ART219

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Week #4

webpage: ryanSmithArt.com/courses/2018/art219


*Scanner Demo?

Talk about "PROJECT A"

examples: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5



(some review) Adobe Illustrator:

Stroke & Fill
Vector shapes
* File management: When placing "smart objects"

Live Trace
Pen Tool
*Type / Create Outlines
*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:

Pick 1 of the 4 compositions, and improve it.
Print & Mount that best composition
Get necessary supplies and mount your project before class

Turn it all in (PS file, Ai files,*any "placed files", final comp, & .pdf copies), by the due date, for a grade.

Next class:
We will look at these as a class
(note: I will be teaching you some new material & assigning "Project B")

Short Writing Assignment:
due in 2 weeks
(March 5, 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