What are we learning today?
1. Discuss Padding
2. Review Mounting, Cutting & Backing
3. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
Notepad
- Choose a theme for your notepad
- Grab a sheet of paper & fold in half twice
- Draw a design in each square using the same theme
- Choose the best design & make a rough
- Vector the image in it’s own Ai file
- Layout a comprehensive using the rough template from Ai
- Make a 4-Up
- Print a proof sheet
- Choose 25 sheets of paper
- Place the paper in tray 1 of printer, tell others NOT to print
- Send the job to the 419-C1 printer
- Collect & jog prints
- Put prints apart
- Cut cardboard (mat board) for backing
- Make a mount for one print
- Pad the notepad
- Trim the edges
- Tuck thumbnails, rough, comp, mount & rubric into pad
- Turn in to bin
4. Cleanup
5. Review/What’s Next
Handouts: Padding Notepads
Period 3
What are we learning today?
1. Review Logo Design
2. Discuss Rough, Pics & Pen Tool
3. Quick Vector: PSU Logo
4. 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
5. Cleanup
6. Review/What’s Next
Handouts: None
Period 4
What are we learning today?
1. PPT: DSLR vs. Point & Shoot
2. Kahoot
3. Review Making Thumbnails & Rough
4. Taking a Picture & Setting Up to Vector
5. Demo: Vector Touchups
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
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
6. Cleanup
7. Review/What’s Next
Handouts: DSLR vs. Point & Shoot
Period 5
What are we learning today?
1. Discuss Making a Rough
2. Vectoring the Graphic
3. 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
- 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
4. Cleanup
5. Review/What’s Next
Handouts: None