Post screenshots of your completed image AND of the layers tool.
Explain your work by writing answers to these questions:
1. Which filter, layer blend, or adjustment layer effect was the most important to the success of your image?
2. What object is the EMPHASIS in your work? How did you make it stand out?
SKILLS LIST
- COLOR SCHEME TOOL
- Customize Your Blog!!!
- START BLOGGING HERE
- Pinterest Site for Examples....
- Recolor Artwork
- PATHFINDER TOOL
- Experimental Design (Keetra Dixon)
- LOGO examples
- DESIGN RESEARCH
- Hillman Curtis' "Artist Series" videos
- "Rise and Shine" Video Series
- Rule Of Thirds
- AIGA Site
- Communication Arts Link
- History of Graphic Design
Monday, December 12, 2016
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Tell a Story With Photoshop
Here are some examples (and links) of using Photoshop to manipulate images relating to a theme...
ALBERTO SEVESO
http://www.burdu976.com/phs/
ALBERTO SEVESO
http://www.burdu976.com/phs/
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Communicating With Images- poster design...
Gather Three examples that interest you, post them to your blog- with their title and designer's name.
LINKS
https://creativemarket.com/blog/top-15-poster-designs-in-history
http://www.printmag.com/posters/poster-designs-regional-design-annual/
https://designschool.canva.com/blog/famous-graphic-designers/
One more designer to look at is April Greiman she is renowned for embracing technology in her work and manipulating the "accidents" that can happen from experimenting with technology.
See more here
http://www.famousgraphicdesigners.org/april-greiman
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
LETS BUILD GIFS!!
Creative experimenting with the "Blend tool" in Illustrator to create a series of images. Then load them in Photoshop and convert them to "frames"..... then BOOM! You have a short animation!
Link to good examples of GIFS.... https://creativemarket.com/blog/the-30-best-animated-gif-artists-on-the-web
Link to a tutorial..... https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/how-to/make-animated-gif.html
And a quick sample I made.....
Link to good examples of GIFS.... https://creativemarket.com/blog/the-30-best-animated-gif-artists-on-the-web
Link to a tutorial..... https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/how-to/make-animated-gif.html
And a quick sample I made.....
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Posting the Final Bag
Post images of your bag to show how it was constructed and how it works as a 3D object.
Answer these questions about your ideas and work:
1. What are the areas of EMPHASIS? How did you use the elements of art to make them stand out? Elements are: color, value, shape, size, texture, line.... or other visual effects?
2. How did you use elements to lead our attention around the bag?
3. What software techniques or design ideas made your work unique?
4. How does your design relate to and describe the word you were given?
Answer these questions about your ideas and work:
1. What are the areas of EMPHASIS? How did you use the elements of art to make them stand out? Elements are: color, value, shape, size, texture, line.... or other visual effects?
2. How did you use elements to lead our attention around the bag?
3. What software techniques or design ideas made your work unique?
4. How does your design relate to and describe the word you were given?
Design Research- The BAUHAUS
The BAUHAUS is credited as one of the major movements (changes) in the history of design. Use these links to explore and learn more about this important school of design and it's effects on history.
http://www.designishistory.com/1920/the-bauhaus/
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/bauh/hd_bauh.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus
http://www.theartstory.org/movement-bauhaus.htm
THEN
Collect at least four images of Bauhaus designer's work, post them to your blog and label the images with the designer's name, title of the work and the date.
ALSO
Answer these questions about the design school and the design movement.....
QUESTIONS
1. Where was the Bauhaus School located?
2. When was it in existence?
3. What is different about the Bauhaus' design work from the designs that came before it?
OTHER
Look at this link to see how Bauhaus is still influencing designers today...
http://nymag.com/homedesign/features/61726/
http://www.designishistory.com/1920/the-bauhaus/
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/bauh/hd_bauh.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus
http://www.theartstory.org/movement-bauhaus.htm
THEN
Collect at least four images of Bauhaus designer's work, post them to your blog and label the images with the designer's name, title of the work and the date.
ALSO
Answer these questions about the design school and the design movement.....
QUESTIONS
1. Where was the Bauhaus School located?
2. When was it in existence?
3. What is different about the Bauhaus' design work from the designs that came before it?
OTHER
Look at this link to see how Bauhaus is still influencing designers today...
http://nymag.com/homedesign/features/61726/
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