FINAL CRITIQUE- Final Project (12/13)

The course evaluation link was sent to you via email and can be accessed through Canvas. Please fill out the forms for all of your courses.
I appreciate your taking part in the process and value your feedback.

(Alaiyo’s Audible Montage Project and examples of what you can include in your presentation)

Original watercolor

Contact sheet of gathered photos

11×17″ print of the final PSD narrative

Image of the final document shown in PSD on your computer screen AND your LP post

Music for the audible experience

Lyrics or story if applicable

Preparation for verbal presentation

Student wall set-ups from past projects

Include one contact sheet showing all of your references

Show all versions of your watercolor images

Include two versions of your final 11×17″ PSD montage along with the images on your computer screen (for color comparisons)

HOMEWORK
TO DO:
Use the tutorials referred to in the last post. The steps are also in the posts below. Make notes of what selection tools, adjustment layers, layer effects, blends, and other Photoshop elements so you won’t forget during the crit. Please be sure you know the names of the tools and processes.

Review student reference for examples of how a project was built in PSD.

-Please think concept/single frame narrative, visual readability, scale, color, and utilize many of the Photoshop techniques required.

-Make sure you have good, clean selections. Clean up ragged edges on the layer mask using the Brush tool, not the Eraser tool to paint the pixels in and out.

1. Finalize your Photoshop montage project document. Keep it as a PSD file. Make a PDF version for printing. The montage must be printed out in a large format (11 x 17).
2.Put all of the 5-7 original or internet photos you used in the PSD image in a contact sheet (as we did in class) to print out or make sure it is in your LP post for presentation. Cite your sources. Review the demo video in the Module for our last class if you need to.
3.Make an 11×17″ prints of the PSD montages(before class not during),
4. Upload the PSD montage document,  the jpeg version of your watercolor painting, along with contact page on Canvas so that I can grade all parts. Naming conventions: Photoshop Montage_Your Name_DI_f21.psd, Watercolor_Your Name_DI_f21.jpg, Contact Sheet_Your Name_DI_f21.psd
5. Post your final project on your Learning Portfolio and share the link with me ahead of time (before class) Be sure to include proposal (without the timeline,) sketchbook images, process documentation, screenshots of the PSD stages/layers, reference/contact sheet, all of the original drawings or paintings and final outcome. As with previous posts, a written reflection should be included. Remember, the LP post will be projected during the crit as a part of your presentation.

Grading of the project: Remember, I am looking for complexity, the techniques you use from the class, how you use them, your composition, color usage, concept, image quality (300 dpi,) clean selection edges, digital application, hand drawing, or painting application, and an excellent presentation.
PLEASE NOTE: I know you were’t given as much time on this project, therefore, you will receive an extra credit grade if you complete more than one part to this project.
Prepare by thinking about the following questions:
a. How did you come up with the concept(s)?
b. Why did you decide on your format?
c. How are Photoshop, Illustrator, painting/drawing, and other techniques merged together to reflect the focus of the course?
d. What does color, medium, etc. symbolize?
e. How does the supportive material (sketches, reference, process, etc.) play a part?
f. Difficulties? Successes?
g. Did you try something new or experiment? Expand on a technique to broaden your skills?
j. How has your work improved over the semester?
h. What are the specific selection tools, adjustment layers, layer effects, blends, and other Photoshop elements you used on your project(s)?

TO BRING for the critique:
1. Please have your computer to show the document for comparison and, if applicable to play a song, etc. as you present.
2. Original watercolor painting
3. Print out of the final Photoshop montage in tabloid size, 11×17″.
4. One print out of all the photos you used in a contact sheet format.
5. Your computer to show the image on the screen, which often appears differently from the print.
6. The completed Learning Portfolio post sent to me as a link. The post is for presentation purposes to be used during the crit

***Come prepared to share your Photoshop process, analog process, tools, reasons for choices. Explain your well thought out concept/narrative during the crit.
(here are a set of questions to help you prepare)

I look forward to seeing the projects!!

Photoshop Montage Assignment Continued (12/6)

IN CLASS
Assignment: 
–Open your drawing and painting documents by dragging them into the PSD logo on your doc or by using File>Open in the drop-down menu. Do not drag images into the same document and do not use “Place,” as you did in Illustrator.
-Make sure all of your documents/jpegs are set up at 300dpi. Use appropriate selection tools and create a layer mask for each image. Only use the brush tool, not the eraser tool, to avoid destructive editing.

Techniques you learned in the tutorials:
Background color, background texture, different selection tools (magnetic lasso, quick select, quick mask), layer masks, layer style, scale by transforming, gradients, transparencies, adjustment layers, blends, moving a layer with the layer mask into a different document, using the brush tool to make corrections on the layer mask, creating a composite

*Advanced students: Add these processes/tools/techniques:  color masking, dodge and burn, different forms of color correction to a photo, cloning and healing, work in 16 bits and take image back to 8 bits, play with color preferences and color settings for output devises, use a black and white adjustment layer and tint back to color in certain area, refined edges on selection, blur/gaussiun blur, and other.

