Digital Art

January 22, 2016


Supporting Documents for the In-Class Culminating


Click here for link to the Art Criticism handout.


http://designcollector.net/tatiana-plakhova-complexity-graphics/  (This the short reading about Tatiana Plakhova)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXpvsGo_G8U (This is the artist discussing her work).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXpvsGo_G8U (This is  "meditation" artwork with music)

January 2016

Click here for link to the culminating studio assignment.

December 7, 2015

A Modern Renaissance Christmas Assignment (using Photoshop)

This project is inspired by another teacher's assignment called the Renaissance Poster Assignment. However instead of creating a poster on the works of one Renaissance artist, your challenge will be to create an original collage on the following topic: A Modern Renaissance Christmas.

A link to the requirements for the above assignment is here.

A link to the collage tips article is here.

Complete the following Photoshop tutorials:

Tutorial #1 Use images from your research to practice the following skills: lasso, feathering.

Tutorial #2 Instead of a map, choose an interesting  "Renaissance" texture to use as a background for your work.

Tutorial #3 Use images from your research to practice the following skills: posterize,  contrast, levels.

Tutorial #4 Use images from your research to practice using the clone stamp.

Tutorial #5 Use images from your research  to practice the following skills: smudge, colour replacement, gradient)

The completed assignment is due on Friday, December 18th.


November 20, 2015

A link to the Element of Shape (Cubism-Inspired) Assignment is here.  This handout reflects the changes made after the initial instructions.

October 20, 2015

A link to the Element of Colour Assignment is here.

A link to the Fauvism and Expressionism handout is here.

The colour theory video is not on Youtube, so I can not include it here. However, you can find the video at http://thevirtualinstructor.com/Color.html. This link also includes the interactive colour wheel (which I highly recommend you use).

For the Fauvism and Expressionism slide show go to:http://artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/art-history-slideshows/modern_art_slideshows/fauvism_and_expressionism_slideshow.html

October 13, 2015

Here is the link to the other line tutorial shown in class last week: Line Tutorial


October 7, 2015

Another Illustrator video (on how to use fill and stroke):

October 6, 2015

How to Remove Highlighting in Blogger

After a lot of trial and error (emphasis on error), I finally found a way to successfully remove the highlighted text on a blog post. Once the text is highlighted, Blogger will not allow you to remove it...unless you remove from the HTML formatting. Watch the video to learn how:

Additional Element of Line Information

Some students expressed some confusion today on how to apply expressive lines in their artwork. Please visit the following line tutorial for more instruction about using line in your artwork: Line Tutorial

The following images are great examples (from famous artists) of the expressive qualities of lines in artwork. I hope they provide inspiration for your work :)

Broadway Boogie Woogie by Piet Mondrian

Composition VIII by Wassily Kandinsky

Unknown Title by Paul Klee

The Diamonds Smile at Twilight by Joan Miro

Illustrator Line Tutorials:

October 5, 2015

This is a summary of the current assignment:

Element of Line Assignment (Due: Friday, October 16, 2015)

Assignment: Create four emotion-themed, non-representational (abstract) pieces using Adobe Illustrator. Each piece must be your interpretation of the following emotions: joy, anger, dominance, weakness.

Each artwork must also demonstrate movement (principle of design).

You must also submit the following to demonstrate your creative process:

-Brainstorming web or mindmap
-Thumbnail sketches (at least 10 per artwork/emotion)
-Journal entries (discussing experimenting, tutorials viewed, etc.)
-Draft copies (label in Student-Teacher Share)
-Final copies (label in Student-Teacher Share)
- ½ page artist statement (must discuss how movement was used)
-Reflection paragraph

This is The Language of Art handout given last week: 
Course Outline Please return the parent information forms ASAP.

September 9, 2015
 A)Find five examples of famous artwork that is used in digital art. Be prepared to share tomorrow (the original and digital versions)

B) Which is the most successful artwork? Explain with specific examples.