Digital Skills
Summer 2008
Schedule

May 12

Intro to the course
About the studio
About computers
Making your user account
About the OS X and the finder
About Illustrator - tools, palettes, navigation
Using the network in the lab
Practice with the Pen tool

Assignments:
•Find 3 objects, at least one being organic, to illustrate.
•Take or bring 3 photos to use as references for a self-portrai

 
May 13

Scanning and photographing objects
Bitmap images and vector graphics
Illustrating symbols of objects by simplification
Using Photoshop Treshold to see shapes of light and dark
Using layers in Illustrator
Using Pathfinder to make holes in shapes

Assignments:
•Finish illustrating your 3 objects

 
May 14

Creating pattern using basic tools in Illustrator.

Assignments:
3 Simple – regular patterns
2 Compound patterns
2 Radial pattern

More pattern studies
1 Pattern that emphasizes Anomaly
1 Pattern that emphasizes Contrast
1 Pattern that emphasizes Rhythm
1 Pattern that emphasizes Direction or movement
1 Pattern that emphasizes Asymmetrical Balance

Pattern studies using gradation
1 emphasizing shape gradation
1 emphasizing size gradation
1 emphasizing value gradation
1 emphasizing direction gradation

Using Clippng Masks with Layers

 
May 15

Using Brushes in Illustrator

Assignments: 3 Compositions
Confrontation
Pursuit
Mother

Using the Symbol Sprayer

Assignments:
3 Compositions
Whimsy
Explosion
Your quality here (pick something interesting)

Saving your work for presentation using "Save for Web and Devices" and Crop

 
May 16

Critique of Pattern and Symbol Project

Self-Potrait Project
Illustrating a self-portrait
Using Photoshop Adjustment tools and Levels to see posibilities for Illustrating your self-portrait

Assignment:
Purchase Mounting Materials for 10 pieces for next week

Friday
May 19

Work on Self-Portraits

Exploring Photoshop for a self-portrait
Photoshop Layers, Selection tools, Blending and filters

Create a Photoshop Self-Portrait

Documenting a site with photos, thoughts, sounds and writing

Monday
May 20

Type and Image Project
Create 2 text studies as companions to photos
Create 1 layered text and image study

Cleaning up photos in Photoshop
Text in Illustrator, type on a curve, type outlines, distorting type

Text in Photoshop
Blending, blurring, smudging layering, cut-out selections

 
May 21 Working on projects
 
May 22

Working on projects

Critiques of Self-portraits, and Text and Image project

Printing and mounting your work

 
May 23

Making a web Gallery of your work (final project)

Work on fininshing (printing and mounting for final submission)

Final submission are due by Monday May 25th at 11AM.

 

Projects:
Symbols and Patterns
Self-Portrait
Type and Images
Web Gallery