Please review the Photoshop video tutorials on Canvas

• THIRTEEN possible STEPS:
  (You can add techniques to these but don’t leave them out. The layer style is not required.) Do not use Filters.
  1. Create a new 11×17″ project document in Photoshop–name it “Photoshop Montage_your name_di_f19” leave the extension as PSD. Save it to your project file, Photoshop Montage/Photoshop Project folder.
  
  2. LAYERS AND BACKGROUNDS–double click on the locked layer, name the layer “background-color” and fill it with a color to use as a background (Ex. – red, yellow or blue, orange, green or purple or a darker mixed version).  (have it as the bottom-most layer)
  
  3. BACKGROUND TEXTURE–open one of the background texture images I shared with you via email or your own and copy it to your Photoshop Montage document. Name the layer “background texture.” (have it as the layer above the background color layer)
  
  4. Open your watercolor image, use selection tools, create layer masks, check size (300 dpi), save it, and then drag the layer with the layer mask into your “Photoshop Montage_your name_di_f19″ document

  5. AFTER OPENING YOUR PHOTOS IN PHOTOSHOP (follow the search instructions we practiced in class), go to image size and be sure to save them as 300 dpi.  Try to make the images as small as you need to (3-5″) 300 dpi. Use selection tools and layer masks. Copy (duplicate layers), move each photo, along with the layer mask, into your Photoshop Montage project document and name the layers for each6. WHEN USING SELECTION TOOLS use the magnetic lasso and quick selection tools to isolate images from their backgrounds or to cut away portions of images. Selections should have clean edges, and a layer mask applied.

  7. TRANSFORMING IMAGE – CMD T. Click on the right side of your trackpad and choose perspective, scale, rotate, warp, flip, etc. When scaling double click on what I showed you to lock.

  8. CREATING A LAYER MASK– After selecting the outline of an image -Go over to the right layers pallet, bottom, make a new layer mask. Adjust and clean up the layer on the layer mask only using the brush tool (be sure you are in the black and white mode in the bottom of the tools bar) go back and forth painting in and removing from the image. Black is transparent and removes. White is opaque and adds

  9. GRADIENT TOOL–Create a layer mask. Click on the gradient tool, choose the black and white option. Click on the top of the document layer drag down and click on the bottom of the layer. Be sure to only work on the layer mask

  10. ADJUSTMENT LAYERS– They can be found above your layers menu, in its own symbols window. Try using vibrancy, hue saturation, color balance, etc. to adjust and change layers.

  11. BLENDING MODES–  On the top of the layers window, you will see a drop-down area labeled normal next to the opacity slider. If you click on the drop-down menu under the word “Layers,” you can select and play with various blending modes. Suggestions: Multiply, dodge, color, overlay, etc. Again, work on the layer mask only.

  12. TRANSPARENCIES–Can be made in either the layer mask or the image.

  13. LAYER STYLES– Double click on the layer for the pop-up menu to find options.
  
  History Window is your form of “undo” in Photoshop. Use CMD+alt+Z or click on the different levels in the History Window to undo. The number of times you can go back in your history window depends on your settings.

  SAVE YOUR PSD FILE OFTEN

Photoshop Montage and Final Project Continued (12/6)

ASSIGNMENT, Combine the internet/personal photos plus the watercolor painting image to create a color harmony PSD montage narrative with exciting composition and visual relationships that reflect your own concepts. Use at least 7 images (including the background/texture and watercolor painting) to create more interest.
Your size of the PSD portion of the project will be 11 x17″. 

HOMEWORK
TO DO:
1. Finalize your watercolor painting you worked on during class. scan and save it in your PSD Montage/ Scan/Drawing/Paintng folder.
2. Watch all the Photoshop video tutorials on Canvas and complete the exercises to show in class on Monday. Save the completed document in your Photoshop Montage/Practice folder on your desktop BEFORE NOT DURING class. Have it opened in Photoshop at the start of class.  The Google Drive documents to use with the videos are linked in Canvas. 
3. Make sure all of your documents/jpegs (7 or more) you will use for your projects are set up at 300dpi.
–Have all photos for your project in your PSD/Montage/ Internet-Personal Photos folder.
–Use a watercolor background or other texture background as one of your images and place it in your PSD/Montage/Background Textures folder

Techniques you will learn from the tutorials and apply in class:
Background color, background texture, different selection tools (magnetic lasso, quick select, quick mask), layer masks, layer style, scale by transforming, gradients, transparencies, adjustment layers, blends, moving a layer with the layer mask into a different document, using the brush tool to make corrections on the layer mask, creating a composite

TO BRING:
1. All parts of the project that you have finished and the parts you are working on. I need to see it all ahead of time.
2.All materials needed to complete your final project (you will work on the assignment during the next two classtimes)
3.Computer with Photoshop to work on the montage and show your completed homework practice exercise.

Please be on the lookout for my comments on your project proposal and submit any missing parts or revisions before class, if required.

Let me know if you require any help via email.

I look forward to seeing your progress!

Photoshop Montage (12/1)

Please create these folders on your desktop and place all that you will gather and design in the appropriate place.

