Today you are going to follow along with an Adobe Tutorial and recreate a sophisticated logo! This is not easy, and will take you quite a while. It is 7 short videos totally a time of 22 minutes. It may take you the full period.
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/design-logo.html?set=illustrator--get-started--ready-to-use
Tips for success:
1. Don't rush. This is not a race but is a learning tool. If you rush and didn't learn anything then the exercise was pointless. Take note of what features you might want to use when designing your own logo in a couple weeks!
2. Watch each video more than once if you need to, pause it while you do your steps, and rewatch it to make sure that you got it right!
3. Use command + tab to toggle between applications.
When you are done post your PNG file to your blog and finish your landscape illustration from yesterday.
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Tuesday, 29 November 2016
November 29th-Illustrator Day 1
Hello and Happy Tuesday,
If you still have not posted your final photoshop photo on your blog, do that now.
I would also like you to finish the Illustrator questions from Friday and post them to your blog. If you are done all that you can play on pixie for a few moments until I give you all a tutorial at 2:20 on Illustrator.
AFTER THE TUTORIAL
Please create a cartoon landscape using only anchor points! This can be very basic as you are just learning how to play with anchor points. Post your creation to your blog.
When you are done...try watching this video and be inspired to create a more in depth landscape! Remember the key thing they are doing different is making various layers for each part of the mountain. You can add a new layer at the bottom right of your layers panel.
Detailed Landscape
If you still have not posted your final photoshop photo on your blog, do that now.
I would also like you to finish the Illustrator questions from Friday and post them to your blog. If you are done all that you can play on pixie for a few moments until I give you all a tutorial at 2:20 on Illustrator.
AFTER THE TUTORIAL
Please create a cartoon landscape using only anchor points! This can be very basic as you are just learning how to play with anchor points. Post your creation to your blog.
When you are done...try watching this video and be inspired to create a more in depth landscape! Remember the key thing they are doing different is making various layers for each part of the mountain. You can add a new layer at the bottom right of your layers panel.
Detailed Landscape
Friday, 25 November 2016
November 25th-FINAL work period.
Hello all,
What are Vectors?
I'm away today so you are lucky-you can have the period to finish your final photoshop assignment if you need to. It is ESSENTIAL that you e-mail me a copy of your FINAL PSD and post a jpeg of your image onto your blog. No extensions.
If you are finished everything you can begin the work below:
PART II
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
To get started, watch the following videos:
What is Illustrator?What are Vectors?
After the videos please, answer the following on your blog in your own words:
1. What is the difference between pixel graphics and vector graphics?
2. What are the advantages of vector graphics?
3. What types of industries do you think would your use illustrator? Do you think any industries would use illustrator more than photoshop?
After you've answered the questions, try creating some pixel art using Pixie.
1. What is the difference between pixel graphics and vector graphics?
2. What are the advantages of vector graphics?
3. What types of industries do you think would your use illustrator? Do you think any industries would use illustrator more than photoshop?
After you've answered the questions, try creating some pixel art using Pixie.
Here's a great tutorial for advice on how to get started/techniques to try.
When you are finished, post your creation onto your blog.
When you are finished, post your creation onto your blog.
November 16, 18, 21-work periods
These days will be work periods for your Final Photoshop Assignment.
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
November 15th- Photo Surrealism Brainstorming
Hello and happy Tuesday!
Today we will begin brainstorming photos that could work with our final Photo Surrealism project. Please make sure that you start off today by finishing the reflections from last class about Erik Johansson and the short list of ideas that you have for your project.
PROPOSAL
Today you will take some time to research a topic that is of interest to you and you will create a photoshopped imaged of your own that speaks to this topic. Please research a topic that interests you and answer the following questions. Note that is a proposal for your project and should be taken seriously and not rushed :
1. What topic/issue are you planning to address with your photo? Please describe the topic to me in 8-10 sentences, providing a link to a website that provides more information (wikipedia is fine).
