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Wednesday, November 30th

11/30/2022

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. PPT: Exposure Basics Part 1
2. Demo: Smart Cast
3. Demo: Red Eye
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Dark Circles
     - Open a portrait in which the subject has wrinkles or dark circles under their eyes
     - Use the patch tool to blend the area
     - Upload the before and after to Schoology
    Smart Cast
     - Open a portrait to tan the subjects skin
     - Follow the steps to tan ONLY the skin
     - Upload the before and after to schoology
    Sharpening
     - Open a portrait in which the subject is full frame
     - Follow the steps to sharpen only certain features (Eyes, hair, etc.)
     - Upload the before and after to schoology
    Red Eye
     - Open a photo in which the subject has red eye
     - Use the red eye tool to remove the color
     - Upload the before and after to Schoology
    Liquify
     - Open a portrait
     - Use the liquify filter to change proportions for the BETTER
     - Upload the before and after to schoology
5. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Exposure Basics, Smart Cast


Period 3

What are we learning today?
1. Review Screen Goals, Line Art, Halftone
2. Discuss Colors for Screen Printing 
3. Demo: Making a Comprehensive
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Screen Printing
     - Choose a name or image for a company
     - Brainstorm and draw 4 thumbnails
     - Choose your favorite thumbnail
     - Develop that design into a large, clean, colored rough
     - 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. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
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Tuesday, November 29th

11/29/2022

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Review Smart Blur
2. PPT: Sharpening
3. Demo: Dark Circles
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Dark Circles
     - Open a portrait in which the subject has wrinkles or dark circles under their eyes
     - Use the patch tool to blend the area
     - Upload the before and after to Schoology
    Smart Blur
     - Open a portrait to soften or “air brush” the skin
     - Follow the steps to soft ONLY the skin
     - Upload the before and after to Schoology
    Smart Cast
     - Open a portrait to tan the subjects skin
     - Follow the steps to tan ONLY the skin
     - Upload the before and after to schoology
    Sharpening
     - Open a portrait in which the subject is full frame
     - Follow the steps to sharpen only certain features (Eyes, hair, etc.)
     - Upload the before and after to schoology
5. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Sharpening, Dark Circles


Period 3
What are we learning today?
1. Screen Syllabus & Rubric
2. Line Art vs. Halftone
3. Thumbnails (Brainstorm, Then Sketch)
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Screen Printing
     - Choose a name or image for a company
     - Brainstorm and draw 4 thumbnails
     - Choose your favorite thumbnail
     - Develop that design into a large, clean, colored rough
     - 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. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Screen Syllabus, Rubric
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Tuesday, November 22nd

11/22/2022

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Quiz
2. Review Clone Stamp
3. Demo: Smart Blur
4. Demo: Making a Vignette
5. Wednesday
6. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Clone Stamp
     - Open a portrait in which the subject has a mole, pimple, birthmark etc.
     - Use the clone stamp to cover it
     - Upload the before and after to schoology
    Dark Circles
     - Open a portrait in which the subject has wrinkles or dark circles under their eyes
     - Use the patch tool to blend the area
     - Upload the before and after to Schoology
    Smart Blur
     - Open a portrait to soften or “air brush” the skin
     - Follow the steps to soft ONLY the skin
     - Upload the before and after to Schoology
    Smart Cast
     - Open a portrait to tan the subjects skin
     - Follow the steps to tan ONLY the skin
     - Upload the before and after to schoology
    Sharpening
     - Open a portrait in which the subject is full frame
     - Follow the steps to sharpen only certain features (Eyes, hair, etc.)
     - Upload the before and after to schoology
7. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Smart Blur


Period 3

What are we learning today?
1. Quiz
2. Tomorrow
3. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Vector
     - Find an image to vector
     - Get it approved
     - Create a new Ai file & place the image
     - Lock layer 1, create a new layer
     - Vector the image piece by piece
4. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
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Monday, November 21st

