Monday, March 3

Learning target: SWBAT... engage their creative and imaginative sides while telling part of a whole class story.

1. Story telling warm-up

2. Go over rubric for surrealism project

3. Go over/review some tools you will use for this project.

4. Work time: Finish letter project. Write short paragraph about what word you chose and how you made your image out of those letters.

Turn in letter project!!!! 

Then.... Start gathering pictures and creating your story. What will your story be about?

4. SAVE!


Tuesday: Talk about composition

Friday, Feb 28th (last day of feb!!! say what?)

Learning Target: SWBAT... demonstrate their understanding of surrealism by explaining what their next project is.


1. Surrealism--Introduce project and give background info with example images.
http://www1.eboard.com/eboard/servlet/BoardServlet?ACTION=NOTE_SHOW&ACTION_ON=NOTE&OBJECT_ID=6503646&SITE_NAME=ECS&BOARD_NAME=MaxVandyke&SESSION_ID=npj9sisle2n0h5737&TAB_ID=659220

2. Work time.
 a. letter project
 b. Have a classmate make final editing suggestions
 c. Write a short paragraph describing what word you used and what letters each part of your image is made of. (how did you make your image?)
 d. Turn in a PSD and JPG file of our letter project with your paragraphs.
e. Brainstorm for Surrealism project-- search images by surrealist artists. Get creative and try and expand your imagination by thinking about what you want your story to be about.
 f. start collecting images that will be part of your project.

3. Save!! Have a great weekend! Be safe.


Monday--- story telling activity.   SKBK # 6 Due.

Wednesday

Learning Target: SWBAT... communicate their opinion about classmates' self-portraits by discussing why they are successful while using artistic vocabulary.



1. Critique self portraits--
  Which ones are successful? WHY????
 Go through vocabulary, write each word down.
 - Contrast      - Balance       - Emphasis        - Movement        - Unity       - Color      - Shape     - VALUE
For each word, you will write down the best 3 self-portraits examples for that vocab word. Then we will share out examples.
Take a walk...

2. Letter Project! Work time!
   Anyone have any missing assignments???

3. Done? Do not merge your layers! Turn it in! PSD and JPG.

4. NEW PROJECT?! Surrealism. I will introduce this to whole class on Friday.

Search paintings by these artists:    Max Ernst     Rene Magritte    Salvador Dali
You will create a fantasy/ imaginary story and illustrate it through photo collage.

Tuesday

Learning Target: SWBAT... demonstrate they understand the purpose of specific types of fonts by giving an example of a successful font they've seen in real life.
...decide what word they are doing for their Letter project image and what it will look like.

1. Share out text examples from Sketchbook assignment.

WHY DO TEXT TYPES AND FONTS MATTER???








2. Letter project Review--


































    Only use the TEXT tool and Paint Bucket tool.
    Do NOT merge all your layers!
    Try and keep them all Text layers. I need to be able to tell you used a letter... show me!
    Think outside the box! This is a critical thinking, problem solving project.
    Don't forget a background! No floating images.
    Add details!




3. Gallery walk -- let's look at all your classmates' so far.

4. Work time: letter Project.

5. Exit Ticket: What % done are you with the letter project?

Monday, Feb 24th

Learning Target: SWBAT... improve their grades by assessing what assignments they scored too low on or are missing and improving them or turning them in.

1. Look at grades!!! Assess what you are missing and what you need to finish and turn in.

2. Work time:
   a. Work on any missing assignments!!! Turn them in.

   b. Turn your SELF-PORTRAIT  in to my teacher folder!!!! I need a JPG and PSD file!!!
I am going to print them over break.

   c. GRADE YOURSELF using the rubric for self portraits. UNDERLINE all the areas and sentences that apply to your piece. Read through the entire rubric (notice the A column is above and beyond the basics)
What questions do you have about this rubric? What do you not understand about it?

   d. Work on Letter project. Remember, you may ONLY USE THE TEXT TOOL AND PAINT BUCKET TOOL. No shape tool or pen/pencil tool!!!! You may warp letters only if you can still distinguish the original letter. This is a critical thinking project! How creative can you be???? How will you think outside the box?

3. Sketchbook #6 Due Friday Feb 28
Choose one font, any font you want. Using this font, type the first letter of your first name OR the first letter of your last name in size 400 or big enough that it takes up most of the page. Print this page and create a drawing that incorporates the letter in some way. The drawing has to be about you in some way (ex: an ice cream cone because you like ice cream, mountains because you like the outdoors, etc.) the drawing should take up the whole page, like last week. Write one sentence that says what font you used and why the picture you drew represents you.

Friday

Learning Target: SWBAT... reflect on their self-portrait project by grading themselves using the project rubric and answering the reflection questions.

