9/11/19

In class thur Sept 12th


Conspiricy Theory Rockshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh6Hf5_ZYPI






Composition

- Rule of thirds




- Golden Rule



- Rules of Design from Paul Rand the godfather of modern design



- Positive and Negative space




Things to consider:
We are using the format of an Album cover so our viewer is already aware that the image has something to do with music and the music industry.



What we are looking at:
- Color
- Composition (placement of visual elements in 2d space...positive & negative space, rule of thirds)
- Image - subject matter
- Image - style
- Font - literal reading
- Font - style



Each of these elements becomes a "signifier" to the viewer. Which means from these visual elements we will try to make sense of the image. In this case what genre of music might this CD contain?


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Project 3 Assigned




ART213 Fall 2019


Movie Poster

description:
Create 3 different versions of a movie poster for a movie you’d like to see.

How to Create Project 3
Part 1
a) Write out your Movie idea! First pick a movie genre. (Horror, Sci-Fi, Romantic comedy) Then you need to figure out 'who' the antagonist and protagonist are, 'where' the movie takes place, 'when' the movie takes place, finally the 'what' and 'why' of the story.
b) Look up and download 10 examples of posters that inspire you
c) Compile a list of important information that needs to be on the poster including: movie title, main actors/actresses, film company, producers, date, credits, ext… (use the 10 examples you downloaded as a guide)
d) Collect a variety of imagery to work with for your poster
 * Make sure to find the largest images possible

Part 2
a) Create a template for your poster 11x17” at 180dpi
b) Put in guides for the unprintable boarder and for the middle
c) Create 3 different versions of your movie poster

Part 3
- Create 3 variants of the best movie poster and the comments derived from the critique



Key things to Remember:
* Work on the poster template
* Duplicate important layers
* Save often




things to consider:
First you want to figure out a genre for your movie. Is it a Romantic comedy, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy, Drama, Action, ect… Then look at and collect movie posters of that genre. Consider things like colors used, font type, text placement, use of actors/actresses images, are they full body or close up, what is their gesture.


Details:
all posters should be set for 11x17 inches at 180 dpi



Due
Tuesday Sept 17th – Part 1a,1b,1c,1d (due beginning of class)
Tuesday Sept 24th - Parts 2 all three on Google Photos (due end of class)
Tuesday Oct 1st – Part 3 Best one Printed (due beginning of class)
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Work on Projects




Project 2 - Due at the end of class today. Make sure you label your CD covers with your name - # and save it as a JPEG. 

ex. joevonstengel-1.jpg. 

Save the image as a .PSD first. Make sure to 'flatten' the image before you save as a JPEG! Upload your images into the "Art213 CD covers" class album that I shared with you on Google Photos. 









9/9/19

In class Tue Sept 10th












Photoshop Day 3


- History / Undo function
-- It is a new way to create!


- Magic Wand
Single Row Marquee Tool

- Paint Bucket/Gradient
- Erase/Magic Erase/Back Ground Eraser


Vector Tools
— Pen Tool
— Shape Tools


- The Clone Stamp & Healing Brush
-- These are 2 part tools. Hold down 'Option' while clicking on the area you wish to copy. Move to where you want to place the cloned visual data and click and hold to draw.
-- Blend Mode / Opacity
-- Air Brush / Flow
-- Aligned
-- Sample (Layer)


Image Adjustments
- Color Adjustments
-- Histogram
-- Levels
- Color Correction



Filters


Type Tool


Work on Project


9/3/19

In class Thur Sept 5th


Photoshop Basics Day 2

Bit Map vs Vector Graphics
memory vs math


Navigation
- Change Screen Mode


Color Picker
- Foreground/Background Color
- Eyedroper tool


Drawing Tools
- Erase/Magic Erase/Back Ground Eraser
- Sharpen/Blur/Smudge
—- Depth of Field - How much of the image is in focus in front of and behind the image
- Burn/Dodge/Sponge


Selection Tools (they define a workable area)
- Selection Tools addition and subtraction
- Magic Wand/Quick Selection Tool
— Tolerance

Layers
- Making Layers
--- New Layer
--- Duplicate a Layer
--- Delete Layer
- Layer Visibility
- Moving a Layer
- Opacity
- Modes
- Locking 


Text Tools
- Horizontal Type Tool/Vertical Type Tool
- Horizontal Type Mask Tool/Vertical Type Mask Tool


Project 2

ART213 Fall 2019

Virtual Record Shop
description:
For this project you will appropriate images you find online through the process outlined below. The images and text you appropriate will be used to create a cover for an LP. This project is an exploration of appropriation, manipulation & layout and design. We will consider the meaning attached to images through context and our own expectations created through societal influence.

When manipulating your images in Photoshop, try using all the different tools in the tool bar (except the Slice tool and the History brush). See if you can figure out how to do something beyond what I have covered. Part of idea behind this project is to help you discover Photoshop on your own and also to help make you feel secure in just picking up a program and playing instead of being a afraid to try.

When downloading images for this project, Make sure you download the full size image!
Make sure to save your work often. Use the 'Save As' option to save a duplicate of your file (just change the file name). When you are finished with your image go to File --> Save for Web , and save your image as a JPEG, 100% quality. Do not check any other boxes. Save your images using this naming convention: yourname_01.jpg, yourname_02.jpg. (ie... jvonstengel_01.jpg)


The Process
1 - Go to "wikipedia." Hit Random...
The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2 - Go to "Random quotations"
The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.

3 - Go to flickr and click on explore
To get the photo, multiply the number of the CD cover by 2 and count until you get tot the photo. This is your album cover image.

4 - Use Photoshop to put it all together.

5 - Create 8 different Album Covers

6 - Save your designs as explained above

7 - Hand them in to Joe on your USB thumb drive







Work on Project

Project 2 due Thur Sept 12th by the end of class


9/2/19

In class Tue Sept 3rd


Thought for the day!




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Photoshop Example: Worth 1000



Photoshop Basics 1
- Starting the Program / Quit

Whats Where?


Hot Keys


- Opening a file
-- Browse in Bridge or Mini Bridge
- Save / Save As a file
- Windows
- File --> New


* Resoultion

72 dpi traditional screen resolution
180 dpi lowest printing resolution
300 dpi + good printing resolution
600 dpi + high resolution printing


* File Types

Working File Types
---- Photoshop = .PSD = working file, the one you keep forever

End Product Files
---- JPEG = .JPG = web and email (Flickr) file
---- GIFF = .GIF = web file
---- TIFF = .TIF = full quality print file
--- RAW = .RAW = raw camera data uncompressed file

---- Portable Document File = .PDF = compressed print file


Setting Preferences

Photoshop --> Preferences --> General

View
- Rulers, Grids & Guides
- Show
- Snap


Laying out a design in Photoshop
before Photoshop

1) paper size
2) single or multiple designs on the page?


in Photoshop
3) size and resolution
4) define print area 
* Offset press - requires cut lines, a bleed and image area to fit within the paper size (print on anything thats flat)
* Laser Printer -  1/4",1/4",1/4", 1/2"
-- standard sizes 8.5x11",8.5x14", 11x17"
* Inkjet printer -  1/4",1/4",1/4", 1/2"
-- standard sizes 8.5x11",8.5x14", 11x17", 19" wide, 24" wide, 36" wide, 42" wide
5) Define the Middle
6) save as a template file named appropriately as a .psd. 

ex LP_cover_Template.psd


Walk Through. Creating an 11x17" mini poster for a local event.


Assignment #2
create a template at 180dpi for the following list:

- movie poster - with guides for unprintable border and center
- 8.5"x11" business flyer - with guides for unprintable border and center
- business card - with center guides
- postcard - with center guides
- bumper sticker - with center guides
- CD cover - with center guides




Assignment #1 - bring your USB thumbdrive to thurday's class

Work on Assignment