Day 1: WELCOME!

Hello, and Welcome to VAT! 

Quote of the Day:

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Helen Keller

Lets do so much together this year!!!

Think Like An Artist...

What kind of art do we cover in VAT?

1. Basics of Art (Elements & Principles)
2. Photography
3. Graphic Design/ Typography
4. Digital Illustration
5. Animation/ GIF/ Moving Image
6. Self Promotion
7. Reasons to create digital art (for self, for audience, for purpose)

Example Portfolio: 

Example Portfolio 2:

- Portfolios are ongoing Summative Grades you will earn throughout the semester.

- The projects within the portfolios are smaller scale formative grades that you will have throughout the semester.

Each slide should include two sentences for each point listed.

- Discuss the tools, programs used etc. during the creation process.

- Discuss what elements of art and principles of designs used and how.

- Discuss personal feelings during the project.

Schedule:

1. Log on to a computer: FirstName_LastName_YY

                                         Pass: birthday (mmddyyyy)
(Login is the same password as chromebook)

2.  Open and sign in to Google Chrome 

3. Go to https://vatbentle.blogspot.com/ and bookmark this website

4.  Go to your Google Drive 

5.  Go to the Drive File Stream and Log in. (You will find this icon on the bottom left of screen.) This is where you will save your work.

6.  Within your File Stream create a folder called VAT.

(to create a folder try right clicking your mouse)

8.  Now is the time for Troubleshooting and Creating...
Places to Create:  
 - Photoshop
 - Web cam Toy

 - https://sketch.io/sketchpad/
- http://kleki.com/
- https://www.autodraw.com/

- http://intelloware.com/art/#
- https://site.youidraw.com/painter.html

9.  Writing prompt:

On a note card please write in this order and number it.

1. Name, (preferred name) year in school

2.  What you are good at and your interests

3. What you struggle at

4. What holidays do you celebrate if any and what do they mean to you.