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== Last Week ==

* Review "tiny town" projects and your separation technique
* Photoshop animation techniques
* New assignment: tiny town animations

== This Week ==

* Review animations
* InDesign Overview
* Generative Ai open discussion
* Brief overview of next week's assignment.

== Open Questions ==

== Notes ==

{{InDesign Basics for Illustrators}}

=== Printing 101 for Illustrators ===

On the front page of this wiki I have created a new reference page for you [[Reference:Printing Best Practices|Printing (and Inkjet Paper) Best Practices]]

: [https://wiki.mfaillustration.com/index.php?title=Reference:Printing_Best_Practices Printing Best Practices]
: [https://wiki.mfaillustration.com/index.php?title=Reference:Printing_Best_Practices#Options_for_InkJet_Printer_Papers_.2B_ICC_Profiles Options for InkJet Printer Papers & ICC Profiles]
: [https://wiki.mfaillustration.com/index.php?title=Reference:Printing_Best_Practices#Where_to_shop_for_InkJet_Printer_Papers_in_NYC Where to shop for InkJet Printer Papers in NYC]

== Video Notes ==


*[http://assets.choppingblock.com.s3.amazonaws.com/video/screencast/20241028_MFAI_01_TinyTownAnimationAssignmentRev2ReviewPtA.mp4 Tiny Town Animation Assignment Rev 2 Review Part A]
*[http://assets.choppingblock.com.s3.amazonaws.com/video/screencast/20241028_MFAI_02_IntroAndBasicsOfInDesign.mp4 Introduction and Basics of InDesign]
*[http://assets.choppingblock.com.s3.amazonaws.com/video/screencast/20241028_MFAI_03_OverviewAndPrepForNextWeekPrintingAssignment.mp4 Overview and Prep for Next Week’s Printing Assignment]

== Assignment ==

== Assignment ==

Use the techniques reinforced in class over the past few weeks to create a new hand and/or digitally created illustration, composited, and colored composition.
* Compositions must be 6" x 6" and printed on 8.5" x 11" paper.
* Subject matter is should be a colorful illustration of a song. You will share the song that inspired you with the class.
* You should use a range of colors in this illustration. Do not stay monochromatic; add a complementary color or use a more significant part of the spectrum.
* Your illustration must contain 3 areas of 3 different primary or secondary colors!
* Should be a composite image, multiple colored drawing parts from paper or iPad assembled into one psd illustration

And Then:
* Your task is to also bring two printed copies of your composition.
* Find our use a high-quality printing paper (Epson, Ilford, Red River, Moab, etc...).
* Each print should be centered on 8.5" x 11" sheets of paper.
* Each print should have written notation on the front or back:
** Paper Manufacturer / Paper Type
** Printer Manufacturer / Model
** Print settings if possible
* This is the ideal week to experiment with print settings, write em down!
** Try different papers (matte, glossy, luster, bright, natural, warm, cool, and so on).
** Try different printers
* One print should be your best attempt at a perfect exhibition print.
* The other can be more exploratory, must be two different types of paper.
* Both prints must have the printer's marks from the photoshop file linked below.

Note:
* No prints on cheap/standard printer paper. I will not accept them.
* No prints on paper smaller than 8.5" x 11".
* No prints without the printer marks and color bars below.

We created a Photoshop file containing square printer marks and color bars. In Photoshop, you can place your art in the center and print your files with the crop and color bars.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PjpEYVvlt34yAil5mi-KE32WKUZtg2iz&usp=drive_fs

Bring prints with you to class next week and upload your digital files to Google Drive:
* One layered photoshop file.
* Two fabulous prints with color bars (above).
* A link to your song in Apple Music, Spotify, etc...

Linework created as digital or analog, it's up to you.

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 We created a Photoshop file containing square printer marks and color bars. In Photoshop, you can place your art in the center and print your files with the crop and color bars.
-https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PjpEYVvlt34yAil5mi-KE32WKUZtg2iz&usp=drive_fs
+LINK WILL BE ADDED!
 Bring prints with you to class next week and upload your digital files to Google Drive:

Class:MFA Illustration 2026/Week 7 - Revision history

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