In class wed Aug 30

The creation of reality!



Early Manipulations

Early Alterations

Photographs have always lied

The LA Times 2003

Photo tampering through out history

Free Photoshop

FireAlpaca & the Gimp

 Project 1 Assigned 
- lets look at Project 1


Blogging
- How to hook up and use a blog.

* if you took the digital is fundamental class, you can use the same blog, Flickr & Youtube accounts you created in that class for this class. 


A blog is many things, a personal website, an archive of media, the ability to broadcast a message to a greater audience, even an art piece in itself. 


You can use Blogger, Instagram or Flickr

Flickr is a photo storage/social website

Instagram is a social website/application that acts like a blog but for photos only.

Blogger is Googles blogging system. It is social through Google +


Lets make a blog using Blogger
1- log into your Gmail
2- using the navigation in gmail (located in the upper right corner) click on the Blogger App icon
3- Create a new blog



Show Joe your 1 post and email your blogs URL before you leave!


Intro to Photoshop
- Making a new document
- The tool bar
- Getting an image from the internet into Photoshop
- Layers

In Class Mon Aug 28th

Hello and Welcome to the Art213 Intro to Digital Media blog. This blog contains up-to-date information on the class, assignments & projects. There are also important links from this blog to other class resources. This blog is the hub of the class, so don't forget to check if frequently. Make it an icon on your smart phone. I usually updated the blog within 24 hours of class. 

Part of your first assignment is to bring your laptop to class and show me the bookmark to this site.


Make a link to this blog on your smartphone
1) open Safari or another web browser on you phone 
2) add a bookmark to the home screen


The Intro to digital media class is presents an introduction to Print based media through image manipulation & graphic design, Time based media through Animation and 3d Design, both scanning and printing. These areas of media are explored through the use of Adobe Photoshop, iMovie, Quicktime Pro, Meshmixer and Makerware, as well as a hand full of useful shareware and web applications (YouTube, Flickr (or Instagram) & Blogs).

We will investigate the mechanics of creating Digital Media as well as consider the roll of media within American society and it's potential to alter our society. We will also look to consider the many facets of technology that interact with digital art.

Have you see this image? Creating Reality!

So, Secretary of State John Kerry referenced this photograph when making a speech last September, trying to drive home how awful the Syrian chemical attack was as he tried to convince us why we should go to war. One problem. The picture isn't even from Syria. It's from Iraq in 2003. The photographer, Marco di Lauro, said he nearly "fell off his chair" when he saw it was being used to promote a war in Syria. It's getting pretty disturbing to see how far our politicians, both Republican and Democrat, are willing to go to drum up support for a war nobody wants.


  * This class has a $100 Lab fee & you will need a 8GB thumb drive or larger.



The Syllabus

Lets take the Awareness Test!

How to use a Mac 

Login name = student
Login pass = artist

1) Desktop
2) The Dock
3) Top Menu
4) Making a new Folder 
5) Renaming files and folders on the desktop
6) Opening a program
7) Opening a file
8) Saving a file
9) Closing a program


Using Safari
1) Tabs and Windows
2) Searching
3) downloading a file

Final Exam

Our Final stats at 9am!


3D Printing







Blog Design

In class Wed May 3rd

Final Exam Time




We will be meeting at 9am for our final







Project 6 Assigned





Making images for the web
- just steal it!
- looking up dimensions
- 72dpi but really its about pixels
- Flatten and use Save for Web to make a .jpg
- Upload it to your blog. The Banner will go in the "Header" of your Blog in the "Template" section.

The Background images can be changed under " "Customize" in the "Templates" area 

Making a Favicon

- Create an image 16 pixels X 16 pixel image in Photoshop

- Use Save for Web to create a .jpg

- Go to favicongenerator.com to translate it into a .ico file

- Upload your file onto your blog under "Layout" at the top. 

Putting Links on your Blog
- Under "Layout" select the area you want the links.
- Hit add Gadget and find the Link List. (notice there are a lot of things you can add to your blog) 
- add your link and the link name and save





3D Printing Starts today!

what to do to get your files printed.

