Ilustrator

Part one: Now that you have more practice using Illustrator, please revisit your symbol/pictograms. Make them more readable and understandable. The activity symbol should be simpl;e, but clear. Think of a school crossing sign with the sybols of the the kids. The self-portrait can be more detailed, but should still rely on shapes to build the image of you.... not brush strokes and flares. Part two: Creat a pattern in Illustrator on an 8.5 X 11 artboard in RGB mode. Remember these will be laser cut, so make sure your design won't fall apart when cut. The demo at the 3-D output center should make this more clear. We will look at these on-screen Monday and then take them to be cut at the end of class. BRING PAPER TO BE LASER CUT MONDAY!

Symbols

Create two symbols or pictograms for homework. One that is a self-portrait and one that represents a favorite activity. Both can be done on one Illustrator file.

For Monday 9/24

Please revisit the sites that you looked at in class related to the practice of Photoshop and ethics in the fashion and advertising industry. Form an opinion. Create a blog post with a picture and your response. List the five links you explored to do your research. Crazy

Create a new image that uses your Photoshop compositing skills and the type tool to change the meaning of a photo. Find and resize the background image first! Add to the photo to change the meaning. Explore the idea of combining time periods or clashing political views, changing a fist to a hand holding a flower... it's up to you. The final image should be at print resolution and must fit on an 8.5 X 11 piece of paper. We will view these on screen Monday.

Homework for 9/19/12

Print your latest composite at 9 inches high on paper large enough to have a one inch border on all sides. Print wherever you want, but quality is your responsibility. ALSO Put your two composites on your blog!!!

Composite Homework due Monday 9/17/12

For homework, do the same thing, but you must use your photos. I'll allow one internet photo, if it is something that you want to add that you couldn't photograph... like a dinosaur or a pink 57 Chevy. You must also include one self-portrait. This is open to interpretation, so it could be a shadow, a reflection, a head and shoulders portrait or a full length shot. It's up to you. Dimensions = 11X14 inches @ 200 ppi. Do not flatten! Background plus 7 additions!

Composite Image

In class create a composite image from images "borrowed" from Google. Set your background up first. 150 dpi and 10 inches at its longest dimension. Add five things from other pictures. Tips.... Pick a background picture that has room to add things. Find other pictures that have a similar lighht and objects that will fit your background. Remember what we learned in class about fethered edges, shadows, color balance, blur and sharpen... Do not flatten, save as TIFF.

First Collage

Today we learned about image size, resolution, scanning,file formats, layers, blending modes, opacity of a tool, opacity of a layer, transforming a layer and much more. For Wednesday I'd like you to make a collage using the pictures you took, and the scans you made of your sketches and found objects. We will view it on screen in class and then discuss printing options. Make the collage 10 inches in its longest dimension at 200ppi saved as a TIFF. You may use as many layers as you want, but no less than 6. Each collage must contain at least one sketch and one object scan.

Visual Studies Meeting

VS Student + Faculty Meeting scheduled for this Wednesday, Sept. 12, from 1:20 - 2:30 in Room B089.

From Blackboard

Hello, Unfortunately I need to miss class on Wednesday because of a death in my family. Three things I'd like you to work on this week are.... 1. Continue to take pictures. We'll need a lot of pictures to work on throughout the semester, so having a good collection will help. Be sure to take lots of pictures that we can use for backgrounds and texture in digital collages and composites. Graffiti, peeling paint, cracked sidewalks etc. Also try a few self-portraits. I was told that there should be an identity theme to some of our projects, so these images may help. 2. On the left side of the TU Portal there is a link to Lynda.com. If you haven't explored this please do ASAP. There's a wealth of information. If you search around you will find a set of videos on Photoshop CS6. There are even some on "What's new" in CS6. 3. There is a link on the class blog samsvsdigitalimaging.blogspot.com to a TED talk about copyright and appropriated imagery. We will use images from the web and I want to explore and understand what the rights and responsibilities of during that are. Watch it and please post a response on your blog. Please make sure to include a photo of the speaker in the post. You can find a picture of him on line, I'm sure. Here's the link, I'll put it on the blog too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q25-S7jzgs Have a good week and I'll see you Monday the 10th.

Larry Lessig TED Talk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q25-S7jzgs Please watch this presentation and create a blog post based on your feeling(s) about his views and yours about creativity in the age of re-mixing.