IDIOM GRAPHIC CHALLENGE

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id·i·om
/ˈidēəm/
noun
plural noun: idioms
  1. 1.
    a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light ).



 An idiom is a phrase or expression whose meaning can't be understood from the ordinary meanings of the words in it. For example, Get off my back! is an idiom meaning Stop bothering me!

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DIRECTIONS:
1. Choose three idioms to illustrate.
2. Search & decide what imagery you will use to illustrate each idiom.
3. Make your canvas (8x10 inches/300 resolution -or- 10x10inches/300 resolution).
4. Begin laying out/playing/exploring/assembling the pictorial elements.
5. Work.
6. Revise.
7. Finalize design.
8. Save a flattened .JPG version, AND an unflattened .PSD version 
9. Save all source photos.
10. Post to BLOG & drop to DRIVE.

*You can work on one at a time, in succession -or- you can work on all three simultaneously (whichever works for you). 

YOUR IMAGES SHOULD...
1. Incorporate multiple layers.
2. Incorporate at least THREE photographic elements.
3. Incorporate some 'new' process and/or tool (PEN?) that you have utilized. 
4. NOT incorporate TEXT in the final image. The graphically-designed final image should illustrate - without words - the chosen idiom. 

TOOLS & PROCESSES YOU WILL LIKELY USE:
Edit + Transform...
Layers
Layer Masking
Selection & Lasso+ Tools
Move Tool
Pen Tool

BE MINDFUL OF:
Color scheme (or black & white) (unless color is part of the idiom)
Precision selecting (careful and precise selecting of cut selections)
Choosing high resolution images (pixelation is not good)
The Elements of Design:

LINK(S):
https://www.smart-words.org/quotes-sayings/idioms-meaning.html

KEY WORDS:
Surreal
Unbelievable
Graphic
Clever
Visual metaphor

 These are illustrated rather than photographic, but good for idea generating:
Image result for ILLUSTRATED IDIOMS Related image

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