Last Day of the Course

This is the last day of the course.

Optional survey (copy and paste questions in a new blog post):

• What was your favorite project(s) this semester? Why?
• Were there any projects you did not like? Which ones? What did you not like about them?
• What types of (digital art) projects would you like to see more of?

Today we will:

• Finish our digital circlism self-portrait
• Upload both a PDF and PNG of our projects to our Google Drive accounts
• Publish a new blog post with the following:
  • a PDF of our finished project
  • a PNG of our finished project
  • a 150 word artist statement about our finished project
• Complete the survey in a new blog post (optional)

Finishing our Digital Circlism Self-Portraits

This is the last week of the semester (and the course). Please plan your time accordingly and arrange to come in during lunches and advisements as needed.

Student Teacher – Ms. Manhardt

We have a student teacher, Ms. Manhardt, joining us from RIT. You can learn more about Ms. Manhardt, and see examples of her artwork on her class blog.

Today’s essential questions: What are some elements of a successful digital circlism self-portrait?
How can I incorporate these elements as I finish my self-portrait?

Here are two projects created by students in this class that are turning out really well. What do they have in common? How are they different? What ideas do they give you for your own project?

Today we will:

• Look at examples of Ms. Manhardt’s artwork
• Discuss elements of a successful digital circlism self-portrait
• Continue working on our projects in Illustrator, incorporating elements of a successful digital circlism self-portrait
• Upload both a PDF and PNG of our projects to our Google Drive accounts
• Publish a new blog post with the following:
  • a PDF of our progress
  • a PNG of our progress
  • a few sentences describing what was easy and what was difficult

Finishing our Digital Circlism Self-Portraits

Today’s essential questions: What are some elements of a successful digital circlism self-portrait?
What are some ways a successful digital circlism self-portrait similar to a traditional hand drawn self-portrait?
What are some ways it is different?

Here are two projects created by students in this class that are turning out really well. What do they have in common? How are they different? What ideas do they give you for your own project?

Credit: Akirah

Credit: Troy

Open Studio Hours

This room will have Open Studio hours next week at the following times:

• Tuesday, 1/21 from 7:30-10:30am
• Thursday, 1/23 from 7:30-10:30am

The following projects count towards 2nd marking period:

• Character Animation (100 points)
• Circle Self-Portrait (100 points)
• The following animation tutorials (10 points each):
  • bouncing ball
  • cat rotation
  • bird

Today we will:

• Discuss elements of a successful digital circlism self-portrait
• Continue working on our projects in Illustrator, incorporating elements of a successful digital circlism self-portrait
• Upload both a PDF and PNG of our projects to our Google Drive accounts
• Publish a new blog post with the following:
  • a PDF of our progress
  • a PNG of our progress
  • a few sentences describing what was easy and what was difficult

Digital Circlism: Using the Eyedropper Tool to Fill in Circles with Color

Today’s essential question: How can I use the eyedropper tool to fill in the circles with accurate color?

How to fill in the circles

1. Use the black arrow  to select a circle.
   
2. Use the eyedropper tool  to select a color in the middle of the circle.
   This will change the fill color.
   
3. Continue until you have filled in all of the circles.

Hint: You can save time by using keyboard shortcuts. “A” will select the arrow tool, and “I” will select the eyedropper tool.

Today we will:

• Continue working on our digital circlism projects in Illustrator
• Publish a new blog post with the following:
  • a PDF of our progress
  • a PNG of our progress
  • a few sentences describing what was easy and what was difficult

Digital Circlism Day 4: Pointillism

Today’s essential questions: What is Pointillism? How does the digital circlism project incorporate elements of Pointillism?

Pointillism is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image. Georges Seurat and Paul Signac developed the technique in 1886, branching from Impressionism.
The term “Pointillism” was coined by art critics in the late 1880s to ridicule the works of these artists, but is now used without its earlier mocking connotation.

Paul Signac, Femmes au Puits, 1892, showing a detail with constituent colors.

Here are some examples of Pointillist paintings:

Georges-Pierre Seurat, 1884–1886, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

Henri-Edmond Cross, 1903-04, Regatta in Venice

Jean Metzinger, c.1906, Femme au Chapeau (Woman with a Hat)

Georges Lemmen, c.1891-92, The Beach at Heist

Vincent van Gogh, Self Portrait, 1887, using pointillist technique.

Today we will:

• Discuss Pointillism and its influence on Digital Circlism
• Continue working on our projects in Illustrator
• Upload both a PDF and PNG of our projects to our Google Drive accounts
• Publish a new blog post with the following:
  • a PDF of our progress
  • a PNG of our progress
  • a few sentences describing what was easy and what was difficult