Setup for your Photoshop Montage desktop folder

TO DO:

1. Brainstorm in your sketchbook. Create 4-6 images based on your chosen theme. The requirements are to make one or more images (depending upon the complexities) combining digital and analog materials we have used in our Drawing/Imaging course, other drawing materials, 3D, video. The digital and analog aspects can be combined or created separately. One image is to be the Photoshop Montage.
-The size is determined by you. However, this is your final, so give it time and impact! 

2. Please type out and submit the template proposal on Canvas.
Be sure to include your overall concept, process, materials, research, class reference, and final presentation, and details in the timeline. (remove the instructional blue type before submitting the proposal)
Proposal blank field template

Gather your photo images. Save all at 300dpi. 
3. Collect 5 or more high-resolution photos from the internet or your personal photos, paintings, drawings. Include a chosen image with a lot of texture.  (If you are taking from an internet search in Google images, click on “Tools” to the right, then click on “Size,” select “Large.”  Next, click on “Creative Commons Licenses”).  Save them to your project file/Internet-Personal Photos folder. Please note your sources.
Your overall theme, color theory, and watercolor painting should be kept in mind.

TO BRING:
1. Your watercolor painting in progress
2. All watercolor materials from Monday

No need to bring your computer as we won’t work in Photoshop during class until Monday.

Note: Please be sure you are not working on another project during class

Assignment 8: Watercolor Painting and Photoshop Montage (11/29)

Narrative Montage – Self-Portrait

montage

11×17″ print of the final PSD narrative

• TO DO:
  1. Decide on your topic of choice for our next project. 
  Examples of the topic:
  1. Audible Montage- Interpret a song, musical group or story
  2. Edible Montage- Start with a fruit, vegetable or other food category and create a story
  3. Narrative Montage- Create a self-portrait based on experiences, emotions, preferences, people, places, things in your life or a depiction of your future

See Student References examples for inspiration

• TO BRING:
  1. SKETCHBOOK
  2. SOMETHING TO PAINT FROM and with FOR YOUR MONTAGE PROJECT (Don’t come empty-handed)
  3. One object of choice. In short, you will use the object painted in watercolor to start to form a single frame narrative based on the topic you choose. (see further up in the post for more project details)
  4. Watercolors – brushes, palette and watercolor paper (if you have them), graphite pencils, and eraser.

No need to bring your computer.

Assignment 7: Foreshortened Figure (11/24)

TO DO:
1. Photograph/scan and post the project on your Learning Portfolio with a written reflection. (I can scan the work I collected and send to you for your LP post if you don’t have a good photo. Please let me know)  Please include pictures of your process and a written overview of the “Tracing Perspective” assignment, process, and learning outcomes. Attach the link in Canvas. The narrative can consist of introducing the assignment, explaining the process, describing your successes and troubles, materials used, choices you made regarding content/concept, the final outcome, and conclusion. 
The visual process can show your photograph, acetate drawing, stages of your drawing before it was finalized, and the finished version.

2. Study the handout, so you know what is going on ahead of time (Attached, click here).

3. Please review this figure drawing reference (PDF linked here) from pages 86-88 only to use in class for drawing and measuring the figure. You will be using the examples on foreshortened figure drawing.

TO BRING:
1. Sketchbook
2. All drawing materials listed on the assignment sheet:
-Medium beige, gray, blue, green, or rust color charcoal or pastel paper (you can buy and share one sheet of paper)
-Pastel pencils, color chalk (any color) and white chalk/pencil, charcoal sticks and charcoal pencils

Bring the ones you have.

IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENT:
You will have long-term poses. See reference samples of foreshortened figures on the last page of the assignment sheet.

Final Critique of the Tracing Perspective Project, Monday, November 22

The Tracing Perspective final project is due for presentation on Monday.
If your project was completed in Illustrator, the version must be printed out.

• TO DO:
  (DUE ON MONDAY, 11/22 at the latest) Important not to miss. There is no make-up session.
  1. Apply the suggested corrections that you choose to your perspective assignment and finalize it for presentation by the start of class this coming Monday.
  –You can upload the jpeg and ai documents to the assignment in Canvas. Use naming conventions: perspective drawing_student name_di_f 21
  2. Send me a photo of your perspective project if you would like feedback.
  3. Please keep in mind that during the crit I am looking for all parts of the project to be placed on the wall, inclusion of old and new versions to show improvement, use of vocabulary. Speak about choice of medium, goals, corrections, difficulties, how you used perpective elements and more.

• TO BRING:
  Your final perspective projects and all of its parts – acetate, photograph, hand drawings, previous attempts, printed version of Illustrator project.
  Again, the digital version MUST be printed out for the crit. Please print it out in tabloid size. Larger than letter size.

Assignment 6: PIN-UP. Tracing Perspective (DUE Wednesday, 11/17)

School of Athens by Raphael, 1509

Student drawing of interior space with a simple outline of figures in perspective

You are working hard and achieving great results! Keep going.
Use your handouts on making the perspective grid handed to you in class to help complete the problem-solving aspects of the assignment. Here is another on placing people in perspective space and creating eliptical shapes.

If you are having trouble with the grid or figure placement, leave the area in pencil in case you need to erase it and make changes.

