Tuesday, November 20, 2018

11/20/18

DO NOW:

  1. Make sure you are following me on Google+ (Jeremy Dusza) 
  2. Look at examples of Thanksgiving Floats. If you were a float designer, what would you create?
  3. Reply to this blog with your answer (make sure your name is shown)
  4. Turn-In Field Trip Permission Slips/Money

Image result for macy's thanksgiving floats
OBJECTIVES:
  1. Understand Illustrator basics and workspace
  2. Create a Nametag using basic shapes and text styling
  3. Discuss History and Plan for "Thanksgiving Floats"
  4. Design "Thanksgiving Float"
  5. Document work via online blog

Monday, November 19, 2018

Illustrator First Day

DO NOW:
Make a "Hand Turkey" the best you can. Use colored pencils/markers


OBJECTIVES:
  1. Understand Class Expectations
  2. Understand Class Grading
  3. HIB- Defining Bullying
  4. Understand Illustrator basics and workspace
  5. Document work via online blog

Friday, November 16, 2018

11/16/18

DO NOW:

  1. Complete Exit Survey
  2. Clean your desk
     (take/recycle papers from keyboard, file folder, etc., take your pumpkin, dust)
  3. Turn-in permission slips
OBJECTIVES:
  1. Class wrap-up
  2. Personal Projects (T-Shirts, print designs, ?)
  3. Portfolio Presentations in Print Shop (9:30)

Thursday, November 15, 2018

11/15/18

DO NOW:
  1. Organize AND Name your files... there should be some order of hierarchy
    (ie. Photoshop/Class->DoublePortrait->Name_DoublePortrait Final.PSD)
  2. Post your portfolio link in the general classroom
  3. Save your business cards as a PDF. File->Export
    Y:\SharedData\MULTIMEDIA CLASSES\1 PHOTOSHOP\Business Cards
  4. Turn-in Info Age Permission Slips/Money -DUE WEDNESDAY
OBJECTIVES:
  1. Math Test
    Image result for fraction to decimal conversion chart
  2. Prepare artwork for a T-Shirt
  3. Print T-Shirt

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

11/14/18

DO NOW:
You are the director for a 10-second video of 20 separate groups... what would be your plan for getting it done in 90 minutes?

Turn-in Info Age Field Trip Form and $7 -  DUE Wednesday

OBJECTIVES:
"Thank you" Video Production
Business Card Design - Document set-up, text and images
Business Card Production - Place in Press-Sheet, Print, Cut

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

11/13/18

DO NOW:
  1. Start Blog post for day
**STOCKINGS FOR SOLDIERS
OBJECTIVES:
  1. Portfolio Completion: At least 5 projects, objectives, tools used, did you like it
    ATLERNATIVE/EXTRA CREDIT: DVC News
  2. Business Card Project: 

    1. Document/Bleed SIZE: 3.75 x 2.25
    2. Finish/Trim Size=3.5x2 
    3. Live Area Horizontal Guides: .25, 2
    4. Live Area Vertical Guides: .25, 3.5
    5. name of company (something about Image Editing), your name, title (Graphic Artist?), skills offered, contact info, social media - 

  3. If you are done, there is video production and laser engraving needed to be done
Image result for stan leeGood bye Stan :(

Monday, November 12, 2018

11/12/18

DO NOW:
  1. Get grade report - ALL WORK DUE TOMORROW
    Image result for the final countdown
  2. Start Blog post for day
**STOCKINGS FOR SOLDIERS
OBJECTIVES:
  1. Critique What's Happening Video Project:
    View projects in Google Community, +1 favorite and tell why
  2. Portfolio Completion: At least 5 projects, objectives, tools used, did you like it
    ATLERNATIVE/EXTRA CREDIT: DVC News
  3. Business Card Project: 3.5x2 with 1/8" bleed, name of company, your name, title, skills offered, contact info, social media 
  4. Photoshop Job

Friday, November 2, 2018

11/2/18

DO NOW:
Pop-Quiz on Video Editing

OBJECTIVES:
Applied Math
Applied English - Resume? Discuss What's Happening responses
SCAD Presentation

Image result for vacation

Thursday, November 1, 2018

11/1/18

DO NOW:
Look at the finished "What's Happening Videos"
Reply/Comment to this blog with something that you were impressed by (could be video production or what the class does - BE SPECIFIC)

OBJECTIVES:
  1. Finish Video Editing - Submit in classroom
  2. Add to your portfolio(ASSIGNMENT IN CLASSROOM)
     - At least 5 projects - SEE MY EXAMPLE
  3. Frankenbot Contest
  • Set the scene and create a Halloween background for your Frankenbot to hang out in. Take a picture of your Frankenbot and place it in a scene using Photoshop
  • Post a photo of your Frankenbot in all of his glory to Instagram and/or Twitter, tagging @instructables and #Frankenbot. **You’ll have to follow us on each platform so we can DM you.**

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

10/31/18

DO NOW:
Come see me if you want extra credit for filming costume contest today

OBJECTIVES:
  1. Finish Video Editing
  2. Add to your portfolio
  3. Frankenbot Contest

  • Set the scene and create a Halloween background for your Frankenbot to hang out in. Take a picture of your Frankenbot and place it in a scene using Photoshop
  • Post a photo of your Frankenbot in all of his glory to Instagram and/or Twitter, tagging @instructables and #Frankenbot. **You’ll have to follow us on each platform so we can DM you.**

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Caricature

What I was supposed to do What I got done
Create a caricature:

  1. Create a new letter size document Photoshop landscape orientation
  2. place your picture into the document
  3. use the quick selection tool to select your body and then select and mask
  4. Desaturate green using adjustment layer if necessary
  5. Make a new layer and fill it with a radial gradient who's color shift from white to Grey
  6. Use the “Liquify” filter to exaggerate facial features. Starting with eyes, nose, etc.
  7. Then we used the “bloat” to make features larger; use “pucker” to shrink features
  8. Duplicate the layer and mask everything below the jawline
  9. Scale the head to make it bigger

10/30/18

DO NOW:
Take a close-up picture of yourself in the studio for today's lesson
Continue Editing "What's Happening Video" (Due Yesterday)

OBJECTIVES:
  1. Submit What's Happening Video
  2. Caricature in Photoshop (text directions)
EXTRA CREDIT:
Laser Engraving plaques and keychains
Credit slideshow or video from field trip Friday
Post pictures of your work @ocvtsmultimedia on Instagram

Monday, October 29, 2018

Retouching Tools

What I was supposed to do What I got done
Retouching Tools
Content-Aware Fill
(Fills in selection area with pixels around it


Healing/Spot Healing


clone stamp tool
manually copies from one spot to another
hold alt while left-clicking to define source area. let go then left click and drag to paste/paint


10/29/18

DO NOW:
Get your grade report and check for missing work
Continue Editing "What's Happening Video"

OBJECTIVES:


  1. Retouching techniques in Photoshop - Making things disappear


  2. Portfolio updating - 
    1. Add projects to portfolio (Social Message, Name tag, Walking on Water, Thought Bubbles, Double Portrait, Pumpkin Portrait, other. (AT LEAST 5)
    2. In the left column you must include the following: Objectives, Tools Used, did you like the project, what did you learn
EXTRA CREDIT:
Laser Engraving plaques and keychains
Credit slideshow or video from field trip Friday
Post pictures of your work @ocvtsmultimedia on Instagram