Op Art Tutorials

Here are the tutorials for the Op Art:

Spiral Line:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V50xa7iXrfU

Liquified Lines:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jNOtQ43DPw

Geometeric:

Boring voice guy's video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA6IuAaE9Pk&list=HL1333460167&feature=mh_lolz

Mrs. Riehle's Geometeric Example

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zCwinTLFso

More Examples:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH51fHRX9L8

Op Art on the Computer

Geometric

Geometric

Organic

Organic

Organic

Geometric

Check these websites out:

http://www.op-art.co.uk/
http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/index-e.html

Crazy, right!  You are going to create 2 pieces of artwork- both 10x10 one organic (flowing lines) and one geometric (shapes).

I am going to demo organic in class today and than post the tutorial to youtube tonight.  I will not demo geometric in class, but post the video tomorrow.

Surreal Images

Hello on you blog this week you need to tell me

1.  Where you got your inspiration for you image.
2.  What you like about your image.
3.  What you would improve on your image.
4.  What you would give yourself for a grade and WHY!
5.  Where you got your images (each one).

Link you your image to receive a grade.

I would also like you to comment on someone else's image!  Give them some good feed back, not just I like your picture its cool!!!

Surrealism at its best!

Here is a link to last semester's projects:
http://chsphotoshop.blogspot.com/2011/10/your-surreal-images.html

Now its your turn to make a surreal image!  Here is what you will do:

1.  Start with a wonderful, creative idea!
2.  Get your images and textures.
3.  Make a document that is 8x10 or 10x8, 300 resolution in Photoshop.
4.  Use the tutorial you just finished to help you create your image.

Here is what you need:

4-5 images or textures.
Shadows to make things look real.
Seamless edits- no jagged edges etc.....it need to LOOK like it is REALLY happening!
A good idea/composition!

Here are the places to get things:

Images- Images need to be copy right free!
http://www.deviantart.com/
www.flickr.com
http://schools.iclipart.com/iowa/  - Use your keystone username and password (can't remember it look on the board)

DO NOT USE GOOGLE OR YAHOO or GOOGLE IMAGES!

Textures
http://www.deviantart.com/

http://www.shadowhousecreations.blogspot.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/skeletalmess/sets/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/

Here is a video on how to download your textures:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hBiLNX51y8

Surrealism- what is it?- It was and is an art movement started in the 1930's- the definition of surreal- having the qualities of surrealism; bizarre : a surreal mix of fact and fantasy. My definition- a dream like state where the scene looks real but couldn't really happen.


Artist who are associated with surrealsim:
"Classic"
Renee Magritte, and Salvador Dali
Digital
Paul Biddle  Zazie Stephen Burns

What are you going to do?
1- You are going to do a tutorial on how to blend images into 1 image.  It will look like this:

2- You are going to create your own Surreal Image using approved images.

Here is the website for the tutorial:
http://photoshoptutorials.ws/photoshop-tutorials/photo-manipulation/create-traditional-painting-like-surreal-image-photoshop/
Here is the Link to Part 1 of the tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LRmpQT9ylg

Here is the link to Part 2 of the tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwAMbjFkb0c

Here is the link to Part 3 of the tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pyjqTzZWVE