NCHS Computer Assisted Arts: Computer Art I Students

Surreal Photography

Art of Erik Johansson

Objective: To become exposed to the Surrealist art movement and construct a surreal photograph using Adobe Photoshop.

Research - 95 points

**Don't limit your research to wikipedia, watch videos, listen to audio tracks and etc. **

1. Who: Find 3 early surrealist painters? (15 points)

2. What: Choose a painting from each one of these painters and write a paragraph that depicts what you see. (30 points)

3. When did the surrealist art movement occur, and what prolific world event occurred during this time. (20 points)

4. Why did the surrealist art movement occur? ( 10 points)

5. Where were most of the surrealists from? (10 points)

6. In your opinion, why is it important to our culture and our imaginations, for artist’s to provide such imagery to the public? (10 points)

Artistic Objective - 50 points

Create a surreal image that juxtaposes the unnatural, polar opposites, and contradictions of our reality, as we know it.

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LOGO DESIGN ASSIGNMENT

Logo designs from www.behance.net

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Logo-Collection/9797133
http://www.behance.net/gallery/logofolio/6366689
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Logo-yearbook-2012/9457061

Summary

Students will be branding their self-identity though a logo design. This is a valuable skill to learn in case students ever decide to think of company image or plan to start their own business. To begin you must think about the image in which you want to be portrayed. For example, are you Fossil watch, or a Rolex watch? Think about the image that both companies portray and how they do so within their marketing.

Procedures:

1. Research, defining, compare and contrast (50 points)

Submit all of the following questions and images into one post to the blog.

• Research and explain in your own words how symbolism works. (10 points)

• Research and explain how logos work (10 points)

• In your own words describe what the similarities and differences are between “logos” and “symbolic” images. (20 points)

• In your own words describe the value of learning the process of a logo design (10 points)

2. Inspiration (30 points)

You will now find inspirational logo designs that should give you an idea of a direction you can take on your own logo design. Find 3 logos you find to be interesting and post them to the blog. Next to each logo, describe how the design successfully portrays the company.

3. Concept map (30 points)

Open up the application “Inspiration” on the computer and begin creating a web map with your name in the center. At this stage you’re thinking about the verbs and things that define who you are. Creating branches out from your name, write verbs that describe your personality. Along with this, create branches of topics that you enjoy doing (biking, cooking, video games, etc). You must have a minimum of three separate branches.

4. Concept sketches (100 points)

At this stage you will experiment and play around with sketching logos using your initials, your name, and topics that came up in your concept map. Your objective is to meld these topics together in a variety of different sizes, shapes and fonts to create 10 unique and original logos.

5. Critique

You will now need to receive critical input from the instructor, peers, family and friends about your logo design. Your trying to get input from others so you may refine your logo to a further professional level. Write and post a statement titled “logo feedback” onto the blog and reflect on some of the suggestions that you received.

6. Digitizing (40 points)

Using Adobe Illustrator you will now use the pen tool and the layers pallet to create a clean, professional logo design. We are using Adobe Illustrator because it utilizes “vector” lines, which yields sharpers and cleaner lines. Once this logo is complete you will post it to the blog. (Grading criteria found below)

Accompanying your final logo design describe how your design choices successfully portray you and your self branding.

Evaluation:

Did students create a logo that symbolizes them self as an artistic brand?
Did the student implement symbols that reflect their concept map
Did students construct a graphic that is “simple” and readable?
Did students’ creative process lend to a clear and refined professional product.
Were the students successfully able to use Adobe Illustrator to construct their logo design?

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PHOTOMONTAGE

Do all of the following in the same blog post.

1.Write a short paragraph that describes the similarities and differences between a collage and photomontage. In this same post include an image of a collage and a photomontage that you find cool.

2. What is copyright infringement and who has copyright protection?

3. What are royalty free images and why should we use these instead of any image on the internet?

Create your own photomontage

1. Begin by finding minimum 6 LARGE royalty free or public domain images. You may google search "free public domain images", "royalty free images" and "Creative commons".

2. Tips of finding images: The most important image is your background image. Make sure it's large and has a perspective that will be easy to work with. If your trying to make an image that appears seamless, you will need to be sure that each image has similar lighting.

http://search.creativecommons.org/
http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/
http://www.burningwell.org/
http://www.public-domain-image.com/

3. Watch the following tutorial on Photoshops Layer Masking tool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA8TgyTruV8

4. Photomontage all five of your images into your scene using the layer masking tool to create a seamless image. Have fun, push your creativity, be bold and be bizarre.