There will be one more day dedicated to working in class. Near the end of the class, we will have a quick pin-up to view your progress. Afterward, you will have additional time to complete the assignment.

TO DO:
1. Complete at least 50% of your perspective drawing shown in progress on Monday.
A. Include suggestions for corrections we worked on together during class.
B. Include the silhouette or outline of one or more people or other fun characters in your interior drawing.
D. You can include an aspect of the grid either on the floor, ceiling, or another area of the final drawing to add to the illusion of depth. You don’t have to place the grid everywhere. 
E. If desired, you can change any element to something you prefer to draw. (such as a background on the wall in front of you, type of door, ceiling lights).

2. See student examples of perspective rendered drawings with the figure.

3. Study the perspective drawing vocabulary. Use your words to define the vocabulary. Please finish writing on the top sheet of your set of in-class handouts to define the terms.

TO BRING:
1. preparatory drawings (If you have an old and new version of your drawing, bring them both for comparison.)
2. 50% completed hand drawing, painting, or Illustrator drawing.
3. All of your drawing tools required of you on Monday and any additional drawing, painting materials.

****Feel free to email me a photo of your drawing for feedback.

Tracing Perspective Drawing with Figures and Grid (11-15)

Use your new handouts on making the perspective grid handed to you on Wednesday to complete the problem-solving aspects of the assignment. BRING THE HANDOUTS TO EACH CLASS UNTIL THE ASSIGNMENT IS COMPLETED.

T-square, triangle, ruler

Center low, floor grid

Grid measurements extend beyond the page

Illustrator, wall grids

• TO DO:
  1. Click on the left image above and it will open on a very large scale to help you complete one of your grid exercises. This is practice for placing a grid in your perspective drawing. You will find the boxes in pages of the handouts. You can draw 4 boxes in your sketchbook as well.
  2. Go to the the other pages in your handouts and complete the One Point Perspective Cubes exercise in your sketchbook. You will create two boxes and transition them into final images. One will rest above the horizon line and one below. The step-by-step applies to the same two boxes. Be sure to look at both sides of the page to complete the exercise.
  3. Complete the line portion of the perspective drawing with one or more figures. Place a grid on the floor, ceilling, or walls.

IN CLASS:
You will be given the class time on Monday to work on the perspective drawing from the terminal. Desk crits.

• TO BRING:
  1.your photo of the interior space
  2. sketchbook
  3. your drawing in progress
  4. ruler
  5. t-square
  6. triangle
  7. pencils
  8. eraser

Assignment 6: Tracing Perspective Continued (11/10)

I hope you enjoyed our trip to the Grand Central Terminal!
You will meet in our classroom on Wednesday.

Examples of Mini-crit set-up
Include the acetate, printout of the photo reference and the transferred drawing.
Read to the bottom of this post to see the homework steps, photos of what we will be doing in class, and photos of the materials to bring to class to complete the assignment. (you will need to come prepared with your own supplies.)

1. Pencil drawing created in light line 2. Original acetate drawing from our visit to the Museum 3. printed out version of photo reference

• Homework: Perspective drawing started at the Terminal completed enough for a mini-critique. 
• TO DO:
  1. Complete the first steps of the drawing in pencil,  Transfer your acetate perspective drawing started at the Terminal onto your drawing paper. To transfer, use either tracing paper or place your acetate on a window during the daytime. Put your good drawing paper ( a part of a sheet of large Strathmore drawing paper from your kit) on top and trace the image onto the page by using the window as a lightbox. Use a straight edge, such as the ruler, to apply lines.
  For now, keep the drawing workable, and open to change. Don’t place in lines that cannot be erased. Make the drawing the same size as the acetate, no smaller. Help will be given on placement of the figure, the arch if applicable and correct measurements in the drawing. You will be able to use any medium you want for the final drawing.
  2. Eventually, I encourage you to try and place a figure or two into your drawing. You can have fun with the figures by creating them any way you like. For example, a dancer who appears to be moving through space. Lightly draw it in as a silhouette outline.
  3. Print out one of the photos you will use as a reference to show during the wall crit.
  4. View examples of previous projects on the student references and familiarize yourself with terminology on the vocabulary page.

Vanishing point, horizon line

vertical, horizontal, convergence

(Drawing of another room) Three-part perspective study. Experimentation with media. (conté and white chalk on tan paper. Pen and ink on bristol board. Charcoal and white chalk on charcoal paper)

• TO BRING: (Images are shown on the top of this post)
  1. The acetate drawing for comparison
  2. Please bring the best photograph you took with the view you had at the Terminal for comparison during the class. 
  3. It is essential to bring the supplies listed below! They are in your kit.***I won’t be able to provide supplies.
  
  
  From your kit:
  2H-HB Pencil
  Eraser
  Ruler
  T-square (not shown in the picture, it is a large T-shaped straight edge).
  Triangle
  Tracing paper
  Sketchbook 
  If you have a compass, bring that as well
  

Email me if you need to. You are always welcome to do so.

