Class:MFA Illustration 2025/Week 6

Last Week

• New Assignment "tiny town"

This Week

• "Tiny Town" progress Review
• Photoshop:
  • Smart Object deep dive
  • Compositing and coloring tips

Notes

Smart Objects in Photoshop

• https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/create-smart-objects.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/how-to/photoshop-linked-smart-objects.html
• https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-smart-objects-in-photoshop--cms-20268

Video Notes

• Prepping Pixel Projects for Print and Tricks for Bleed
• Simple Animation Examples and Project Review – Part 2
• Using Groups and Smart Objects in Photoshop
• Project Review – Part 3

Assignment

Your assignment is 'Tiny Town' assembly

• Use the techniques introduced & reinforced in class to duplicate and assemble your composited colored illustration.
• You will upload one new layered Photoshop file of your composition (and optionally any newly created bits or working files, scans, etc..) for class next week.
  • You do not need to make any additional parts, but you might choose to.
• Your updated working file should still be 6" by 6" illustration at a pixel resolution/size of AT LEAST 1800 x 1800.
• You should fill your scene with multiple colored versions of the independent parts you created last week.

Deliverables for class next week

1. You do not need a new rough sketch unless you really modify your illustration.
2. Create a Psd file containing all of your elements, colored, duplicated, and in a fantastic composition.
   • 6" by 6" illustration at a pixel resolution/size of AT LEAST 1800 x 1800, with bleed if you want it.

We will spend time in class next week talking and exploring different ways of optimizing and animating your composition.

Bring and/or upload for class next week

• One LAYERED prepped Photoshop file
• Any related working files, scans, etc... mentioned above
• The Google Drive directory for this weeks project is: svaMFAI_20251020-assignment-tiny-town-smart-objects