Week 18

June 15
Modified Schedule
Awards Ceremony
Logo Design
  • Due by end of class Tuesday
  • Must be posted to your website, along with all assignments (with revisions)
June 16
Logo Design
  • Due posted to the Google Drive folder LOGO DESIGN and to your website by end of class today
June 17
FINALS
8:00-9:57AM         Advisory
10:00-10:30AM     Lunch
10:33-12:30PM     eBlock
June 18
FINALS
8:00-9:57AM         Module 1
10:00-10:30AM     Lunch
10:33-12:30PM     Module 2
June 19
FINALS
8:00 - 9:45PM     Module 3
9:30 - 9:45AM     Lunch
9:47 - 11:17PM   Module 4
11:17 - 12:30   Laptop Return

Week 16

June 1
Project: Infographic
  • continue working on layout and format
  • Due tomorrow end of class
June 2
Project: Infographic
  • DUE End of class today
June 3
All classes: Prep Exhibition videos
  • Choose BEST work
  • Write artist statement - process of creating work
  • video yourself presenting your work
  • DUE COMPLETE FRIDAY
Artist Statement Instructions
June 4
Weebly.com
  • Create a portfolio website
  • Portfolio page must include all pieces created this year
Pages:
  • Home
  • About/Bio & Contact
  • Portfolio with BEST work and VIDEO
June 5
Weebly.com
  • Complete Portfolio page on website
  • Film video and save to your Google Drive 

Weebly instructions
Pieces needed for DMA portfolio

Week 15

No School
May 26
Project: Infographic
  • On Infographic GD - list info to be included on infographic
  • Ps new doc:
    12in x 18in, 300 ppi
  • Paste color scheme and graphics
May 27
Project: Infographic
  • continue adding graphics and information
  • DUE date changed to TUESDAY, June 2
May 28
SD Fair Group Work!
Project: Infographic
  • Continue creating your infographic
May 29
SD Fair Group Work!
Project: Infographic
  • Continue creating your infographic
  • DUE Tuesday!

Week 14

Picture
May 18
Project: Infographic
  • Create vector graphics for your 6 BEST drawings in sketchbook
Tutorials
May 19
Project: Infographic:
  • Continue creating your 6 vector graphics
  • All 6 due FRIDAY
Tutorials
May 20
Project: Infographic:
  • Continue creating your 6 vector graphics
  • All 6 due FRIDAY
May 21
Project: Infographic:
  • Continue creating your 6 vector graphics
  • All 6 due TOMORROW
May 22
Project: Infographic:
  • Continue creating your 6 vector graphics
  • All 6 due TODAY
  • Upload to your Infographic folder on GD
Save as: graphic01_lasName.psd
graphic02_lasName.psd
etc.

Week 13

May 11
Project: Infographic
May 12
This is your warm-up AND your assignment for today:
  • Complete the tutorial lined above to create flat icons in Photoshop.
  • Save your icons with the naming convention: icon1_lastname.psd in your Google Drive
  • When complete, begin creating you own infographic's icons and save as name_lastname.psd in Google Drive (etc. water_lastname.psd)
May 13
Vector Graphics
Grade Check
May 14
Continue Vector vs Bitmap
  • Vector graphics in Ps
  • Draw refined 6 BEST
  • Begin creating vectors in Ps of 6 BEST
May 15
Continue Vector Graphics for Infographic

Week 12

May 4
Complete In Class Critiques
Project: Infographics
Photoshop
  • Vector vs Bitmap
  • Flat Design
May 5
10th Grade Testing
Mod 3: Exit Through the Gift Shop
May 6
Animal Portrait Revisions

Project: Infographics
Photoshop
  • Vector vs Bitmap
  • Flat Design
May 7
Project: Infographic
Photoshop
  • Vector vs Bitmap
  • Flat Design
Climate Change Infographic
May 8
Animal Portrait
  • revisions DUE TODAY
Project: Infographics

Week 11

College Week - My Next Move
Steve Jobs - Stanford Commencement Speech
April 27
Email check
GOOGLE History
Animal Portrait Critique
College Week - Scholarships
April 28
School Field Trip
Mod 3
  • Continue Animal Portrait Critique
College Week  - Big Future
April 29
Intro Project
  • Infographics
College Week - Portfolios
April 30
Animal Portrait Critique & Revisions
College Week - Art Schools
May 1
In Class Critique
Flatten image to JPG

Week 10

April 20
If you do not have animal photographs, choose one or two from the public domain
TODAY
  • Continue working on your Animal Portrait in Ps
  • Save Ps file in GD
April 21
Upload
  • Abstract Photo
    abstract_lastName.jpg
  • Mandala
    mandala_lastName.jpg
Animal Portrait
  • Continue working in Ps
  • Save Ps file in GD
  • DUE this FRIDAY
April 22
Animal Portrait
  • Continue working in Ps
  • Save Ps file in GD
  • Begin shooting Poses for final composition - last day to shoot poses is THURSDAY
  • DUE this FRIDAY
April 23
Animal Portrait
  • Continue working in Ps
  • Save Ps file in GD
  • Continue shooting Poses for final composition - last day to shoot poses is TODAY
  • DUE FRIDAY!
April 24
Animal Portrait

