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Thursday, September 16th

9/16/2021

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Periods 1 & 4
What are we learning today?
1. PPT: Rasters vs. Vectors (Part 1)
2. Review Practice Vector
3. Demo: Starting the Ill Dog
4. Perspective Photos & Turning in Photos
5. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Practice Vector
     - Find the image on Google & save it
     - Create a new doc in Ai, place logo, lock layer & create second layer
     - Draw inner ear of logo
     - Create silhouette of white head shape
     - Draw the ellipse with the cutout
     - Save the image as an Ai file
     - Upload the image to Schoology
    Illustrator Dog
     - Find & download the file
     - Create new layer, lock the first
     - Follow steps on handout to create the dog
     - Be as precise as possible in shape, size & color
     - Save the image as an Ai file
     - Upload the image to Schoology
    Logo
     - Choose a name or image for a company
     - Brainstorm and draw 4 thumbnails using that name or image
     - Choose your favorite thumbnail
     - Develop that design into a large, clean, colored rough
     - Scan the rough
     - Place the scan into an Ai file, lock layer, create second layer
     - Vector your logo with shapes & pen tool
     - Add color to the logo
     - Save as an Ai file and upload the image w/thumb, rough to Schoology
6. Cleanup
7. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Rasters vs. Vectors Packet


Period 5
What are we learning today?
1. Review Coating a Screen, Prepping & Emailing
2. Preparing Your Positive
3. Demo: Exposing & Washing Out
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Final Vector
     - Choose an image to trace (hi res, line art)
     - Get the image approved
     - Create a new layer, lock the first
     - Change the fill to none, stroke to bright color
     - Draw around and complete each colored shape separately
     - Test each completed shape by filling it once complete
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
   Screen Printing
     - Obtain, label, & degrease a screen
     - Coat the screen
     - Convert the vector to black & white, email to Mr. Tate
     - Expose the screen
     - Wash out the screen with a cone spray of water
     - Patch Pinholes
     - Block out the screen
     - Cut paper to print on
     - Cut out the comprehensive, center it on cut paper, tape in place
     - Print the design
     - Reblock the screen
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Mat the best print
     - Paperclip thumb, rough, comp, 2 prints, matted & rubric
5. Cleanup
6. Review/What’s Next
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Wednesday, September 15th

9/15/2021

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Periods 1 & 4
What are we learning today?
1. Review P & S, DSLR, Res, Files, Copyright, Logo
2. Discuss Finding an Image
3. Demo: Setting Up to Vector (First Video)
4. Demo: Vectoring The Inner Ear (Second Video)
5. Demo: Vectoring the White Silhouette (Third Video)
6. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Practice Vector
     - Find the image on Google & save it
     - Create a new doc in Ai, place logo, lock layer & create second layer
     - Draw inner ear of logo
     - Create silhouette of white head shape
     - Draw the ellipse with the cutout
     - Save the image as an Ai file
     - Upload the image to Schoology
    Logo
     - Choose a name or image for a company
     - Brainstorm and draw 4 thumbnails using that name or image
     - Choose your favorite thumbnail
     - Develop that design into a large, clean, colored rough
     - Scan the rough
     - Place the scan into an Ai file, lock layer, create second layer
     - Vector your logo with shapes & pen tool
     - Add color to the logo
     - Save as an Ai file and upload the image w/thumb, rough to Schoology
7. Cleanup
8. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None


Period 5

What are we learning today?
1. Review Degreasing
2. Discuss Vector Colors & Sending
3. Demo: Coating a Screen
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Final Vector
     - Choose an image to trace (hi res, line art)
     - Get the image approved
     - Create a new layer, lock the first
     - Change the fill to none, stroke to bright color
     - Draw around and complete each colored shape separately
     - Test each completed shape by filling it once complete
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
   Screen Printing
     - Obtain, label, & degrease a screen
     - Coat the screen
     - Convert the vector to black & white, email to Mr. Tate
     - Expose the screen
     - Wash out the screen with a cone spray of water
     - Patch Pinholes
     - Block out the screen
     - Cut paper to print on
     - Cut out the comprehensive, center it on cut paper, tape in place
     - Print the design
     - Reblock the screen
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Mat the best print
     - Paperclip thumb, rough, comp, 2 prints, matted & rubric
5. Cleanup
6. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Coating a Screen
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Tuesday, September 14th

