Animated GIF

To save and submit your animated GIF you must save it a special way:

File > Save For Web & Devices

Choose GIF

Set the toggle bar to "images only"

This should save your GIF, to see the animation you must open it with a web browser, like Safari.

DON'T FORGET TO BRING A SHIRT

TO SCREEN PRINT...

screen printing!

Tuesday is our day, bring something to print on, a t-shirt, some paper, a pillow case, shorts, whatever!!!

Animated GIF

http://creativetechs.com/tipsblog/build-animated-gifs-in-photoshop/

We do this using the "animation frames" window...

we are going to be making animated .gif files that have:

• 15+ frames
• text
• image
• tween
• layer visibility

examples

on blogger:

http://www.dbmagaoay.blogspot.com/

in a PDF via InDesign:

technical writing

Today we will start working with technical writing:

a form of technical communication, is a style of formal writing used in fields as diverse as computer hardware and software, chemistry, the aerospace industry, robotics, finance, consumer electronics, and biotechnology. Technical writers explain technology and related ideas to technical and nontechnical audiences. This could mean, for example, telling a programmer how to use a software library or telling a consumer how to operate a television remote control.

We will be using technical writing to create a "how to" guide. This can be done in many ways but must meet the following requirements:

• 9+ steps
• image and explanation for each step
• details into areas of confusion or potential mistakes
• built using InDesign or blogger

images can be screen shots or pictures you take

blurbs should be a couple complete sentences per image.

think about tutorials you have had success with and those which have not worked as well... model your "how to" after the good ones!

a few examples:

http://homemadewithlove.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/how-to-make-moist-yummy-banana-bread-a-tutorial/

http://homesteadheritage-pottery.com/wheel.html

http://golf.about.com/od/golftips/ss/golf_setup.htm


Tools to use:

• InDesign
• Blogger
• Photoshop
• other ideas?
  

SCREEN PRINTING!!!

We will be creating images today that can be transferred through a silk screening process onto a t-shirt etc!

Here is a short How to Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee_8IMx0uMo

To create your own design we need to make a 2 color image (black and white, no greyscale).

Instructions

1. • 1
     

     Open a photo you wish to use in Adobe Photoshop. I will be using a photograph of a car that I took in Germany.

     *You can use a scanned image, or an image you found on the internet. However make sure you use a higher resolution image for better results. Also check with the owner of any image you use from the internet so you don't infringe on any copyright laws.

   • 2
     Polygon Lasso Tool

     Select the Polygon Lasso Tool from the Toolbox on the left-hand side.

     *there are or coarse more advanced ways to create a selection, but to simplify this tutorial I will use the Polygon Lasso Tool as it is a fairly easy tool to use in Photoshop.

   • 3
     Starting Piont

     In this step I will make a selection of just the car portion of my image since I do not want the background part of this photo in my screen print.

     Find a starting point in the photo and click to activate the Polygon Lasso Tool.

   • 4
     Image Selection

     Now piont any click around your image like you are tracing the image. Once you go completely around the image and get back to your start point. You will notice the Polygon Lasso Tool shows a small circle near where the mouse pointer is. This indicates the starting point and will close your selection when clicked. You will now notice a dashed line outlining what you have selected.

   • 5
     Selection Inverse

     Since I want to delete the background portion of the photo I will need to inverse my selection. Currently I have made a selection of the car in this photograph.

     Go to the top Menu Bar under: Select>Inverse

   • 6
     Inversed Selection of Car in photo

     This does exactly what it implies, it inverses the selection. Now everything except the car is selected.

   • 7
     Deselect

     Now your ready to delete the background portion of this image. Make sure your background color is white and hit the delete button on your keyboard. Your background will turn white.

     To deselect go to the top Menu bar under: Selection>Deselect

   • 8
     Threshold Dialog Box

     This process will prepare your image for a one color screen.

     Next go the top Menu bar under: Image>Adjustments>Threshold

     In the Threshold Panel use the slider to achieve the amount of threshold you would like. Make sure Preview is checked in the Threshold dialog box to see your results. Note that the black parts of the image will be the color of the screen printing paint you choose for your silk screen. Once you get it the way you want click OK.

   • 9
     Save As

     Now go to you top Menu bar under: File>Save As

     This will ensure you are saving your edited image as a different file so you don't save over the original. I usually save to the Desktop so I can easily find my image.

backgrounds

Here are some tips on abstract backgrounds:

http://vectips.com/tutorials/creating-seamless-textures/

Here is how to "live trace"

http://blog.sharphue.com/2008/10/using-live-trace-in-adobe-illustrator.html

Creating a Character!

Today it is your chance to buil your own cartoonish character in Illustrator. Once you have finished the bunny, you may begin creating a person, animal or abstract creature all of your own.

• Must be a detailed cartoon character
• have shading
• use a variety of colors/textures
• include at least one prop (hat, carrot, y0-yo, pirate sword etc)
• A patterned, textured, or detailed background (we will learn this)
• Must be classroom appropriate
• Must involve at least 4 colors/shades of color, multiple shapes/objects, and details.
  

