HOMEWORK:
Using Adobe Illustrator...
- Finish "PROJECT A"
Due Oct. 8th
.
NOTE: no need to print or mount
just bring in your files :)
ART 219 - 001
Fall 2018
08/27/2018 - 12/18/2018
Monday, 9:00am - 12:50pm
CA 4030
webpage:
ryanSmithArt.com/courses/fall2018/art219
Talk about "PROJECT A"
students' work:
Will |
Nic |
Nick |
Karina
*Look at HOMEWORK
Ask about homework from Week#3
*Scanner Demo?
(some review) Adobe Illustrator:
Stroke & Fill
Vector shapes
* File management: When placing "smart objects"
Live Trace
Pen Tool
*Type / Create Outlines :
youTube vid. 1 |
youTube vid. 2
*Object / Ungroup
Pathfinder window
Gradients
Pencil & brush tool
Grouping objects
*Use Layers, Effects
Transparency window
Talk about:
TYPOGRAPHY&
readability
* daFont.com
*Font Book
TTF files: "TrueType" Font = Outline Font Standard
HOMEWORK:
Next class:
We will look at your projects in class
NOTE: no need to print or mount
just bring in your files :)
Short Writing Assignment:
due in 2 weeks
(October 15, 2018)
1) Find a great looking art book about:
a genre, an exhibition, or an artist
(in any media), not your Art History Text.
2) Write a paragraph about the subject:
who's the artist(s), what's the work like?
3) Write about this great art book.
(keep the writing portion under 1 page)
What is the typography like?
How much text is there?
Is there a pattern to the page layouts?
Grids?
Wide variety of image sizes?
Full page spreads?
What makes the art look good?
4) Scan at least 4 images of the book:
1. the cover,
2. the copyright date,
3. at least two good looking pages
5) Organize the scans in Photoshop
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