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Thursday, December 19th

12/19/2024

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Video: Ad Critique (For now, don't do you own!)
2. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Screen Print
     - 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
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Mat the best print*
     - Paperclip thumb, rough, comp, 2 prints, matted & rubric
   Vinyl Jacket
     - Choose a band/artist and album
     - Brainstorm ideas for graphics & photos
     - Draw thumbnails for the cover & back
     - Layout the framework in Illustrator
     - Print the layout & draw rough into it
     - Vector image(s)
     - Take your photo of the product
         - Simple background & strong lighting
         - Try different angles & take extra shots
     - Compose your type in Illustrator
     - Add graphic(s) & photo to Illustrator file
     - Print & Trim the file
     - Score and glue the jacket together
     - Export the file as a Print PDF & upload it to Schoology
3. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None


Period 4
What are we learning today?
1. Obligations
2. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Fabric Screen Print
     - Choose an idea for the screen print
     - Vector the image
     - Scale the graphic to size (max 8”x 10.5”)
     - Change one color to black, other to white
     - Email me the file so I can create a positive
     - Degrease screen & coat the screen
     - Expose screen
     - Washout screen
     - Patch pinholes
     - Cut paper to print on
     - Blockout screen
     - Print the first color
     - Print the print accordingly
     - Re-block the screen
     - Print the second color
     - Print the print accordingly
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Place thumb, rough, comp & print in bin
    Sublimation
     - Layout a document to the size of your product but with a .25” bleed
     - Create graphics & Design
     - Test print the design on the 419 printer
     - Reflect the design & save it to Creative Cloud
     - Log into the desktop & print to Sawgrass at low speed
     - Watch the video for your product and record time, temp & other details
     - Setup up the print on the product with heat tape
     - Press the Design
     - Save as an Ai file and upload to Schoology
     - Place thumbnails, rough, comp & product into bin
    Advertisement
     - Choose a product to promote
     - Decide on a marketing approach-Why this Product?
     - Draw 4 thumbnails
     - Make a rough of the best one
     - Vector the logo
     - Take pictures of the product/vector the product
     - Put everything together in a document with bleed
     - Save as an Ai file and upload to Schoology
     - Place thumbnails, rough, comp & product into bin
3. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Obligation Slip


Period 5
What are we learning today?
1. Photo Day
2. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Animating a Gif (Single Frame)
     - Find a ball on the web to make an animation with
     - Use Photoshop to make the ball bounce
     - Save the practice animation as a GIF
     - Upload to Schoology
   Oil Painting
     - Take a few still life shots
     - Import and examine the shots
     - Choose your favorite to turn into and Oil Painting
     - Follow the steps to use Photoshop & convert the photo to a painting
     - Upload the shot to Schoology
   Animating a Gif (Sequence of Shots)
     - Shoot & import the shots
     - Use Photoshop to animate them into a single frame
     - Save the animation as a GIF
     - Test it by dragging it to a browser tab
     - Upload to Schoology
3. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
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Wednesday, December 18th

12/18/2024

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Period 1
​
What are we learning today?
1. Demo: Building the Vinyl Jacket
2. Slides: Principles of Design
3. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Screen Print
     - 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
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Mat the best print*
     - Paperclip thumb, rough, comp, 2 prints, matted & rubric
   Vinyl Jacket
     - Choose a band/artist and album
     - Brainstorm ideas for graphics & photos
     - Draw thumbnails for the cover & back
     - Layout the framework in Illustrator
     - Print the layout & draw rough into it
     - Vector image(s)
     - Take your photo of the product
         - Simple background & strong lighting
         - Try different angles & take extra shots
     - Compose your type in Illustrator
     - Add graphic(s) & photo to Illustrator file
     - Print & Trim the file
     - Score and glue the jacket together
     - Export the file as a Print PDF & upload it to Schoology
4. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Principles of Design???