Assignment 6: Location Visit and Tracing Perspective Drawing (11/8)

A class trip will take place on Monday.
We will go on a trip to Grand Central Station. We will meet in our classroom and travel as a group. Please have money on your MetroCard to avoid delays. We will draw in perspective at our location.
*Important to attend. I am providing drawing materials in class that you won’t have access to on your own.

CLICK HERE TO OPEN THE PDF YOU CAN USE/DRAW FROM TO COMPLETE YOUR FIGURE DRAWING HOMEWORK

Also, you can use the FIGURE DRAWING REFERENCES PAGE FOR NUDE FIGURES AND GENERAL REFERENCE.

• TO DO:
  Create three rendered sketchbook images on separate pages of a chosen figure drawing. You can draw three figures sitting up, sitting on the floor, or standing, with at least one shaded in charcoal. Please render/shade all three drawings to practice creating form.
  (If confused or if you want to run something by me, please email me)
  Study the Anatomy of the Torso for applicable reference.
  Look at Student References for examples of the “Chiaroscuro” technique we practiced in class.

• TO BRING:
  Sketchbook, DSLR, or smartphone camera, pencils. Please bring a medium width Sharpie as well.
  I will be checking sketchbooks for homework.

  NOTE: No need to bring your laptop to class on Monday.
  
  Let me know if you have any questions. See you in class!

Assignment 5: Analytical Study of the Torso (Wednesday, November 3)

HOMEWORK DUE WEDNESDAY

Complete the portrait started in class. Use any drawing media you like. You don’t have to use the same approach, however, please view examples of portraits using planar and surface anatomy on our student references page.

The LP post for the Pattern Man project is due Monday, November 1. To receive full credit please submit by Wednesday, November 3rd.

TO BRING FOR OUR IN-CLASS FIGURE DRAWING ASSIGNMENT:

• One piece of newsprint to protect your table top
• Compressed charcoal (from your Blick kit)
• vine charcoal (from your Blick kit)
• white charcoal or conte (if you have it)
• kneaded eraser (from your Blick kit)
• Buy a piece of medium gray or medium beige charcoal or pastel paper
  

 See you on Wednesday!

Assignments 4: Portrait and Analytical Studies of the Head (11/1)

In-class Assignment: We will draw a portrait in your chosen medium.
Please print out any part of the Pattern Project you did not show during the crit on Wednesday. We will display the large (tabloid) prints on the wall during class for all to see on Monday.

HOMEWORK: 

• Post the Pattern Project on your Learning Portfolio. Place the link to you LP on Canvas (required for grading)
  
  Prompts:
  -What is a short overview of the assignment and purpose?
  -What was your Adobe Illustrator process? (Include visuals of the sketches, black and white and color patterns and pattern person, changes you made, etc.)
  -Explain how you went about completing the project and what tools applied.
  -What did you focus on? Concept? Goal?
  -Why did you make your choices (cultural aspects of the patterns, colors, placement, etc.)
  -What changes were made, and why?
  -How do you feel about the outcome?
• Upload all parts of the Pattern project onto Canvas. Upload all changes to the documents there as well. Canvas lets me know the date you upload; therefore, I will know which is the latest version.

TO BRING:

• Sketchbook
• OR one sheet of larger drawing paper from your Blick Materials kit
• Charcoal sticks, pens, pencils, or other chosen drawing materials 

Final Critique of the Mid-Term Pattern Project, Wednesday, October 27

HOMEWORK: Review the two previous posts for the Pattern Man project.
On the last page of the Jedi figure step by step instructions, it tells you how to recolor the color version of the Pattern Person all at once. (I demonstrated this process near the end of the class) The technique is not a requirement.
(Print all parts of your project and bring the materials to the next class listed at the end of this post.) I won’t be projecting them from the monitor. Print before not during class. We will hang the work on the wall.

• 1. Finish the Pattern homework.  Suggested corrections in your notes taken during the mini-crit can be applied.
  A. Complete the seven color patterns.
  B. Complete the color version of the Pattern Person. (Have fun with the patterns.)
  C. Print out the black and white Patterns, Pattern Person, Color Patterns, Color Pattern Person (or other chosen subject matter to fill with color patterns.)
• 2. Place the following onto Canvas. 
  A. TWO black and white pattern ai files (if changes were made.)
  B. The jpeg scan of your original figure drawing (if not provided before). Very important for me to have to relink in Illustrator.
  D. Color pattern ai file
  E. Color Pattern Person ai file
  Use the correct naming conventions.
  
  
• 3. BRING  
  A. Your original figure drawing. Do not display it as a print out.
  B. All parts of the project PRINTED OUT in the required sizes listed in the previous posts. (11×17″-tabloid- for the black and white as well as the color Pattern Person,
  8 1/2 x 11″-letter- or larger for the Pattern document)
  C. IMPORTANT- Show both the old and new versions of your project so that we can see the chosen changes that were made. ( you can print the old versions of your Pattern Man project on smaller paper)
  D. Your sketchbook

If you have any questions, I am here for you.

Pattern Mid-Term Project Mini-Critique for Monday, October 25-must attend

Click on the images to enlarge

***Please note: Submit to Canvas what you have done so far. NO NEED TO PRINT THE DOCUMENTS FOR MONDAY!!!
I WILL SHOW YOUR PROJECTS ON THE SCREEN DURING CLASS.
Have all of the Black and White completed and part of the Color pattern portions done. At least four color patterns. You don’t need to finish the color patterns or fill the Pattern Man with color. You have until next Wednesday to finish the color portion.

