Ah+Xian+inspired+task

Ah Xian is a Chinese born artist based in Sydney, Australia. Ah Xian was a practising artist in China throughout the 1980s. He sought political asylum in Australia following the events of Tiananmen Square in 1989 and moved to Sydney in 1990. After seeking and being granted political asylum in Australia Ah Xian shifted his art practice from painting to sculpture. Ah Xian is a Chinese-Australian contemporary artist interested in the human body and how contemporary craft can make it meaningful.Ah Xian uses many different techniques and materials, based on ancient Chinese crafts skills.

What to do..........

 * 1) You must produce decorative backgrounds which can be used for this task.
 * 2) You can create the decorative/patterned pieces using both 'conventional' or digital methods.
 * 3) This may include using apps or specific programs such as Photoshop.
 * 4) A scanner is available in room 15 and the junior school library if you need to use them to digital capture a pattern.
 * 5) Patterns or inspiration for patterns can be found using this link.
 * 6) The 'Artrage' program could be useful to explore in creating a digital pattern.

The adjoining visuals provides some insight into changes which can be made.


Remember that Artrage has a layer system just like Photoshop.

These layers can also be moved around and deleted if no longer wanted.

It is important to use a new layer every time you try something, use a new colour, add a stencil etc. Using the layers will enable you to easily alter or delete aspects of your work.



= Adobe Photoshop CS5 - How To Remove The Background Of An Image. =

**Support document on how you can create a patterned portrait. **