Warhol Art

Photoshop

Objective

Mimic the technique of the famous artist, Andy Warhol, to create an original, personal piece of art.

Project Example

Design Requirements

Now that you've learned how to adjust black and white with images and threshold to add photos within a subject, let's apply that knowledge in a fun and personal setting with color.

In this project, you are going to "paint" several renditions of a picture of yourself and arrange it in a grid. A famous artist who used this technique to develop pop art advertising is Andy Warhol. We are going to mimic this technique to create an original, personal piece of art.

First, you will use the camera of the computer or your cell phone to take your picture. Be creative with your pose so your project will be appealing and interesting! If out what your 3rd area that you are going to color will be (you may want to hold an object in your photo).

You will apply a filter inside Photoshop to make it look like a black-and-white sketch, then use your selection and coloring techniques to create the Warhol effect. You want to have 3 different colors per box (plus white).  Remember to use bright fluorescent colors!

As you work, save your project as a PSD and name it lastname + first initial _warhol.psd. When you are finished, save it again as a PNG with the same name (ex: pettyw_warhol.png)  Submit only the PNG file.  Don't forget to review the rubric to make sure you are meeting all of the project requirements!

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Project Tutorial

Working File Instructions

IMPORTANT: Make sure you are saving the editable file as you work.

File Type:

PSD

File Naming Convention:

lastname+firstinitial_warhol.psd

Final Deliverable Instructions

IMPORTANT: Canvas will only accept the file type below.  

File Type:

PNG

File Naming Convention:

lastname+firstinitial_warhol.png