Surrealist+artwork



The above artworks were produced by the Surrealist artist Salvador Dali. Surrealism means 'beyond or above realism' and was the name given to a group of artists who produced artworks based on the subconscious mind and dreams.While Surrealist works appear highly realistic, they contained elements which naturally did not go together.

When you look carefully at these paintings by Dali you will notice how elements of them are distorted. You are to consider this aspect of his work when creating your Surrealist piece. Utilising the **'liquify**' filter tool in will help you to effectively distort components of your work.

What to do.....

 * 1) You are to use one of the 'background' images from the file provide in class to begin this task.
 * 2) Once selected open the image in Photoshop and duplicate the layer.
 * 3) Don't forget before you go any further must name your file and save it regularly.
 * 4) You are to alter the background using one of the methods to change the colours in the original piece. How you alter the colours is entirely up to you.
 * 5) Using the advanced search tools in Google you must select an image of either an animal or sea creature.



6. Remember what you select must be in a JPeg format and a large file size. 7. Opening this image in another tab, you will need to select the object, so you can remove the background.

8. Copy and paste the object onto a transparent layer.



9. Next you need to go across to the filter tab in Photoshop and scroll down until you mind the liquify tool. This tool needs to be used carefully, so you are recreating the animal to make it look like a new creature. To assist you with understanding the types of effects you can gain from using the liquify tool, have a look at this link.

10. Your Surrealist creature now needs to be placed onto your background. To assist making the piece more interesting you can play around with additional tools such as the 'free transform' tool. This has options such as warp, which is interesting to explore.

 TRANSFORM TOOL
 * < **Assessment grid** ||< **Ex** ||< **VG** ||< **G** ||< **S** ||< **BP** ||< **U** ||
 * < # Ability to select an image using the advanced research methods available in Google. ||<  ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||
 * < # Ability to personalise one of the allocated backgrounds through the manipulation of colour using Photoshop. ||<  ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||
 * < # Ability to record the design process by screen capturing the major developments of the artwork. This work must be placed in your visual diary and be accompanied with annotations. ||<  ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||
 * < # Ability to demonstrate the creative and effective use of a wide range of tools and processes in Photoshop. ||<  ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||
 * < # Ability to create a highly imaginative Surrealist creature using a range of tools and processes, including the liquefy tool. ||<  ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||
 * < # Ability to create a highly effective digital Surrealist artwork. ||<  ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||