Class:MFA Illustration 2019/Week 4

Last Week

• Meet Ben!
• Draw & Scan Assignment

This Week

• Review Fresco Drawings
• Healthy Computers
• Photoshop & Scanning
• Scan and color assignment

Notes

Photoshop Stuff

• http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family/
• http://photoshoptips.net/
• http://morris-photographics.com/photoshop/shortcuts/

Photoshop Key Commands

• http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshop/cs/using/WSD578BD7D-07BC-46f6-AAC2-6E491E8AD818a.html

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 - ]

Video Notes

• In-class Adobe Fresco Project Review
• Quick Demo Adding More Brushes To Adobe Fresco
• Basic Setup & Settings for Scanning Linework
• Overview: Digitally Scan And Prep Your Drawings for Coloring

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 your linework (a composition or parts) on paper.
   • Scan your linework using the processes discussed in class.
   • Using the techniques discussed in class (or your preferred process) digitally color your shadow drawing using Photoshop or Adobe Fresco.
   • Bring your layered Photoshop file to class or upload it to the Google Drive folder: svaMFAI_20191007-homework-Shadow-Scan-and-Color