9/14/2021

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Periods 1 & 4
What are we learning today?
1. Review P & S, DSLR, Res, Files, Copyright
2. Lesson: Logo Design
3. Discuss Drawing Thumbnails
4. Making a Rough
5. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Color for Emphasis
     - Find a photo that you have taken
         - School appropriate
         - Should have a colorful subject or background
     - Upload to Drive, download to laptop
     - Make a selection of the subject
     - Invert the selection so the background is now selected
     - Desaturate the background
     - Save and Upload image to Schoology as a PNG
    Logo
     - Choose a name or image for a company
     - Brainstorm and draw 4 thumbnails using that name or image
     - Choose your favorite thumbnail
     - Develop that design into a large, clean, colored rough
     - Scan the rough
     - Place the scan into an Ai file, lock layer, create second layer
     - Vector your logo with shapes & pen tool
     - Add color to the logo
     - Save as an Ai file and upload the image w/thumb, rough to Schoology
6. Cleanup
7. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Logo Packet


Period 5
What are we learning today?
1. Review Degreasing & Rubric
2. Discuss Vector Design & Vectoring
3. Demo: Coating a Screen
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Final Vector
     - Choose an image to trace (hi res, line art)
     - Get the image approved
     - Create a new layer, lock the first
     - Change the fill to none, stroke to bright color
     - Draw around and complete each colored shape separately
     - Test each completed shape by filling it once complete
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
   Screen Printing
     - Obtain, label, & degrease a screen
     - Coat the screen
     - Convert the vector to black & white, email to Mr. Tate
     - Expose the screen
     - Wash out the screen with a cone spray of water
     - Patch Pinholes
     - Block out the screen
     - Cut paper to print on
     - Cut out the comprehensive, center it on cut paper, tape in place
     - Print the design
     - Reblock the screen
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Mat the best print
     - Paperclip thumb, rough, comp, 2 prints, matted & rubric
5. Cleanup
6. Review/What’s Next
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Monday, September 13th

9/13/2021

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Periods 1 & 4
What are we learning today?
1. Review Using Bridge & Proofing
2. PPT: DSLR vs. Point & Shoot
3. Color for Emphasis
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Merging Project
     - Find a photo
     - Choose a partner
     - Show your partner your photo, determine shooting
     - Take photos
     - Upload the photo(s) to the computer
     - Find a photo of a prop
         - Not a one color background
         - Higher res is better
     - Make a practice selection of prop
   Color for Emphasis
     - Find a photo that you have taken
         - School appropriate
         - Should have a colorful subject or background
     - Upload to Drive, download to laptop
     - Make a selection of the subject
     - Invert the selection so the background is now selected
     - Desaturate the background
     - Save and Upload image to Schoology as a PNG
5. Cleanup
6. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Point & Shoot vs. DSLR Notes


Period 5
What are we learning today?
1. Discuss Making a Rough
2. Review Screen Rubric
3. Demo: Degreasing a Screen
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Final Vector
     - Choose an image to trace (hi res, line art)
     - Get the image approved
     - Create a new layer, lock the first
     - Change the fill to none, stroke to bright color
     - Draw around and complete each colored shape separately
     - Test each completed shape by filling it once complete
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
   Screen Printing
     - Obtain, label, & degrease a screen
     - Coat the screen
     - Convert the vector to black & white, email to Mr. Tate
     - Expose the screen
     - Wash out the screen with a cone spray of water
     - Patch Pinholes
     - Block out the screen
     - Cut paper to print on
     - Cut out the comprehensive, center it on cut paper, tape in place
     - Print the design
     - Reblock the screen
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Mat the best print
     - Paperclip thumb, rough, comp, 2 prints, matted & rubric
5. Cleanup
6. Review/What’s Next
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Friday, September 10th

9/9/2021

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Periods 1 & 4
What are we learning today?
1. Workflow & Review
2. Using Bridge
3. Demo: Making a Proof Sheet
4. Color for Emphasis
5. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Merging Project
     - Find a photo
     - Choose a partner
     - Show your partner your photo, determine shooting
     - Take photos
     - Upload the photo(s) to the computer
     - Find a photo of a prop
         - Not a one color background
         - Higher res is better
     - Make a practice selection of prop
   Color for Emphasis
     - Find a photo that you have taken
         - School appropriate
         - Should have a colorful subject or background
     - Upload to Drive, download to laptop
     - Make a selection of the subject
     - Invert the selection so the background is now selected
     - Desaturate the background
     - Save and Upload image to Schoology as a PNG
6. Cleanup
7. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Using Bridge, Making a Proof Sheet, Color for Emphasis


