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== Assignment ==
 
== Assignment ==
  
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* Review the techniques and videos from class this week.
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* Assignment: 5-Part Illustration — On paper and digitally, create a brand new 6” by 6” illustration.
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* Your prompt is: “fall” — interpret it any way you like. Fall as in autumn? Falling down? Totally up to you. The only rule: your composition must be built from at least five separate drawn visual elements.
  
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# On paper, create a brand new 6" by 6" drawing. Your prompt is "fall", any take on the subject of a fall. I want you to intentionally create a brand new drawing with the intent that you will be scanning it and digitally coloring it with Photoshop. The way you work will always inform how you work 😉.
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* Review the techniques and videos from class this week. Use the techniques introduced & reinforced in class to create one composited 6" x 6" colored digital illustration.
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#* Draw your linework (a composition or parts) on paper.
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* You will upload one layered Photoshop file (and any related working files, scans, etc...) for class next week.
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#* Scan your linework using the processes discussed in class. No phone photos this week.
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#* Using the techniques discussed in class, digitally color your shadow drawing using Photoshop.
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=== Process ===
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#* Pro tip! You should be able to color your drawing without using a log of blend modes. Use multiply only if you really need it.
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* Draw no less than 5 separate parts/pieces which will be assembled into one composition.
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#* Upload your original scans AND your layered Photoshop source file to the Google Drive folder: Will be updated
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* Half or more of your parts/pieces must be drawn by hand and scanned using the techniques shown in class. The other parts can be drawn digitally in Procreate, Fresco, Illustrator or similar tools.
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* Yes, you can hand draw and scan all the parts if you prefer.
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* At least one part/piece should be a "background"
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* Scan and prep each hand drawn part/piece as independent items.
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* Bring all the parts/pieces that you wish to use into one file, and compose an illustration.
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* Create your final 6" x 6" composition by assembling,You can scale, rotate, recolor, and duplicate your parts/pieces, you can use any variation or Photoshop techniques you wish.
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* I expect to see clean, intentional scanning, as a good resolution — use class techniques, not phone photos.
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* Anywhere between 1200 - 2400 ppi recommended.
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* Pro tip: You should not need tons of blend modes. Keep it clean. Use Multiply only when you acttually want a blend mode.
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=== Bring and upload for class next week ===
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# One LAYERED Photoshop file of your compleated illustration
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# If you wish to addionally make a flat .png version of your layerd file, thats fine to add.  
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# Your scans of your parts/pieces
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# Whatever additonal files you used to make parts (Procreate, Fresco, Illustrator, etc...)
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* Upload your original scans AND your layered Photoshop source file to the Google Drive folder: [https://drive.google.com/open?id=15YepvvVWCUIWXg_VrMasIuNIniDR8Isa&usp=drive_fs svaMFAI_20251006-assignment-scan-and-digitally-color-fall-project-Photoshop]

Latest revision as of 21:02, 30 September 2025

Last Week

  • Intro to Gear
  • Intro to healthy computer habits
  • First Assignment

This Week

  • Medium is the Massage project review
  • Introduction to scanning & tips for using your phones.
  • Introduction to proper scan preparation for Photoshop illustration work.

Open Questions

Notes

Image Compression Stuff

Photoshop Stuff

Photoshop Key Commands

Adobe Global Key Commands

  • Spacebar = pan
  • Spacebar - Command = Zoom In
  • Spacebar - Command - Option = Zoom Out
  • F = toggles through view modes
  • Command + ; = hide guides
  • Bigger Brush - ]
  • Smaller Brush - ]

The Scan Prep Color Process

Video Notes

Assignment

  • Assignment: 5-Part Illustration — On paper and digitally, create a brand new 6” by 6” illustration.
  • Your prompt is: “fall” — interpret it any way you like. Fall as in autumn? Falling down? Totally up to you. The only rule: your composition must be built from at least five separate drawn visual elements.
  • Review the techniques and videos from class this week. Use the techniques introduced & reinforced in class to create one composited 6" x 6" colored digital illustration.
  • You will upload one layered Photoshop file (and any related working files, scans, etc...) for class next week.

Process

  • Draw no less than 5 separate parts/pieces which will be assembled into one composition.
  • Half or more of your parts/pieces must be drawn by hand and scanned using the techniques shown in class. The other parts can be drawn digitally in Procreate, Fresco, Illustrator or similar tools.
  • Yes, you can hand draw and scan all the parts if you prefer.
  • At least one part/piece should be a "background"
  • Scan and prep each hand drawn part/piece as independent items.
  • Bring all the parts/pieces that you wish to use into one file, and compose an illustration.
  • Create your final 6" x 6" composition by assembling,You can scale, rotate, recolor, and duplicate your parts/pieces, you can use any variation or Photoshop techniques you wish.
  • I expect to see clean, intentional scanning, as a good resolution — use class techniques, not phone photos.
  • Anywhere between 1200 - 2400 ppi recommended.
  • Pro tip: You should not need tons of blend modes. Keep it clean. Use Multiply only when you acttually want a blend mode.

Bring and upload for class next week

  1. One LAYERED Photoshop file of your compleated illustration
  2. If you wish to addionally make a flat .png version of your layerd file, thats fine to add.
  3. Your scans of your parts/pieces
  4. Whatever additonal files you used to make parts (Procreate, Fresco, Illustrator, etc...)


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