Friday, September 24, 2021

Wednesday March 4 : Icon Project

Let's continue to practice illustrating.
Can you:

Use Shapebuilder to add and subtract?
Use Pathfinder to divide shapes?
Use the Join option (right click)
Use Rotate tool and Ctrl D to duplicate?
Use the brush tool on the tablet to draw by hand?
Make strokes thicker? Change the stroke color to white or black?
Make a Peace symbol?
Make an Heart?

Today we are going to work toward you creating your own ICON or SYMBOL.
What is that? Let's find examples and definitions for your notes.

ICON:a sign (such as a word or graphic symbol) whose form suggests its meaning




SYMBOL: something that stands for or suggests something else by reason of relationship, association, convention, or accidental resemblance; especially a visible sign of something invisible the lion is a symbol of courage


Your challenge is to create a vector ICON or SYMBOL of your choice. 
It has to mean something. 

Here are your choices:
1. Create a symbol or icon that represents something MEANINGFUL to you 
(family, writing poetry, team)
2. Create a symbol or icon that represents something you want to see CHANGE in the world
(care for the environment, social justice, safety issues)

Ultimately, we will create an design that includes your symbol or icon overlayed on a photograph that you will take next week.




How do you make these??

1. Combining Shapes (shapebuilder tool)
2. Dividing shapes (Pathfinder tool)
3. Drawing shapes (tablet and brush tool)

Where do you start? RESEARCH!!




Tuesday March 3rd : Icon Symbol practice

Practice/Play more in Illustrator.

Can you draw a Heart?

Can you make a Peace Symbol?


Can you make an Eye icon?

Some student examples for upcoming Project...






Friday, September 3, 2021

Tuesday December 5

Stickers to print?
1. Finalize your letter size ( 8.5x11") page with any and all stickers you want to print.
2. From Illustrator, print to the HPM 750 printer, Letter size, Fit to Page.
3. When Guss says OK, hit print.
4. Go get your stickers. Put tape on it. Cut out stickers. Yay you have stickers!
5. Save for Web as a JPG for your portfolio and put in your portfolio.


Coming up next... Photomontage...Check some artists out


Dariusz Klimczak
Frederik Odman- montage artist with sweet website.
A cool photomontage-est
Another cool photomontager- surreal landscapes

Things we will do with Photoshop first...

Birds with Arms

Celebrities without teeth

Tuesday December 3

Last chance to print stickers today!
To print from Illustrator, File/Print. Choose COLORP2 as printer and Fit to Page. Make sure I am ready with the paper.

New Meaning Unit Project 2- Photomontage
Research "Photomontage" and "Photoshop Art" today in class and add examples to your notes.  
What are some things about this work that makes it so interesting and incredible?

Some places to look:
Photomontage Timeline
50 best photoshop artists  
Frederik Odman- montage artist with sweet website.
Another cool photomontager- surreal landscapes
Tom Chambers photos
20 photomontage tutorials
www.deviantart.com search photomontage or photoshop
www.worth1000.com search in galleries
www.flickr.com search photomontage or photoshop
www.pinterest.com  search photoshop

Before we start we will Purposefully Explore new Technical Media Skills (done in class together)


To learn the usage of layers, opacity, masks and blend modes we may follow this tutorial to make a pumpkin face.  Choose between the image of the pumpkin or snowball below (I'm thinking snow) to follow along or complete on your own.  Use your face or find one online (also below) to try.

Pumpkin
Snowball in hand
Snowball
Smiling boy
Your result should be a 5x7 image of your object with a face on it in a place.

Monday, August 26, 2019

Tuesday August 7 : Photoshop Geometry

Make sure your Portfolio was shared with me yesterday! Check the Share button in the top right corner.

Today we are going to try more things in Photoshop.

Shapes (Fill & Stroke)
Clipping Masks
Blend Modes
Ctr T to Transform
Alt/Drag or Ctrl J to Duplicate
Layer Style for Stroke
Use images from Pexels.com

Here are some examples




I will demo in class but here are some online tutorials on how to do this