Thursday 16 February 2012

Week 2 - Illustrator Part 1

Here are the tutes and templates which we will be using in week 1 of Illustrator.

You can copy them to a file on your back-up device or print them out.

Illustrator Toolbox


Basic Actions


Pen Tool



Place Image




Tracing With Pen





Tracing Template 1



Tracing Template 2


Tracing Template 3


Tracing Template 4


Tracing Template 5




Turning Outlines Into Shapes



Live Trace 1




Live Trace 2




Comparison, Drawing v Live Trace




Scanned Image With Adjusted Levels



Scanned Image


Saturday 11 February 2012

Assessment 1: Proposal Template


ASSESSMENT 1: PROPOSAL TEMPLATE

You are required to submit a digital art proposal for the work you intend on creating over the semester (you will eventually hand in 5 finished artworks from those created during class time). Your proposal is to be up to 1 typed A4 page (approximately 500 words). The proposal is to address the following points:

ISSUE/TOPIC
What
What issue/topic are you addressing with your artwork?

Why
Why are you addressing this issue/topic?

How
How do you feel about this issue/topic?
How does this issue/topic affect society or the individual?


ARTWORK
What
What will your artwork be?
What will your artwork look like?
What will your artwork be of?

Why
Why is digital art the best way of exploring your issue/topic?

How
How are you going to make your artwork?

PRESENTATION
How
How will you be presenting your artwork?

Why
Why are you presenting your work in this way?

What
What special requirements do you need to present your work in this way?

INFLUENCE
What
What is an artwork and artist that will influence your artwork?

Why
Why does this influence your work?

How
How will you use this influence in your artwork?




Assessment Criteria:
A satisfactory completion of assignment requires:
• A typed proposal addressing the above points, of approximately 500 words, submitted on the due date.
• Your proposal to be comprehensive and well written.
• Your proposal to be descriptive, imaginative and ambitious yet achievable.
Relevant resources (including images) correctly referenced using the Harvard referencing system, including a bibliography.

Due: Week 5
500 words (or equivalent with images)
Presented on your blog.