4/7 Class Recap and Homework

Everyone...
1. Your posters are looking really great!
2. If you have not completed yours please turn yours in next Saturday.

Homework:
1. In your sketchbook please draw 12 pieces of neatly organized fruit on one page. Use red pencil first then ink, you will scan, clean up and color 
them in class.
2. Pick a boxed product that you would like to use as the basis for a re-design (The box should be emptied out). 
3. It can be for a toy or food whatever you like.
4. In the class textbook (Graphic design Solutions) please read pages 267-274 on Branding. For our next project we will redesign a package.
5. Go to the "Package Design" tab and review

3/24 Homework

Great job today...

Your posters are looking fantastic.

1. Next week is spring break and we do not meet on March 31st. We will meet again on April 7th.

2. When we meet again we will finish the poster project and I will introduce the next project to you.

3. Homework drawing project.

In your sketchbook, draw 6 birds, make sure they are neatly arranged on the page. Ink them, paying attention to line thickness, no color, go ahead and ink.

4. Remember, Monster Draw is Friday April 6th, come watch and draw from a movie. I will be offering drawing tips and advice. Its extra credit, so bring a friend and your sketchbook. We meet in Rm. A106 in the art building. 

Its always a great time! 

Its free 

3/24 Today

1. Today we will work on 
the poster project 
2. Please turn in your logo project 
if you have not done so.

Happy St. Patricks Day

Happy St. Patricks Day

3/10 Class Recap and Homework

The Logos are looking great!

1. Next Saturday you will have the first half of class to complete your: 

A. logo project in Illustrator. 

B. Sandwich project

C. Scan, clean up and color your bugs and tools.

2. For the second half of class we will talk about and explore options for the Mid Term Project. 
3. Go to the "Poster Project" Tab at the top of the blog for an overview of the project.

Today

Creating a color palette:

1. Open a new Illustrator file, Print, CMYK, Vertical, Letter Size
2. Open the photo or color sample you want (Image in scratch) and place.
3. At the bottom of the tool bar, select the fill box with a 2x click
4. On the bottom right hand side of the pop up box enter in the code for C M Y K as shown on the image you imported.
5. Go to your rectangle tool and draw a 1” box with no outline, using the color as fill.
6. Do this for each box, create a row of boxes, do not let the boxes touch, neatness counts.

3/3 Class Recap and Homework

Everyone:
Your How to make a sandwich images are looking great! Here are some of them.

Homework:

1. Pick one of the icons from last weeks homework that best fits the project. 

2. In your sketchbook draw 6 variations of that one icon. We will look at them in class next week.

3. Drawing project: in your sketchbook draw 8 tools. Make sure they are neatly arranged on the page. Ink them, paying attention to line thickness.