Friday October 4 : Portfolios due, tattoo designs and drawing...

Today's schedule!

Period 1:      7:25  -  8:06 AM
Period 2:       8:11 -  8:52 AM
Period 3:       8:57 -  9:38 AM

Period 4:       9:43 - 10:24 AM
Period 5:     10:29 - 11:10 AM

Period 6:     11:15 - 11:56 AM
Period 7:     12:01 - 12:42 PM
Period 8:     12:47 - 1:28 PM
Period 9:      1:33  -  2:14  PM
PEP RALLY  2:19 - 2:50 PM

Portfolios are technically DUE today at 3pm- please talk to me individually if you need me to put your portfolio at the "bottom" of the list (grading later next week).

We are going to move on to doing more with Illustrator and the pen tool.

So you can create ILLUSTRATIONS!

Notes- Vector Illustration and sticker research

In order to create an illustration, one has to really be able to use all the shape tools in Illustrator.
Can you: 
Use the shape tool?
Use the shape builder tool?
Use the Direct Selection Arrow?
Use the Transform tool?
Use Fill/Stroke colors?
Use the pen tool?

Then you can illustrate!!

Today's practice:





Make the ghost your own!

Friday October 11 : Work Day and Happy Three Day Weekend!

Today- work day

Tattoo reprint!

Save your individual tattoo design on an Illustrator file.

Save it as "yournameclassperiod" (ex wendyguss9) and keep it an AI file.

Open THIS LINK, and go to NEW, Upload File and choose your tattoo file.

Build stickers!

Sticker expectations:

Mix at least TWO silhouettes and shapes together to create new images

Make good color choices

Try to create NEW imagery from non copyrighted image reference sources (though this can be done as extra credit)

What STYLE are you going for? Black outlines? gradients? 

Unsure how to work through techniques? Here's my video on how to make a flying hot dog.

Need inspiration?

Sites that print stickers pro  Sticker Mule

Thursday February 14 : Illustrating in Illustrator

Happy Valentine's Day ❤

Shifting over to Adobe Illustrator
Our goal is to help you use Illustrator to make things, so you feel confident using it.

How to create BASIC SHAPES with Shape Tools.
How to change those shapes with various tools.
How to create GEOMETRIC and ORGANIC shapes.
How to create BROKEN SHAPES.

Thursday November 29 : Let's start to illustrate

Today:
We are going to move on with the Pen Tool... because you see vector illustration everywhere.
Like here... December means it's time to track Santa on Google

Target: I feel confident creating designs in adobe illustrator.
Target: I can effectively use digital tools to make art that communicates my ideas to an audience.

In order to create an illustration, one has to really be able to use all the shape tools in Illustrator.

Can you: 
Use the shape tool?
Use the shape builder tool?
Use the Direct Selection Arrow?
Use the Transform tool?
Use Fill/Stroke colors?
Use the pen tool?

Then you can illustrate!!

Today's practice:





Make the ghost your own!

Holiday ghost anyone?


Need more practice more PEN TOOL?!!! Want a refresher of the basics?
Pen Tool practice video by a designer and her practice sheet
Pen tool practice explanations and a very detailed practice sheet (download the AI file and then click on it in the download bar below to open in Illustrator)

Wednesday November 29 : Building Illustrations with Shapes santa

This unit, New Meaning, is all about creating new things. 

As an artist, photographer or designer you can create something from something else (tracing images with the pen tool, clipping masks, etc) or something from nothing. 

Target: I feel confident creating designs in Adobe Illustrator.

Yesterday you built a shape/icon with the pen tool. Today we are constructing illustrations using shapes in Illustrator.

Follow along!  Everything we are making with these tools were used to make the basic illustrations in Google Santa Tracker.

Tuesday December 3 : Finish Monogram 3

If you have been having File Stream issues in the last month, will you please fill out this quick form for our Tech Dept to help.
I have been having File Stream Issues!

Yesterday we went over how to create your Part 3 Monogram page which needs to be in your portfolio. You need one page for a B for your portfolio check.

Remember it needs:
Your final logo in 3 variations (large, small, different effects)
An intentional color palette
Your full name
A professional arrangement
A background

For an A, do another final page using a different logo.

For an A+, after your additional page, make a cover page for your portfolio.
Use the Web Minimum preset size (1024 x 768)
Must include your full name, your monogram in some way and the name of the class (Visual Art & Technology or VAT). 
Use an intentional palette and design the layout and background as best you can.

Remember to File/Export (I would do PNG and Use Artboards) all your designs to place as images in your Slides portfolio.

Part 3 example

Cover page example

Monday December 2 : It's December!

Happy Monday!

This week we are going to finish up Monograms and move on to our last project.

To finish Monograms you need to create your Final Comp Page
This needs to have:

Your final logo in 3 variations (large, small, different effects)
An intentional color palette
Your full name
A professional arrangement
A background

This needs to be in your portfolio as your Monogram Part 3 page.

Looking for an A?
Create a different layout/color scheme with a different logo

Looking for an A+?
Create a portfolio cover using your logo in some way
Use the Web Minimum preset size (1024 x 768)
Must include your full name and the name of the class (Visual Art & Technology or VAT)