11/21/2022

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Kahoot
2. Demo: Vector Touchup
3. This Week
4. New Unit... Touchups
5. Clone Stamp
6. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Logo
     - Choose a name or image to base your logo on
     - Draw 4 thumbnails around that idea
     - Choose the best thumbnail and develop it into a rough
     - Color the rough with colored pencils
     - Scan the logo with Ps & end computer
     - Create an Ai file, place scan, lock layer
     - Create new layer and vector each piece on it
     - Color the image
     - Save the image an Ai file
     - Export the image as a PNG (File>Export)
6. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None


Period 3

What are we learning today?
1. Kahoot!
2. Review Vector Repair
3. This Week
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Vector
     - Find an image to vector
     - Get it approved
     - Create a new Ai file & place the image
     - Lock layer 1, create a new layer
     - Vector the image piece by piece
5. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
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Friday, November 18th

11/18/2022

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Kahoot
2. Review Planning Your Vector
3. Demo: Making a Proof Sheet (Second Video)
4. Next Week’s Photos
5. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Logo
     - Choose a name or image to base your logo on
     - Draw 4 thumbnails around that idea
     - Choose the best thumbnail and develop it into a rough
     - Color the rough with colored pencils
     - Scan the logo with Ps & end computer
     - Create an Ai file, place scan, lock layer
     - Create new layer and vector each piece on it
     - Color the image
     - Save the image an Ai file
     - Export the image as a PNG (File>Export)
6. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None


Period 3
What are we learning today?
1. Kahoot!
2. Review Planning the Vector (First Video)
3. Demo: Vector Repair
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Vector
     - Find an image to vector
     - Get it approved
     - Create a new Ai file & place the image
     - Lock layer 1, create a new layer
     - Vector the image piece by piece
5. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
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Thursday, November 17th

11/17/2022

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Quizlet
2. PPT: Vectors
3. Review Setting Up to Vector the Logo
4. Planning your Vector
5. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Logo
     - Choose a name or image to base your logo on
     - Draw 4 thumbnails around that idea
     - Choose the best thumbnail and develop it into a rough
     - Color the rough with colored pencils
     - Scan the logo with Ps & end computer
     - Create an Ai file, place scan, lock layer
     - Create new layer and vector each piece on it
     - Color the image
     - Save the image an Ai file
     - Export the image as a PNG (File>Export)
   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
6. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None


Period 3
What are we learning today?
1. Kahoot!
2. Demo: Changing Shape Order
3. Next Project... Illustrator Vector
4. Planning Your Vector (Second Video)
5. 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
   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
5. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
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Wednesday, November 16th

11/16/2022

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Review Terms to Know
2. PPT: Rasters
3. Demo: Vectoring the White Outline (Third Video)
4. Demo: Vectoring the Outter Circle (Fourth Video)
5. Review Thumbnails, Rough and Logo Design
6. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Logo
     - Choose a name or image to base your logo on
     - Draw 4 thumbnails around that idea
     - Choose the best thumbnail and develop it into a rough
     - Color the rough with colored pencils
     - Scan the logo with Ps & end computer
     - Create an Ai file, place scan, lock layer
     - Create new layer and vector each piece on it
     - Color the image
     - Save the image an Ai file
     - Export the image as a PNG (File>Export)
   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
7. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None


Period 3

What are we learning today?
1. Quizlet
2. PPT: Vectors
3. Review the Illustrator Dog
4. Demo: Setting Up to Vector (First Video)
5. Demo: Vectoring the Inner Ear (Second Video)
6. 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
   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
7. Review/What’s Next

​Handouts: None
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Tuesday, November 15th

11/15/2022

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Review Ill Dog
2. PPT: Terms to Know
3. Demo: Setting Up to Vector (First Video)
4. Demo: Vectoring the Inner Ear (Second Video)
5. Demo: Vectoring the White Outline (Third Video)
6. Demo: Vectoring the Outter Circle (Fourth Video)
7. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Logo
     - Choose a name or image to base your logo on
     - Draw 4 thumbnails around that idea
     - Choose the best thumbnail and develop it into a rough
     - Color the rough with colored pencils
     - Scan the logo with Ps & end computer
     - Create an Ai file, place scan, lock layer
     - Create new layer and vector each piece on it
     - Color the image
     - Save the image an Ai file
     - Export the image as a PNG (File>Export)
    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
   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
5. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Rasters vs. Vectors


