1

Search the web for a living creature from the natural world that is completely within the frame of the photograph. This includes mammals, fish, birds, plants, anything…perhaps with the exception of bacteria which are a bit small.

2

The image must be at least 1000 pixels in height, width or both.

3

This image must be in a natural environment and must not be silhouetted on a white background.Do not choose celebrities or other syndicated consumer imagery. The image should be raw.

4

Carefully cut the image out from its background and save it as a PhotoShop document with transparency (PSD).

5

Adjust the contrast of the image until you have a strong mix of lights, darks and mid-tones. Don’t blast out the detail. Preserve as much detail as possible.

1. Just the original edited photograph printed on 8.5 x 11″
2. Outline
3. Silhouette
4. Outline the interior and exterior forms of the image using a thin marker
5. Outline the same forms from #4 and fill in outlined forms with black
6. Do #4 with purely straight lines
7. Fill in the straight lines outlines as in #5
8. Use stippling with a very thin marker to create the image and express dark and light values
9. Draw a single contour fat line that starts one place and expresses the form in a single unbroken line
10. Do an expressive rendering of the image in using thick marker
11. Do an expressive rendering of the image in using thin marker
12. Do an expressive rendering of the image in using thin AND thick marker
13. Create the image using hand made style of your choice (newspaper, collage, thumbprint, etc).
14. Abstract the image by simplification and amplifying features in black pen
15. Your Choice (must be very different from above)

Single Contour Examples

Computer Translations

1. Using the pen tool in illustrator translation the photograph into solid organic shapes (no lines).

Parameters

Color: This is a black and white assignment only. NO COLOR.

Dimensions: All images inside 6″x6″  thin line square in the exact center of an 8.5 x 11″ sheet of paper. DO NOT TRIM.

Placement: All images must be in the exact place inside the square. Do not move the image around.

Scale of Image: All images must be the exact same size in all translations.

Material: All work must be done in extra fine and thick black marker.

Craft: Work neatly without smudge marks.

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Due Monday, October 5

15 translations of one single image neatly drawn on centered 6″ x 6″ squares on a 15 different sheets of 8.5×11″ paper

Due Wednesday, October 7

The revised fifteen hand-drawn translations and one computer translation.

16 translations of one single image neatly drawn on centered 6″ x 6″ squares on a 16 different sheets of 8.5×11″ paper.

One PDF with all translations scanned and positioned in the exact same place in each dartboard.