Self Portraits Inspired by

Erin Furimsky

jan. 21new project: Self Portrait-View video demonstration of techniques and materials-sketch and write instructions-draw sketches for your project in sketchbook; background, stencils, color scheme, supporting images and main imagefor the main image3rd hour in computer lab tomorrow

Answer these questions:

• Write 3 adjectives to describe yourself.• What is your first memory?• What is your favorite memory?• What makes you happy?• What images are you drawn to?• What is your favorite color?

Homework-due tomorrow

• Have 2 pictures of yourself ready to adapt on Photoshop tomorrow• You may email it to yourself• You may bring it in on a flashdrive• You may bring your phone and a cord to hook it up to the computer• If you have none of these options, see me and I will take a photo of

you• If you have earbuds, bring them to class next time for youtube

tutorials• It must be high resolution

Good examples of photos

Bad examples of photos

Inspirational ideas

Remember, this will not look like a photograph when it is finished. It will be a drawing on clay

You may also add words

• Either hand written or

•In a fancy font

• Ceramics 1 students will be creating their design on a 12 x 12 slab• Ceramics 2, 3 and 4 students have options. Your project should be

smooth and have a large surface to design on.• Good examples:

Bad forms for this project:

See Instructions for turning a photo into a black and white image for transferring:

From this to this

Watch video: Surface Compilation 1

• Take notes

• Another source:• http://ceramicartsdaily.org/ceramic-supplies/ceramic-colorants-cera

mic-supplies-2/pottery-video-of-the-week-how-to-combine-homemade-customizable-underglaze-transfers-with-paper-stencils-for-a-beautiful-layered-effect/• http

://ceramicartsdaily.org/pottery-making-techniques/ceramic-decorating-techniques/an-easy-way-to-transfer-imagery-to-pottery/