Schedule - 2nd 8 week class

DUE DATES/
WEEKS

PROJECTS

TOPICS

ACTIVITIES (READING,
MOVIES, TUTORIALS)

Week One

Orientation Homework

Due: Wed., March 20, 2013
11:00 PM

Worth 5 extra credit points

Monday, March 19, 2013, N 104 Natomas

4:00 - 5:30PM

Mandatory Orientation

Email setup;
Discussion Forum

Demo & Upload photo/bio to the Get Acquainted Forum

Components of art:

Subject, Form, Content

Navigating Desire2Learn/Instructor Website

Practice uploading an image to the Discussions Forum and submitting a post.

Week Two

PROJECT 1

Due: Wed., Mar. 27, 2013
11:00 PM

Due: Fri., Mar. 29, 2013 11:00 PM

30 Points

PROJECT 1

Research Examples of Gestalts.

Upload Images to Discussions with Explanations.

Critique another student’s posts.

Components of art:

Subject, Form, Content.

Gestalts:

Figure/Ground
Continuance, Proximity, Closure, Repetition

Introduction to Illustrator CS6

Read in Design Basics:
Chapters 1 and 2, Design Process and Unity

Gestalt Lecture Notes &
PowerPoint Presentation (see Content>Course Materials>Assignments 1st Half>
Project 1 - Gestalt

Tutorial on Screen Shots
(see Assignment for Project 1 - Gestalts )

If you don't know Illustrator --Begin Illustrator CS6
Essential Training
Movies – Lynda.com
Chapters #1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Week Three

PROJECT 2
Part ONE

DUE:
Wed., Apr. 3, 2013
11:00 PM

50 Points

PROJECT 2
Part ONE

Creative Project - Symmetrical Balance

Working with shape objects (rectangle, oval, etc), a primary triad + black and white

Begin Balance:

Symmetry, Asymmetry,
Approximate Symmetry,
Radial,

Shape tools in Adobe Illustrator CS6

Modifying Objects - learn to pull points, rotate shapes, change scale, shear/distort, duplicate, and reflect shapes

Read Design Basics:
Chapter 5 Balance

Balance Lecture Notes &
PowerPoint Presentation -
Balance
(Content>Course Materials>Assignments 1st Half>Project 2 - Balance - all content through Tutorial)

(If need training in Illustrator) Illustrator CS6 Essential Training
Movies-Lynda.com Chapters 6, 7

Quickstart Guide – optional Workspace/Geometric Objects/
Select/Move, Copy, & Align/Fill/Stroke/
Transform/Reshape/
Rulers, Guides and Grid

Week Three

PROJECT 2
Part TWO

DUE:
Wed., Apr. 3, 2013
11:00 PM

50 Points

PROJECT 2
Part TWO

Creative
Project using Asymmetrical Balance.

Balance:
Asymmetry

Study another type of Balance: Allover Pattern,
(Crystallographic)

Read Design Basics:
Chapter 6 Rhythm

(Optional) Illustrator CS6 One-on-One Fundamentals, Lynda.com Chapters # 4,5,7,8

Power Point Presentation –
Allover Pattern
(see Content>Course Materials>Assignments 1st Half> Project 2 - Balance)

Week Four

PEN TOOL QUIZ

DUE: Sun., Apr. 7, 2013
11:00 PM

10 Points

PROJECT 3

PEN TOOL QUIZ DUE

Start Creative Project–3
Emphasis

Begin Part One-
Trace a photo and create design of Emphasis in two values - black and white.

Begin Emphasis

Template, Place, Layers, Groups in Adobe Illustrator CS6

Scanning Images/
Placing Image in Illustrator/Converting
placed image to Template

Read Design Basics:
Chapters 3, Emphasis and Focal Point

Emphasis Lecture Notes &
PowerPoint Presentation-
Emphasis
(see Content>Course Materials>Assignments 1st Half>Project 3 - Emphasis)

Scanning Tutorial - (link is inside Emphasis Assignment)

Essential Training Movies-Lynda.com
Chapters #8,10,11,12

One-on-One Fundamentals Chapters#6, 10 Lynda.com

Week Five

Part Two-
Using Color with Emphasis

Changing Part I to a color solution with a different area of emphasis.

Color Theory

Color for Emphasis

Use of color panel in Adobe Illustrator CS6

Read Design Basics:
Chapter 13, Color

Color Lecture -Visit www.wheelofcolor.com

Essential Training
Movies-Lynda.com
review Chapter #4

Week Five

PROJECT 3 - EMPHASIS
Parts One & Two

DUE:
Wed., Apr. 10, 2013,
11:00 PM

100 Points + 10 Points for
Critique

PROJECT 3

Due -Creative Project–3
Emphasis

Critique of another student’s Emphasis Project
(The critique will be due Sun. Apr. 14, 2013, 11:00 pm)

Emphasis/Hierarchy in Composition

Using Pen/Pencil tools

Power Point Presentation- Hierarchy
(see Content - Course Materials - Assignments 1st Half of the Semester -Project 3 - Emphasis - all content through Tutorial)

