Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Illustrator Exercise



Final Project

1. (A) Create new genre music that mixes two genre's together.  Example Jazz/Heavy Metal  (B) Style of music and a community example Surf Music and Biker's (C) Style of music with a culture. Example Opera with Pygmies.

 SIX QUESTIONS
1) Genre of Band?
2) Name of Band?
3) Visual cues that connect to style, culture, or community?
4) Costumes/props/instruments? (no weapons)
5) Production schedule how when photography will get finished?

  • Do all photography for poster work in groups to accomplish this task.
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TEXT/COPY
1.  Location, date, time

2. Name of concert (Example Rolling Stones Steel Wheels Tour)

3. Name the band

4.  Preferred a unique logo type made in illustrator using name of band and tour name imported into Photoshop.  Or you may make your logo type in Photoshop.

Created in Photoshop with a little help from Illustrator

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Size 11" by 17" 150 px/inch

• Culmination of all things learned during the semester.  Make sure project reflects this learning.
• Research project and place this research in your notebook.

Final Skills Test

Need to know how to do for final
• Label layers (1. Content 2. Photoshop Technique used in layer)
• Vector Mask
• Layer Styles
• Brushes, bristle brushes, & mixer brush
• Adjustment layers
• Blending modes
• Transform
• Type tool
• Correct size/resolution
• Correct color mode

TYPED CREATIVE BRIEF FOR MUSIC POSTER

Thursday, November 13, 2014

COPY NOIR POSTER

 COPY/TEXT FOR NOIR POSTER 

1. Stars
2. Title
3. Costars
4. Screen Play
5. Directed by
6. Movie Studio
7. Based on a _________ novel

Thursday, October 30, 2014

ORGANIZE LAYERS BEFORE FINAL SUBMISSION

LAYERS LABELED WITH CORRECT TEXT & COLOR
• Yellow - your final version or versions
• Red - exercises
• Green - font research and color scheme

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Kit Kat Exercise


Midterm

Written - Quikeys

Exercise
1. Size, Color mode, Resolution
2. Nondestructive Masks
3. Transform & move to proper location
4. Blending mode - texture
5. Layers labeled


Thursday, October 2, 2014

Research for October 7

• Research the way candy labels look.  Bring one label to class to discuss.

• Use label as reference and inspiration.


TUESDAY OCTOBER 5
• Introduce label assignment
• Finish self portrait assignment


THURSDAY OCTOBER 7
• Self portrait due critique
• Exercise label assignment

Self Portrait Exercise Update


Self Portrait Check List

• At least three layer masks
• At least two layer styles
• At least two adjustment layers
• One blending mode
• Recommended one texture