COMD Class 4 | Figure-Ground Compositions

September 12th, 2016

Due THIS CLASS:

• Completed or in-progress Project #1: Phase 2 – Define.

Materials Needed (check Supply List):

• flash drive or Dropbox/Google Drive access.
• sketch book for COMD1100 only (9″x12″ or similar)
• Pad of Bristol board (9”x12” 2-ply smooth plate finish)
• roll of tracing paper (18″ wide)
• graphite pencils (Venus or similar 6B, 2B, HB, 2H, 4H)
• pencil sharpener (basic metal)
• eraser (magic rub, mars, gum or similar)
• inking pens (.02 and .05 – Pigma Micron,  Faber-Castell Pitt Big Brush Pen)
• 18″ ruler/T-square
• triangle
• small box or travel container for your supplies (reuse/find)
• portfolio to transport your work (larger than 14″x17″)
• 1 roll drafting or removable tape

Show and Tell

• Do you have an art or design-related video, image, blog post, article to share?
• Artist: Carrie Mae Weems | Kitchen Table Series

Critique

• Students present Digital Sketches to the class for critique.
• Why critique?
• Review critique guidelines (see Commenting in Design Process).

Lab

• Continue Project #1: Phase 2 – Define.
• Work independently (and silently). Feel free to listen to music using headphones!

Individual Meetings / Lab Time

• Meet with Professor review Phase 1 and Phase 2 of Project #1 — and to make sure you are on the path to success in this course.
• If you have questions or need extra help, now is the time to ask!

Homework

1. Complete Project #1: Phase 2 – Define.
   If you don’t have access to Photoshop or similar, plan to work at school in one of the computer labs.
   • G608 lab
   • V217 lab
   • COMD Labs (check posted schedule)
2. Come prepared with required materials and print outs of your completed Digital Sketches to work on Phase 3: Develop.
3. If you haven’t kept up with COMD posting and commenting on the PLAY WTH YOUR PROBLEMS blog. Points will be deducted from your grade. … ASK FOR HELP!
4. Materials Needed (check Supply List):
   • printouts of all 6 figure-ground digital sketches / compositions
   • flash drive or Dropbox/Google Drive access.
   • sketch book for COMD1100 only (9″x12″ or similar)
   • Pad of Bristol board (9”x12” 2-ply smooth plate finish)
   • roll of tracing paper (18″ wide)
   • graphite pencils (Venus or similar 6B, 2B, HB, 2H, 4H)
   • pencil sharpener (basic metal)
   • eraser (magic rub, mars, gum or similar)
   • inking pens (.02 and .05 – Pigma Micron,  Faber-Castell Pitt Big Brush Pen)
   • 18″ ruler/T-square
   • triangle
   • small box or travel container for your supplies (reuse/find)
   • portfolio to transport your work (larger than 14″x17″)
   • 1 roll drafting or removable tape