2. Please describe the photo you are planning to create in detail. Please explain some of the steps you plan to take in creating this image (the tools you will use, etc. ) 8-10 sentences.
3. What are your hopes for your image's effect on the viewer? What questions do you hope it will stir?
4. Are there any other surrealist images that are based on this topic? Please post if so. If not, are there any photos that you are inspired by that you will hope will have a similar inspiration on your viewer.
*Please check our classroom google docs folder for the assignment outline and rubric.
Work Periods: Wednesday November 16th, Friday November 18th, Tuesday November 22nd.
Today we will begin brainstorming photos that could work with our final Photo Surrealism project. Please make sure that you start off today by finishing the reflections from last class about Erik Johansson and the short list of ideas that you have for your project.
PROPOSAL
Today you will take some time to research a topic that is of interest to you and you will create a photoshopped imaged of your own that speaks to this topic. Please research a topic that interests you and answer the following questions. Note that is a proposal for your project and should be taken seriously and not rushed :
1. What topic/issue are you planning to address with your photo? Please describe the topic to me in 8-10 sentences, providing a link to a website that provides more information (wikipedia is fine).
2. Please describe the photo you are planning to create in detail. Please explain some of the steps you plan to take in creating this image (the tools you will use, etc. ) 8-10 sentences.
3. What are your hopes for your image's effect on the viewer? What questions do you hope it will stir?
4. Are there any other surrealist images that are based on this topic? Please post if so. If not, are there any photos that you are inspired by that you will hope will have a similar inspiration on your viewer.
*Please check our classroom google docs folder for the assignment outline and rubric.
Work Periods: Wednesday November 16th, Friday November 18th, Tuesday November 22nd.
Friday, 11 November 2016
November 11th-Finishing Ferris Bueller and Photo Surrealism
At the beginning of class today you will have the first 20 minutes to finish your Ferris Bueller project and submit the jpeg onto your blog (INCLUDING a photo of yourself).
After you are done, if you have not watched the video from Wednesday you need to do that now.
Please respond to the following reflection on your blog.
Erik Johansson's work can be categorized into a genre of art called Surrealism, and specifically a sub genre Photo Surrealism. Photo surrealism takes the ordinary/known and merges it with the unknown. To do this successfully, it needs to be realistic enough to fool the viewer. Photo surrealism can deal with topics that arise questions in the viewer: social, environmental, cultural, etc.
1. For you, what creates the illusion of realism?
2. When looking at a photo, do you question it's authenticity? If so, when do you so? If no, do you believe photos are always a realistic representation?
3. What are Johansson's 3 rules to success when creating a surrealist photo?
4. Search the work of the most well-known surrealist, Salvador Dali, M.S. Escher and René Magritte. Which artist's works do you find the most interesting-what about it is interesting? Post a photo of the work (photo or painting) with a title and year. What do you think the work is speaking to? (write at least 6-8 sentences here)
PART II
Please watch the following video (only until 2mins and 50s....after that it is just an advertisement for Creative Cloud).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCdMjR4tYcM
For your final project that we will start next week, you will create a photo realism work that speaks to a current issue. You will take your own photo (or 2, 3 etc) , edit it appropriately in photoshop and then merge it with other sources (filters, adjustments, images from google, etc. )
Today I'd like you create to brainstorm a list of 5 ideas on your blog that you might create for your project. For the rest of the period, you can have fun experimenting with the possibilities of photoshop to see if your idea is "possible" or if you know the correct tools to get the job done.
Check our Erik Johansson's website for more inspiration: http://www.erikjohanssonphoto.com/
After you are done, if you have not watched the video from Wednesday you need to do that now.
Please respond to the following reflection on your blog.
Erik Johansson's work can be categorized into a genre of art called Surrealism, and specifically a sub genre Photo Surrealism. Photo surrealism takes the ordinary/known and merges it with the unknown. To do this successfully, it needs to be realistic enough to fool the viewer. Photo surrealism can deal with topics that arise questions in the viewer: social, environmental, cultural, etc.
