| Date | Agenda | Homework |
| 8.26 | · introductions
· review syllabus and supply list |
acquire supplies/materials from list |
| 8.30 | · line and volume
· pencil ratings and when to use them · timed still-life exercise |
need to have all supplies by the next class! |
| 9.2 | NO CLASS | |
| 9.6 | · assign Lost and Found project
· take photos of visual compositions for use in project |
complete and upload drawings for project to OpenLab |
| 9.9 | · trace key compositional shapes and lines from photos
· choose final image, begin work on sketches |
finish three draft sketches |
| 9.13 | · complete and review draft sketches
· analyzing geometry of compositions · work on final drawings |
complete Lost and Found project |
| 9.16 | · Lost and Found project due
· linear perspective; perspective vs. isometry · practice 2-point perspective with simple geometric shapes · assign pattern portrait project; take portraits and begin step 2 of assignment |
finish step 2 of the pattern portrait project |
| 9.20 | · shade, value, and visual mixing
· manipulating vector shapes in Adobe Illustrator · creating patterns in Adobe Illustrator |
complete pattern portrait project |
| 9.23 | · Pattern Portrait project due; don’t forget to bring all four drawings (three views and perspective)
· working with acrylic · demo different brush shapes/styles |
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| 9.27 | NO CLASS | |
| 9.30 | · additive color
· paint tint and shade grades · begin painting color wheel · assign pixel painting project |
complete tint/shade grades and color wheel |
| 10.4 | NO CLASS | |
| 10.7 | · museum trip (optional)
· meeting at Brooklyn Museum (free) · discuss a few specific artworks as a group · explore independently, find/photograph painting to use for pixel painting project |
choose painting to use for pixel painting project; visit museum (Brooklyn Museum or the Met) on your own if you weren’t with class |
| 10.11 | · check tint/shade grades and color wheels
· review images for pixel painting project · grid source image and bristol board; begin filling squares with averaged colors |
work on pixel painting |
| 10.14 | · optical mixing and process color
· swatch game · studio day: work on pixel painting |
work on pixel painting |
| 10.18 | · studio day: work on pixel painting | finish pixel painting |
| 10.21 | · pixel painting project due
· discuss key elements of compositions in critique · assign recomposed project · begin sketching/brainstorming abstract version for recomposed project |
use colored pencil to sketch three different versions of abstracted composition |
| 10.25 | · review/discuss sketch homework
· synesthesia and color association · visualizing music exercise |
begin pencil layout of abstracted composition |
| 10.28 | · review styles of abstraction
· studio day: finish pencil layouts and begin painting recomposed project |
work on recomposed project |
| 11.1 | · constructivism and visual rhythm
· check progress on recomposed paintings · work on recomposed project in class |
finish recomposed project |
| 11.4 | · recomposed project due
· photomontage – the photo as graphic |
bring scissors to next class |
| 11.8 | · assign photomontage project; randomly select verbal prompt
· start project by clipping images from magazines/books/newspapers |
sketch three layout ideas for 11.15; collect additional images from your own sources |
| 11.11 | · digital imagery basics
· introduce Adobe Photoshop, demonstrate opening, resizing, exporting files, selections and layers |
finish layout ideas |
| 11.15 | · review layout ideas
· additive (RGB) color · blend modes and adjustment layers |
start work on final version of photomontage project |
| 11.18 | · demonstrate quick mask and layer masks in Photoshop
· studio day; work on photomontage project |
finish photomontage project |
| 11.22 | · photomontage project due
· Terry Gilliam animation mini-fest |
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| 11.25 | NO CLASS | |
| 11.29 | · assign photorealism project, give verbal prompts
· using brushes and layer masks · custom brushes and brush behavior |
sketch thumbnails of at least 10 different creative directions |
| 12.2 | · review concept thumbnails
· demonstrate CC image search methods · what makes a “good” source image? · managing files |
collect images for photorealism project |
| 12.6 | · the color of light and shadow, atmospheric perspective
· comparing/conforming colors from multiple sources · start assembling photorealism composition |
complete digital draft of photorealist composition |
| 12.9 | · studio day; work on photorealism project | finish photorealism project; check and collect any missing assignments |
| 12.13 | · photorealism project due
· final crit |
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