Taking a photoshop class!

Here's my try at a CD cover. It's so fun to play around!

Tuesday and Wednesday, May 25-25 in Art I

We'll be working on these two assignments. If you were gone on Tuesday, see me for a dinosaur worksheet.

Monday, May 24th in Cartooning

I'm grading the mini-comics this week! Here is the criteria again.

1. Drawings are original, creative and challenging. (0-10)
2. There is a clear protagonist in the story. (0-10)
3. 50% white and 50% black layout. (0-10)
4. Lettering is neat, readable, and inked well. (0-10)
5. Full erasures, even gutters, and following the directions given for putting together a mini-comic. (0-10)

Tuesday, May 25th in cartooning

Today we're still working on and planning your flip books. Here is how they'll be graded:

I worked beyond the minimum requirements in order to make this project cool/rad/meaningful to me. (0-10)
The book creates a smooth looking animation. (0-10)
The erasures are completely complete and the inking is neat. (0-10)
The subject matter is original, creative and challenging. (0-10)
Use of class time. (0-10)

As you're working on animation, take a look at this cool website that Mr. Hart pointed me toward.

Monday, May 24th in Art I

We're making book ends!


Start with a brick and add paper towels and tape to form the object of your choice.

After these are plastered, you will paint them. Due on Wednesday, May 2nd. Here's how they'll be graded:
I worked beyond the minimum requirements to make this project challenging, creative and original. (0-10)
The plaster is smooothed with no little holes showing through. (0-10)
There are no "soft spots". (0-10)
The project design works well as book ends. (0-10)
The painting is well planned and well executed. No white showing through. (0-10)

Monday, May 24th in Cartooning

Today you'll be story-boarding your ideas for a basic flip book. There are lots of really cools ones available online. I'll link to a few here: Here's one about a bus gone wild. Here's one done in a Matrix style. Here's a sweet and sappy one. And here's another video using two flip books at a time.



tips:
1. storyboard your idea on the 9 panel sheets. It's easier if you have a first panel in mind and a last panel. Then you can fill in the blanks. You should use at least 50 panels.
2. after you're done storyboarding, start drawing your first panel on the last sheet of the post its.
3. keep your drawing on the 1/2 of the post it that's further away from the sticky side
4. eventually these need to be inked.
5. backgrounds are optional.
6. keep characters simple enough that you won't mind drawing them over and over and over and over again.
Check this out for some flip book history!

Thursday, May 13th in Art I

Our bracelets are due on Monday! Here's how they'll be graded...
1. The letters are centered and look neat and tidy...1-10
2. The rivits are shaped like nicely rounded little mushrooms...1-10
3. All the metal edges are filed to a 45 degree angle...1-10
4. All the file marks and misc. scratches are sanded out...1-10
5. The bracelet is rounded with no bumps or edges...1-10