Introduction to Computer Art
Monday August 18, 2008
What is computer art to you and what do you want to do in this class?
What is your background in art?
Look at websites pbase.com and worth1000
Wednesday and Thursday August 20 & 21, 2008
Open line document: READ this entire document and follow the instructions
1st project
LINE.doc
Save this onto the desktop with your name: Last Name, First Name, Line
In paint, create a one point perspective box
Then create/design a one point perspective city
Friday August 22, 2008
1) Spend 20 minutes looking at these works and reading a little about this artist.
http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2005/08/joshua_davis_fi.php
http://www.joshuadavis.com/
http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/joshuadavis/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Davis_(web_designer)
http://www.once-upon-a-forest.com/
http://www.flickr.com/people/joshuadavis/
If you would like to look at these at home
2) Choose one of his designs to critique
Monday and Tuesday August 25, 2008
1) Sketchbook Assignments: You will need to open a word document that will be short assignments that you will do the first 5-10 minutes of class.
Sketchbook Assignment #1:
- List 4 types of lines,
- What are the six elements of art (you may need to open up the line document from Wednesdays assignment for review)
- Have you made a one point perspective box in paint, is it complete and titled "One point perspective box" saved and ready to print?
- Now take the image of the one point perspective box from paint (you should have created this last week), drag this image (either copy and paste or drag into) your sketchbook word document
2) Make sure that your 1st "LINE" project on paint is complete/saved/and ready to print.
3) Look at these perspective cities for ideas and read vocabulary for this project (HINT: Make sure you study and know the purple highlighted words)
2nd project- Perspective
5) Start or keep working on your one point perspective city in paint
1) Sketchbook Assignment #2
Imaginary Lives: If you had five other lives to lead, what would you do in each of them?
I would be a full time artist, travel photographer, architect, Olympic athlete, dancer or a beach bum on an island off the coast of Africa.
You might be a scuba diver, a cop, a writer of children's books, a football player, a coach, a scientist, a doctor, a Peace Corp Worker, a fisherman, a soap-opera star, a drummer. WHATEVER occurs to you, jot it down. Do not overthink this exercise. The point of these lives is to have fun in them- more fun than you might be having in this one.
Look at your list and select one- what can you do right now as a high school student to get you toward that goal?
GO CONFIDENTLY IN THE DIRECTION OF YOUR DREAMS! LIVE THE LIFE YOU'VE IMAGINED *Henry David Thoreau
Monday and Tuesday September 2 & 3
Sketchbook # 2
What is your most treasured memory- At least 3 complete sentences.
1) Finish one point perspective city
- Save as a jpg.
- We will print them in color as soon as the printers are connected
2) Read these vocabulary words
Vocabulary Words Digital
Be prepared for a quiz on line and computer vocabulary words for Thursday or Friday
3) Introduction to Color Wheel: Lecture and examples
4) Create a color wheel on paint OR publisher
Friday, September 5, 2008
1) Sketchbook #3
Name the
Primary Colors?
Secondary Colors?
Intermediate Colors?
What are the complementary colors?
2) Color worksheet- crayons- fun!
3) Finish color wheel
4)
Project:
Using Microsoft Office- Publisher- BE CREATIVE and make anything with the theme of Patriotism and the Medal of Honor,
This ceremony will here at Montbello on September 18, your projects may be used or on display for the ceremony.
Monday and Tuesday September 8 & 9
Sketchbook #4
What does the word patriotic mean?
How would you show this visually?
What are warm colors?
What are cool colors?
1) Work on patriotism publisher project
2) Color wheels need to be done- we will print when the color printers are hooked up.
Wednesday and Thursday September 10 & 11 Substitute but this is what you need to do!
Sketchbook #5
What would you like to be doing five years from now? Ten years from now? Will you go to your high school reunion?
FINISH PATRIOTISM/Medal of Honor Publisher Picture then move on to one of the two next projects
1) In paint, using the shapes/shading handout, create these shapes and shade them correctly
2) Using the handout Geometric man/woman: Create the human figure using only geometric shapes using paint/and-or
publisher
Friday, September 12
1) Sketchbook Assignment #3
- Describe five traits you like in yourself as a child.
- List five of your favorite childhood foods- try to eat one of them this week.