Week Five

LINE THUMBNAILS

DUE:
Thumbnails Wed., Apr., 17, 2013,
11:00 PM

10 points

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PROJECT 4

Begin Creative Project 4– Synergistic Line

Submit Thumbnails of object. (done by pencil or pen on real paper)! and photo and upload as .jpg to dropbox

Line

Line Characteristics

Proportion/Scale

Golden Section, other compositional models

Use of Brushes in Adobe Illustrator CS6

Read Design Basics:
Chapter 7, 8 Line, Scale and Proportion

Line Lecture Notes
Flash movie
PowerPoint Presentation - Line - Ink Drawings
(see Content>Course Materials>Assignments 2nd Half>Project 4 - Line)

Week Six

PROJECT 4 –
LINE

DUE:
Wed., Apr. 24, 2013,
11:00PM

90 Points + 10 Points for Pencil Thumbnails

Due -Creative Project – 4
Synergistic Line

Scan thumbnail drawing and develop composition using curved, straight lines, & golden section or other compositional strategy (such as rule of thirds).

Advanced drawing techniques in CS6 -
path editing

Drawing with the pen tool, pencil tool, and brushes.

Read Design Basics:
Chapter 9, Pattern and Textures

Essential Training Movies-Lynda.com
Chapters #8, 11, 12

Week Six

BALANCE,
GESTALTS QUIZ

DUE:
Sun., Apr. 28, 2013,
11:00 PM

10 points

PROJECT 5

Begin, Creative Project – Shape, Self Portrait

QUIZ – BALANCE, GESTALTS

Begin Shape

Shape Characteristics

Type tool/Character Panel

Portrait – Scan and Place in Illustrator as template

Read Design Basics:
Chapter 8, Shape/Volume

See Quizzes in D2L - Balance, Gestalts Quiz

Shape Lecture Notes,
Flash movie
(see Content> Course Materials>Assignments 2nd Half>Project 5 - Shape - all content through Tutorial)

Essential Training Movies-Lynda.com Chapters #9, 15

One-On-One: Fundamentals Chapter 9

Week Seven

PROJECT 5 –
SHAPE (SELF PORTRAIT)

DUE:
Wed., May 1, 2013
11:00 PM

100 points

Creative Project – 5 Shape, Self Portrait

Develop B&W Self Portrait using Text tool/Character Panel in Illustrator

Continue reading/training movies about Character Panel

Begin readings on Value, Chapter 12, Design Basics

Week Eight

PROJECT 6 – VALUE

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PROJECT 6

Begin Creative Project 6– Value

Scan photo or drawing and develop composition using the minimum of 6 values as the primary element and strategy to suggest content. Must also show simultaneous contrast and some type of spatial depth - deep space or shallow using overlap and/or atmospheric perspective.

Begin Texture, Space and Value

Value - definitions, keys, conceptual uses for, simultaneous contrast with.

Review wheelofcolor.com on simultaneous contrast

Use of Economy principle.

Read Design Basics:
Chapter 12, Value

Chapter 10, Illusion of Space

Value Lecture Notes &
PowerPoint Presentation – Value/Texture/Space
(see Content>Course Materials>Assignments 2nd Half> Project 6 - Value - all content through Tutorial)

Essential Training Movies
Lynda.com

Review Essential Training Chapters #6, 7, 8, 11, working with path editing, groups and layers

WEEK Eight

PROJECT 6 - VALUE

DUE:
Wed, May 8, 2013,
11:00 PM

100 points + 10 points for critique

PROJECT 6

Creative Project - 6 Value

Critique another student’s project
(Crit should be posted to Discussions by Sun., May 12, 2013, by 11:00PM).

Continue Value project

Begin readings on Project - 7 - Color (Content>Course Materials>Assignments 2nd Half> Project 7 - Color)

Week Nine (Finals week)

PROJECT 7 - COLOR

Value Crit should be posted by Sun.,May 12, 2013,
11:00 PM

10 points

PROJECT 7

Begin, Creative Project – 7 Color

Luminous Color Wheel/

Mandala

Begin Color Project

More study of Color Theory Luminosity, Relativity, Subtractive/Additive,
Color Harmonies/Contrasts

Re-visit
Wheelofcolor.com

PowerPoint Presentation – Color, Mandalas
(see Content>Course Materials>Assigments 2nd Half>Project 7 - Color - all content through Tutorial)

Week Nine (Finals Week)

PROJECT 7 – COLOR WHEEL

DUE:
Wed., May. 15, 2013,
11:00 PM

100 points

Final exam:
COLOR, LINE, VALUE QUIZ

DUE:
Thurs, May 16, 2013
5:00 PM

(last time to begin test is 4:15pm)

Take note of this final quiz time!!!

10 points

PROJECT 7

Due - Creative Project 7– Color

QUIZ – COLOR, LINE, VALUE

Color Final Project

HSB or CMYK Panel in Illustrator CS6

Swatches Panel

Star and Polar Grid Tools/drawing tool

Pathfinder Panel

Live Paint

review Illustrator CS6 Essential Training -

Review Chapter on color, utilizing pathfinder functions, color, working with fills shapes, live paint (if desired)

(see Quizzes link in D2L - Line, Value, Color Quiz)

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