What is a Hedcut?
A hedcut is a term referring to a style of drawing, associated with The Wall Street Journal half-column portrait illustrations. They are handmade portraits that have been in use for decades and are instantly recognizable. The artists use a stipple technique where they recreate the subject's features using dots of varying sizes and weights. It looks like money.
You Need a Photo
You need to start out with a good quality photo of you or someone who is willing to be your subject. The photo should be a closeup, but not quite an extreme closeup! You might want to look at the video to see the example before taking yours.
Before you begin following the video, you'll need to use your selection tools to get your subject on a plain white background. It's important that you do a good job with your selections. Use quick mask mode and the drawing tablets to help you refine your selection.
Black and White
You'll find the video instructions in the Campus Share Drive > Samuelson > PS_faux_hedcut.
There's a part 1 and part 2
Save it as #_lastname_BWHedcut.PSD and then as a JPG when you are completely finished.
Color
You'll find the video instructions in the Campus Share Drive > Samuelson > PS_faux_hedcut.
Part 3 is adding the color.
Save it as #_lastname_ColorHedcut.PSD and then again as a JPG when you complete your work.
Turning it in...
Go to the Photoshop page of your ePortfolio and add the following. Newest posts go at the top. You can refer to this video if you don't remember how to embed your images.
- Write the Title of the Challenge
- Then answer these questions:
- How long does it take a Wall Street Journal hedcut artist to draw a portrait?
- How much time did it take you to create yours in Photoshop?
- Explain what stippling is?
- Embed the images below the questions.
- Call me over to show me that you are finished.