If you made changes to your black and white versions, please place the documents on Canvas before Monday morning and use the naming conventions provided in the last post below. I will then look at all ahead of time.
GO THROUGH THE PROCESS FOR EVERYTHING WRITTEN and shown in this post and the post before TO WORK ON THE PROJECT. It is a long post but helpful.

The document on the right shows you
an easier way to work with color groups and recoloring. Selecting your original design and double-clicking on your color group folder will colorize in
a faster more direct way.
The document on the right shows you how to make, save and scale down your color patterns as well.
Click to open to full scale.

(More below)

READ INSTRUCTIONS all the way to the bottom  FOR HOMEWORK, HOW TO’S, AND WHAT TO BRING TO BE PREPARED FOR THE MINI-CRIT:
-LINK TO EXAMPLES OF PAST STUDENT WORK
-MY EXAMPLES WITH INSTRUCTIONS
-HOMEWORK LIST
-LIST OF WHAT TO BRING TO THE MINI-CRIT
-OTHER HANDOUT LINKS TO SHOW YOU HOW TO WORK WITH COLOR TOOLS AND METHODS AS DEMONSTRATED. (The tutorial links all the way to the bottom of this post show pictures and techniques of how to create color, recolor and other aspects of the project)
___________________________________________________________
Color properties/terminology is defined in the latest Vocabulary page post.
Review the Student References page for examples of related color pattern projects.

***VIDEO -Illustrator Demo for Classwork and Homework – Apply color to your patterns (demo you used during class)

ADDITIONAL REFERENCE:
Added links on the bottom in Digital Reference Handouts for your review:
#19. Understanding the Basics of Choosing, Applying, and Changing Color
#20. Color Groups: Harmonies (technique shown in class)

color harmonies with patterns colored by hand

THE FOLLOWING IMAGES HAVE WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS AND DETAILS FROM MY CLASS DEMONSTRATIONS. I think the best way to go is to alter and color each individual pattern instead of the total drawing. Click the image to see instructions for both ways. MORE SCREENSHOTS appear below.

Some instructions below are for colorizing the total artwork. No need to follow those guidelines right now.

(Alaiyo) Illustrator drawing techniques, pattern making techniques, color making and application, another technique and a second version.

step-by-step-artboards-with-process

The practice documents I sent to you via email through Google docs were used in the practice sessions/videos you were following in class. You can select different color harmonies and test color combinations in the practice document boxes. This is just an example format but does not have to be the final you will use in your project. 

You only have to make one pallet and apply it to each swatch. Not different pallets for each pattern. However, if you would like to make more than one color harmony you can.

NOTE: Some line patterns will only print in one color. It depends on how the patterns were made. If they have different grayscales, backgrounds, complexities and parts, they will print in different colors. You can add/change the original black and white patterns to generate more colors.
-CLICK ON THE IMAGES BELOW TO MAKE THEM LARGER

My color pallet and recolored pattern examples  (from black and white versions found in the swatches palette and dragged onto the artboard). Created in Color Guide/Edit Colors

If you have a black line pattern that won’t change to color: 1. highlight/select the pattern and open up the recolor/edit window. Click on the box circled. 2. The Color Reduction Option box will open. Uncheck things until the lines change to color.

Select new color pattern on the artboard, make it into a pattern in the swatches.

When this opens the swatch will appear in the pallet. just hit ok and close.

HOMEWORK due Monday should be mostly finished and is to be shown at the start of class. No need to print anything out. We will project up on the screen for the class to see.

1.  Submit black and white documents to Canvas. You have until Monday to submit the color portion for the mini-crit. You can resubmit later if you make corrections. 
   -Color patterns document (color patterns_student name_di_f21.ai)
   

Again, be sure to attend the Mid-Term mini critique.

Color Application (Wednesday, 10/20)

WE WILL MEET ON ZOOM again for class on Wednesday (link is on the bottom of this post):
1. Mid-term check-in with students listed for Wednesday. One on one discussion and grading on participation, attendance, improvement and sketchbook. (Detailed expectations are shared on Canvas the day of class.)
2. Work independently during the full class time. Learn more aspects of Illustrator to complete the Pattern Man Project. **Please be sure to bring all the materials listed at the bottom of this post.

The following step-by-step screenshots are reminders of the tools and methods I covered in the demo videos and in class.  I hope they help. I encourage you to try more of what you have learned in your patterns and the drawing of the pattern man in Illustrator before applying the patterns.
Note the important tip Create a bright, white image background in Photoshop for your dark photos. And the added technique on how to make your own brush.
Use 4 or more new techniques. Please read the total post.

Create a bright, white image background in Photoshop

Variable lines

Mop Brush and Brush tool

Blob tool

Multiply

Eraser tool only works on a Blob tool application

Make your own brush

***STUDY THE HOMEWORK POST BELOW
There are handouts and video links below to help you complete the project. Please be sure to have all Pattern Man, and Pattern Documents uploaded to Canvas in addition to the scan of your figure drawing. 

