Shepard Fairy is a contemporary street artist, skateboarder, graphic designer, and illustrator. He is well know for his Andre the Giant sticker campaign and became internationally known with his "Hope" poster of Barack Obama during his 2008 campaign. His posters have a cutout aesthetic and utilize a limited color palette to create a visually dynamic look. The poster as a medium at its core is advertisement, meant to draw the viewer in and get the message across quickly. As a result it is also inherently political, used by all sides for the same purpose: to sell an idea whatever it may be. His most recent series was done in protest of President Donald Trump's election to office and features three minority women of color, with slogans such as "We the People" are greater than fear, protect each other, and defend dignity.
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TUTORIALS BELOW:
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YOUR ASSIGNMENT
You are to create a Shepard Fairey inspired portrait. It can be of a celebrity HOWEVER, I will give you extra credit points if you do a portrait from a photograph you have personally taken either of yourself or someone else (it can be a friend!) Requirements 1. It must be drawn using Adobe Illustrator using the pen tool. Don't just add a filter to it and call it done. You are in an art class, and this is drawing! 2. It must have a limited color palette with contrast. MAXIMUM 3 colors. 3. It must have additional areas of lights and darks using the Burn and Dodge tools in Adobe Photoshop. 4. It must have an area with a pattern or a texture. Self Reflection Questions: complete these when you are done!
When you are done with your project, and it is in your google portfolio for grading, answer the following questions in the comment section underneath your slide:
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