7th Digital Art: You Are What You Eat!

We will be making self-portraits inspired by the work of artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo, and studying what we eat (healthy or unhealthy foods?).

Research
1. Go to this website to answer the questions on your worksheet about the artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo.

2. Learn about healthy foods and create a healthy meal HERE.

3. Try playing Dining Decisions.

4. Go shopping for healthy foods and read nutrition labels at the Virtual Grocery Store.

5. Go HERE to review the rules of facial proportions, and draw a face on your worksheet.

Brainstorm
Brainstorm a list of all of the foods you can think of that you eat. Which foods are healthy and which are unhealthy? Write them in your bubble map.

Design
Look at student examples of collages HERE
Save copyright free photos of the foods that you eat to your folder. Use morguefile.com

Start creating your portrait in Photoshop
1. Go to File > New
2. Name your portrait "YourLastNameFood"
3. Make your file 8.5 inches wide by 11 inches high.
4. Open your food photos and cut and paste each into your document. Mrs. Fowler will demonstrate how to do this. You can use Image > Transform to change the size and rotation of your pictures.

Save your project to the "HAND IN FINAL WORK HERE" folder. Have fun!