TO DO

1. In a separate document, have the figure drawing scanned and placed in Illustrator. Complete the Illustrator line drawing or leave it as it appears when done by hand.  11″x17″  (tabloid) sized document (pattern_man_student Name_di_f21.ai) Add in all 7 of the finished patterns. Have the pattern man finished to show at the start of class on Wednesday.

2. Review the demo videos on how to apply the patterns you practiced in Canvas.

3. View the Digital Reference Handouts page on the bottom. There you will find links for creating and saving swatches and painting with strokes or pattern strokes. (review) #14-19 on Reflect Tool,  Making Swatches,  Using the BLOB BRUSH TOOL. (all very helpful) Also, USING AND MAKING YOUR OWN BRUSHES.

4. View the Student References examples for examples of ways you can apply the patterns. Again, use all 7.

5. Ask me if you have questions no matter what and when

ILLUSTRATOR TOOLS:  Use pen, pencil, selections, shapes, curvature, brush, Pathfinder, Shapebuilder, rotate, reflect, regular brushes, created brushes, line variation, blob brush, brush, swatches, blend, gradient, variable width, eraser (only on a blob tool application) and more.

Create patterns with solid gray or black backgrounds, a variety of gray and white stroke lines, a variety of line thicknesses in one design, gradients, etc. Create variety.

If you get stuck, ask me questions and send me your ai file to review. I will also help you during class on Wednesday, but you need to have read this post and have the homework as far along as you can. 

TO BRING:
1. sketchbook
2. Your computer

See you Wednesday on Zoom!

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Continuation of Pattern Man Project for Monday, 10/18

WE WILL MEET ON ZOOM for class on Monday (link is on the bottom of this post):
1. Mid-term check-in with students listed for Monday. One on one discussion and grading on participation, attendance, improvement and sketchbook. (Detailed expectations are shared on Canvas the day of class.)
2. Work independently during the full class time. Learn more aspects of Illustrator to complete the Pattern Man Project. **Please be sure to bring all the materials listed at the bottom of this post.

Please be sure to keep all of your original .ai Illustrator documents made up of your pattern designs. Do not get rid of them or change them to a jpeg document. When you create your document, place your swatch drawing along with the pattern and name of the culture as you see above.

student’s swatch examples drawn with the brush, pen and pencil tools

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO THOROUGHLY READ THE POST BELOW ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM. USE the techniques you learned during the class and watch
***THIS VIDEO – Illustrator Demo for Pattern Homework – Make your own patterns
-my tutorial covering everything I showed you at the end of class.
This is a step-by-step handout.

IMPORTANT!!! Only create the patterns.
PLEASE DO NOT PLACE THE PATTERNS INTO THE FIGURE DRAWING UNTIL I GO OVER THE SPECIFICS IN CLASS. 

Homework for Monday, October 18
1. Watch the step-by-step video. Finish the 7 Pattern drawings in one Illustrator document, use seven layers, one for each pattern. Save the document as (patterns_student name_di_f21.ai). Draw from your hand-drawn designs inspired by the patterns you found. Create, name, and save all swatches in your swatch pallet. Please, design a layout for the swatches and patterns. Have the first portion of the pattern (swatch) you drew in Illustrator neatly placed next to the square with the patterns filled in.
The purpose of doing so is to help you see the size of the pattern in a shape to note if you need to scale it down or not.
Use type to label the swatches with the names of the cultures you chose. 

2. Submit the (patterns_student name_di_f21.ai) on Canvas.

Additional Reference:

3. View the Digital Reference Handouts (review) #13-14 on Reflect Tool,  Making Swatches (all very helpful)

4. View the Student References examples

5. Please ask me if you have questions no matter what and when

ILLUSTRATOR TOOLS:  Use pen, pencil, selections, shapes, curvature, brush, Pathfinder, Shapebuilder, rotate, reflect, gradient, and more.
Create patterns with solid grays or black backgrounds with light lines on top, a variety of gray lines, a variety of line thicknesses in one design, gradients, etc. Do your best to create variety.

TO BRING:
1. Sketchbook with assigned drawings (scan the pattern swatches into your computer)
2. The figure drawing from last Monday in its finished state (scan the drawing of Mr. Bones into your computer)
3. Your computer

Go as far as you can. If you get stuck, please ask me questions and send me your ai file to review. I will also help you during class on Monday, but you will need to have the homework completed and submitted before the start of class.

See you Monday on Zoom!

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Assignment 3: Mark Making and Pattern Man continued (10/13)

IN-CLASS on Wednesday: Learn more aspects of Illustrator to complete the  Pattern Man  Project. **Please be sure to bring all the materials listed at the bottom of this post, which includes your computer.

Example of creating a pattern: 1. Choose a pattern (Italian-Florentine) 2. Create your own swatch version as a drawing  3. Use it as a template in Illustrator 4. Create a greyscale Illustrator drawing 5. Try to create a different version of some of the patterns. (Create at least one version of seven different patterns) Swatches are small portions of the final pattern.