Adobe Illustrator

Today we will start working with adobe illustrator cs3. Illustrator is a design tool that draws in VECTORS, these are shapes/lines without any pixels. Vector art is great because it can be scaled to any size without distortion. more info can be found here:

We are going to be using Illustrator to start to work in 3D! To start this, and get familiar with Illustrator we will follow along with a tutorial to build an odd bunny...

http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/illustration/how-to-create-a-cute-bunny-vector-character/

MONDAY/TUESDAY

Once you complete your iPod ad. Please start on our next SC poster assignment.

Details:

You are going to be making a poster for the SC Annual. The posters will be 11" x 17" at 400DPI. There are two options:

OPTION A:

• Advertise Annual Day
• May 27th
• To pick up your annual you must PAY YOUR FINES, RETURN YOUR BOOKS/LAPTOP, and have PURCHASED AN ANNUAL

OPTION 2:

• Advertise Yearbook Sales
  
• Prices are $65 w/ ASB and $75 w/o
• There are only 31 yearbooks left, buy yours before we they sold out!
• buy from Ms. Denny

poster ideas:

http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/photoshop-tutorials-poster-design/

Let's practice

click here for a pic:

http://flyerdesign.at/tutorials/bubble/skater.jpg

copy and paste it into photoshop

then we will select the background and cut it out and fill it in and lastly draw an ipod, easy!

iPOD fun!

Your task is to make an ipod silhouette.

It must include:

• a creative image YOU take
• an ipod you draw/create
• headphones you draw
• a fun colored/patterned background
• a shadow
• a slogan (iHoop, iThink, IDance, etc.)

Tutorial can be found here...

Creating a Gallery of your projects!

Today you will start building a portfolio of your work from this term. You will be doing this in a blog format. We will use Weebly to do so.

Here is a step by step tutorial

Your task is to select 12 or more of your images/projects from this term and use them in your weebly site.

Here are some galleries from Photo semesters past:

http://abbyphotoblog.weebly.com/

http://dbmagaoay.weebly.com/

http://livsphotos.weebly.com/

http://lilboiblue.weebly.com/

SC Film Festival Poster

We will be making a gig poster today and Monday for the Shoreline Film Festival.

Here are the details:

May 18 @ 7pm
SC and SW Film Festival
SC Theater
Free with $5 suggested donation

Goals for making a "Gig" poster

• make it eye catching
• create a buzz
• make sure the heading is noticeable
• include all the details (secondary info)
• make sure it is attractive, pleasing to the eye, yet interesting enough to catch peoples attention.
  

Here is a link to a TON of tutorials for different poster designs. You do NOT need to follow one, but I encourage you to look at them for ideas, you can always incorporate a portion of one into your own idea or combine a few for an AMAZING idea.

Emek

Emek is an awe-inspiring artist with a natural depth and vibrance to his work. From stunningly styled typography to intricately carved creative designs, Emek’s work shines out among his peers, and was an easy addition to this inspiring bunch.

Mike Klay

Mike Klay is a stellar stand-out in the field of concert poster design. His simplicity of style and nature packs so much of the message in such compact creations, using clean, crisp vectors to achieve his task without using all of the available space. Saying so much with so little, is an awesome feat, and Mike Klay achieves this with ease.

Jim Phillips

Jim Phillips’ singular voice and untethered style give his work such a varied and boundless feel that it’s easy to see why his work has spanned generations, standing firmly against the tests of time.

Rex Ray

Rex Ray’s eclectic work in concert poster design combines a retro feel with a piercing, modern attitude that explodes from within his work and captures the attention while tickling the imagination. Rex Ray’s stimulating style can not, and should not be ignored.

Jermaine Rogers

Jermaine Rogers is one of those raw expressive aritsts whose work makes you feel like an addict. It seeps into your skin and excites your senses with it’s bite and it’s dark beauty leaving you longing for more. With his sharp and edgy style, Jermaine Rogers’ work will be inspiring artists for years to come.

Frank Kozik

Frank Kozik stylishly blends a punk rock attitude with intense colors and textures to stamp an imaginative mark on the design community. His no-holds-barred and uncompromising approach to his work, make it easy to see why this creative giant has been credited with reviving this lost artform.

Chris Shaw

Some artists’ work has an aura about it, that creates a tone which radiates from the piece and infects the environment around it. There are not many artists with a voice this vibrant and alive, but Chris Shaw is one of them, and a concert poster list would not be complete without giving this titan of artistic style and complex composition a nod.

Nel ‘Jagmo’ Jacobson

Some artist’s style speaks volumes with the depths of their designs, and the intricate weaving of different elements throughout their work. Nel Jacobson, known also as Jagmo, is the type of artist that can accomplish these amazing feats with ease and simplicity. This inspiring artist consistently uses minimalistic design elements, and then fills the space brilliantly incorporating massive typography with balance and skill.