Period 5
What are we learning today?
1. PPT: Layout Sequence
2. Discuss Thumbnails
3. Review Screen Syllabus & Rubric
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Final Vector
     - Choose an image to trace (hi res, line art)
     - Get the image approved
     - Create a new layer, lock the first
     - Change the fill to none, stroke to bright color
     - Draw around and complete each colored shape separately
     - Test each completed shape by filling it once complete
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
   Screen Printing
     - Obtain, label, & degrease a screen
     - Coat the screen
     - Convert the vector to black & white, email to Mr. Tate
     - Expose the screen
     - Wash out the screen with a cone spray of water
     - Patch Pinholes
     - Block out the screen
     - Cut paper to print on
     - Cut out the comprehensive, center it on cut paper, tape in place
     - Print the design
     - Reblock the screen
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Mat the best print
     - Paperclip thumb, rough, comp, 2 prints, matted & rubric
5. Cleanup
6. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Layout Sequence
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Thursday, September 9th

9/9/2021

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Periods 1 & 4
What are we learning today?
1. PPT: Image Transfer & Workflow
2. Review Adjusting Color, Combining
3. Color for Emphasis
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Merging Project
     - Find a photo
     - Choose a partner
     - Show your partner your photo, determine shooting
     - Take photos
     - Upload the photo(s) to the computer
     - Find a photo of a prop
         - Not a one color background
         - Higher res is better
     - Make a practice selection of prop
    Color for Emphasis
    - Find a photo that you have taken
         - School appropriate
         - Should have a colorful subject or background
     - Upload to Drive, download to laptop
     - Make a selection of the subject
     - Invert the selection so the background is now selected
     - Desaturate the background
     - Save and Upload image to Schoology as a PNG
5. Cleanup
6. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Making a Cutout, Adjusting Color Temperature, Combining Photos, Color for Emphasis, Image Transfer & Workflow


Period 5
What are we learning today?
1. Quiz
2. Vector Due Tuesday
3. Screen Syllabus & Rubric
4. Examples
5. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Final Vector
     - Choose an image to trace (hi res, line art)
     - Get the image approved
     - Create a new layer, lock the first
     - Change the fill to none, stroke to bright color
     - Draw around and complete each colored shape separately
     - Test each completed shape by filling it once complete
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
   Screen Printing
     - Obtain, label, & degrease a screen
     - Coat the screen
     - Convert the vector to black & white, email to Mr. Tate
     - Expose the screen
     - Wash out the screen with a cone spray of water
     - Patch Pinholes
     - Block out the screen
     - Cut paper to print on
     - Cut out the comprehensive, center it on cut paper, tape in place
     - Print the design
     - Reblock the screen
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Mat the best print
     - Paperclip thumb, rough, comp, 2 prints, matted & rubric
6. Cleanup
7. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Screen Rubric & Syllabus
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Wednesday, September 8th

9/8/2021

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Periods 1 & 4
What are we learning today?
1. PPT: Buying a Camera
2. Review Week’s Photo Assignment
3. Review Selection Tools, File Types, Transparency
4. Demo: Adjusting Color Temperature (First Video)
5. Demo: Combining Photos (Second Video)
6. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Merging Project
     - Find a photo
     - Choose a partner
     - Show your partner your photo, determine shooting
     - Take photos
     - Upload the photo(s) to the computer
     - Find a photo of a prop
         - Not a one color background
         - Higher res is better
     - Make a practice selection of prop
   Practice Selection
     - Find a photo of a prop
         - Not a one color background
         - Higher res is better
     - Make a practice selection of prop
     - Turn the selection into a cutout
     - Upload the cutout to Schoology as a PNG
7. Cleanup
8. Review/What’s Next