 1. Sketchbook assignment is due! Share out one good and one bad example of text each. Review new project and text types- use any font you wan to but look at each letter as a shape. You are ONLY ALLOWED TO USE THE TEXT TOOL AND PAINT BUCKET TOOL!!!! No drawing or shape tool!

2. Finish self-portrait! Turn it  in to my teacher folder!!!! I need a JPG and PSD file!!!
I am going to print them over break.

3.  Grade yourself using the rubric for self portraits. UNDERLINE all the areas and sentences that apply to your piece. Read through the entire rubric (notice the A column is above and beyond the basics)
What questions do you have about this rubric? What do you not understand about it?

 Reflection questions:
 - What did you struggle with most on this project?
 - How do you think your project turned out? Describe in detail what you like and don't like about it as well as what you would change.

Wednesday, Feb 12th

Learning Target: SWBAT... describe the difference between serif, sans serif, Roman, modern, script, and novelty  fonts by drawing them in their sketchbook.


1. Text Lesson! Roman, Modern serif, sans serif, novelty, etc.

2. Introduce new project. LETTER PROJECT!!!

3. Work time-- finish self-portrait DUE FRIDAY so I can print them over break!!!!
    Think of new project. What word do you want to do???

4. SAVE your work!
 


Friday- grade yourself using the rubric for self portraits.
Go over sketchbook #5 and discuss text. Where do we see it? What is the point of different lettering?

Tuesday, Feb 11th

Learning Target: SWBAT... critique one classmate's self portrait project by telling them THREE things they could do to improve their projects and why it would improve their project using the rubric as the guide.


1. Open your projects!
See below pairs for critique opener. Critique that classmate's self portrait project by telling them THREE things they could do to improve their projects and WHY it would improve their project using the rubric as the guide. Rubric is found at following link:
http://www1.eboard.com/eboard/servlet/BoardServlet?ACTION=NOTE_SHOW&ACTION_ON=NOTE&OBJECT_ID=6468603&SITE_NAME=ECS&BOARD_NAME=MaxVandyke&SESSION_ID=phrb4smzi2y0t3771&TAB_ID=659220 

Partners:
Juan and Chase
Lupe and Kelsey
Melissa and Eva
Ashley and Alfredo
Lindsay and Kevan
Izze and McLaren
Sam C and Yessenia
Wendy and  Jack
Emily and Hector
Sam G  and Talon
Maddie and Alex
Jasmine and Mike and Daniel


2. Using your classmate's advice and your knowledge of the rubric for this project,  make changes your self-portrait image so that it is A+ quality!

I will hand back name project paragraphs. Not many people have turned in the paragraph..........

3. Save your work!!! Save As (your name).selfportrait.jpg  AND (your name).selfportrait.psd and turn both in to my teacher folder.

4. Done????? You may work on the sketchbook assignment due this Friday, OR work on the next project. see my eboard link for next project.
http://www1.eboard.com/eboard/servlet/BoardServlet?ACTION=NOTE_SHOW&ACTION_ON=NOTE&OBJECT_ID=6480497&SITE_NAME=ECS&BOARD_NAME=MaxVandyke&SESSION_ID=phrb4smzi2y0t3771&TAB_ID=659220

Monday, Feb 10th

Learning Target: SWBAT... determine if their self-portrait is unique and detailed enough by looking at their classmates' work during a gallery walk.

1. Review project and some tools in phothoshop.

2. Gallery walk of self-portraits...
     - Are you behind in this project?
     -Is your project/ picture unique enough?
     -Does your project have enough detail? \
     -What can you improve?

3. Work time! Improve it!!! I will come around and ask you what your answers are to gallery walk questions.

4. SAVE! SKBK#5 due friday!

Friday, Feb 7th

Learning Target: SWBAT... decide what colors their self portrait will be and WHY. 

1. Review:  Color Theory: R, O, Y G, B, V, K, W, B, P

 http://www.colormatters.com/color-symbolism/the-meanings-of-colors 

color schemes: complementary, primary,secondary, tertiary, triadic, monochromatic, analogous, warm, cool

2. Open Photos in Photoshop. 

 double click on layer and menu pops up... color overlay, stroke, gradient fill... etc. Play around with. 

     Do you want a FILTER on it??? 

     What colors and color scheme will it be? WHY? Think of what colors represent your personality.

               And color schemes..... Monochromatic? Analogous? Primary? 

Look at all the values in black and white! Start either with the lightest color or darkest color and go in order of value when adding color. (darkest to lightest, or lightest to darkest color)

3. What is in your background? Colors? Patterns? Images? Or are you zoomed in really close? 

                         Is your image UNIFIED? 

