Syllabus

May 17, 2010

Pass out sheet with expectations for finals

May 13, 2010

Sharing Files between computers

Editing WAV and MP3 files in GarageBand and Audacity

May 7, 2010

Work Day on Flash

May 7 2010

Group work

May 6 2010

Working on final project in groups or as individual

May 5, 2010

Adding sound to a button

Working with sound

Chapter 5: sound pages 96-99

Groups for final project

May 3, 2010

Onion skinning

Using Filters

April 29, 2010

AP Art Gallery visit-Voting for Best of Show

April 28, 2010

Adding “Bones” into a figure

Animating Bones

Adding in Sound

April 22, 2010

Looking at old student examples of simple e-card animations

Brainstorming STORYBOARDS

    Music

    Beginning middle end

    Shots (viewpoints)

    Button ideas

April 21, 2010

The Principles of Animation

Professional examples of Flash Sites done with different techniques

Gradients

Transparencies

Symbols

Straightening the pencil tool

April 19, 2010

Turn in any late homework stuff

Bringing in Photos into Flash

Trace Bit map -JPEG photos

Png images and the diiference between JPEG and PNG

Removing a tween

April 16, 2010

Professional examples of Flash Stop Motion

Squash and stretch with a ball

Timeline

Keyframe

tweening

Classic tween

April 15,2010

Professional artist examples of FLASH

Very Good Examples of student flash pieces

Today: Working with drawing tools in FLASH

Animating an abstract design

Homework: (out of order)

Chapter 7 pages 170-172 questions

April 14, 2010

Langston Hughes-Let America be America Again

Principles of animation: Phi

Simple flip book techniques and onion skinning concept

Finish up single animation cell

Flash piece: The Story Of Stuff

April 12, 2010

Begin looking at Flash Animations

Animator vs. Animation

Homework:  Chpater 7 Animation

pages 176-185

Continue working on individual cell

March 31, 2010

Traditional Animator Walt Disney

Pinocchio

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Begin Traditional single cell for animation

March 29, 2010

Tools Reviewed today:

    SPOT HEALING BRUSH

    RED EYE TOOL

Finish class critique of self portraits and fill out self evaluation

March 24, 2010

Begin Self Eval of Self Portraits

March 23, 2010

Begin animation

Examples of traditional animation cells

Example of contemporary stop animation from creative commons by BLU

How do you create a character?

Beginning brainstorming exercise in creating a character with a group

Begin single cell

Finish up SELF PORTRAIT for self/peer evaluation on Thursday

March 22, 2010

Continue self portrait

Class critique Thursday

March 18 2010

Continue Photoshop self portrait

Homework: Chapter 6 Images pages 143-151 and questions for next class

March 16 2010

Class critique on Grand Tour

Self/peer evaluation of finished pieces

March 12, 2010

Looking at Student Self Portrait Examples

Demonstration on Blending together images

Layer palette screens/blending/opacity

Eraser tool blending

Moving and changing layers

Homework: Reading pages 151-163 and questions

March 8 2010

Continue working on Grand Tour

February 26, 2010

Global light effects

February 25, 2010

Layer style

Saving a selection

Continue working on Grand Tour

February 22, 2010

Cloning tool

Chapter 6  Images

Pages 136-142

February 21, 2010

Selection tools

February 19, 2010

Begin the Grand Tour Assignment

Where would you like to go visit if you could go anywhere?

February 17, 2010

Peer evaluation on Pop Art Photoshop Assignment

Demo today: Combining together Words and Images

WORD/IMAGE Assignment

February 5, 2010

Peer/Self Evaluation of business cards

Looking at more examples of finished DISSENT POSTERS by students in the fall 2009 class

What works? What might need some tweeking?

February 4, 2010

Chapter 4 pages 62-70

Questions 1-16

Self/Peer Evaluation of Business Cards Tomorrow

February 3, 2010

Homework: Reading and Questions due from Monday Chapter 4 pages 55-62 questions 1-14

Students examples show in class of past student poster illustrator piece

In class work time for business card and poster design

Business card due: Friday for peer/self evaluation

January 29, 2010

Chapter 4 Text

Reading and Questions pages 49-54

Brainstorming for DISSENT

WHAT DOES DISSENT MEAN?

Examples for dissent

Importance for freedom to have dissent

Student example of dissent

Making an art piece with the focus of dissent

January 26 2010

Looking at Sheppard Fairy’s Barack Obama

Using Illustrator:

Live Trace

Live Paint

Using the Threshold

Making a pattern

January 25, 2010

Critique of Monograms

January 22, 2010

Review second homework packet

Chapter 3 pages 28-43

Questions 1-15

Where does the term leading come from?

What is kerning?

Today: Learning about the Character palette

Continue practicing with pen tool

January 21 2010

Brainstorming about business cards

Looking at business card examples

Business card must contain:

Your Name

Your profession

Address

Phone number

E-mail/website

LOGO

January 20 2010

Review first homework assignment

How can you stay on top of things in today’s business technology/information based society?

Looking at different magazines for the message behind the TEXT in preparation for making the Business Card

Continue working on using the pen tool drawing over a cartoon image template

January 15 2010

Who are the different multimedia team members?

