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Wednesday, November 10

11/10/2021

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What are we learning today?
1. Review
2. Demo: Downloading from Drive
3. Discuss the Color for Emphasis Project
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
     - Turn the selection into a cutout, save & turn in on Schoology
     - Make a selection of you in the photo your partner took
     - Turn the selection into a cutout
     - Adjust the color temperature to match the web photo
     - Combine the photos
     - Resize the photo & adjust the resolution
     - Save the projet as a PNG & PSD
     - Upload the PNG to Schoology
    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: Color for Emphasis


Period 3

What are we learning today?
1. Review Making Lines for the Notebook
2. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Vinyl
     - Vector your graphics
     - Create your type
     - Convert your type to outlines
     - Add all of your graphics to drawer doc, rescale
     - Copy and paste them to the vinyl file we created
     - Save file and Logo into vinyl PC
     - Open cut studio, make new doc
         - landscape orientation
         - Change size to 15” x at least 5”
     - Import the Ai file & drop it
     - Load vinyl & run an area test
     - Reposition vinyl if necessary
     - Cut vinyl and remove from cutter once done
     - Weed unwanted vinyl from sheet
     - Apply transfer tape
     - Turn in vinyl with transfer tape, upload file
    Notebook Pages
     - Create lines for the pages
     - Vector the graphic , make any text
    Notebook Cover
     - Vector your graphics
     - Create your type
     - Create a background
     - Arrange everything on a doc together using the bleed
     - Print a proof sheet
     - Print the cover on tabloid stock
     - Cut the stock down to the edge of the bleed
     - Cut diagonals at corners
     - Score paper at letter size edges
     - Cut matt board for core
     - Rubber cement and assemble
     - Cut 90lb backing board
     - Rubber cement and assemble
3. Cleanup
4. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None


Period 5

What are we learning today?
1. PPT: Vectors
2. Review Copyright, Logo, & Thumbnails
3. Discuss Rough
4. 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
5. Cleanup
6. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
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Tuesday, November 9th

11/9/2021

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Review
2. Discussion: Copyright
3. Refresher: Combining Photos
4. Demo: Resizing (Third Video)
5. Introduce Color for Emphasis
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
     - Turn the selection into a cutout, save & turn in on Schoology
     - Make a selection of you in the photo your partner took
     - Turn the selection into a cutout
     - Adjust the color temperature to match the web photo
     - Combine the photos
     - Resize the photo & adjust the resolution
     - Save the project as a PNG & PSD
     - Upload the PNG to Schoology
    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
7. Cleanup
8. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Resizing Photos, Color for Emphasis, Copyright


Period 3

What are we learning today?
1. Demo: Making Lines for the Notebook
2. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Vinyl
     - Vector your graphics
     - Create your type
     - Convert your type to outlines
     - Add all of your graphics to drawer doc, rescale
     - Copy and paste them to the vinyl file we created
     - Save file and Logo into vinyl PC
     - Open cut studio, make new doc
         - landscape orientation
         - Change size to 15” x at least 5”
     - Import the Ai file & drop it
     - Load vinyl & run an area test
     - Reposition vinyl if necessary
     - Cut vinyl and remove from cutter once done
     - Weed unwanted vinyl from sheet
     - Apply transfer tape
     - Turn in vinyl with transfer tape, upload file
    Notebook Pages
     - Create lines for the pages
     - Vector the graphic , make any text
    Notebook Cover
     - Vector your graphics
     - Create your type
     - Create a background
     - Arrange everything on a doc together using the bleed
     - Print a proof sheet
     - Print the cover on tabloid stock
     - Cut the stock down to the edge of the bleed
     - Cut diagonals at corners
     - Score paper at letter size edges
     - Cut mat board for core
     - Rubber cement and assemble
     - Cut 90lb backing board
     - Rubber cement and assemble
3. Cleanup
4. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None


Period 5

What are we learning today?
1. Discussion: Copyright
2. Lesson: Logo Design
3. Review Vectors & Ill Dog
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Fruit Tutorial
     - Download & Install GameMaker on your laptop
     - Follow the steps on the tutorial in the right side panel to make a basic game
     - Save & upload the completed project to Schoology
   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
5. Cleanup
6. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Copyright, Logo Packet
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Monday, November 8th

11/8/2021

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Review
2. PPT: Buying a Digital Camera
3. Refresher: Selection Tools & Cutouts
4. Demo: Adjusting Color Temperature (First Video)
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
     - Turn the selection into a cutout, save & turn in on Schoology
     - Make a selection of you in the photo your partner took
     - Turn the selection into a cutout
     - Adjust the color temperature to match the web photo
     - Combine the photos
     - Resize the photo & adjust the resolution
     - Save the project as a PNG & PSD
     - Upload the PNG to Schoology
6. Cleanup
7. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Buying a Camera, Making Photos Transparent, Adjusting Color Temp


Period 3

What are we learning today?
1. Discuss Notebook Project
2. Review Weeding Cuts & Applying Transfer Tape
3. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Vinyl
     - Vector your graphics
     - Create your type
     - Convert your type to outlines
     - Add all of your graphics to drawer doc, rescale
     - Copy and paste them to the vinyl file we created
     - Save file and Logo into vinyl PC
     - Open cut studio, make new doc
         - landscape orientation
         - Change size to 15” x at least 5”
     - Import the Ai file & drop it
     - Load vinyl & run an area test
     - Reposition vinyl if necessary
     - Cut vinyl and remove from cutter once done
     - Weed unwanted vinyl from sheet
     - Apply transfer tape
     - Turn in vinyl with transfer tape, upload file
4. Cleanup
5. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None


Period 5

What are we learning today?
1. Review Practice Vector
2. Next Assignment: Ill Dog
3. Finding & Setting Up the Ill Dog
4. Tutorial Due Wednesday
5. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Fruit Tutorial
     - Download & Install GameMaker on your laptop
     - Follow the steps on the tutorial in the right side panel to make a basic game
     - Save & upload the completed project to Schoology
   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
6. Cleanup
7. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
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Friday, November 5th

11/5/2021

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Review
2. Prop Photo Assignment
3. Demo: Making a Selection (Last Video)
4. Demo: Turning a Selection into a Cutout
5. PPT: Portraits
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
     - Turn the selection into a cutout, save & turn in on Schoology
     - Make a selection of you in the photo your partner took
     - Turn the selection into a cutout
     - Adjust the color temperature to match the web photo
     - Combine the photos
     - Resize the photo & adjust the resolution
     - Save the projet as a PNG & PSD
     - Upload the PNG to Schoology
7. Cleanup
8. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Portraits Notes, Making a Selection, Making Photos Transparent


Period 3
What are we learning today?
1. Demo: Using the Vinyl Cutter
2. Demo: Weeding the Cuts & Applying Transfer Tape
3. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Vinyl
     - Vector your graphics
     - Create your type
     - Convert your type to outlines
     - Add all of your graphics to drawer doc, rescale
     - Copy and paste them to the vinyl file we created
     - Save file and Logo into vinyl PC
     - Open cut studio, make new doc
         - landscape orientation
         - Change size to 15” x at least 5”
     - Import the Ai file & drop it
     - Load vinyl & run an area test
     - Reposition vinyl if necessary
     - Cut vinyl and remove from cutter once done
     - Weed unwanted vinyl from sheet
     - Apply transfer tape
     - Turn in vinyl with transfer tape, upload file
4. Cleanup
5. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None


Period 5
What are we learning today?
1. Review Game Basics
2. Next Assignment: Practice Vector
3. Demo: Finding & Saving an Image on Google (First Video)
4. Demo: Setting up an Illustrator File (First Video)
5. Demo: Vectoring the Inner Ear (Second Video)
6. Demo: Vectoring the Head Silhouette (Third Video)
7. Demo: Vectoring the Blue Oval (Fourth Video)
8. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Fruit Tutorial
     - Download & Install GameMaker on your laptop
     - Follow the steps on the tutorial in the right side panel to make a basic game
     - Save & upload the completed project to Schoology
   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
9. Cleanup
10. Review/What’s Next
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Thursday, November 4th

11/4/2021

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Review
2. Saving Google Images
3. PPT: Before You Shoot (embedded)
4. Discuss Using the DSLR (Fourth Video)
5. Demo: Transferring Photos (Fifth Video)
6. Discuss Finding a Prop Photo
7. 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
     - Turn the selection into a cutout, save & turn in on Schoology
     - Make a selection of you in the photo your partner took
     - Turn the selection into a cutout
     - Adjust the color temperature to match the web photo
     - Combine the photos
     - Resize the photo & adjust the resolution
     - Save the projet as a PNG & PSD
     - Upload the PNG to Schoology
8. Cleanup
9. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Before You Shoot, Transferring Photos


Period 3

What are we learning today?
1. Review Vector Requirements
2. Setting Up a File for Vinyl
3. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Vinyl
     - Vector your graphics
     - Create your type
     - Convert your type to outlines
     - Add all of your graphics to drawer doc, rescale
     - Copy and paste them to the vinyl file we created
     - Save file and Logo into vinyl PC
     - Open cut studio, make new doc
         - landscape orientation
         - Change size to 15” x at least 5”
     - Import the Ai file & drop it
     - Load vinyl & run an area test
     - Reposition vinyl if necessary
     - Cut vinyl and remove from cutter once done
     - Weed unwanted vinyl from sheet
     - Apply transfer tape
     - Turn in vinyl with transfer tape, upload file
4. Cleanup
5. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None


Period 5

What are we learning today?
1. Review Sprites vs. Objects, Actions vs. Events
2. PPT: Game Basics
3. Turning in the Fruit Tutorial
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Fruit Tutorial
     - Download & Install GameMaker on your laptop
     - Follow the steps on the tutorial in the right side panel to make a basic game
     - Save & upload the completed project to Schoology
5. Cleanup
6. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Game Basics Notes
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Wednesday, November 3rd

11/3/2021

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Welcome & Introductions
2. Laptops, Logging In,  Care, Insurance
3. About the Class
4. Pre-Test
5. First Project
6. Pixels (First Video)
7. Resolution (Second Video)
8. Google Images (Third Video)
9. 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
10. Cleanup
11. Review/What’s Next

Handout: None


Period 4

What are we learning today?
1. Welcome Back
2. Laptops
3. Course Syllabus
4. First Project
5. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Vinyl
     - Vector your graphics
     - Create your type
     - Convert your type to outlines
     - Add all of your graphics to drawer doc, rescale
     - Copy and paste them to the vinyl file we created
     - Save file and Logo into vinyl PC
     - Open cut studio, make new doc
         - landscape orientation
         - Change size to 15” x at least 5”
     - Import the Ai file & drop it
     - Load vinyl & run an area test
     - Reposition vinyl if necessary
     - Cut vinyl and remove from cutter once done
     - Weed unwanted vinyl from sheet
     - Apply transfer tape
     - Turn in vinyl with transfer tape, upload file
6. Cleanup
7. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Course Syllabus


Period 5

What are we learning today?
1. Welcome & Instructions
2. Laptops, Logging In,  Care, Insurance
3. About the Class
4. Installing GameMaker & Starting the Tutorial
5. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Fruit Tutorial
     - Download & Install GameMaker on your laptop
     - Follow the steps on the tutorial in the right side panel to make a basic game
     - Save & upload the completed project to Schoology
6. Cleanup
7. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
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