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You guys are doing awesome working on graphic art! I thought for a break from the computer lab we could do a project which combines computer design and making art by hand. We will be making reductive linoleum prints. Here is an example of a reductive print by Lindsey Kromery from last year. How many colors do you see?
1. Choose a real image of your choice (not a cartoon) and isolate it in Photoshop.
I chose my grandma MAX.
2. Isolate the image and remove the color so its black and white.
3. Next posterize your image to 3 levels. If it doesn’t look good at first, try adjusting the contrast and then posterizing it.
4. Open a document that is 8.5 x 11 inches. Pick a background to compliment your image! I made my own pattern out of humming birds because my grandma loved them.
You can make your own pattern by selecting an image and clicking Edit–>Define pattern. Then click Layer–>New Fill Layer–>Pattern. However, feel free to pick anything you think would look cool as your background. You guys all have natural design skills, use them to come up with a cool composition. If the background has a lot of colors you should desaturate it and posterize it just like you did with your original image.
5. Save this as a jpeg and print it out to a full page. Now you are ready to start your print!
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