Class:MFA Illustration 2026/Week 5

Last Week

• Project Review
• Photoshop:
  • Smart Object deep dive
  • Compositing and coloring tips
• New Assignment "tiny town"

This Week

• Tiny Town Review 1
• Color Calibration Demo
• Smart Object Illustration Tips

Notes

Color Calibration 101 for Illustrators

This week we discussed color calibration, and I demonstrated the hardware and process

https://calibrite.com

I left my Calibrite scanner with the class so that you could all try it this week.

Photoshop feature: Rotate Object

Thanks to a student who asked, I briefly demoed the Rotate Object feature in Photoshop

Here is an illustration-based demo: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DeMEAgSsLR8/

Video Notes

• Introduction to basic inkjet color printing settings
• Color calibration demo and connecting desktop Photoshop to your Apple iPad
• Photoshop demo: rotate an object
• Default new project folder tip
• Assignment and details for next week

Assignment

Bring upload for class next week

• Bring your updated tiny town file with smart objects (stacked outliines and color layers ) plus any new working files, scans, etc...

1. I have created a new Google Drive directory for this project: svaMFAI_20261019-assignment-tiny-town-smart-objects-update