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== Last Week ==
 
== Last Week ==
  
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* One
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* Intro to Gear pt2
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* Two
 
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* Three
 
  
 
== This Week ==
 
== This Week ==
  
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* One
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* Backup Plan!
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* Two
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** Time Machine
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* Three
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** Super Duper
 +
** Cloud Backup
 +
* Your Computer
 +
** OS X
 +
** Keeping things running
 +
* Scanning 101
 +
** Pepping & scanning drawings
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* Digitally Coloring in Ps
  
 
== Open Questions ==
 
== Open Questions ==
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
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=== Backup Plans ===
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# Manual Backup
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#* Free
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#* You have to do it
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# Apple Time Machine
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#* You already have it if you are using OS X 10.5 or later.
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#* You need to have a dedicated external (or internal hard drive for this).
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#* You can also consider a dedicated wireless Time Capsule as the storage device: http://www.apple.com/timecapsule/
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# Backup Software
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#* Super Duper http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html
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#* carbon copy pro
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#** Can use most features for free, all featured for $30.
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# Cloud Backup
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#*  Carbonite http://www.carbonite.com
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#*  Backblaze https://www.backblaze.com/
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=== Online File Storage ===
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* Email it to yourself
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** Gmail has 32mb limit
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** There is also google drive?
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* dropbox - https://db.tt/usQuGwKR
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* google drive
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* yousendit - http://www.yousendit.com/
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* wetransfer - http://wetransfer.com
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=== Mouse & Tablets ===
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* Do you need a mouse?
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** These are good: Logitech Wireless Anywhere Mouse http://amzn.to/PIjj9M
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* Tablets
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** Wacom, go for smooth over size.
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** Intous 5 http://amzn.to/PUs2Jo
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* Astropad!
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** Turn your iPad Pro into a tablet
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** http://astropad.com/
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=== OS X 101 ===
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* Users
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* Files
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* Your Library
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** User folder (Shift - Command - G "~/Library")
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=== Shortcuts ===
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* Finder:
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** New window: command - n
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** View as icon: command - 1
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** View as list: command - 2
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** View as column: command - 3
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=== Things to remember about healthy computers ===
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* Keep 20% of the drive empty
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* If you run out of Memory == BAD
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* If your taxing the CPU == BAD
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* How do you know this?
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** Install Menu Meters
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** http://www.ragingmenace.com/
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** Or built-in "Activity Monitor"
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* Keep your hard drive clean
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** Grand Perspective
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** http://grandperspectiv.sourceforge.net/
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* Maintenance Scripts
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** Monthly, Weekly, Daily
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** http://www.maintain.se/cocktail
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** http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/11582/onyx
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=== Do this every week! ===
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# Run disk utility Verify
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# Run cocktail http://www.maintain.se/cocktail
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#* Pilot, turn on all the options
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#* restart
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# Clear ALL caches
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#* joshua HD > Library > Caches >
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#* joshua HD > System > Library > Caches >
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#* joshua HD > [username] > Library > Caches >
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# Restart
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# Delete trash
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=== Photoshop Stuff ===
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* http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family/
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* http://photoshoptips.net/
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* http://morris-photographics.com/photoshop/shortcuts/
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==== Photoshop Key Commands ====
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* http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshop/cs/using/WSD578BD7D-07BC-46f6-AAC2-6E491E8AD818a.html
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==== Adobe Global Key Commands ====
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* Spacebar = pan
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* Spacebar - Command = Zoom In
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* Spacebar - Command - Option = Zoom Out
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* F = toggles through view modes
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* Command + ; = hide guides
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* Bigger Brush - ]
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* Smaller Brush - ]
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=== Prep and color scanned drawings ===
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* http://blog.choppingblock.com/2009/10/photoshop-prep-color-scanned-drawings/
  
