Okay, this is one of the more bizarre Paint.Net projects I
give. :) I call it "Project Frankenstein".
In this project you will gather pieces of faces from different people, and then composite them into a single image. You can choose male or female, young or old. You will take one persons head... anothers eyes... anothers mouth... and anothers nose. Just so you know, it's almost impossible to do this project without making something "creepy." It's amazing how you can take [what you consider] the most beautiful eyes, the most beautiful mouth, the most beautiful nose, etc. and put them together... and it's hideous.
In this project you will gather pieces of faces from different people, and then composite them into a single image. You can choose male or female, young or old. You will take one persons head... anothers eyes... anothers mouth... and anothers nose. Just so you know, it's almost impossible to do this project without making something "creepy." It's amazing how you can take [what you consider] the most beautiful eyes, the most beautiful mouth, the most beautiful nose, etc. and put them together... and it's hideous.
You can start with Google Images or use pictures of your family or friends.
Or you can go to s:Share\_Bucci\Paint.Net\Frankenstein
Some tips...
- On Google Images click "Large" for size.
- On Google Images click "Face".
- Start with a large picture of a head as the base to put the pieces.
- Select pictures where the hair isn't covering the face.
- Pick faces with approximately the same skin color.
- Pick faces with similar lighting (i.e. from the same side).
- Use your eraser tool to blend the features in.
Note: The question I often get during this project
is: "When will we ever be taking different pieces of peoples faces and
sticking them together?" The answer is, probably never -- but this
project teaches the skills necessary to smoothly merge images, focus on
shadows, adjust color saturation, etc. It's not the project I want you to
perfect, it's your technique.
