Da Vinci Assignments Learn about Da Vinci and use Adobe Photoshop CS3 to create Da Vinci style, fine art portraits from photographs. 1. Read the short Artist Description on the next page. Taking notes on the Artist Description is recommended because you can use your notes when you take the quiz. 2. Guided Practice – Follow the instructions below, step by step, to create the guided practice portrait Find the file, Abby.jpg to use for your guided practice assignment Find the file, Abby.jpg to use for your guided practice assignment Make sure you save your file as a PSD and as a JPG, in your folder Make sure you save your file as a PSD and as a JPG, in your folder. 3. Your Own – Using your self-portrait photo, go through the same process to make it a Da Vinci style fine art portrait. Da Vinci style fine art portrait Make sure you save your file as a PSD and as a JPG, in your folder Make sure you save your file as a PSD and as a JPG, in your folder.

Artist Description Leonardo Da Vinci ( ) was an Italian scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, architect, sculptor, botanist, musician, writer and painter. He is widely considered to be the best known genius of the Renaissance and one of the greatest painters of all time. His Last Supper and Mona Lisa are among the most widely popular and influential paintings of the Renaissance. His notebooks reveal a spirit of scientific inquiry and a mechanical inventiveness that were centuries ahead of his time. Da Vinci painted several well-known portraits including: Lady with an Ermine, and Madonna Litta. His portraits often incorporated the classical effect of having a dark background and a well-lighted subject. He also used facial expression to achieve an emotional response. These general qualities can be duplicated to get the same effect and style.

Before After

Step 1 – Find and copy the image file you are going to use. Step 1 – Find and copy the image file you are going to use. Find the file Abby.jpg. Click on it. When the image comes up, right-click on the image. Find the file Abby.jpg. Click on it. When the image comes up, right-click on the image. Select, Save Picture As and save in your Photosh9p folder. Select, Save Picture As and save in your Photosh9p folder. Step 2 - Run PhotoShop Step 2 - Run PhotoShop Start [button] > All Programs > Adobe Master Collection CS3 > Adobe PhotoShop Start [button] > All Programs > Adobe Master Collection CS3 > Adobe PhotoShop

Step 3 – Open the File Step 3 – Open the File File > Open > Abby… OK. File > Open > Abby… OK. Step 4 - Crop (trim) the image. Step 4 - Crop (trim) the image. Click the Crop Tool (follow the arrow). Click the Crop Tool (follow the arrow). Click corner to corner on the image and adjust the size of the crop window. Click corner to corner on the image and adjust the size of the crop window. Double click the image. Double click the image. View > Fit on Screen View > Fit on Screen

Step 5 –Duplicate the layer. Step 5 –Duplicate the layer. Right click the background layer > duplicate Right click the background layer > duplicate OK OK

Step 6 – Create a new layer Step 6 – Create a new layer Layer > New > Layer Layer > New > Layer OR OR Using the Layers palette > Create a New Layer Using the Layers palette > Create a New Layer You should now have three layers

Step 7 - Check the image size. Image [top menu] > Image Size... Image [top menu] > Image Size... The shortest side (width, in this case) should be not less than 600 pixels. The shortest side (width, in this case) should be not less than 600 pixels. Type 600 in width if necessary and press OK. Type 600 in width if necessary and press OK.

Step 8 - Remove the background on the background copy layer. First, hide the background layer (click the eye) First, hide the background layer (click the eye) Select the background copy layer Select the background copy layer Use the Lasso Tool and/or Quick Selection Tool to select the background. Use the Lasso Tool and/or Quick Selection Tool to select the background. Remove the background by pressing delete. Remove the background by pressing delete. Remove selection - Select [top menu] > Deselect, or Press Ctrl+D. Remove selection - Select [top menu] > Deselect, or Press Ctrl+D.

Step 9: Set colors for your background. Select the background layer. Click the Foreground Color Box. Adjust the color to a very dark brown. Click the Foreground Color Box. Adjust the color to a very dark brown. Click the Background Color Box. Adjust the color to just slightly lighter than the 1 st color. Click the Background Color Box. Adjust the color to just slightly lighter than the 1 st color. foreground background

Step 10: Create a new filter. Click the Eye to make the background layer visible. Click the Eye to make the background layer visible. Click the background layer. Click the background layer. Select Filter [top menu] > Render > Clouds Select Filter [top menu] > Render > Clouds

Step 11: Create new foreground. Click on the Layer 1 (the foreground). Click on the Layer 1 (the foreground). Click to have all “Eye” buttons on. Click to have all “Eye” buttons on. Click the Paint Bucket Tool > Adjust the Opacity to 50%. Click the Paint Bucket Tool > Adjust the Opacity to 50%. Click anywhere in the image. Click anywhere in the image. Paint bucket tool opacity

Step 12: Cut out foreground where there is skin. Lightens the skin. Click, Lasso Tool. (Feather: 3 px) Click, Lasso Tool. (Feather: 3 px) Select around the edge of skin/face. Select around the edge of skin/face. Press the Delete button, on the keyboard, to erase inside the selection. Press the Delete button, on the keyboard, to erase inside the selection. Press Select > Deselect. Press Select > Deselect.

Step 13: Adjust brightness to brighten up skin/face. Click on Background copy layer. Click on Background copy layer. Image [top menu] > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast… Image [top menu] > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast… Brightness: +50 > OK. Brightness: +50 > OK.

Step 14: Merge all Layers. Layer [top menu] > Merge Visible Layer [top menu] > Merge Visible

Step 15: Add Texture. Filter [top menu] > Texture > Texturizer… Filter [top menu] > Texture > Texturizer… Texture: Canvas Scaling: 85% Relief: 4 Texture: Canvas Scaling: 85% Relief: 4

Step 16: Save finished image twice. Save as a PSD and as a JPG. You will use this image for your assignment package and then again in your portfolio. File [top menu] > Save As… > Save in your folder. File Name: DaVinci(your 1 st name) Format: PSD File [top menu] > Save As… > Save in your folder. File Name: DaVinci(your 1 st name) Format: JPG Quality: 12