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Text as portrait

Picture
Each student needs to take a photo of themselves or bring in a photo of themselves that will serve as the basis for the project.  The photo will be a guide but will not be in the finished project.  Students need to create the visual effect of a portrait using text only.  Of course I highly encourage the use of color.  The content of the text is up to each student.  It could be meaningful words or phrases, lyrics to a favorite song, or your name over and over again.  Since the concept is so simple, each student needs to research a new technique to apply to the text.

Helpful resources:
http://www.noupe.com/tutorial/illustrator-must-know-text-effects.html
http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/tutorials/50-text-effects-tutorial-illustrator/

http://www.tagxedo.com/gallery.html

Text as Portrait Rubric
Mrs. Eichler