1. For you, what creates the illusion of realism?
2. When looking at a photo, do you question it's authenticity? If so, when do you so? If no, do you believe photos are always a realistic representation?
3. What are Johansson's 3 rules to success when creating a surrealist photo?
4. Search the work of the most well-known surrealist, Salvador Dali, M.S. Escher and René Magritte. Which artist's works do you find the most interesting-what about it is interesting? Post a photo of the work (photo or painting) with a title and year. What do you think the work is speaking to? (write at least 6-8 sentences here)
PART II
Please watch the following video (only until 2mins and 50s....after that it is just an advertisement for Creative Cloud).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCdMjR4tYcM
For your final project that we will start next week, you will create a photo realism work that speaks to a current issue. You will take your own photo (or 2, 3 etc) , edit it appropriately in photoshop and then merge it with other sources (filters, adjustments, images from google, etc. )
Today I'd like you create to brainstorm a list of 5 ideas on your blog that you might create for your project. For the rest of the period, you can have fun experimenting with the possibilities of photoshop to see if your idea is "possible" or if you know the correct tools to get the job done.
Check our Erik Johansson's website for more inspiration: http://www.erikjohanssonphoto.com/
November 11th-Finishing Ferris Bueller and Photo Surrealism
At the beginning of class today you will have the first 20 minutes to finish your Ferris Bueller project and submit the jpeg onto your blog (INCLUDING a photo of yourself).
After you are done, if you have not watched the video from Wednesday you need to do that now.
Please respond to the following reflection on your blog.
Erik Johansson's work can be categorized into a genre of art called Surrealism, and specifically a sub genre Photo Surrealism. Photo surrealism takes the ordinary/known and merges it with the unknown. To do this successfully, it needs to be realistic enough to fool the viewer. Photo surrealism can deal with topics that arise questions in the viewer: social, environmental, cultural, etc.
1. For you, what creates the illusion of realism?
2. When looking at a photo, do you question it's authenticity? If so, when do you so? If no, do you believe photos are always a realistic representation?
3. What are Johansson's 3 rules to success when creating a surrealist photo?
4. Search the work of the most well-known surrealist, Salvador Dali, M.S. Escher and René Magritte. Which artist's works do you find the most interesting-what about it is interesting? Post a photo of the work (photo or painting) with a title and year. What do you think the work is speaking to? (write at least 6-8 sentences here)
PART II
Please watch the following video (only until 2mins and 50s....after that it is just an advertisement for Creative Cloud).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCdMjR4tYcM
For your final project that we will start next week, you will create a photo realism work that speaks to a current issue. You will take your own photo (or 2, 3 etc) , edit it appropriately in photoshop and then merge it with other sources (filters, adjustments, images from google, etc. )
Today I'd like you create to brainstorm a list of 5 ideas on your blog that you might create for your project. For the rest of the period, you can have fun experimenting with the possibilities of photoshop to see if your idea is "possible" or if you know the correct tools to get the job done.
Check our Erik Johansson's website for more inspiration: http://www.erikjohanssonphoto.com/
After you are done, if you have not watched the video from Wednesday you need to do that now.
Please respond to the following reflection on your blog.
Erik Johansson's work can be categorized into a genre of art called Surrealism, and specifically a sub genre Photo Surrealism. Photo surrealism takes the ordinary/known and merges it with the unknown. To do this successfully, it needs to be realistic enough to fool the viewer. Photo surrealism can deal with topics that arise questions in the viewer: social, environmental, cultural, etc.
1. For you, what creates the illusion of realism?
2. When looking at a photo, do you question it's authenticity? If so, when do you so? If no, do you believe photos are always a realistic representation?