Period 4

What are we learning today?
1. Obligations
2. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Fabric Screen Print
     - Choose an idea for the screen print
     - Vector the image
     - Scale the graphic to size (max 8”x 10.5”)
     - Change one color to black, other to white
     - Email me the file so I can create a positive
     - Degrease screen & coat the screen
     - Expose screen
     - Washout screen
     - Patch pinholes
     - Cut paper to print on
     - Blockout screen
     - Print the first color
     - Print the print accordingly
     - Re-block the screen
     - Print the second color
     - Print the print accordingly
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Place thumb, rough, comp & print in bin
    Sublimation
     - Layout a document to the size of your product but with a .25” bleed
     - Create graphics & Design
     - Test print the design on the 419 printer
     - Reflect the design & save it to Creative Cloud
     - Log into the desktop & print to Sawgrass at low speed
     - Watch the video for your product and record time, temp & other details
     - Setup up the print on the product with heat tape
     - Press the Design
     - Save as an Ai file and upload to Schoology
     - Place thumbnails, rough, comp & product into bin
    Advertisement
     - Choose a product to promote
     - Decide on a marketing approach-Why this Product?
     - Draw 4 thumbnails
     - Make a rough of the best one
     - Vector the logo
     - Take pictures of the product/vector the product
     - Put everything together in a document with bleed
     - Save as an Ai file and upload to Schoology
     - Place thumbnails, rough, comp & product into bin
3. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Obligation Slip


Period 5

What are we learning today?
1. Animating a GIF from Stills
2. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Animating a Gif (Single Frame)
     - Find a ball on the web to make an animation with
     - Use Photoshop to make the ball bounce
     - Save the practice animation as a GIF
     - Upload to Schoology
   Oil Painting
     - Take a few still life shots
     - Import and examine the shots
     - Choose your favorite to turn into and Oil Painting
     - Follow the steps to use Photoshop & convert the photo to a painting
     - Upload the shot to Schoology
   Animating a Gif (Sequence of Shots)
     - Shoot & import the shots
     - Use Photoshop to animate them into a single frame
     - Save the animation as a GIF
     - Test it by dragging it to a browser tab
     - Upload to Schoology
   HDR
     - Compose 10 photos with shadow and highlight in one
     - Shoot 3 photos of each composition, one at zero meter, one at +, one at -
     - Import the pictures to the computer
     - Use HDR Pro to merge them in a surreal HDR shot
     - Upload the 10 HDR shots to Schoology
3. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
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Tuesday, December 17th

12/17/2024

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Demo: Applying Decals
2. Tomorrow 418 for Jacket Layout
3. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Screen Print
     - 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
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Mat the best print*
     - Paperclip thumb, rough, comp, 2 prints, matted & rubric
   Vinyl Jacket
     - Choose a band/artist and album
     - Brainstorm ideas for graphics & photos
     - Draw thumbnails for the cover & back
     - Layout the framework in Illustrator
     - Print the layout & draw rough into it
     - Vector image(s)
     - Take your photo of the product
         - Simple background & strong lighting
         - Try different angles & take extra shots
     - Compose your type in Illustrator
     - Add graphic(s) & photo to Illustrator file
     - Print & Trim the file
     - Score and glue the jacket together
     - Export the file as a Print PDF & upload it to Schoology
3. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None


Period 4

What are we learning today?
1. Heat Tape, Pressure & Sublimation Ink
2. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Fabric Screen Print
     - Choose an idea for the screen print
     - Vector the image
     - Scale the graphic to size (max 8”x 10.5”)
     - Change one color to black, other to white
     - Email me the file so I can create a positive
     - Degrease screen & coat the screen
     - Expose screen
     - Washout screen
     - Patch pinholes
     - Cut paper to print on
     - Blockout screen
     - Print the first color
     - Print the print accordingly
     - Re-block the screen
     - Print the second color
     - Print the print accordingly
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Place thumb, rough, comp & print in bin
    Sublimation
     - Layout a document to the size of your product but with a .25” bleed
     - Create graphics & Design
     - Test print the design on the 419 printer
     - Reflect the design & save it to Creative Cloud
     - Log into the desktop & print to Sawgrass at low speed
     - Watch the video for your product and record time, temp & other details
     - Setup up the print on the product with heat tape
     - Press the Design
     - Save as an Ai file and upload to Schoology
     - Place thumbnails, rough, comp & product into bin
    Advertisement
     - Choose a product to promote
     - Decide on a marketing approach-Why this Product?
     - Draw 4 thumbnails
     - Make a rough of the best one
     - Vector the logo
     - Take pictures of the product/vector the product
     - Put everything together in a document with bleed
     - Save as an Ai file and upload to Schoology
     - Place thumbnails, rough, comp & product into bin
4. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None


Period 5
What are we learning today?
1. Photo Day
2. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Animating a Gif (Single Frame)
     - Find a ball on the web to make an animation with
     - Use Photoshop to make the ball bounce
     - Save the practice animation as a GIF
     - Upload to Schoology
   Oil Painting
     - Take a few still life shots
     - Import and examine the shots
     - Choose your favorite to turn into and Oil Painting
     - Follow the steps to use Photoshop & convert the photo to a painting
     - Upload the shot to Schoology
   Animating a Gif (Sequence of Shots)
     - Shoot & import the shots
     - Use Photoshop to animate them into a single frame
     - Save the animation as a GIF
     - Test it by dragging it to a browser tab
     - Upload to Schoology
   HDR
     - Compose 10 photos with shadow and highlight in one
     - Shoot 3 photos of each composition, one at zero meter, one at +, one at -
     - Import the pictures to the computer
     - Use HDR Pro to merge them in a surreal HDR shot
     - Upload the 10 HDR shots to Schoology
3. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
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Monday, December 16th

12/16/2024

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Timeline for the Week
2. Demo: Putting Together the Decals
3. Prepping & Sending the Decal
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Screen Print
     - 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
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Mat the best print*
     - Paperclip thumb, rough, comp, 2 prints, matted & rubric
   Vinyl Jacket
     - Choose a band/artist and album
     - Brainstorm ideas for graphics & photos
     - Draw thumbnails for the cover & back
     - Layout the framework in Illustrator
     - Print the layout & draw rough into it
     - Vector image(s)
     - Take your photo of the product
         - Simple background & strong lighting
         - Try different angles & take extra shots
     - Compose your type in Illustrator
     - Add graphic(s) & photo to Illustrator file
     - Print & Trim the file
     - Score and glue the jacket together
     - Export the file as a Print PDF & upload it to Schoology
3. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None


Period 4

What are we learning today?
1. Slides: Using Space
2. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Fabric Screen Print
     - Choose an idea for the screen print
     - Vector the image
     - Scale the graphic to size (max 8”x 10.5”)
     - Change one color to black, other to white
     - Email me the file so I can create a positive
     - Degrease screen & coat the screen
     - Expose screen
     - Washout screen
     - Patch pinholes
     - Cut paper to print on
     - Blockout screen
     - Print the first color
     - Print the print accordingly
     - Re-block the screen
     - Print the second color
     - Print the print accordingly
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Place thumb, rough, comp & print in bin
    Sublimation
     - Layout a document to the size of your product but with a .25” bleed
     - Create graphics & Design
     - Test print the design on the 419 printer
     - Reflect the design & save it to Creative Cloud
     - Log into the desktop & print to Sawgrass at low speed
     - Watch the video for your product and record time, temp & other details
     - Setup up the print on the product with heat tape
     - Press the Design
     - Save as an Ai file and upload to Schoology
     - Place thumbnails, rough, comp & product into bin
    Advertisement
     - Choose a product to promote
     - Decide on a marketing approach-Why this Product?
     - Draw 4 thumbnails
     - Make a rough of the best one
     - Vector the logo
     - Take pictures of the product/vector the product
     - Put everything together in a document with bleed
     - Save as an Ai file and upload to Schoology
     - Place thumbnails, rough, comp & product into bin
4. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None


Period 5
What are we learning today?
1. Demo: Animating from a Still Frame in Ps
2. Animating from a Series & Prepping for Friday
3. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Animating a Gif (Single Frame)
     - Find a ball on the web to make an animation with
     - Use Photoshop to make the ball bounce
     - Save the practice animation as a GIF
     - Upload to Schoology
   Oil Painting
     - Take a few still life shots
     - Import and examine the shots
     - Choose your favorite to turn into and Oil Painting
     - Follow the steps to use Photoshop & convert the photo to a painting
     - Upload the shot to Schoology
   Animating a Gif (Sequence of Shots)
     - Shoot & import the shots
     - Use Photoshop to animate them into a single frame
     - Save the animation as a GIF
     - Test it by dragging it to a browser tab
     - Upload to Schoology
   HDR
     - Compose 10 photos with shadow and highlight in one
     - Shoot 3 photos of each composition, one at zero meter, one at +, one at -
     - Import the pictures to the computer
     - Use HDR Pro to merge them in a surreal HDR shot
     - Upload the 10 HDR shots to Schoology
4. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
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Friday, December 14th

12/13/2024

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Demo: Reclaiming a Screen
2. Submitting for Grading
3. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Screen Print
     - 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
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Mat the best print*
     - Paperclip thumb, rough, comp, 2 prints, matted & rubric
   Vinyl Jacket
     - Choose a band/artist and album
     - Brainstorm ideas for graphics & photos
     - Draw thumbnails for the cover & back
     - Layout the framework in Illustrator
     - Print the layout & draw rough into it
     - Vector image(s)
     - Take your photo of the product
         - Simple background & strong lighting
         - Try different angles & take extra shots
     - Compose your type in Illustrator
     - Add graphic(s) & photo to Illustrator file
     - Print & Trim the file
     - Score and glue the jacket together
     - Export the file as a Print PDF & upload it to Schoology
3. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Reclaiming a Screen
 
 
Period 4
What are we learning today?
1. Kahoot
2. Planning for Your Ad
3. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Fabric Screen Print
     - Choose an idea for the screen print
     - Vector the image
     - Scale the graphic to size (max 8”x 10.5”)
     - Change one color to black, other to white
     - Email me the file so I can create a positive
     - Degrease screen & coat the screen
     - Expose screen
     - Washout screen
     - Patch pinholes
     - Cut paper to print on
     - Blockout screen
     - Print the first color
     - Print the print accordingly
     - Re-block the screen
     - Print the second color
     - Print the print accordingly
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Place thumb, rough, comp & print in bin
    Sublimation
     - Layout a document to the size of your product but with a .25” bleed
     - Create graphics & Design
     - Test print the design on the 419 printer
     - Reflect the design & save it to Creative Cloud
     - Log into the desktop & print to Sawgrass at low speed
     - Watch the video for your product and record time, temp & other details
     - Setup up the print on the product with heat tape
     - Press the Design
     - Save as an Ai file and upload to Schoology
     - Place thumbnails, rough, comp & product into din
4. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
 
 
Period 5
What are we learning today?
1. Work Day
2. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Lomo
     - Find and open a photo to use for the Lomography Project
     - Follow the steps to give the photo it’s poor exposure and saturation
     - Upload the results to Schoology
   HDR
     - Compose 10 photos with shadow and highlight in one
     - Shoot 3 photos of each composition, one at zero meter, one at +, one at -
     - Import the pictures to the computer
     - Use HDR Pro to merge them in a surreal HDR shot
     - Upload the 10 HDR shots to Schoology
   Oil Painting
     - Take a few still life photos
     - Import & examine the shots
     - Choose your favorite & Open it in Photoshop
     - Follow the steps to convert it to a painting
     - Upload the shot to Schoology as a PNG
3. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
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Thursday, December 12th

12/12/2024

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Demo: Jacket Template???
2. Demo: Making a Bar Code
3. Demo: Decal Setup
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Screen Print
     - 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
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Mat the best print*
     - Paperclip thumb, rough, comp, 2 prints, matted & rubric
   Vinyl Jacket
     - Choose a band/artist and album
     - Brainstorm ideas for graphics & photos
     - Draw thumbnails for the cover & back
     - Layout the framework in Illustrator
     - Print the layout & draw rough into it
     - Vector image(s)
     - Take your photo of the product
         - Simple background & strong lighting
         - Try different angles & take extra shots
     - Compose your type in Illustrator
     - Add graphic(s) & photo to Illustrator file
     - Print & Trim the file
     - Score and glue the jacket together
     - Export the file as a Print PDF & upload it to Schoology
3. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
 
 
Period 4
What are we learning today?
1. Demo: Printing to Sublimate
2. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Fabric Screen Print
     - Choose an idea for the screen print
     - Vector the image
     - Scale the graphic to size (max 8”x 10.5”)
     - Change one color to black, other to white
     - Email me the file so I can create a positive
     - Degrease screen & coat the screen
     - Expose screen
     - Washout screen
     - Patch pinholes
     - Cut paper to print on
     - Blockout screen
     - Print the first color
     - Print the print accordingly
     - Re-block the screen
     - Print the second color
     - Print the print accordingly
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Place thumb, rough, comp & print in bin
    Sublimation
     - Layout a document to the size of your product but with a .25” bleed
     - Create graphics & Design
     - Test print the design on the 419 printer
     - Reflect the design & save it to Creative Cloud
     - Log into the desktop & print to Sawgrass at low speed
     - Watch the video for your product and record time, temp & other details
     - Setup up the print on the product with heat tape
     - Press the Design
     - Save as an Ai file and upload to Schoology
     - Place thumbnails, rough, comp & product into din
3. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
 
 
Period 5
What are we learning today?
1. Photo Day
2. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Lomo
     - Find and open a photo to use for the Lomography Project
     - Follow the steps to give the photo it’s poor exposure and saturation
     - Upload the results to Schoology
   HDR
     - Compose 10 photos with shadow and highlight in one
     - Shoot 3 photos of each composition, one at zero meter, one at +, one at -
     - Import the pictures to the computer
     - Use HDR Pro to merge them in a surreal HDR shot
     - Upload the 10 HDR shots to Schoology
   Oil Painting
     - Take a few still life photos
     - Import & examine the shots
     - Choose your favorite & Open it in Photoshop
     - Follow the steps to convert it to a painting
     - Upload the shot to Schoology as a PNG
3. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
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Wednesday, December 11th

12/11/2024

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Review Blocking Out & Setting Up
2. Demo: Printing & Cleanup
3. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Screen Print
     - 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
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Mat the best print*
     - Paperclip thumb, rough, comp, 2 prints, matted & rubric
   Vinyl Jacket
     - Choose a band/artist and album
     - Brainstorm ideas for graphics & photos
     - Draw thumbnails for the cover & back
     - Layout the framework in Illustrator
     - Print the layout & draw rough into it
     - Vector image(s)
     - Take your photo of the product
         - Simple background & strong lighting
         - Try different angles & take extra shots
     - Compose your type in Illustrator
     - Add graphic(s) & photo to Illustrator file
     - Print & Trim the file
     - Score and glue the jacket together
     - Export the file as a Print PDF & upload it to Schoology
3. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
 
 
Period 4
What are we learning today?
1. Industrial Screen Printing
2. Kahoot
3. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Fabric Screen Print
     - Choose an idea for the screen print
     - Vector the image
     - Scale the graphic to size (max 8”x 10.5”)
     - Change one color to black, other to white
     - Email me the file so I can create a positive
     - Degrease screen & coat the screen
     - Expose screen
     - Washout screen
     - Patch pinholes
     - Cut paper to print on
     - Blockout screen
     - Print the first color
     - Print the print accordingly
     - Re-block the screen
     - Print the second color
     - Print the print accordingly
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Place thumb, rough, comp & print in bin
    Sublimation
     - Layout a document to the size of your product but with a .25” bleed
     - Create graphics & Design
     - Test print the design on the 419 printer
     - Reflect the design & save it to Creative Cloud
     - Log into the desktop & print to Sawgrass at low speed
     - Watch the video for your product and record time, temp & other details
     - Setup up the print on the product with heat tape
     - Press the Design
     - Save as an Ai file and upload to Schoology
     - Place thumbnails, rough, comp & product into din
4. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
 
 
Period 5
What are we learning today?
1. Slides: Lighting
2. Discuss Oil Painting
3. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Lomo
     - Find and open a photo to use for the Lomography Project
     - Follow the steps to give the photo it’s poor exposure and saturation
     - Upload the results to Schoology
​   Project Nova
     - Brainstorm classic albums
     - Choose a classic album to add her to
     - Make sure the album hasn't been taken already
     - Determine direction & angle for the shot (you get one shooting day)
     - Take the shots
     - Make a cutout of Nova
     - Adjust the color temperature
     - Add the cutout to the alum
     - Save the file as both PNG & PSD, Upload to Schoology
   HDR
     - Compose 10 photos with shadow and highlight in one
     - Shoot 3 photos of each composition, one at zero meter, one at +, one at -
     - Import the pictures to the computer
     - Use HDR Pro to merge them in a surreal HDR shot
     - Upload the 10 HDR shots to Schoology
   Oil Painting
     - Take a few still life photos
     - Import & examine the shots
     - Choose your favorite & Open it in Photoshop
     - Follow the steps to convert it to a painting
     - Uload the shot to Schoology as a PNG
4. Review/What’s Next
 
Handouts: Lighting Notes
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Tuesday, December 10th

12/10/2024

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Review Matting a Print, Patching Pin Holes
2. Demo: Blocking Out a Screen
3. Demo: Setting Up to Print (First 3 minutes)
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Screen Print
     - 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
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Mat the best print*
     - Paperclip thumb, rough, comp, 2 prints, matted & rubric
   Vinyl Jacket
     - Choose a band/artist and album
     - Brainstorm ideas for graphics & photos
     - Draw thumbnails for the cover & back
     - Layout the framework in Illustrator
     - Print the layout & draw rough into it
     - Vector image(s)
     - Take your photo of the product
         - Simple background & strong lighting
         - Try different angles & take extra shots
     - Compose your type in Illustrator
     - Add graphic(s) & photo to Illustrator file
     - Print & Trim the file
     - Score and glue the jacket together
     - Export the file as a Print PDF & upload it to Schoology
3. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Making a Mat
 
 
Period 4
What are we learning today?
1. Review Using the Mesh Tool
2. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Fabric Screen Print
     - Choose an idea for the screen print
     - Vector the image
     - Scale the graphic to size (max 8”x 10.5”)
     - Change one color to black, other to white
     - Email me the file so I can create a positive
     - Degrease screen & coat the screen
     - Expose screen
     - Washout screen
     - Patch pinholes
     - Cut paper to print on
     - Blockout screen
     - Print the first color
     - Print the print accordingly
     - Re-block the screen
     - Print the second color
     - Print the print accordingly
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Place thumb, rough, comp & print in bin
    Sublimation
     - Layout a document to the size of your product but with a .25” bleed
     - Create graphics & Design
     - Test print the design on the 419 printer
     - Reflect the design & save it to Creative Cloud
     - Log into the desktop & print to Sawgrass at low speed
     - Watch the video for your product and record time, temp & other details
     - Setup up the print on the product with heat tape
     - Press the Design
     - Save as an Ai file and upload to Schoology
     - Place thumbnails, rough, comp & product into din
3. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
 
 
Period 5
What are we learning today?
1. Photo Day
2. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
Lomo
     - Find and open a photo to use for the Lomography Project
     - Follow the steps to give the photo it’s poor exposure and saturation
     - Upload the results to Schoology
​   Project Nova
     - Brainstorm classic albums
     - Choose a classic album to add her to
     - Make sure the album hasn't been taken already
     - Determine direction & angle for the shot (you get one shooting day)
     - Take the shots
     - Make a cutout of Nova
     - Adjust the color temperature
     - Add the cutout to the alum
     - Save the file as both PNG & PSD, Upload to Schoology
   HDR
     - Compose 10 photos with shadow and highlight in one
     - Shoot 3 photos of each composition, one at zero meter, one at +, one at -
     - Import the pictures to the computer
     - Use HDR Pro to merge them in a surreal HDR shot
     - Upload the 10 HDR shots to Schoology
4. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
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Monday, December 9th

12/9/2024

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Demo: Making a Selection
2. Demo: Turning a Selection into a Cutout
3. Review Logo Design & Thumbnails
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Screen Print
     - 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
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Mat the best print*
     - Paperclip thumb, rough, comp, 2 prints, matted & rubric
   Vinyl Jacket
     - Choose a band/artist and album
     - Brainstorm ideas for graphics & photos
     - Draw thumbnails for the cover & back
     - Layout the framework in Illustrator
     - Print the layout & draw rough into it
     - Vector image(s)
     - Take your photo of the product
         - Simple background & strong lighting
         - Try different angles & take extra shots
     - Compose your type in Illustrator
     - Add graphic(s) & photo to Illustrator file
     - Print & Trim the file
     - Score and glue the jacket together
     - Export the file as a Print PDF & upload it to Schoology
   Logo
     - Choose an artist
     - Sketch 4 thumbnails for a new logo for the artist
     - Few colors, enclosed in a shape or tight, scalable
     - Include both a symbol & wordmark
     - Develop the best thumbnail into a colored rough
     - Vector the logo
   Practice Cutout
     - Find an image & save it
     - Open the image in Photoshop & make a selection
     - Edit the selection in quick mask mode
     - Cut the selection (Ctrl x)
     - Make a new doc clipboard size & with transparent background
     - Paste the selection (Ctrl v)
     - Save the file as a PNG
4. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Making a Selection, Turning a Selection into a Cutout
 
 
Period 4
What are we learning today?
1. Demo: Using the Mesh Tool
2. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Fabric Screen Print
     - Choose an idea for the screen print
     - Vector the image
     - Scale the graphic to size (max 8”x 10.5”)
     - Change one color to black, other to white
     - Email me the file so I can create a positive
     - Degrease screen & coat the screen
     - Expose screen
     - Washout screen
     - Patch pinholes
     - Cut paper to print on
     - Blockout screen
     - Print the first color
     - Print the print accordingly
     - Re-block the screen
     - Print the second color
     - Print the print accordingly
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Place thumb, rough, comp & print in bin
    Sublimation
     - Layout a document to the size of your product but with a .25” bleed
     - Create graphics & Design
     - Test print the design on the 419 printer
     - Reflect the design & save it to Creative Cloud
     - Log into the desktop & print to Sawgrass at low speed
     - Watch the video for your product and record time, temp & other details
     - Setup up the print on the product with heat tape
     - Press the Design
     - Save as an Ai file and upload to Schoology
     - Place thumbnails, rough, comp & product into din
3. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
 
 
Period 5
What are we learning today?
1. Demo: HDR
2. Next Project... Still Life Oil Painting
3. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
Lomo
     - Find and open a photo to use for the Lomography Project
     - Follow the steps to give the photo it’s poor exposure and saturation
     - Upload the results to Schoology
​   Project Nova
     - Brainstorm classic albums
     - Choose a classic album to add her to
     - Make sure the album hasn't been taken already
     - Determine direction & angle for the shot (you get one shooting day)
     - Take the shots
     - Make a cutout of Nova
     - Adjust the color temperature
     - Add the cutout to the alum
     - Save the file as both PNG & PSD, Upload to Schoology
   HDR
     - Compose 10 photos with shadow and highlight in one
     - Shoot 3 photos of each composition, one at zero meter, one at +, one at -
     - Import the pictures to the computer
     - Use HDR Pro to merge them in a surreal HDR shot
     - Upload the 10 HDR shots to Schoology
4. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None

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Friday, December 6th

12/6/2024

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Review Prepping Positives, Exposing & Washing Out, Cutting Paper
2. Discuss Matting a Print
3. Demo: Patching Pin Holes
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Screen Print
     - 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
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Mat the best print*
     - Paperclip thumb, rough, comp, 2 prints, matted & rubric
   Vinyl Jacket
     - Choose a band/artist and album
     - Brainstorm ideas for graphics & photos
     - Draw thumbnails for the cover & back
     - Layout the framework in Illustrator
     - Print the layout & draw rough into it
     - Vector image(s)
     - Take your photo of the product
         - Simple background & strong lighting
         - Try different angles & take extra shots
     - Compose your type in Illustrator
     - Add graphic(s) & photo to Illustrator file
     - Print & Trim the file
     - Score and glue the jacket together
     - Export the file as a Print PDF & upload it to Schoology
3. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Making a Mat
 
 
Period 4
What are we learning today?
1. Review Printing On Fabric
2. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Logo
     - Choose a name or image for your artist
     - Brainstorm & 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
    Fabric Screen Print
     - Choose an idea for the screen print
     - Vector the image
     - Scale the graphic to size (max 8”x 10.5”)
     - Change one color to black, other to white
     - Email me the file so I can create a positive
     - Degrease screen & coat the screen
     - Expose screen
     - Washout screen
     - Patch pinholes
     - Cut paper to print on
     - Blockout screen
     - Print the first color
     - Print the print accordingly
     - Re-block the screen
     - Print the second color
     - Print the print accordingly
     - Reclaim the screen
     - Place thumb, rough, comp & print in bin
    Sublimation
     - Layout a document to the size of your product but with a .25” bleed
     - Create graphics & Design
     - Test print the design on the 419 printer
     - Reflect the design & save it to Creative Cloud
     - Log into the desktop & print to Sawgrass at low speed
     - Watch the video for your product and record time, temp & other details
     - Setup up the print on the product with heat tape
     - Press the Design
     - Save as an Ai file and upload to Schoology
     - Place thumbnails, rough, comp & product into din
3. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
 
 
Period 5
What are we learning today?
1. Night Photos & Resources
2. Next Project…Lomo
3. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Black & White Photos
     - Compose 10 shots geared around shadow
     - Use Camera Grayscale for one & shoot a second in color for each
     - Use Photoshop to edit the color shots so they are grayscale
     - Upload all 20 shots to schoology
​   Project Nova
     - Brainstorm classic albums
     - Choose a classic album to add her to
     - Make sure the album hasn't been taken already
     - Determine direction & angle for the shot (you get one shooting day)
     - Take the shots
     - Make a cutout of Nova
     - Adjust the color temperature
     - Add the cutout to the alum
     - Save the file as both PNG & PSD, Upload to Schoology
​   A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
     - Choose a High Contrast portrait of you
     - Choose 4 words that describe you
     - Follow the steps to make brushes of 4 words
     - Make midtones gray, shadows black
     - Spray in words
     - Add color if desired
     - Save and upload to  
Lomo
     - Find and open a photo to use for the Lomography Project
     - Follow the steps to give the photo it’s poor exposure and saturation
     - Upload the results to Schoology
4. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None

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