Exercise A - Abstract Triptych .......continued appropriation


Using Adobe Photoshop please create three images files from one of your classmates Assignment #2. Please make all images according to the following specifications:

Width: 240 pixel
Height: 180 pixels
OR Height: 240 pixels<
Width: 180 pixels
Resolution: 72 pixels/inch
Mode: RGB color


*You may choose the presentation of your piece, either horizonal or vertical within the size specifications.

We are going to exchange disks from Assignment #2. Save that original image to disk for reference. We will look at it in reference to your version of the piece.

You are to create a triptych (3 abstract compositions, shown together) from one piece of work. The images should work in relation to each other.

Using previous Photoshop tools. You will need to adjust the proportion of the image. You can use different parts of the image, so cropping, cutting, pasting etc.. will be a good option. Manipulate the image by methods of abstraction and make it your own.


For final presentation, we will place all three images on a background of your choice of
832 X 400 Pixels or
400 X 832 Pixels
The 3 images will produce one final piece on the background color of your choice.

Keep in mind scale, composition, cropping, balance, color, line quality, positive and negative space, mood, movement, etc.

These three images are DUE on Tuesday 9/28 on disk.

Grading Criteria:
Visual complexity and elegance
Creative use of given material
Successful abstraction of given image
Overall coherence
Technical ability

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