Homework due 04/01/08

Finish Project #2: Triptych (post on blog as well as print out)
Illustrator Lesson 5
Post In Class Assignment: Bird on blog

Bird Assignment: Using the pen tool in Illustrator trace a photographic image of a bird from the web. Think of how you would create an image using only construction paper, you build from backgrond to foreground, adding more and more detail as you go along. Apply this same approach in Illustrator, start with the shape of the background (rectangle, square, circle, etc), fill in the background color, then move on to the outline of the bird, and finally continue to add more and more detail of the bird. Below is a visual of the assignment. The "illustrated" bird is not complete but its close.

Next week in class:
Finish Collaborative Presentations
Hang Project #2 in hallway and critique
Talk about final project

Check The Schedule.

Homework due 03/25/08

Illustrator Lessons 2, 3
Finish Collaborative Project
Continue work on Project #2

You should also have a pictogram and a warning label that you did in Illustrator posted on your blog.

Check The Schedule.

Illustrator Tools

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Also, click HERE for "Keys for Drawing."

Link

Check out this link to see how this artist puts together many different elements in one image.
Michael Becotte's Constructions.

Dia Blog Post

Post a blog choosing one artist, whose work you saw at Dia: Beacon. Or for those of you who didn't go on the field trip, pick an artist's website from Dia and blog about that. Write at least one paragraph, can be somewhat informal. Give a brief description of the work, what year it was done, does it relate to any other work, where is the artist from, who were the artist's influences, what do you think about it, etc.

Please include at least one image in blog. If you're blogging about a website please provide the link to the site.

Links to help you:
Dia Artists' Web Projects
Dia:Beacon
Artblog, see how others write about art.

Needs to be up by next class.

Schedule

In case you're curious, here's how the rest of the semester is planned out:
The Schedule

If you would like a paper copy of this schedule, you can print a black and white copy for free in the computer lab.

Lessons Check

I'll be checking your Lessons 6, 7, 10, 11 on Tuesday March 4th.