Week 9

April 13
One Day Assignment:
  • Create a 12 x 14 inch, 300 ppi, Ps document
  • Combine
    IMAGES ONLY of your choice to tell the story of your Spring Break (real or imagined)
  • DUE by the END OF CLASS TODAY
April 14
Grade Update
  • Ps files
  • One Day Assignment
Project: Animal Mashup
TODAY
  • Narrow animal choices
  • If no choice, see Ms. V
  • Thumbnail sketches:
    6 full ideas in S/B,
    3 Pages
April 15
Kehinde Wiley
Animal Portrait Research
April 16
Animal Portrait:
  • Choose 2 best thumbnails and refine
  • Begin shooting test poses

Consider:
  • lighting
  • position/pose
  • composition/frame
  • realistic combination
April 17
TODAY:
Finalize Refined Thumbnails (2 full pages)
UPLOAD TO GD TODAY:
  • 6 Thumbnails
  • 2 refined thumbnails
  • source images
  • inspiration images

Week 8

March 23
Spirit Week - Dynamic Duo
Photoshop
  • Layers
  • Layer Mask
March 24
Spirit Week - Multicultural
Photoshop
  • Add images together
  • Clone Tool
  • Create a shadow

Images needed today:
March 25
Spirit Week - Pink
Finish up Photoshop Baseball image - save as baseball.psd
Upload to Google Drive
March 26
Spirit Week - Senior vs Baby
Photoshop
Images needed today:
March 27
Spirit Week - Sports
Continue Ps Basics

Week 7

March 16
Complete the Photoshop Tutorial - save your work in Google Drive

Choose two tutorials from the links below and complete, save to Google Drive
March 17
CAHSEE testing
Continue Ps tutorials
March 18
Regular schedule
CAHSEE testing
Continue Ps tutorials
March 19
Advisory/eBlock schedule
FILE MANAGEMENT
March 20
Spirit Week - Pajama Day
Brain Games - Pay Attention
FILE MANAGEMENT - Due today

Week 6

March 9
Zoo photos due in GD beginning of class today
Comic Con Card Contest
  • Continue working on card design
  • DUE Wednesday
March 10
VOTE
Comic Con Card Contest
  • Continue working on card design
  • DUE Tomorrow
March 11
• Fill out Library Card forms
VOTE
Comic Con Card Contest
  • CRITIQUE
READ THIS FIRST!
March 12
VOTE - for EXTRA CREDIT!
Comic Con Card Contest
  • Last minute edits
  • Convert to digital file
March 13
READ ME FIRST - AGAIN!
VOTE - FOR EXTRA CREDIT
Comic Con Card Contest
  • Submit by email final digital file 

Photoshop Tutorials

Week 5

March 2
Copyright & Fair Use - cont
Photoshop Basics
Photo Retouching
Comic Con Card Contest
March 3
Photoshop Basics
Comic Con Card Contest
Templates:
March 4
Comic Con Card Contest
DUE Wednesday, March 11
March 5
Comic Con Card Contest
• continue library card design
March 6
Complete Google Classroom assignment by 3PM today.
  • Upload your Zoo photographs to your DMA Google Drive folder
  • If you have more than 100 photos, only upload your BEST photos to Google Drive

Week 4

Feb 23
Photography:
• Abstract Photography
• Community Walk Part 1-2
Feb 24
Photography:
• Best Abstract - UN-edited
• Adobe Bridge
Photoshop basics
  • Open/New, Layers, Levels, file mgmt
Feb 25
Copyright & Fair Use
Feb 26
Copyright & Fair Use - cont
Feb 26
Copyright & Fair Use - cont
Photo Retouching

Week 3

Feb 16
No School
Feb 17
Photography: NOTES
Exposure Notes
Photo Concepts
Web Images DUE TODAY
beginning of class
Feb 18
Using the T3i Cameras
View Finders
Feb 19
iPhone Photography Awards
Abstract Photography
Part 1
School Walk & View Finders
Feb 20
Abstract Photography
Community Walk
  • Upload all to GD folder photos_feb20
  • rename files
  • Best: abstract_LastName.jpg

WEEK 2

Feb 9
Project:
Mandala - scan
DUE TODAY
Feb 10
Elements & Principles of Art
In Class Assignment:
WEB image lookup
Feb 11
Elements & Principles of Art
In Class Assignment:
WEB image lookup
Feb 12
Photography:
Photo Concepts
Elements Principles & Concepts Web Images DUE Tuesday, beginning of class
Feb 13
No School

WEEK 1

Feb 2
Welcome & Introductions

Google Drive Setup

Project:
Mandala

Review Syllabus & Class Expectations 

What is DMA?  Discuss Projects and Assignments

Print and Sign Syllabus and Rules by Tuesday, Feb 3
Feb 3
Sketchbook Requirements & 
Construction

Project:
Mandala

Signed Syllabus DUE TODAY
Feb 4
Project:
Mandala
Feb 5
Project:
Mandala
Feb 6
Project:
Mandala
DUE MONDAY beginning of class

Comic Con Card Contest
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