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Thanksgiving is a holiday that has a wide range of meanings for people in the United States. We often don’t hear about Native American’s people perspective. Not all Native American people view it the same way but it is important to give some attention to their perspective as this holiday centers itself around the myth…

Lets start practicing some animation techniques with a Wacom tablet and Photoshop! Wacom Settings Adjust these settings by going to Window > Brush Settings Shape Dynamics – Size Jitter > Control should be set to ‘Pen Pressure’  – as you press harder on wacom the line will be thicker Transfer – Opacity > Control should…

The 12 Principles of  Animation originally written by Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston(Disney Animators) Below is a summary of the terms with images and videos taken from Alan Becker’s Youtube Channel. I highly recommend you check out these videos! They are awesome!!! 1. Squash and Stretch To illustrate Speed/Momentum/Weight/Mass draw objects/characters so that they squash…

Create a PDF Portfolio of the work you have created this semester. REVISE ALL YOUR PROJECTS!!! The PDF should contain: -a title page -at least 5 of your best projects (you can include them all if you like). Make them perfect 🙂 -a title on each page with the name of the project – a short…

COLOR CORRECTION: 1. In Photoshop, File>Open the image you found on google. 2. CROP the image if necessary. Use the CROP tool and choose the area you want to keep, whatever you don’t select will be deleted. Then press RETURN/ENTER. 3. To adjust the colors in the image you can use IMAGE>ADJUSTMENTS>COLOR BALANCE. Slide the…

Project 7: Photoshop Collage Create a document that is 11×17 inches at 300dpi You collage must include *A background Layer *A layer above your Background Layer that has been adjusted with BLENDING MODES *A Person, Animal or Character that has been LAYER MASKED/CUT OUT neatly *Three additional things/props/object that have been LAYER MASKED/CUT OUT neatly…

Class Notes: Paragraph_Settings Project: Color & Hierarchy Project Create 3 different layouts that experiment with Hierarchy and Color Theory. Size: 11in x 17in  (Tabloid), 3 artboards Use at least THREE  of the following Hierarchy sizes and at least ONE color relationship per layout. Hierarchy- Type Sizes Display – 36-72 points (can be larger) Headline- 18-36 points…

CLASS RESOURCES: Type Classification and Anatomy- Type_Classifications_ Classic Typefaces –Classic_Typefaces Illustrator  Shortcuts CMD+SHIFT and Arrows (next to M) to increase size of type ALT + UP/DOWN change leading ALT + RIGHT/LEFT change tracking ALT + RIGHT/LEFT change kerning (when in between two letters) ALT + SHIFT + UP/DOWN on word change baseline Expressive Type Project…

Syllabus & Project Period 1,2,3 – Sign in to Classroom at classroom.google.com. On the homepage, click Add Join class. Enter this code: Period 1: ovfy1bu Period 2: y6o1mt Period 3: vxbpl2x and click Join   Digital Arts Syllabus Digital_Arts_Project_1 Class practice:   Project 1 Examples: CLASS NOTES History of the Alphabet World Alphabets – quick sample Vedas –…