Composite Triptych#

Due: Week 12 or Week 13 — April 2 or April 9 (presentation day)

For this final assignment, create a photomontage triptych (3 images) that reflects your distinct voice as an image-maker and the thematic and formal concerns you have developed throughout the semester. This project will demonstrate your technical proficiency in Photoshop and your ability to create cohesive, meaningful visual narratives.

Content Creation#

Each image in your triptych must be a seamless photomontage composed of two or more images.
Source materials can include: your original photographs, archival images, AI-generated visuals, scanned materials (e.g., from books or magazines).

Technical Requirements#

Use the composite techniques, masks, and adjustment layers we learned in Photoshop to construct your compositions.
Pay attention to scale, color matching, resolution, grain, direction and quality of light.
The final triptych should exhibit strong conceptual and technical coherence, leveraging the skills you have gained throughout the course.

Presentation and Critique (Final Two Classes)#

Determine the appropriate size and paper to best represent your triptych, and print your images to be presented in class during the final two sessions for a group critique.
Save your final image files in unflattened TIFF, PSD, or PSB format with organized and labelled layers, and the naming convention of first and last name followed by a title and the image dimensions.
Example: adam-simms-trees-16x20.psd
Send your layered files via WeTransfer to the instructor and bring your physical prints to class on your presentation day.