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Objective: Create a portrait using emoji symbols for color and structure.

EQ: How were you able to build your character?

Suggestion: Look at the shadows and highlights on the skin!  Use gradient to get this effect!

Hold the Alt key when using move tool to quickly replicate the image.

Requirements:

- Face with eyes and a mouth (nose optional)
- Limbs (arms and legs)
- An environment that they are in.
- A detail of some sort ( Hair, hat, tail, etc.)

Typography Composition

Objective: Students will create a composition using a single letter of the alphabet using rule of thirds and the 4 design principles (Repetition, Alignment, Proximity, Contrast). Identify and practice using basic Photoshop tools and keyboard shortcuts to help them in their design (transform, layers, paint bucket, gradient, type tool, opacity). Experiment with color theory to develop a successful layout while considering the design principles.

EQ: How did you utilize the design principles and composition rules in your arrangement?

You may:

Use upper and lower case
Use different fonts.

Use Blend modes, filters, gradients, and textures.

You may not:

Use more than one kind of letter.

Use images of any kind

Use pictures of fonts from the internet

Title: Typography Comp

Size: 8 inch x 8 inch

Resolution: 300 Pixels/Inch

Color Mode: RBG Color


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Demo

For your first assignment, post the demo you made on how to make a file. It should include Type, a gradient overlay blended over the picture, and a filter.

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