2) Critique #2 on Dan Burkholder
Answer ALL the questions on the critique format (located on the MAIN page) about one of Dan Burkholders photographs.
Monday and Tuesday, September 15 & 16
Objectives
• Saving Files and Turning in Work
1) No sketchbook today because- you need to get all your sketchbook assignments together for a SKETCHBOOK/PORTFOLIO CHECK ON WEDNESDAY
2) MAKE-UP DAY All work from last week needs to be finished/printed and turned in
3) Yearbook Access
• Create personal folders for your work on the yearbook folder
• Save files
• Turn in files
SAVEFilesAndFolders.doc
4) Print Medal of Honor Projects
Wednesday, September 17
1) Sketchbook Check
2) Grades/Conferences
September 22, 2008
REVIEW ALL NOTES, COLOR, LINE, Computer notes, YOU HAVE A QUIZ TODAY
1) Sketchbook- GET ALL YOUR ASSIGNMENTS TOGETHER, PRINT ALL SKETCHBOOKS - LOOK THROUGH THE NO NAMES AND PRINT ONLY ONCE- Sketchbook 1-3
2) Make sure ALL WORK is turned in...work to be turned in folder on the yearbook
DUE at the end of the week..turned in, printed, name otherwise it will be a zero
1) Color Wheel
2) City
3) Shapes - all four
4) Critique #2 on Dan Burkholder-
5) Geometric Person
6) Medal of Honor, Publisher project
Friday September 26, 2008
Critique on an artwork on MOCA website
Where it says "photograph" just refer to the art you chose...
http://moca.virtual.museum/
A critique is a written or verbal evaluation of a photograph based on careful observation. It does not do to just say "I like the photograph". The critique must mention what you like and why you like it.
1-2 paragraphs on one of these computer art images
1) Drag or copy/paste picture into a Microsoft word document
2) Thesis Sentence
This photograph of ****by *******....what is your paragraph about...
3) 4-6 Body Sentences
Composition Techniques
Rule of Thirds
Formal Balance
Selective Focus
Lighting
Grouping
Informal Balance
Horizon Line
Leading Lines
Framing
Principles and Elements of art and Design, such as line, color, shape...
Questions to ask yourself when writing a critique
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(1) COMPOSITION -CONTENT - This is what the photograph is saying.
1) What is the Center of Interest in the photograph?
2) Where does your eye come to rest in viewing the photo?
3) If there is more than one focus point does that add to the photographs interest or distract from it?
4) Where was the Center of Interest placed within the frame of the photo?
5) Did they use the rule of thirds?
6) What other eye control elements are in the photo (leading lines, contrast, diagonal lines, etc).
7) Did the photographer get close enough to the subject to include only what is important? In other
words, are there wasted parts of the frame that contain items not adding to the message of the
photo?
(2) BACKGROUND -
8) How did the photographer use the tools of selective focus or depth of field to deal with the
background?
9) Is the background simplified, included or a solid or is it nonexistent?
10) How does the background add or distract from the message of the photo?
(3) CAMERA WORK -TECHNICAL - Exposure and focus begin in the camera.
11) Is the subject sharp and clearly in focus?
12) Are part of the photo that need to be clearly focused out of focus?
Exposure is observed in the details of the shadow area. A properly exposed photo will have some texture in the shadows.
13) Is the photo exposed properly and give some evidence of what you see?
Contrast in processing the film or the contrast of the photo paper effects the highlights in a photo.
14) Is there detail visible in the brightest parts of the print?
15) If there are areas of the print that lack detail is that good or bad?
(4) CRAFTSMANSHIP -
16) Does the photo have stains, spots, dust and scratches?
17) Is it nicely displayed in the frame or is it just slapped in?
18) Does the photograph look like care was made in making it or is there evidence that the person just
rushed it?
(5) YOUR OPINION ON THE PHOTO -
19) What do you like about the subject?
20) Is it an emotional shot, a story, a statement, a humorous photo, or what?
21) Is there anything about the photograph that you would do differently if you were
the photographer and had the chance to do the same shot?
4) 1 Conclusion Sentence
Please use complete sentences, use spell check, use the thesaurus tool and read it to another person before turning it in.
If the printers is working...print it-
If not... Save it WITH YOUR LAST NAME, FIRST NAME
on the yearbook in the work to be turned in folder
and in a folder that should be titled Critique #3
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