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The Power of the Portrait:
Portraits, Self Portraits and Identity
Experiment with different layouts and designs.
Use black and white and colour, text, illustration, double exposure etc.
You are going to create a Zine based on a topic that you think is important. You will need to take 5 different photoshoots based on 5 different artists or techniques. You will experiment with your images and choose 8 to be presented in your Zine. Your Zine should link closely to your chosen topic.
Step 1 - Choose a topic you think is important, to base your zine on......
Society and
Identity
Music, Lyrics and meaning
Symbolism in lyrics
Album Artwork
Lyrics and emotions
Different genres
Mental Health
Teenage/Adult mental health
Positives and Negatives
Depression
Anxiety
OCD
Eating Disorders
National Statistics
Sport
Positive influences
Confidence building
Promotion and inclusion
Paralympics
Being part of a team
Competitiveness
Advertising
Amnesty International
UN Women
Shelterbox
Climate crisis
Gender equality
Refugee Crisis
Gender
LGBTQI+ rights and equality
Protected Characteristics
Patriarchy
Sexism, misogyny and consent.
Representation and Equality in the media
Stereotypes - Pink or Blue. Pretty or Courageous, why can't we be both?
Pride - a celebration.
Women's equality - Women's March
Body Image
Religion and culture -
Cosmetic surgery
Media pressure
Social media
Influencers
Celebrities
Belief systems
Social structures
Faith and Hope
Places of worship
Politics and religion
Family and religion
The black curriculum - decolonising the curriculum.
Structural Racism
Racism in sport and media
Racial equality
Anti Racism
Climate Crisis
Polution
Beaches and coastline
Earth and ocean
Single use plastics
Fossil fuels
Green House Gasses
Diesel cars
Erosion
Rising sea levels
Changes in weather pattern
Rising Temperatures
Climate Change
Sustainable technologies
Mining
Electric cars
Waste Management/Recycling
Renewable energy
Activist groups
Eco Architecture
Indigenous communities
Fishing
Deforrestation
Greenpeace
Extinction Rebellion
The Final Straw
Beach Guardian
WWF
Surfers Against Sewerage
Upcycling
Reduce reuse recycle
Eco Village
Eden Project
Wind, waterand solar power
Step 2 - start to mindmap your ideas and create some research pages.
1. Through your own research, choose a topic that you think is important, to base your zine on.
2. Create a Mind Map and at least 2 more pages of research on your chosen topic.
You must include, images as well as detailed information and most importantly.................
YOUR OWN OPINION - Tell me why you have chosen this topic.
3. Click on the links to the individual Pinterest boards below to get you started and begin to gather imagery you like and that you think links to your ideas.
4. Pin at least 30 pins to your own Pinterest board called Zine ideas.
Step 3 - Research Zines
Use the pinterest board and your own research to create a page in your sketchbook about zines, find information and visual examples that inspire you.
Step 4 - Complete 4 workshops or plan your own photoshoots based on your artist research - developing your ideas
Photoshoots should be 30-60 images with a selection of 20 presented in your sketchbooks alongside your research to show the link between artists and responce.
Choose a workshop each lesson to have a go at.
Each workshop should be supported by artist research.
Step 5 - Experiment with your images
Experiment with the different techniques you have researched.
Use black and white and colour, text, illustration, double exposure, depending on the ideas you are developing
Step 7 - Download the template to create your zine
Click on the link below to find a photoshop template HERE
Using images you have already edited, create a mock up of a zine using the template. Continue to experiment with layouts referring back to your original Zine research.
Create 3 different versions. Print out and fold to make your zine.
Excellent student examples of Zine designs and layouts
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