6/4

 Focus: Digital Circlism Examples


Objectives:
  • Complete Digital Circlism Final Project

 Closure: Digital Circlism Examples


6/3

 Focus: Digital Circlism Timelapse


Objectives:
  • Complete Digital Circlism Final Project
Closure: Digital Circlism Timelapse

6/2

Focus: Stippling Demo

Objectives:

  • Discuss Pop Art & Pointillism
  • Introduce Final Project

Closure: Stippling Demo

5/25

 Focus: Discuss the art movement called Pop Art & Pointalism


Objectives:

  • Discuss Pop Art & Pointillism
  • Introduce Final Project


Closure: Example of Pointillism 

5/24

 Focus: Review shadow on low poly fruit and submit project.













Objectives:

  • Select an animal portrait for your low poly animal project.  
  • Copy and paste template into a new document.
  • Using your preferred method, create your shapes and fill with color.  
Closure: Take some time to explore some low poly animal portraits.  Take note of the following characteristics: symmetry, shape style, shape size, color scheme, background.


5/20

 Focus: Check out these low poly fruits.






Objectives:

  • Continue the low-poly fruit.
  • Define shadows, midtones, highlights.

Closure: Research some low poly animals to prepare for the next project.


5/19

Focus: Demo tips for separating highlights, midtones, and shadow areas.



Objectives:

  • Continue the low-poly fruit.
  • Define shadows, midtones, highlights.

Closure: Option 3 for completing the low poly fruit.

5/18

Focus: Low Poly Tips


Objectives:

  • Continue the low-poly fruit.
  • Define shadows, midtones, highlights.

Closure: Define the shadows, midtones, highlights of this lemon.





5/17

 Focus: Identify Highlights, Midtones, Shadows





Objectives:

  • Introduce the low-poly unit.
  • Define shadows, midtones, highlights
Closure: Identify the highlights, midtones and shadows






Low Poly Image Instructions

 

  1. Set Up Document

    1. 8.5 x 11 (Landscape)

  2. Choose an object to Illustrate

    1. Paste into Doc.

    2. Resize

  3. Rename Layer (ex. Banana)

  4. Lock Layer

  5. Create New Layer

  6. Rename- Geometric

How to Create a Geometric Illustration

  1. Select Pen Tool

    1. No Fill

    2. Black Stroke

    3. 1 pt

  2. Create polygons based on color/value changes and shape of object

  3. Once shape is closed, press Ctrl Shift A

  4. Repeat 7 and 8 until the object is filled. 

  5. Select Shape (Selection Tool - V)

  6. Select Eye dropper (I)

  7.  Choose color. 

  8. Repeat 10-12.

  9. If having trouble selecting shape, lock the other shapes by pressing Ctrl 2

  10. Turn Eyeball off next to Object layer

  11. Zoom in to make sure all polygons meet. (No Gaps)

    1. Use Direct Selection tool (A) to move anchor points.