1) Show Joe your model laid out in the Makerbot software
2) Pick a PLA color
3) Get on the color rotation list
4) Transfer your file to the appropriate printer
* Replicator 2 files need to be exported as .x3g and transferred to the SD card.
* Makerbot Mini files need to be saved as .thing files and transferd using a USB thumb drive to the computer in the fablab

Cookie cutter dimensions

back layer = 3mm tall

mid layer = 9mm tall

outside layer = 13mm tall

Work on Projects

In class Mon May 1st

Critique Project 4


Work on Project 5

In class Wed Apr 26th

The Town Seal


Chess Piece sizes

Rules for chess pieces to board size:   
The base diameter of the king should fall within a range of 68% to 75% of the square size.  For example, if you have a 2.25" board (each square is 2.25" x 2.25" or 57.1mm x 57.1mm) then the chess pieces you choose should have a king's base diameter of 2.25 x (0.68) to 2.25 x (0.75) which = 1.53" (38.9mm) to 1.687" (42.9mm) in diameter.



What we are working with:

Chessboard Square Tile - 40mm a side, this means no piece and be wider then 36mm


king - 75mm tall

queen - 70mm tall
bishop - 60mm tall

kinght - 50mm tall

rook - 45mm tall

pawn - 40mm tall

Special pieces - 55-65mm tall

Preparing your chess pieces for printing

1) open Makerware

2) Click on 'Prepare' and "Add File" to import your .STL's to the print bed

3) Use the 'Move' tool to separate the models from each other
* remember any models that are touching will be printed as a single piece

4) Use the 'Scale' too to resize the 3d models to the proper size
a- scale the piece to the proper hight and width. Set the model at the correct hight and adjust for the width if necessary.

5) Use 'Save As' to save your .Thing file to the desktop 

6) Change your 'Settings'
Resolution - Low(Faster)
Infill - 8%
# of Shells - 3
Layer Height - .30 mm


7) Export Print File
- Take a screen shot of the Export Info and keep it with your .x3g file. You will hand in both to me.

8) Show Joe your .Thing, .x3g & Export Info screen shot to be approved for printing and transfer to the SD card. Your files should be labeled with your initials and a number ie.. jvs1.thing




PLA Color Choices
- Red
- Purple
- Blue
- Gold
- Grey
- Brown
- Forest Green




Regular Chess Piece

Hannah - Rook

Trevor - Rook

Greg - Knight

Alex - Knight 

Jaleel - Bishop

Kayce - Bishop

Alexis - Queen

Ally - Queen

Geoff - King

Dante - King

Special Piece: check here








How to complete Project 5 part 1

1) Research various types of chess pieces
2) Create your Chess pieces (123D Design)
3) Layout your Chess pieces for printing (Makerware)
4) Print your chess pieces on the 3d printer

Project 5 part 2

Cookie cutter dimensions:

back layer = 3mm tall

mid layer = 9mm tall

outside layer = 13mm tall

In class Mon Apr 24th

3d Printing in Museums

123D Design
Main Menu
- New 
- Open
- Save
- Import
- Export
- Exit

Undo/Redo

Primitives
Sketch
Construct
Modify
Pattern
Grouping
Combine
Measure
Text

Material 
Help



Common Chess

Bauhaus Chess Set

Project 5 Assigned
For this assignment you will be creating a set of chess pieces. You are responsible for creating one common piece (to be assigned) and one special pieces.

Common Piece: - King 
- Queen
- Bishop
- Knight
- Rook
- Pawn

Special Piece:
check here



All your pieces should be sized correctly compared to each other and must fit on a chess board properly.

Chess board squares measure 57mm

Max Chess piece sizes are as follows:
Maximum Width = 36mm
Maximum Hight = 75mm




How to complete Project 5

1) Research various types of chess pieces
2) Create your Chess pieces (123D Design)
3) Layout your Chess pieces for printing (Makerware)
4) Print your chess pieces on the 3d printer


Work on Project

In class Wed Apr 19th

3d Design & 3d Printing

 
3d printing has been used by industry since the mid 1980's. It is used to print everything from food to human tissue to guns.

Our Makerbot Replicator 2 works through additive manufacturing. This is accomplished by laying down thin layers of plastic, one on top of the other, to build up a 3d structure.

Virtual models can be built in 3d software programs or captured with a 3d scanner or digital camera.



Websites
Thingiverse - free download 3d model library

Shapeways - Create and Sell 3d models














Premiere Pro (a video editor)

Creating a 'Resources' folder

- save this folder somewhere safe

- put all video, audio, and jpg files used in your project, in this folder

- never move the Resource Folder

Opening the Program

- Starting a New Project

Whats Where

- 4 windows: Media browser, Media viewer, Timeline, Timeline viewer

- tools

Import your video files and audio

-- you can Drag and Drop onto the time line

Zooming

Selecting & Moving a clip

Cutting

Rendering

Export the movie

Work on Projects