3. What are Johansson's 3 rules to success when creating a surrealist photo?
4. Search the work of the most well-known surrealist, Salvador Dali, M.S. Escher and René Magritte. Which artist's works do you find the most interesting-what about it is interesting? Post a photo of the work (photo or painting) with a title and year. What do you think the work is speaking to? (write at least 6-8 sentences here)
PART II
Please watch the following video (only until 2mins and 50s....after that it is just an advertisement for Creative Cloud).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCdMjR4tYcM
For your final project that we will start next week, you will create a photo realism work that speaks to a current issue. You will take your own photo (or 2, 3 etc) , edit it appropriately in photoshop and then merge it with other sources (filters, adjustments, images from google, etc. )
Today I'd like you create to brainstorm a list of 5 ideas on your blog that you might create for your project. For the rest of the period, you can have fun experimenting with the possibilities of photoshop to see if your idea is "possible" or if you know the correct tools to get the job done.
Check our Erik Johansson's website for more inspiration: http://www.erikjohanssonphoto.com/
Tuesday, 8 November 2016
November 8th-Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Todays's Challenge!
Your parents were away on vacation for the weekend and they decided that you were responsible enough to stay home alone. You decided to "borrow" their car and you got in an accident and decided to hide the car in your garage until you can get it fixed. Your neighbour calls your parents on vacation and tells them they haven't noticed the car in the driveway. Your parents call and demand a recent photo of the car, and to make sure you're not lying, they want you to be in the photo.
Take one of the photos and photoshop out the dents/scratches. Use the clone tool, healing brush tool, patch tool to fix the image! Have someone in the class take a photo of you (or use your mac's camera) that you can add into the photo. Upload your results to your blog.
Please watch this video before Friday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc0vhSseGk4
Your parents were away on vacation for the weekend and they decided that you were responsible enough to stay home alone. You decided to "borrow" their car and you got in an accident and decided to hide the car in your garage until you can get it fixed. Your neighbour calls your parents on vacation and tells them they haven't noticed the car in the driveway. Your parents call and demand a recent photo of the car, and to make sure you're not lying, they want you to be in the photo.
Take one of the photos and photoshop out the dents/scratches. Use the clone tool, healing brush tool, patch tool to fix the image! Have someone in the class take a photo of you (or use your mac's camera) that you can add into the photo. Upload your results to your blog.
Please watch this video before Friday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc0vhSseGk4
Friday, 4 November 2016
November 4th-Photo Challenges/GIF animation
Today we will finish the mini-assignments that I assigned for Wednesday's class. I will give you a demonstration on the second photo assignment. Both are due by the end of the class!
BONUS
Can you edit an animated GIF? Find a gif online and attempt to edit using the tutorial below! Post your before and after creation to the blog.
http://www.creativebloq.com/photoshop/how-to-customise-animated-gifs-111517958
BONUS
Can you edit an animated GIF? Find a gif online and attempt to edit using the tutorial below! Post your before and after creation to the blog.
http://www.creativebloq.com/photoshop/how-to-customise-animated-gifs-111517958
Wednesday, 2 November 2016
November 2nd
Today you will get the first 15 minutes to finish your animal hybrids. Please make these look as good as possible! My expectations are high: use the clone stamp, healing brush, etc.
When you are finished-please try to figure out the steps to the problem that I answered below. The first photo is the original, and the second photo is the edited version. Can you recreate the same edit? On your blog, post your jpeg of your own edit and give me numbered steps explaining how you did it (just like math class, show your work!). You will need to save the first photo to your desktop for editing. (I will show you the solution at the end of class!)
When you are finished-please try to figure out the steps to the problem that I answered below. The first photo is the original, and the second photo is the edited version. Can you recreate the same edit? On your blog, post your jpeg of your own edit and give me numbered steps explaining how you did it (just like math class, show your work!). You will need to save the first photo to your desktop for editing. (I will show you the solution at the end of class!)
The second challenge for today is to take the photo below and turn it from a gray cloudy sky into a beautiful blue sky with a warm summer feeling! I will give you a demonstration on the new technique that you will need to use before you begin. Bonus if you can figure out how to add some clouds! Be sure to post your edited photo to your blog!
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