Reading and questions for chapter 3 pages 28-43 

Answer questions 1-15

Finish Monogram

Work on Template drawing

January 13, 2010

Examples of finished Illustrator pieces

Using existing images as Template layer

Finishing up Monograms

January 11, 2010

Letter only MONOGRAM

Reading and questions from Multimedia

Pages 4-12

Questions 1-11

January 8 2010

Intro to Illustrator and the Interface

January 7 2010

Syllabus and intro to class

Thursday Decmeber 10, 2009

Review notes for content knowledge for fall final

Working on FLASH pieces

Monday December 7 2009

Work on Flash animation

Friday December 5

Lip Syncing on Flash

Thursday December 4

Classic animation for Christmas Holiday: B.O. Bleckman

Animating a symbol to appear and disappear

Onion skinning

Wednesday December 1

Morphing

Bones

Questions on Chapter 5 Sound pages

96-99

Tuesday November 24, 2009

Symbols and Instances

Inserting sound into the time line

Buttons and beginning interactivity

Begin working on a storyboard

Friday November 20, 2009

Inserting Photos and JPEGS into the computer program FLASH CS4

Making a graphic symbol

Layers

Classic Tweening

Library

Transformation tool

Wednesday November 18 2009

Pencil test examples

Animatics

Today’s in class work:

Animating a bouncing ball

Chapter 7 Animation pages 176-185

Monday November 16, 2009

Chapter 7 Animation pages 172-176

Tuesday November 10, 2009

Looking at classical animation cells

Demo: Creating a classical animation cell

Friday November 6, 2009

Class Critique of Photoshop Self Portraits

Thursday November 5, 2009

Lesson on getting the red  of eyes in photos and spot healing brush for airbrushing photos

Wednesday November 4, 2009

Class critique and viewing of Word/Image skillbuilding assignment

Reading Chapter 4 pages 62-70 and questions

Wednesday October 27, 2009

Looking at past student self-portrait examples

Pass out assignment sheet

Demonstration on how to use opacity and eraser tool

Thursday October 22 2009

Cloning “Dolly the Sheep”

Resolution

Chapter 4 pages 54-62 plus questions

Wednesday October 20

Chapter 4

pages 48-54 plus questions

Critique on Grand Tour

Self/peer critique

Friday October 16 2009

Quiz on Chapter 6 Images

New Assignment

WORD and IMAGE

Wednesday October

Photoshop

Lesson on using the selection tools

Monday Sept 28

Photoshop begins today

Adjusting photos

The Pop Art Assignment

Thursday Sept 24, 2009

Begin class critique on DISSENT POSTER

ASSIGNMENTS AND CLASSWORK

Wednesday Sept 23, 2009

Chapter 6 pages 136-142 questions 1-8

Group critique of DISSENT POSTER TOMORROW

Monday Sept 21, 2009

All old assignments must be turned in by Friday if you want it to show up on this marking period

Demonstrate your skill using Illustrator with a piece of your choice

Homework reading and questions pages 132-136

Wednesday Sept 16 2009

Class critique on Business cards and self evaluation

Monday Sept 14

Dissent Poster

Incorporate slogan with poster design in Illustrator

Reading and homework

Chapter 3 pages 28-43

Answer questions 1-15

Friday Sept 11 2009

Returning homework today

Wednesday Sept 9 2009

Collect homework

All symbols should be put into the multimedia drop box labeled as shown:

name_assignment

Example:

numo_jaeger_symbol.ai

Today:

Making a pattern

Using live paint

Live trace

If you are done with the business card-

Find a photograph and live trace the photo Sheppard Fairy style

Thursday Sept. 3 2009

Letter Monogram and Word/Symbol logo dues tomorrow

    Review: Making a template

                Changing character of type

                        Leading/Kerning

Homework: Read pages 4-12 and answer questions 1-11 on worksheet

Wednesday Sept 2 2009

Group critique of symbol only pieces

Tools and techniques today:

    Making a template

    Changing the character of text/fonts with the Character pallete

Homework: Read pages 1-3

Answer questions 1-9

due Thursday

Monday August 31

Looking as a group at the Saint Mary’s Logo

What do you see? What does it mean? How can you make a logo that has meaning for you?

Look at Business Card and begin designing a business card if you have completed

Symbol only

Letter only

and

Letter and symbol logo

FRIDAY AUGuST 28

CREATING FOLDERS IN DROP BOX

WORKING ON LETTER ONLY MONOGRAM AND LETTER/SYMBOL PIECE

Thursday August 27

Working with the text tool

Text

Change text/font size

Create Outline

Text on a path

Symbol only logo due tomorrow

Begin Monogram with letters only

Wednesday August 26

Quick review of tools we have used

Continue exploring illustrator tools

Eraser

Rotate/reflect

Pencil/smooth

Paint brushes

Warping and tweaking tools

Blending shapes

Monday August 25 2009

    Illustrator Program Continue Tool Overview

Pen tool

Add points/subtract points

Conversion tool

Shape tools

Line tool

Selection tool

Direct selection tool

Gradient

Swatches

Fills

Stroke

Pathfinder