4. I will come around and check skbk #4- value. 

Sketchbook #5 Due Friday Feb 14th
Look around for things with text outside of school. This could be a sign, a newspaper ad, a book cover, a cereal box, etc. Pick three examples of unique lettering that you think go well with  the message being portrayed and are effective for the reader. Sketch these texts in your sketchbook and what they are printed on. Write a sentence or so describing why you think each text is effective. Next look around for examples of text that are not effective, maybe too hard to read, too small, etc. Sketch three examples of bad text in your sketchbook, plus what it is printed on, and write at least a sentence explaining why it is not effective.

Wednesday, Feb 5th

Learning Target:  SWBAT... take a creative, unique, expressive photo of themselves with the help of a partner and save it to their student server.

1. Review new project: self-portraits. Go through steps as a class.

 

Digital Self-portraits!        Project 3

We are going to make a unified, collaborative work of art as a class. Each of you will do a self-portrait in similar styles, make unique adjustments, I will print them, then we will hang them in the hall together.

1.     a.   Take picture of yourself! Do you want a close up? Or space in the background for later designs? Do you want to be holding something? Have a funny facial expression?

 Use the back camera of your phone. Not the front one where your can see yourself on the screen.

2.      b.  Email the picture to yourself, save it to your student server.

3.      c. Open picture in photoshop. Unlock photo.

4.       d. Go to Adjustments above your layers menu: click on “POSTERIZE,”  set it to about level 4

5.       e Turn your picture to “Black and white”

6.     f.   Merge all layers (photo, posterize, b/w)

7.      g. Filter Gallery? Do you want to put a filter on it?

8.     h.   Fill in color! There can be NO BLACK OR WHITE LEFT. Pick colors based on color theory and schemes. You can also fill in patterns. Use:

a.       Magic wand tool: right click, layer via copy, color overlay

b.      Quick selection tool: right click, fill OR layer via copy, color overlay

c.       Paint bucket tool

d.      Pattern Fill: magic wand or quick selection, layer via copy, double click on layer, pattern overlay.

 Color Theory: R, O, Y G, B, V, K, W, B, P

 http://www.colormatters.com/color-symbolism/the-meanings-of-colors 

color schemes: complementary, primary, triadic, monochromatic, analogous, warm, cool

9.       i. Background? 

2. Step one today-- Take a photo! Brainstorm ideas. Pair up, take photos.
         iPhones:
         8 MP vs. 1.2  MP front camera
         megapixel = one million pixels

mega    kilo   hecta   none   deci    centi    mili

3. Then upload in Photoshop, posterize, black and white, crop, FILTER. 

WANT TO TAKE A DIFFERENT SPIN ON THIS PROJECT? ASK ME, MY ANSWER IS USUALLY YES AS LONG AS IT IS NOT THE EASIER WAY OUT. 

Or do we want to make these all UNIFIED? 

Tuesday, Feb 4th

Learning Target: SWBAT... describe the difference between a CMYK,
RGB, RYB color wheel.
             ....share their name designs with the entire class.

1. Last minute turn in. Turn in jpg too!
    Ms. VD checks for copyright AND color wheel answers. Have them ready!!!!

2.  Go over CMYK, RGB, and RYB color wheels. make sure you have the points.

3. Look at everyone's name project. Stand up and describe yours. Pretty simple.

4. Introduce new project- self-portraits.

5. Color Theory: R, O, Y G, B, V, K, W, B, P

 http://www.colormatters.com/color-symbolism/the-meanings-of-colors 

Monday, Feb 3

Learning target: SWBAT... Turn in a completed .psd and .jpg file of their name design to Ms. Van Dyke's teacher folder  and write a paragraph describing who's name they chose and how the imagery represents that person.

1. If you haven't completed the name designs project, that is your main priority today while you have access to Photoshop!!!! DO NOT MERGE ALL YOUR LAYERS.  You must also write a paragraph, on a separate piece of paper, and turn it in to me. Your paragraph must describe who's name you chose and how the imagery (each thing, be specific) represents that person. 

2. When you are done with Name project, complete Sketchbook #3, see Tuesday's blog. You should have had this done today because it was your homework, even though we had a snow day it was still due today. However, we will go over it tomorrow.

3.If you are done with that, you may start on sketchbook #4: Values. Due Friday, Feb 7th For this sketchbook assignment you are focusing on value, with touches of balance, and shape. Write the definition of value at the top of a sketchbook page. Underneath, divide the page into two. On one side, draw a creative, organic shape (a shape that does not have a specific name/ one you made up, like a blob). Treating the page dividing line as a mirror, redraw the mirror image of your organic shape on the other 1/2 of the page. ON the left side of the page, you will fill in the background with a value scale going light to dark. On the right side of the page you will fill in the shape with a value scale going dark to light. Below is an example. The more creative your are and detailed with good craftsmanship, the better grade you will receive. 

By Tomorrow you must have completed:
- Sketchbook #3
- Name designs project WITH PARAGRAPH
- answers to copyright questions in sketchbook

We will talk about the new project tomorrow as well.
self-portraits.