For our purposes Surreal or magical realism describes an image where the elements are a natural part in an otherwise mundane, realistic environment. Although it is most commonly used as a literary genre, magic realism also applies to film and the visual arts.
Here is a link to a TED talk by Erik Johansson. Erik creates realistic photos of impossible situations.
Today we will begin creating a surreal image using photoshop.
Using the provided images plus at least one of your own, (either from the web or a photos you have taken), create a magical realist composition using exaggerated scale. You may select, crop, and place the elements in the composition in any way that presents them in an incongruous, unusual or “super normal” manner.
Activities/Skills/Followed Directions:
Set up document at stated size and resolution. 10 x 10 150 dp1
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Photoshop Skills
Made precise selections 5/________
Used Transform-scale tool to change at least one selection/layer.
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Used move tool to move selections from one document to another.
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Used Multiple Layers 5/________
Named Layers 5/________
Include at least 1 additional image to the composition
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Creativity
Met requirements for concept: Magical Realism using scale
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