Paintings

Link up your paintings here, questions to answer....easy:

1.  Why did you pick this photo?
2.  What types of brushes did you use- downloaded or standard?
3.  Overall what would you give yourself for a grade on this project?

Painting with the Pattern Stamp

Here is your tutorial.  ALL of you need to create a painting using the image I use in the tutorial.  Your goal:  To create something VERY different from everyone else!!!!  This needs to be handed into google docs by the end of class on Friday.  You will than create a painting using your own image or one from the AEA clipart website- copyright free!!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWQhBu9nQoQ

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Here are your questions:

Why did you pick your photo?
Overall did the photo work for this assignment?  Why or why not.
What words did you use for your brushes?
Overall what would you give yourself for a grade?  WHY!!!

Your Next Assignment

Typographic Portraits!!!!

Typographic Portraits- using type to create an image!  Above are examples of different ways Mrs. Riehle has created, but there are many different ways to do it! Here are some more links to examples of typographic portraits.  

http://blog.reflexstock.com/2010/08/50-extremely-awesome-examples-of-typography/

http://abduzeedo.com/45-amazing-type-faces-typographic-portraits

http://creativenerds.co.uk/inspiration/25-beautiful-examples-of-typography-portraits/

http://www.typetheory.com/?p=741

http://www.chsphotoshop.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2011-01-01T00:00:00-06:00&updated-max=2012-01-01T00:00:00-06:00&max-results=23#!http://chsphotoshop.blogspot.com/2011/11/typographic-portrait-final.html

When you are ready to begin I have started uploading video to youtube for you to use.  I will be ready to help if you have any questions!

What you will do:

1. Pick a portrait to do- It has to be someone you know- it can not be an image from google images etc.  It has to be a photo taken by you or someone you know.  

You can bring a real photo in for me to scan or in on a flash drive or upload it to your google docs.

2.  Decide how you are going to create your image.  Mrs. Riehle will have tutorials on various ways to do it, but not all ways- you may have to do a little searching!

3.  When we are all done you are going to print this out HUGE!  We will learn how to do that.

4.  Have fun!

Here are a couple more examples using color and custom brushes instead of words.

How to make custom brushes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBuiT5wGzPU

Step 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ6P5taeqgY

Step 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DzESc90yqc
or Using The Type Tool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sFY4tOVk9Q


Where to get great fonts:
http://www.kevinandamanda.com/fonts/freescrapbookfonts/
http://www.fontspace.com/

All of these links and more are on the top of the blog.

Op Art Link UP and Questions

Once you have finished your op art you need to post both to your blog answer these easy questions:

1- Which is your best why?

2- What would you change about the one you didn't choose as your best?

3-  What was the most useful tool or technique you learned from this lesson?

4- Overall what would you give yourself as a grade?  Why??

5- Comment on someone's blog- whose did you comment on?

Op Art Tutorials

Here are the tutorials for the Op Art:

Spiral Line:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V50xa7iXrfU

Liquified Lines:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jNOtQ43DPw

Geometeric:

Boring voice guy's video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA6IuAaE9Pk&list=HL1333460167&feature=mh_lolz

Mrs. Riehle's Geometeric Example

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zCwinTLFso

More Examples:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH51fHRX9L8

Op Art on the Computer

Geometric

Geometric

Organic

Organic

Organic

Geometric

Check these websites out:

http://www.op-art.co.uk/
http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/index-e.html

Crazy, right!  You are going to create 2 pieces of artwork- both 10x10 one organic (flowing lines) and one geometric (shapes).

I am going to demo organic in class today and than post the tutorial to youtube tonight.  I will not demo geometric in class, but post the video tomorrow.

Surreal Images

Hello on you blog this week you need to tell me

1.  Where you got your inspiration for you image.
2.  What you like about your image.
3.  What you would improve on your image.
4.  What you would give yourself for a grade and WHY!
5.  Where you got your images (each one).

Link you your image to receive a grade.

I would also like you to comment on someone else's image!  Give them some good feed back, not just I like your picture its cool!!!

Surrealism at its best!

Here is a link to last semester's projects:
http://chsphotoshop.blogspot.com/2011/10/your-surreal-images.html

Now its your turn to make a surreal image!  Here is what you will do:

1.  Start with a wonderful, creative idea!
2.  Get your images and textures.
3.  Make a document that is 8x10 or 10x8, 300 resolution in Photoshop.
4.  Use the tutorial you just finished to help you create your image.

Here is what you need:

4-5 images or textures.
Shadows to make things look real.
Seamless edits- no jagged edges etc.....it need to LOOK like it is REALLY happening!
A good idea/composition!

Here are the places to get things:

Images- Images need to be copy right free!
http://www.deviantart.com/
www.flickr.com
http://schools.iclipart.com/iowa/  - Use your keystone username and password (can't remember it look on the board)

DO NOT USE GOOGLE OR YAHOO or GOOGLE IMAGES!

Textures
http://www.deviantart.com/

http://www.shadowhousecreations.blogspot.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/skeletalmess/sets/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/

Here is a video on how to download your textures:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hBiLNX51y8

Surrealism- what is it?- It was and is an art movement started in the 1930's- the definition of surreal- having the qualities of surrealism; bizarre : a surreal mix of fact and fantasy. My definition- a dream like state where the scene looks real but couldn't really happen.


Artist who are associated with surrealsim:
"Classic"
Renee Magritte, and Salvador Dali
Digital
Paul Biddle  Zazie Stephen Burns

What are you going to do?
1- You are going to do a tutorial on how to blend images into 1 image.  It will look like this:

2- You are going to create your own Surreal Image using approved images.

