Class:MFA Illustration 2021/Week 8

Last Week

• Review Fresco drawing and animation assignment
• A little bit of augmented reality with Adobe Aero
• Animation in Photoshop techniques & new assignment

This Week

• Review Photoshop/Fresco animation project
• Short After Effects overview by Weston
• Introduction to brilliant InkJet printing

Notes

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

Printing Best Practices

Options for InkJet Printer Papers & ICC Profiles

Where to shop for InkJet Printer Papers in NYC

Video Notes

• Transport theme animation project review
• Weston shares his After Effects project
• Quick exploration of masking and animation in Adobe Fresco
• Intro to printing things well and assignment
• Prepping your illustration for print and suggested process settings

Assignment

Use the techniques reinforced in class over the past few weeks to create a new hand illustrated, scanned, composited, and colored composition.

• Compositions must be 5" x 5" and printed on 8.5" x 11" paper.
• Subject matter is "Tiny town"
• You should use a range of colors in this illustration. Do not stay monochromatic, add a complementary color or use a larger part of the color spectrum.
• 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.
• 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 printers 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://assets.choppingblock.com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/5x5_RGB_W_Bleed_Printing_Frame.zip

Bring with you to class next week and upload to Google Drive: svaMFAI_20211115-tiny-town-print-Illustration

• One layered photoshop file.
• Two fabulous prints with color bars (above).

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