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Strategies for working on project #2:

In your own words, what is a picture plane?
is an imaginary plane which is located between the eye point and being viewed
usually coextensive to the material surface of the work.

What are the boundaries of our picture plane in Photoshop?

The frame of the small room, the computer and the desk.
Start by deciding what the 2-Dimensional space of your canvas will be.
This is the space
that an object or character is leaving. This could be anything from a
computer screen to a
book or a painted canvas.
What is your 2-Dimensional space?
Computer and desk.
What is your subject? (the object, character or creature that is leaving
your 2-Dimensial
space)
A rod coming out of the computer getting the apple.
Next, decide the new space/realm/reality that your subject is moving into.
Your subject is leaving the 2-dimensional space of say your computer
screen or painted canvas. Consider what happens when they enter the
new space?
What is your subject doing as they move to the new space? Did
they break the computer screen or tear the canvas to escape the 2Dimensional space? The apple left the screen and is hanging out by the
book.

What is your character doing in the new space? Are they standing
around or are they using spray paint to color their new world? Consider
how the two spaces (the original 2-dimensional space and the new space
your character has entered) change or need to change as your subject

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enters into them or leave them. The apple is just sitting on the desk
waiting to be eaten.

What is your project goal for our second work Beyond Confines?
To make it look as realistic as possible.

Take a moment to brainstorm and visualize what it is you want to

create. In this pre-visualization, take note of all the pieces (separate
images) that will need to be combined and arranged to create your idea.
Look for imagery online that will allow you to generate your idea. The
perfect image many students search for does not exist on the web. This
perfect image is what your project should be. You need to find images
that will allow you to build/piece together your piece.
Next, open Photoshop and go to File>New. Enter in a name that reflects
what you are working on as well as contains your last and first name.
For example: Name: Project_2_Golden_Jef
Next, look to the information in the preset dialogue box. Enter in a width of
at least 8 x 10 with a resolution of at least 300 ppi (pixels per inch).
With your high-resolution imagery selected and saved to your desktop,
bring that same imagery into one blank Photoshop document. Use the
File>Place Embedded command to bring all of your found imagery into a
Photoshop document. Hit enter on your keyboard or Okay on the option
bar as you bring in the imagery one at a time.
As you bring in your found imagery; keep in mind the goal of the project.
You are to work with the idea of the picture plane and how objects that
were confined within a set space can move into another space and vice
versa. Please see student examples as well as the sample project #2 idea
folder if this notion still feels too abstract.
With all your imagery placed in Photoshop and rasterized, begin by
isolating the parts of the imagery you want viewers to see with a mask.
These masks should be crafted with care leaving no unwanted
imagery/artifacts floating in your image.
Before you begin working with blending modes and filters, which should be
a finalizing step, move your isolated (masked imagery) around your

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canvas. Experiment with multiple layouts until you find the one that is not
only most pleasing to you, but also, is one that allows you to communicate
your idea in the best way/makes the most sense in fitting with your intent.
As you work use the following checklist to make sure your project meets
all of the project #2 requirements.
-Project was created completely within Photoshop.

-I have worked creatively with layers and how played with

how they
interact (i.e. opacity/blending modes/masks) as well as
various
transform options.

-Used at least two Layer masks.

-Used at least two elements of typography (at least two

words somewhere in
your canvas that contribute to your project intent/idea).

-Final Photoshop document co n t a i n s at le a s t 8 la y e r s.

-PROJECT DIMENSIONS ARE AT LEAST 8 BY 10 INCHES.

-PROJECT RESOUTION IS AT LEAST 300 DPI.

This project requires at least 8 hours of solid work. It is very easy to

see which projects were made in haste and which ones were crafted with
care. Do your best to create the image you have in your head.