Period 5
What are we learning today?
1. Quizlet
2. Review Vector Touch ups
3. Discuss Planning & Layering
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Illustrator Dog
     - Find & download the file
     - Create new layer, lock the first
     - Follow steps on handout to create the dog
     - Be as precise as possible in shape, size & color
     - Save the images as an Ai file
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
    Final Vector
     - Choose an image to trace (hi res, line art)
     - Get the image approved
     - Create a new layer, lock the first
     - Change the fill to none, stroke to bright color
     - Draw around and complete each colored shape separately
     - Test each completed shape by filling it once complete
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
5. Cleanup
6. Review/What’s Next
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Tuesday, September 7th

9/7/2021

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Periods 1 & 4
What are we learning today?
1. PPT: Portraits
2. Week’s Photos
3. Review Selection Tools (Last Video)
4. Demo: Turning a Selection into a Cutout
5. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Merging Project
     - Find a photo
     - Choose a partner
     - Show your partner your photo, determine shooting
     - Take photos
     - Upload the photo(s) to the computer
     - Find a photo of a prop
         - Not a one color background
         - Higher res is better
     - Make a practice selection of prop
6. Cleanup
7. Review/What’s Next


Period 5
What are we learning today?
1. Kahoot
2. Quiz Thursday
3. Demo: Vector Touchups
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Illustrator Dog
     - Find & download the file
     - Create new layer, lock the first
     - Follow steps on handout to create the dog
     - Be as precise as possible in shape, size & color
     - Save the images as an Ai file
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
   Final Vector
     - Choose an image to trace (hi res, line art)
     - Get the image approved
     - Create a new layer, lock the first
     - Change the fill to none, stroke to bright color
     - Draw around and complete each colored shape separately
     - Test each completed shape by filling it once complete
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
5. Cleanup
6. Review/What’s Next
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Friday, September 3rd

9/3/2021

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Periods 1 & 4
What are we learning today?
1. PPT: Before You Shoot (Fourth Video)
2. Demo: Transferring Photos (Fifth Video)
3. Demo: Making a Practice Selection (Last Video)
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Merging Project
     - Find a photo
     - Choose a partner
     - Show your partner your photo, determine shooting
     - Take photos
     - Upload the photo(s) to the computer
     - Find a photo of a prop
         - Not a one color background
         - Higher res is better
     - Make a practice selection of prop
5. Cleanup
6. Review/What’s Next


Period 5
What are we learning today?
1. Kahoot
2. Review Layer Setup
3. Demo: Planning a Vector
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Illustrator Dog
     - Find & download the file
     - Create new layer, lock the first
     - Follow steps on handout to create the dog
     - Be as precise as possible in shape, size & color
     - Save the images as an Ai file
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
   Final Vector
     - Choose an image to trace (hi res, line art)
     - Get the image approved
     - Create a new layer, lock the first
     - Change the fill to none, stroke to bright color
     - Draw around and complete each colored shape separately
     - Test each completed shape by filling it once complete
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
5. Cleanup
6. Review/What’s Next
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Thursday September 2nd

9/2/2021

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Periods 1 & 4
What are we learning today?
1. Meet (Period 1 HERE, Period 4 HERE)
2. Review
3. Demo: Transferring Photos (Fifth Video)
4. PPT: Copyright
5. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Merging Project
     - Find a photo
     - Choose a partner
     - Show your partner your photo, determine shooting
     - Take photos
     - Upload the photo(s) to the computer
     - Find a photo of a prop
         - Not a one color background
         - Higher res is better
     - Make a practice selection of prop
6. Cleanup
7. Review/What’s Next


Period 5
What are we learning today?
1. Meet
2. Review
3. Rasters vs. Vectors (Part 2)
4. Introduce the Vector Project
5. Vector Examples
6. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Practice Vector
     - Launch Ai
     - Place the logo
     - Create a new layer, lock the first
     - Change the fill to none, stroke to bright color
     - Zoom in (Ctrl +) on the inner ear
     - Draw the three lines to make the shape
     - Select and color the inner ear
     - Draw the white silhouette of the head
     - Color it and send it to the back
     - Draw the blue oval with cutout
     - Color the shape
     - Draw the final white outer oval & color it
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
    Illustrator Dog
     - Find & download the file
     - Create new layer, lock the first
     - Follow steps on handout to create the dog
     - Be as precise as possible in shape, size & color
     - Save the images as an Ai file
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
7. Cleanup
8. Review/What’s Next
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