Criterion B Portraiture Technology

In Criterion B (design) we should include:
- 4-5 altered photos and details
-Compare each photo to the design specifications
-Tell which design you chose and why
-Evaluate it in terms of your design specifications

Original Photo

This is a portrait of myself i took at home. The pictures of me that were taken during class time could not be found in the grade 10 folder so i had no idea other than taking a photo myself.

Design 1


This is my first altered photo, i simply just increased the saturation and hue which makes a nice glowing effect. I really like this picture because of the way my face is pointing out (with increased brightness), and glowing pictures look really cool. But i would not choose it as my final design because it would take some time tracing it on paper. It is better to trace a simple photo and then design it anyway i want in art class.

Design 2



This is probably my favorite altered photo because it looks like a pencil sketch, and looks really realistic, if it was a pencil sketch. I used Picnik.com to alter this photo and used a filter called sketch. There is also the same effect on photoshop but not as good looking as this one, plus this site is free! Of course photoshop is the best photo editing because it has a lot of tools for editing than just adding effects or filters like most online photo editors. I am not going to choose this as my final design because it does not meet the design specifications, even though i like it. Instead i might use it as my Facebook photo or something.

Design 3

This design looks really cool on a computer, but on paper it might not, because it wont show the same effect when i trace it on paper. I used a filter called 'Neon' on Picnik.com This expresses my likeness for digital lights or so called 'neon' lights. Neon lights can bee seen anywhere: bars, disco clubs, ad posters and even cars. It is used as a decoration, but only can be seen at night or when it is dark. I would not use this design because it is hard to trace when projected on paper because there are complex lines on my hair and on my eyes, which tells us that it doesn't meet the required design specifications.

Design 4


This design was also edited on Picnik.com. It looks like its been painted with water colors but it looks really dull because it used colors like brown and gray. This really doesn't express me because i like colorful things, not dull. Therefore, this portrait is out of my list for tracing, it doesn't meet the design specifications and i just don't like it.

Design 5



This is my final design and the one im using for tracing. Its true that i dont like dull things, as said above, but i do like plain things like this one. This design meets all the design specifications, it expresses me, easy to trace and simple. It was altered in Photoshop through a filter called 'cut-out', and it really does look like cut-out.