Reflective Silhouettes

Objective: To create an ink self-portrait silhouette on a page from a book leaving a word or phrase un-obscured in the background text.

Materials: 
Pencil
Digital Camera
Computer (Adobe Photoshop Program or another photo editing app)
Page from a book
Permanent Marker

Procedure:
1. Ask a friend or family member to photograph you using a digital camera or iPad in a 3/4 pose.
2. Use Adobe Photoshop to manipulate your photograph into a stencil or another photo editing app. 
3. Print the manipulated photograph
4. Draw yourself on a page from a book using your manipulated photograph as a reference. 
5. Fill in your portrait with a black permanent marker leaving one word or phrase un-obscured in the background text.
6. Give your artwork a title. 

Examples of Student Work: 

© Live Art, Breathe Art 2015

© Live Art, Breathe Art 2015

© Live Art, Breathe Art 2015