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Portrait and Pen Tablet

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For this assignment you will be using the pen tablet and an image of your choice.

  • Image should be good quality

  • Someone you know

  • eyes open and pleasant expression

  • no obscene hand gestures or expressions

  • may be a full body or from the waist up image but should not be just the face.

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Assignment:

Paper: 8.5 x 11

Requirements:

  • Download image from your phone or other source.

  • Paste layer onto paper and lower the opacity to 50% and lock the layer.

  • Color in background and then turn layer off so you can work.

  • Using the pen tablet sketch the basic image in the second layer.

  • In the next layers colorize the image adding gradients and effects as you go.

  • When image is completed- save as lastnameportrait.pdf and turn in.

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Here's a great website to use for this assignment:

How To Create a Beautiful Vector Portrait in Illustrator

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