Inner Voice Portraits
A High School Level Digital Art Lesson
Project Objective:
Student Example - See more below
To create multi-layered artwork through the creation of original source imagery, including portraits, objects and textures. Emphasis should be on composition. Images should blend together to create a sense of emphasis, balance and movement.
Techniques:
● Adobe Photoshop techniques: New File, Selection Tools, Scale, Opacity, Masking, Blending Modes, Save Files
● Photographic techniques: “Fill the frame,” eliminate background distractions
Media:
Adobe Photoshop
Drawing Materials / Sketch
Digital Photography
Concept or Theme:
The final artwork will use overlapping imagery to explore the theme of self-discovery and reflection (“inner voice”). Each image layer should add another facet to the artist’s story.
Source Material:
Artists to look at:
Giorgia Napoletano
Rocio Montoya
Brooke Shaden
Antonio Mora
Aneta Ivanova
Student Examples:
