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Wednesday, April 8th - Day 9

4/8/2026

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Intro to Graphics
1. Quiz
2. About the Search, Personifying Due Tomorrow
3. Drawing Graphics
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
  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
     - Cut 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
6. Review/What's Next

Handouts: Syllabus & Rubric


Video Game Design

What are we learning today?
1. Quiz
2. Breakout
3. Making Sprites (wall, ball, bat & barrier)
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)
     - Choose a theme for Breakout
     - Decide on sprites for wall, ball, bat & barrier
   Breakout
     - Choose a theme for Breakout
     - Decide on sprites for wall, ball, bat & barrier
     - Program part 1 of Breakout
     - Make a Splash Screen for the logo
     - Make a Game Splash Screen
     - Program part 2 of Breakout
     - Test play the game for any bugs
     - Upload the game to Schoology
5. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None


Digital Photography
1. Checking the Ill Dog & Turning it in
2. Slides: Image Properties
3. Drawing with Shapes vs. Lines
4. Demo: Setting up the Practice Vector
5. Demo: Vectoring the Inner Ear
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: Rasters vs. Vectors
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