Exercise #5: Self-Portrait Collages

Introduction to Computer Art
Instructor: Tiffany Holmes

Untitled by Josh Budich

Directions: You are going to create two self-portraits using scanned photographic material. One portrait tells the "truth" about who you are and one tells a blatant "LIE." During the critique, we will attempt to figure out who you really are.

IMAGE SPECIFICATIONS: Make images at 72 dpi. Each image should measure no larger than 640x480 pixels in dimension. Save as a Photoshop file so we can view your layers.

ADDITIONAL PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:

1) Be prepared to JUSTIFY why exactly one image lies while one tells the truth.

2) Please work from at least three different scanned images.

3) Save your image as a Photoshop file (it will be large) so that we can view the process of construction.

IDEAS: Think about the portraits shown during the slide talk about surrealism. Consider using images from your subconscious to construct a self-portrait.

Due: February 24, 1998.