Foundations 2: Media Component
Welcome to the Media Component of the Visual Arts Foundations 2 Course. This semester long class will focus on the following aspects of the Visual Arts Curriculum:
- Introduction to digital photography
- Introduction to vector imaging through Adobe Illustrator
- Basic principles of graphic design, particularly balance, unity, contrast, emphasis, and color theory
Digital Photography
- Bad Photos
- Angle of View
- Photographing One Subject
- Photographing Line & Shape
- Rule of Thirds
- Black & White Lighting & Reflection
- Macro Photography
- Photographing Color
- Candid Portraiture
- Editing in Photoshop
Creating Vector Art in Adobe Illustrator
T-Shirt Design
Image Credit: Taylor
Image Credit: Giacomo
Image Credit: Lauryl
Image Credit: Ler
Image Credit: McKenzie
Image Credit: Liam
Media: Adobe Illustrator
Skills Taught: Drawing basic shapes with the Pen Tool
Elements and Principles: Abstraction, Unity, Positive & Negative Space
Low-Poly Self-Portraits
Media: Digital Camera, Adobe Illustrator
Skills Taught: Creating Polygons with the Pen Tool, Selecting Colors with the Eyedropper Tool, Connecting Points Using the Align Palette
Elements and Principles:
Artist or Art History Connection: Cubism, Picasso
SOTA Foundations 2 