.C. Identify and use comprehensive vocabulary within each of the arts forms.
9.1.8.H. Demonstrate and maintain materials, equipment and tools safely at work and performance spaces.
9.2.8.C. Relate works in the arts to varying styles and genre and to the periods in which they were created
9.2.8.L. Identify, explain and analyze common themes, forms and techniques from works in the arts
Educational Technology Standards (NETS•S) and Performance Indicators for Students
1. Creativity and Innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes
Using technology. Students:
a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make
Informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
6. Technology Operations and Concepts
Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations. Students:
a. Understand and use technology systems.
b. Select and use applications effectively and productively.
c. Troubleshoot systems and applications.
d. Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.
Goal: To create a digital Collage Image with a forground and background, and sillouetts or cut outs of your picture/portrait.
Objectives:
Students will be introduced and become familiar to Photoshop
Students will be introduced to artists who use cutouts and/or silhouettes in their artwork
Students will be familiar with Collage
Students will create digital images
Students will reflect on their own image
Students will reflect on their peer’s images
Students will reflect on the process of using Photoshop as a medium
Requirements:
Participate in opening discussion
Produce a digital image, with foreground & background
Participate in Critique
Understand new vocabulary
Supplies
Digital Photographs
Photoshop
Printers/Paper
Resource Materials/Visuals:
Exemplars
PowerPoint
Demonstration
Teacher Preparation:
Create exemplar
Prepare demonstrations
Create a direction sheet handout
Create a vocabulary handout
Teaching:
Introduction
To introduce the students to this assignment we will first look at some work by Lonnie Hutchinson who uses silhouettes and Charles Cohen who uses cut outs. Then we will go over the assignment and brainstorm ideas as a class about the school and where we wish we were. This will allow the students to get ideas for their own piece. Then I will do a demonstration on the basic tools they will need and go over the requirements.
Directions
1. Choose one image to be the foreground “wall”. Then cut out between 3-6 sections using one of these tools
Lasso Tool (3rd one down on left side tool bar) Use either the Magnetic
Lasso Tool or just the regular Lasso Tool
Click where you want to begin to cut out and the lasso line will appear. Bring it back to the starting point and you will see a little circle, CLICK. That will select the space.
2. Go to Edit (top tool bar) and click on CUT.
3. Repeat this process until you have all your sections cut out. REMEMBER if you mess up go to Edit, Undo.
4. On the right side of the screen you will have another toolbox that says Layers. Click on the Layer that says background. Double Click. Change it from Background to Layer 0.
5. Adding Images to fit the cut spaces.
Go to File, Place. Move image, adjust size and place it where you want. You’ll see on the right side you have created another layer.
6. Click on Layer 0 (it should be highlighted) Go to Layers on the top tool bar. Click Arrange, Bring to Front. This will put the image you just placed behind the “wall” Image (layer 0)
7. Repeat this process until all you cut outs are filled.
8. One image should have your picture in it. You are to cut out you picture using the Magnetic Lasso Tool.
NOW, Feel free to experiment with Photoshop. You can go to Image, Adjustments and there are lots of fun things!!! (Make sure you write down what you did and used for reference for critique and personal records)
9. When you are satisfied with you image Click on Layer at the top and then Click on Flatten Image. This will get rid of your layers and make it one image.
Closure
Students will wrap up what they are working, save it as their last name Cutout (EX. Welshcutout.jpg). Then we will print the images out and shut down all computers.
Critique
The images will be hung on the wall and we will discuss them. Each student is required to put 1 post-it under 3 works of art. The post-it should include something they like about an artwork or a question about it. This will create a discussion. We will look at each piece and read the comments or questions about it to generate the critique.
Extension
For early finishers they can have a free assignment on Photoshop and experiment with the program. BUT they must answer this question. Where do you wish you were right now and what do you wish you were doing?
Time Budget 45-min class
(At the end of the last class, the homework assignment will be to bring in images on a flash drive of where they live or places they have gone.)
10 min Opening Discussion & Demonstration
Handout direction sheet
25 min Create Image
5 min Save file & Print, Turn Off Computers
5 min Write & Hang up Post-It’s & Critique
Another Example: I want to in be Thailand & Not at UArts
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Resources
Delicious Links
How-to-Photograph-Silhouettes
Kara Walker at the MOMA
Kara Walker at the Whitney
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