HOMEWORK due Wednesday
TO DO:
1. Scan drawings you made of swatches from your sketchbook of the seven cultural patterns. Please be sure they are from seven different cultures. Some of you have already completed the seven drawings, some of you need to create your drawings from the swatches you printed out.  These drawings/sketches should be small portions of the original patterns you found. They also should be your interpretations.

2. Start most of your figure drawing in pen, try to complete it. If you do, scan it into your computer as a jpeg, 300dpi, or as a well-lit photograph. Transfer it over to white bristol paper if you drew the original version on Newsprint.
You can work with me online if you need me to help you with corrections between classes on your figure drawing.
If you prefer to complete the inking in Illustrator, you can do that as well.
You can finalize the figure in pen during the first 1/2 hour of class. Please have it scanned or photographed with proper lighting no matter what stage it is in.

4. Study this link to Practice using the Illustrator pen, curvature or pencil tools

TO BRING:
1. sketchbook with assigned drawings
2. The figure drawing from Monday in its finished state
3. Your computer and headphones

Assignment 3: Mark Making and Pattern Man (10/11)

Labeled hand drawn pattern swatches

Hand drawn pattern swatches (internet)

IN CLASS
Monday: Figure drawing from a model for first the part of the project.

Please READ this post carefully for details and all the way to the bottom where the requirements for what to bring to our next class are listed.

HOMEWORK DUE ON MONDAY
TO DO:
1. Finish and submit all of your digital and hand-applied changes/fixes for the last project by Monday. Post on Canvas for grading by Monday morning.
*** All students who make changes based on suggestions from the critique will receive a HIGHER GRADE for their efforts.

2. Please post the project images, process, and written reflections onto your Learning Portfolio by Monday.
(refer to the LP page here on the blog for requirements and student reference links) It gives you questions to answer when writing, and examples of how to post from former student references. Show and talk about sketches, each of the parts of the project and photos of the museum piece and your objects. Please do not just post the photos from the critique.  Submit a direct link to your post on Canvas

3. Create seven sketchbook images on separate pages of an aspect you would like to practice. For example: If you have trouble drawing faces, draw faces. Other choices: You can also draw figures sitting, hands, feet, fabric, hats to prepare for the next assignment. Try to draw with pen and ink. (If confused email me with questions.) Feel free to use the Figure Drawing References I provide. 

4. Research and gather seven patterns from seven different cultures, for our next project beginning on Monday. Place them in your sketchbook as collaged and drawn swatches (squares). You can cut them out from printed magazines or the internet and draw them. Write down the culture and type of pattern under the swatches in your sketchbook as shown above. (These can take up as many pages as you can to fill the sketchbook). Examples of cultures can include Japan, China, India, Islamic, Medieval Europe, etc. One example can be from your culture.
Body decorations such as tattooing, jewelry, and different types of clothing can be included.
(Examples):

Finland, Latavian and German

Japan

Japan

Dutch-Painted earthenware

Oceania-Basket tray

Samoa-Basket

Roman-Adapted-pattern on marble pavement

American-Textile

Iran-tile pattern

Roman

Austrian-Painting by artist Gustav Klimt

5. Look at the swatch examples gathered by former students in student references.

TO BRING:
Your sketchbook; all drawing materials are listed (1 piece of Bristol board paper, 2 pieces of newsprint, drawing medium, sharpies, etc.) on the top of the assignment sheets. Please study the examples and instructions on the assignment sheet to be prepared for class.

No need to bring your computer, next class.
Any questions for clarity, don’t hesitate to ask.

FINAL CRITIQUE OF MUSEUM TRIPTYCH – Personal Exploration Through Sculptural and Personal Objects (Weds, October 6)

Example of setup for critique

Finish and bring all parts of the project for the FINAL CRITIQUE.

PROJECT CRIT-not to miss or you will fail the project:
**PLEASE BE SURE TO REVIEW THE TEXT BELOW TO PROPERLY PREPARE FOR THE CRIT. 

Complete the Illustrator portion of your value drawing and print it out for homework. You will also finish the hand-drawn version on a second printout.
You can draw, paint and collage by hand. REMEMBER: The contour, positive-negative and value images should relate in some way. For example, the value image can include:
use of strong black and white areas for value and contour lines.

HOMEWORK
TO DO:
1. overall PREPARATION FOR FINAL CRIT
2. Study and use the Vocabulary sheet for crit (link)
3. Also, please check out the examples of the project posted on the Student References page. (link)
4. Scan and upload your mixed media file in Canvas as value mixed media_your name_di_f21.jpeg
5. Have Contour, PRINT OUTS of Positive-Negative, Negative-Positive and Value Illustrator and Value mixed media drawings completely finished. 
 Please remember to leave areas created in Pathfinder showing when you apply mixed media on top.

TO BRING:
1. Your four objects so we can see them in person 
2. Materials you used to collage, paint and draw 
3. Your computer with documents and a photo of your museum sculpture 
4. Your sketchbook with drawings for the project.
5. Five drawings-(contour, positive-negative, negative-positive, print out of value project made in Illustrator and the mixed media version made by hand.)

**You will use these items to show and talk about during the crit as you see in the image above.