Introduction to Visual Communications 
 ASSIGNMENT 5:  Shades of gray                                               Questions? Email AWDsgn@sbcglobal.net
Due: next class		  
Your challenge is to take a B&W continuous tone photo (many levels of gray) and convert it to a simplified grayscale version that uses only black, white, and two levels of gray. Simplify the shapes to show the overall arrangement of lights and darks; don’t try to reproduce every detail of the original. 
	Step 1:	Using tracing paper, trace the original, indicating the edges of the major shapes. Simplify as much as possible 		without losing the overall feel (gestalt) of the original. Your eye is your most important tool—look for the 			areas that are most important in defining the main areas of the image, as well as the critical details.
	Step 2:	Mark every area on your tracing to indicate its color, like a paint-by-number set: W=white, B=black, LG=light 			gray, DG=dark gray. This becomes your guide for the next step. 
	Step 3:	Trace the shapes onto the appropriate color paper and cut out. You can use tracing paper if you have it, or 			rub pencil on the back of your tracing to make your own. Don’t cut up the original tracing; you may need to 			refer to it later (and you’ll hand it in with the assignment.)
		You’re not making a puzzle, so don’t cut out a bunch of little pieces and try to put them 			together—that’s way too hard! Instead, look for the biggest areas of the image. Cut them out first, then 			overlay small shapes on them (see next step).
	Step 4:	Draw an 8” x 8” square on 8-1/2 x 11” white paper. Assemble/glue your grayscale image in this square. 
		Start with the big shapes and glue smaller ones on top of them.
	Step 5:	Put your name on your tracing and on the finished piece. Hand in both.