For the Pop Art Portrait Assignment we were to edit one portrait four separate times using each of the different color schemes we learned in class. Before adding any color to the portrait I first outlined my subject, Shannon, with the Magnetic Lasso tool and proceeded to delete the background. I then used the Posterize Adjustment on Photoshop to create a more harsh shading on her facial features. To add color to the portraits I used the Paint Bucket Tool and the Brush Tool on Photoshop. On the top left I used the analogous color scheme and included red-violet for the background, violet for her face, and blue-violet for her hair. On the top right I illustrated the monochromatic color scheme using blue for the background, a tint of blue for her face and a shade of blue for her hair. On the bottom left I used the triadic color scheme by filling the background with red, painting her face with yellow and painting her hair with blue. Lastly, on the bottom right I illustrated the split-complementary color scheme by using violet for the background, yellow-orange for her face and yellow-green for her hair.
Overall, I enjoyed this assignment. I feel my split-complementary portrait and my monochromatic portrait are the stronger elements of this project. I believe I got the colors perfectly right. I was frustrated while editing my analogous portrait because I had trouble finding the correct shade of blue-violet. I did not want the color to appear blue, but I also did not want the color to look too similar to the violet on Shannon's face. Though it is not my best portrait edit in this assignment, I feel somewhat satisfied with it now because you can definitely see a difference in the colors. If I could go back and change something about this assignment I would redo my triadic color scheme portrait. Although it does correctly illustrate the triadic color scheme, I am not satisfied with my use of primary colors. It is very different from all of the other portrait edits in the project that I feel it may stand out too much.
