Graphic Desgin

"Though often overlooked, Graphic Design surrounds us: it is the signs we read, the products we buy, and the rooms we inhabit. Graphic designers find beauty within limitations, working towards the ultimate goal of visually communicating a message, be it the packaging of a product, the spirit of a book, or the narrative of a building. Utilizing a language of type and imagery, graphic designers try to make every aspect of our lives defined and beautiful."

Open (in micro word) or print out the worksheet.  Watch the following pbs offbook video.  Take notes while you watch, and summarize the video under the bullet points provided on the worksheet.  You may type the worksheet or hand write the worksheet.  Make sure to read and follow the directions.

click to download: Graphic design video notes from Natalie Hurd

Click on link for the color theory portion of your worksheet.  Read through the entire website and define the color theory terms on your worksheet.

Click Here:  Color Theory Link

Computer Assisted Art

TEXTURES TO USE ON ANDY WARHOL INSPIRED PROJECT:

DIRECTIONS:  Right click and save below images.  Save in your folder or google drive.  Open in Pixlr.  Click select all.  Click copy.  GO TO ANDY WARHOL PROJECT and Click Paste.  Change Opacity and or blending mode.

Benday Dots

Canvas

MRS. HURD'S FINSIHED EXAMPLE OF ANDY WARHOL STYLE PORTRAIT USING PIXLR.

DON'T FORGET TO SAVE YOUR PROJECT FOR YOUR PORTFOLIO PROJECT AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER!


Yesterday Recap (Wednesday): Threshold & Sizing
1. Find image and save to personal folder (right click, save image as).
2. Open image using pixlr.com (click file, click open)
3.  Select Image using the marquee tool
4. Copy Image
5.  Create new canvas titled Pop Art Portrait, 800x600
6.  Paste image into new document (Edit, Paste)
7.  Resize image- Edit, Free transform, enter to get out of transform
8.  Use move tool and place in corner- Repeat until you have four equally sized, square images.
9.  Adjust the threshold of each image.  Make sure you are on the correct layer.
10. Save as a pxd file to your personal folder or google doc.

Today (Thursday): Color & Stamp Effect
1.  Open PXD pop art portrait file using pixlr.com/editor
2. If you have a black background you will use the lasso tool to delete it.  It is the second tool icon from the top right tool panel.  Each time you click it will anchor the lasso in place.  You must trace back to where you started and it will turn into a selection.  Once it is selected, hit the delete key.  Now you can use the move tool to move the selection around to each layer, and delete the background-without having to retrace with the lasso tool each time.
3.  Google Andy Warhol Pop up prints for a reference.
4.  Now use the paint bucket tool, and the color selection tool to fill areas with solid color.
5.  Now its time to create a stamp effect.  Make the original image layer visible, and all other layers invisible. (If you had to delete your background earlier, do that again.)
6.  Click Adjustments Click brightness contrast.  Adjust with slider bar.
7.  Click Adjustments Click Posterize.
8. Click Adjustments, Click Invert
9. Click Adjustments, Click Hue Saturation, Click Colorize,
10.  Select with marquee tool, click Edit Click Copy.  Make all other layers visible, and paste what you just created on all four images.  This will give it the "stamped" effect.

Graphic Design Peit Mondrian

Piet mondrian pixlr from Natalie Hurd

Review Ppt, print and complete Notes worksheet.