Typographic Portraits

Illustrator

Singer: Michelle Branch

Singer: Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters

Singer: Bob Dylan

Actress: Scarlett Johansson

Students

Only using their last

name

Just using individual

letters

Sometimes just words

Description of self

Add a background

Add some color….

Student from: Roxbury High School, NJ

Students from: Somerville High School

All with words that tell a story

Dramatic use of

text with some

colorful brush

strokes.

Singer: Rihanna

Now here’s how we start….

• Locate a subject matter: you, person in family, celebrity. Search online or bring in a photo of that person. Then we must convert to grayscale (photoshop).

• Pick either the name or letters in the name or phrases representing that person. Even words that identify that person: strong, powerful etc.

• Executed in Illustrator (vector-based program)

• We will be using Text on a Path in Illustrator.