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Class 14 | 10.20.09 | Presentation & Part 2

Lab

Materials Needed:

  • 14×17″ bristol, glue stick, ruler, t-square
  • thumbdrive or CD

Assignment #3: Paintings Part 1: Mounting for Presentation (1 hour)

  • Using a 11×17″ piece of bristol, layout your two paintings and measure margins and gutter for each using your ruler and t-square. USE A HARD PENCIL – MARKS SHOULD BE VERY LIGHT AND ERASABLE.
  • Very carefully glue each square down using a thin layer of glue and with a clean piece of sketchbook paper press the square down gently.
  • Have a damp rag available to clean off your hands as you work. Do not let glue touch your paintings- gouache is not forgiving.
  • On another piece of bristol, repeat the process above and mount your photo-collage pieces. If your  photo-collages are mangled and messy, reprint, cut and mount the pieces.
  • Turn in both compositions next class.

Assignment #3: Paintings Part 2: PREP (1 hour)

  • If we can gain access, we will be working in the computer lab.
  • Open your photo-portrait file in Photoshop, and choose Image > Adjustments > Posterize. Set the Levels between 5 and 9.
  • Create a new file: 11″x8.5″, 300 pixels per inch, grayscale.
  • Save your file with your first initial and last name and the project title:
    For example: jsmith_value_added.psd
  • Using the rectangle marque tool:
    • set feather to 10px
    • style to Fixed Ratio 1 to 1
    • select portions of your original photo portrait and copy and paste them into the new document.
  • Vary the SCALE of your square selections in order to create a Broad Value Range composition that produces RHYTHM/REPETITION,  a sense of MOVEMENT, a clear understanding of changes in VALUE from white to black, and an understanding of EMPHASIS and VISUAL HIERARCHY.
  • Use layers and the Transform Tool (Command T) to rotate and rearrange your “collage” pieces.
  • Save frequently!!
  • If your file begins to grow to large (over 50MG), select and merge layers as appropriate to reduce the file size.
  • Save your file to your thumbdrive, CD or use a free file sharing service like 4Shared.
  • DO NOT USE OTHER FILTERS, COLOR, OR ANY OTHER TRANSFORMATION TOOLS.

Homework

ALL PARTS OF ASSIGNMENT #3 ARE DUE!

Use one of the following labs to complete and print your digital composition:

  • Learning Center Lab
    Atrium Ground Floor (AG 18)
    Lab Hours: Monday-Thursday: 10:00 a.m-8:45 pm, Friday: 10:00-6:45 pm, Saturday: 10 a.m-3:45 pm
  • Student Labs
    General Building 600
    Lab Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m-8:50 pm, Friday: 9:00 a.m-6:50 pm, Saturday: 10:00 a.m-5:50 pm
  • ADGA open labs
    (check with the office in N1113 for times)
  • Additional Labs and Hours