Period 3

What are we learning today?
1. Review Vocab
2. Demo: Saving Type
3. PPT: Rasters
4. Demo: Starting the Illustrator Dog
5. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Personifying a Word
     - Choose a word from the list
     - Brainstorm ways that you exemplifying the words meaning
     - Draw four thumbnails of different ideas for your word
     - Develop the best thumbnail into a rough
     - Create your word with type & a simple graphic
     - Save the file a a PDF
     - Upload the PDF 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
6. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
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Monday, November 14th

11/14/2022

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Demo: Making a Proof Sheet (Part 2)
2. Review Logo Design, Thumbnails & Rough
3. Demo: Starting the Illustrator Dog
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Logo
     - Choose a name or image to base your logo on
     - Draw 4 thumbnails around that idea
     - Choose the best thumbnail and develop it into a rough
     - Color the rough with colored pencils
     - Scan the logo with Ps & end computer
     - Create an Ai file, place scan, lock layer
     - Create new layer and vector each piece on it
     - Color the image
     - Save the image an Ai file
     - Export the image as a PNG (File>Export)
    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
   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
5. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None


Period 3

What are we learning today?
1. Review Layout Sequence & Personifying
2. Demo: Using Ai to Make the Vector
3. PPT: Rasters vs. Vectors Part 1
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Personifying a Word
     - Choose a word from the list
     - Brainstorm ways that you exemplifying the words meaning
     - Draw four thumbnails of different ideas for your word
     - Develop the best thumbnail into a rough
     - Create your word with type & a simple graphic
     - Save the file a a PDF
     - Upload the PDF to Schoology
5. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Rasters vs. Vectors
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Friday, November 11th

11/11/2022

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. PPT: Image Transfer & Workflow
2. Using Bridge
3. Demo: Making a Proof Sheet
4. Photos for Next Friday
5. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
  Color for Emphasis
     - Find a photo from your camera roll to use for the project
     - Install Google Drive on your phone
     - Log into the app with your account (School or Personal)
     - In the camera roll, select the photo & upload it to Drive
     - Log into Drive on you school laptop using the same account as earlier
     - Find the photo and select it on you laptop
     - Download the photo to your laptop
   Logo
     - Choose a name or image to base your logo on
     - Draw 4 thumbnails around that idea
     - Choose the best thumbnail and develop it into a rough
     - Color the rough with colored pencils
     - Scan the logo with Ps & end computer
     - Create an Ai file, place scan, lock layer
     - Create new layer and vector each piece on it
     - Color the image
     - Save the image an Ai file
     - Export the image as a PNG (File>Export)
6. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Image Transfer & Workflow, Using Bridge, Making a Proof Sheet


Period 3

What are we learning today?
1. Personifying a Word
2. PPT: Layout Sequence
3. Discuss Thumbnails & Rough
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Typeface Search
     - Obtain and label four sheets of paper
         - 5 Roman, 5 Square (page 1)
         - 10 Sans Serif (page 2)
         - 10 Script (page 3)
         - 1 Text, 9 Novelty (page 4)
     - Cut out examples and glue them into the correct section
     - Make a cover page
         - Your name
         - Typeaface Search
         - Intro to Graphics
         - November 11, 2022
         - Make an attractive and appropriate layout
     - Print cover page
     - Staple all pages together
     - Turn in Search to bin
   Personifying a Word
     - Choose a word from the list
     - Brainstorm ways that you exemplifying the words meaning
     - Draw four thumbnails of different ideas for your word
     - Develop the best thumbnail into a rough
     - Create your word with type & a simple graphic
     - Save the file a a PDF
     - Upload the PDF to Schoology
5. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Layout Sequence
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