Here is the website for the tutorial:
http://photoshoptutorials.ws/photoshop-tutorials/photo-manipulation/create-traditional-painting-like-surreal-image-photoshop/
Here is the Link to Part 1 of the tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LRmpQT9ylg

Here is the link to Part 2 of the tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwAMbjFkb0c

Here is the link to Part 3 of the tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pyjqTzZWVE

An Alphabet Link Up

So, here in you blog post for your alphabet!

Tell me 5 fonts you download and used?
Did you use blending options- did it enhance your overall design?
Did you use a theme for your alphabet?  Why or Why Not?
Overall what what do you like the most about your alphabet?
What would you change?  Why.....
What would you give yourself for a grade and why?
Comment on someones blog and tell me who you commented on.

DON'T FORGET THESE ARE DUE FRIDAY AND WILL BE ON YOUR 3RD QUARTER GRADES!!!!

An Artistic Alpahbet

Typography is VERY important in art; especially in graphic design!  So you are going to create an artistic alphabet.....from A to Z!  I have made a board showing some examples.  You can do it however you like, by just using fonts or using graphics as well, you do have to make it interesting and artistic.  You will be posting this to your blog as well as printing it out!

Here are some guidelines:

• Use blending options!
• Use different fonts- they can be downloaded easily and free from the links on the blog.
• Use brushes- add some interest- I will show you how to download brushes and use them artisticly!
• Clip art only!   NO GOOGLE IMAGES (OR ANY PHOTOS UNLESS YOU TOOK THEM).  Use the AEA website!
• COLOR!  Use different colors!
• Creativity! Be creative!!!

Here is a link to the board of ideas!!!!!

Your Paintings are DUE!!!

So here are your instructions for your blog post.  Tomorrow I will introduce your next assignment.  We will be designing a tee shirt!

So post both your original photo as well as your painting.


On your blog tell me the following info:

1-Why you picked the photo you turned into art.
2- Did you do all of the following on the art:
Gradient-Texture-Dodge Burn-Layer Options (where did you apply it)
3- What do you really like about your art work? WHY!
4- What is one thing you would change about your art?  WHY!
5-  What would you give yourself for a grade and WHY!
6-  Comment on some's painting and tell me who you commented on.

Remember answer these questions in paragraph form, so anyone reading this would understand what you are talking about!!!!!!  You will receive points for each blog post you create.

The first step to Painting

I am linking this up to a previous post that explains everything so here it is!!!

http://chsphotoshop.blogspot.com/2011/09/turning-your-photo-to-line-art.html

Fun with Fill!!!!

Yes fun with fill!  We are going to get VERY creative with fill!!!

File

Google Docs files:
Signs Line and Signs END
Jockeys
Broadway

Tools You Will Use
Magic Wand Tool
Fill
Gradient Tool
Move Tool
Brush
Type
Quick Mask Mode

Short cuts You Will Use
Cmd +J- Duplicate Layer
Cmd+ C-Copy
Opt +Delete- Fill Foreground
Cmd + Delete-Fill Background
Cmd + D- Deselect
Cmd + + Zoom IN
Cmd + -  Zoom out
Shift-  Select Multiple areas
Cmd + Q

Directions:

Refer to Orange Folder

How you will be graded:

Signs
Graded on if it looks like the other document.


Jockeys
Use of fill
Use of Filters
Use of Gradients
Use of the Warp Type Tool
Creativity


Broadway
Use of layers
Use of fill
Attention to detail NEATNESS!!!
Use of values
Creativity
Attention to DETAIL!


DON'T FORGET TO FLATTEN WHEN DONE!!!!  SAVE AS JPEG!!!

Black Square Problem Blog Post

Ok, so here is what you are going to do, create blog post to show off your BEST black square problem.  Tell me the following things in your blog:

1-  What word your you illustrating?

2- Why you picked this one over all the others.

3- Which black square needs the most work (this is for when I look at your google docs).  Why does it need the most work?

4-  How comfortable are you getting with the Photoshop program.  Is there anything you would like extra help on?

Now you need to "link up" your post to this post.  Mrs. Riehle will show you how to do that, but I also have a page that will remind you for the future!!!

Black Square Problem

Personalize a free digital slideshow

The Black square problem- you job is to visually show me the following words:  order, tension, playful, bold, congested, and increase.

File

Name:  Your name+word
6x6 inches
300 resolution
RGB
White Background

Tools You Will Use
Rectangular Marquee Tool
Fill
Gradient Tool
Move Tool

Short cuts You Will Use
Cmd +J- Duplicate Layer
Cmd+ C-Copy
Opt +Delete- Fill Foreground
Cmd + Delete-Fill Background
Cmd + T- Free Transform
Cmd + D- Deselect
Cmd + + -Zoom IN
Cmd +-  Zoom out

How you will be graded:

Creativity
How well you conveyed the word you were representing
Attention to Detail
Effort

1st Blog Post

Hello Photoshop class!  You first blog post you will need to do the following:

Use the internet to find some digital artists that use Photoshop to create their artwork.  You need to find 10 websites that feature digital artists and or Photoshop professionals.  You can search for digital art, digital artists, Photoshop artists, digital printmakers and anything else you can think of.  Tell me why you picked the site and if you like or disliked the art and why.  Link each website up to your post.

When you are done, link you blog up to this one!

Here is an example of a great digital artist, Paul Biddle.

Spice up your blog!

If you check out Mrs. Riehle's personal blogs you will notice that I have some different backgrounds than what you can have with the standard plain old blogger.  So if you are looking for something fun you can google blogger templates or blog backgrounds or you could go here:

http://btemplates.com/
http://www.thecutestblogontheblock.com/free/free-backgrounds.html
http://hotbliggityblog.com/
http://jellypages.com/
http://shabbyblogs.com/

If you find one you like let me know and I will help you apply it to your blog!