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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. | * 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. | + | * 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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* You will upload one layered Photoshop file (and any related working files, scans, etc...) for class next week. | * You will upload one layered Photoshop file (and any related working files, scans, etc...) for class next week. | ||
Revision as of 20:59, 30 September 2025
Contents
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
- The Ruler tool
- http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family/
- http://photoshoptips.net/
- http://morris-photographics.com/photoshop/shortcuts/
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
- Class Introduction: Printers and Printing Basics
- Flatbed Scanners and Scanning Best Practices
- Prepping Scans for Production – Part A
- Prepping Scans for Production – Part B and Assignment Review
- RGB & CMYK Printing Best Practices
- Scanning Colored Artwork and Calibrating Color – Quick Chat
- Introduction to Coloring Scanned Illustrations in Photoshop
- Introduction to Properly Prepping Scanned Illustration Linework in Photoshop
- Next Assignment Info and How to Get Brushes in Photoshop
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
- One LAYERED Photoshop file of your compleated illustration
- Your scans of your parts/pieces
- Whatever additonal files you used to make parts (Procreate, Fresco, Illustrator, etc...)
- Upload your original scans AND your layered Photoshop source file to the Google Drive folder:
