Iconic Stencil Project. VISUAL INSPIRATION: SHEPARD FAIREY EDUARDO BERTONE VAL BRITTON RUSS MILLS

Iconic Stencil Project

VISUAL INSPIRATION:

SHEPARD FAIREYEDUARDO BERTONEVAL BRITTONRUSS MILLS

RUSS MILLS

SHEPARD FAIREY

EDUARDO BERTONE

DANIEL MALTZMAN

STEPS Find a large quality iconic portrait In Photoshop, change to greyscale and apply 4 layers of

cutout Find a pattern that fits the style of your image Create a cut paper/collage background for you iconic

image. Include your patterned image in this background. Use paint and oil pastel etc to include hand-drawn elements

Cut out each layer of your iconic portrait so that you have 4 total stencils

Using your rules of good composition, arrange your portrait on the page and spray paint each layer, paying attention to the values that you use

Cover the dried work with acrylic medium or varnish and sign it

1. HIGH RESOLUTION PORTRAIT

2. GREYSCALE, CROP 8X10 & CUTOUT FILTER TO 4

3. FIND A PATTERN THAT FITS YOUR THEME

4. COLLAGE BACKGROUND

MAKE SURE EDGES ARE COVERED

4.5. COLLAGE BACKGROUND

5. CUTOUT STENCIL

WHITE LIGHT SKIN DARK SKIN BLACK

6. SPRAY PAINT EACH LAYER

FOUR LAYERS THREE LAYERS

7. HAND-DRAWN FINISHING TOUCHES

8. THE FINALE