 
== Video Notes ==
 
== Video Notes ==
  
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*[https://assets.choppingblock.com.s3.amazonaws.com/video/screencast/20181001_MFAI_01_QuestionHardDriveDropboxAndGoogleDrive.mp4 Hard drives & cloud storage question] <- Selective sync demo
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*[https://assets.choppingblock.com.s3.amazonaws.com/video/screencast/20181001_MFAI_02_BackupReviewTabletsAndAstropad.mp4 Cloud backup options (review), tablet options, Astropad and Luna demo]
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*[https://assets.choppingblock.com.s3.amazonaws.com/video/screencast/20181001_MFAI_03_HandyUtilities.mp4 Handy Mac utilities overview] links: [[Desktop:Handy Utilities|click here]]
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*[https://assets.choppingblock.com.s3.amazonaws.com/video/screencast/20181001_MFAI_04_HealthyMacStuff.mp4 Overview of basic healthy Mac/computer stuff]
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*[https://assets.choppingblock.com.s3.amazonaws.com/video/screencast/20181001_MFAI_05_DoThisEveryWeekMacHealth.mp4 Things to do every week to keep your Mac happy and speedy]
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*[https://assets.choppingblock.com.s3.amazonaws.com/video/screencast/20181001_MFAI_06_PhotoshopReviewAndScanning101.mp4 Photoshop assignment review & scanning best practices]
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*[https://assets.choppingblock.com.s3.amazonaws.com/video/screencast/20181001_MFAI_07_PhotoshopScanAndPrepTechnique.mp4 How to scan and prep your drawings for coloring in Photoshop]
 
<!-- *[http://assets.choppingblock.com.s3.amazonaws.com/video/screencast/20170522_MPS_DP_01_PortfolioReviewAndPinboard.mp4 Review Photography portfolios and adding them to the pinboard link above] -->
 
<!-- *[http://assets.choppingblock.com.s3.amazonaws.com/video/screencast/20170522_MPS_DP_01_PortfolioReviewAndPinboard.mp4 Review Photography portfolios and adding them to the pinboard link above] -->
  
 
== Assignment ==
 
== Assignment ==
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* Review the techniques and videos from class this week.
 +
 +
# On paper, create a new 5" by 5" drawing about "shadow", you will be digitally coloring it.
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#* Draw, Scan and digitally color your shadow drawing for class next week.
 +
#* Bring your layered photoshop file to class or upload it to the Google Drive folder: svaMFAI_xx-homework-Shadow-Scan-and-Color
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# Additionally, I would like you to use Adobe Sketch or Adobe Draw to create a 2nd drawing about shadow.
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#* Bring your Sketch/Draw file or upload it to the Google Drive folder: svaMFAI_20171016-homework-Shadow-Scan-and-Color

Latest revision as of 05:01, 3 October 2018

Last Week

  • Intro to Gear pt2

This Week

  • Backup Plan!
    • Time Machine
    • Super Duper
    • Cloud Backup
  • Your Computer
    • OS X
    • Keeping things running
  • Scanning 101
    • Pepping & scanning drawings
  • Digitally Coloring in Ps

Open Questions

Notes

Backup Plans

  1. Manual Backup
    • Free
    • You have to do it
  2. Apple Time Machine
    • You already have it if you are using OS X 10.5 or later.
    • You need to have a dedicated external (or internal hard drive for this).
    • You can also consider a dedicated wireless Time Capsule as the storage device: http://www.apple.com/timecapsule/
  3. Backup Software
  4. Cloud Backup

Online File Storage

Mouse & Tablets

OS X 101

  • Users
  • Files
  • Your Library
    • User folder (Shift - Command - G "~/Library")

Shortcuts

  • Finder:
    • New window: command - n
    • View as icon: command - 1
    • View as list: command - 2
    • View as column: command - 3

Things to remember about healthy computers

Do this every week!

  1. Run disk utility Verify
  2. Run cocktail http://www.maintain.se/cocktail
    • Pilot, turn on all the options
    • restart
  3. Clear ALL caches
    • joshua HD > Library > Caches >
    • joshua HD > System > Library > Caches >
    • joshua HD > [username] > Library > Caches >
  4. Restart
  5. Delete trash

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 - ]

Prep and color scanned drawings

Video Notes

Assignment

  • Review the techniques and videos from class this week.
  1. On paper, create a new 5" by 5" drawing about "shadow", you will be digitally coloring it.
    • Draw, Scan and digitally color your shadow drawing for class next week.
    • Bring your layered photoshop file to class or upload it to the Google Drive folder: svaMFAI_xx-homework-Shadow-Scan-and-Color
  2. Additionally, I would like you to use Adobe Sketch or Adobe Draw to create a 2nd drawing about shadow.
    • Bring your Sketch/Draw file or upload it to the Google Drive folder: svaMFAI_20171016-homework-Shadow-Scan-and-Color
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