5. The last step will be matching the color temperature of each image using the Image > Adjustments > Hue and Saturation. From here you will finesse each marker until your imagery begins to feel more unified.

PIXEL GRAPHIC ASSIGNMENT

Pixel Graphics Game Design

Third Generation 8 bit and Fourth Generation 16 Bit

Instructor: Mr. Elmore

Objective:

To analyze, experience and re-create an original 8 bit or 16 bit video game.

Students will be able to:

• Visually describe the style of video game graphics during this time period.

• Write their own original background story to a game the student will construct

• Gain a fundamental understanding of using a concept map to begin developing the games central ideas and style.

• Begin using concept sketching to create an array of characters.

• Work collaboratively to negotiate, critique and build a common project

• Use Photoshop to create an original video game level design that mimics the graphic quality of the 1980’s and 90’s.

Steps

1. Discuss dithering and create a pixel art.

http://www.derekyu.com/?page_id=219

Class participates in 56 x 16 dithering gradation.

2. With your partner find an image of an 8 bit or 16 bit video game play image and answer the following questions in a paragraph.

   a. Do you think the artist was successful in creating a foreground, middle ground and background? Elaborate why or why not.

   b. Describe how the artist created the illusion of making the characters and objects look 3D.

   c. Discuss how the artist used other elements and principles of art and design and implemented them into the image. Be very descriptive.

3. You will now begin writing a background story to your own original classic video game. The scenario must be that your main character is fighting a boss in a level that contains a foreground, middle ground and background. With your partner begin creatively collaborating on creating a background story by answering the following questions.

Background questions: (50 points total)

A. Explain the overall style of your game. Is it fantasy, scify, military, family, western, eastern, steampunk, gothic, zombie, imaginary, mundane or etc.

B. What is your characters name?

C. Write a vague paragraph bio that covers trials and tribulation of your character.

D. What are your characters strengths and powers?

E. What is your characters weakness?

F. What is your boss’s name?

G. Write a vague paragraph bio that covers trials and tribulation of your boss.

H. What are the bosses strengths and powers?

I. What is your boss’s weakness?

J. Where is this epic battle taking place?

4. You and your partner will now begin the concept sketching phase. Each student in the group will do the following amount of sketches.

Each student will create 5 drawings for the main character. (10 total)

Each student will create 5 drawings for the boss character. (10 total)

Each student will create 2 drawings for the video game level. (4 total)

5. Class critique of game characters and background story. All groups of students will scan, post and pitch their video games to the classroom for input. Students will present background stories and concept sketches for input. All drawings will be labeled with a, b, c and so on, so that your peers may vote for the best drawing. To do this you will create a poll at http://pollcode.com/ for your main character, boss and level designs. Paste the html into your post for each poll and see the results yielded.

6. Concept sketch refinement. All groups will return back to their projects and discuss the input they received. From here each group will adjust and finalize their concepts to be scanned and illustrated over in the computer.

One student will draw the final main character in their action position.

One student will draw the final boss character in their action position.

Both students will draw their final level design.

7. Digitizing the graphics in photoshop. At this stage you will create a new document in photoshop that is 320 x 180 and 72 resolution.

Abstract Art Assignment

1. In your own words define what abstract art is and is not. (10 points)

 2. Next you will find three abstract images on google that you find cool, drag them onto the desktop and then post them to the blog. Once you have your abstract images you uploaded you will write a short paragraph describing what it is you like about them as well as what elements of design they are using. (15 points)

 3. Create an abstract art piece in photoshop with the dimensions of 1280 x 720. Go to http://www.johnlovett.com/test.htm and read over the principles of art and design. Read over the principles of art and design and implement these as well. Once you are finished post your artwork and write a paragraph describe where and how you used the elements and principles of art and design.

 I want you to think about composition (how your eye moves through the artwork), depth, and the focal area (where your eye rests).

 (30 points total. 10 points for artwork and 20 points for paragraph description. )

Elements of Art and Design - Photoshop

Students will create and post the elements of design. Fundamental topics are covered in photoshop shop such as line, shape, texture, color, value and repetition.

Snowman - Context free

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