Finish Crazy 8, LIM, and Update Portfolio

HAPPY MONDAY!

LESS IS MORE TEXT VIDEO

Today

VIDEO FOR LESS IS MORE HOW TO

Write up:
a.  Include 2 elements and or principles and how they were used in your work
b.  What tools did you use?  At least 2
c.  Feelings at least 2 during the creation process

Make sure slides have interesting font, color, can be easily read, background color/theme etc.

SUMMATIVE SLIDE SHOW PORTFOLIO
1. Cover Page with your Name and VAT.  
2.  Pizap with a write up
3-9.  Slides 3-9 Needs an Element of Art with an Image on each slide. 

The elements are the Following:
-Texture    -Value   - Space     - Shape      - Form    -Line  -Color

10.  Crazy 8 with a Write up
11.  Less is More with a Write up
12.  Above and Beyond

REMINDER ABOUT SUMMATIVE PORTFOLIO GRADING


DIGITAL PAINTING!!

Student Examples:

Less is More: Photo Editing

Targets:
- I honestly think about space, texture, value, contrast and more while I am making my art.
- I feel confident using adobe programs and online tools to make digital art.

• Written directions are HERE
• All images made today should be saved in your Google Drive/ Projects/ Less is More folder 

Grab a Photo Here:  https://www.pexels.com/

ANIMALLIVING THING

MINERALNONLIVING from EARTH

VEGETABLEGROWING THING

MANMADE NON LIVING THING

*** Want something not on this list? Just let me know!

You should have:
Four images
All square
Grayscale
Zooming in
Last one Inverted
Background has a value
Your name and Less is More on page Interesting Font
Saved as a PSD and JPG
Put in your portfolio
Turn in to Me as lastname_LIM

Catch up Day

To Do:

1.  Cover Page:  Your Name:  Vat
2.  PiZap in portfolio - include a write up and Turn in under yourlastname_pizap
3.  A Slide for each Element of Art
- Texture
- Value
- Color
- Space
- Shape
- Form
- Line
4.  Crazy 8 in portfolio - Include a write up.  turn in as lastname_crazy 8
5.  Above and beyond work

Write up:
a.  Include 2 elements and or principles and how they were used in your work
b.  What tools did you use?  At least 2
c.  Feelings at least 2 during the creation process

Make sure slides have interesting font, color, can be easily read, background color/theme etc.

Day 8-10: Intro to Crazy 8

Crazy 8:

Create a new file size:  8x8in. 200 res.  Make sure you are in RGB Mode

Targets:
- I can create a work of art with a focal point (emphasis).
- I can show all 8 images in my work while creating UNITY

*  you will collect these images if you have not already

1. Person or People
2. Something electronic
3. Landscape
4. Drawing or Painting
5. Map
6. Pattern or Texture
7. Clouds or Outer Space
8. Animal or Creature

your layers should be titled like this

When you finish each technique you can rearrange the layers and play with how you want the outcome to look. 
Keep improving your design so it has a FOCAL POINT.  

WATCH THIS FOR A REVIEW ON HOW TO START CRAZY 8

Part 2 of How to do Crazy 8

Day 7: Basic Photoshop Continued...

Targets:  
I can learn more basic tools in Photoshop


TOOLS:
 Image / adjusments/ Selection tools and erasure brushes

Day 6: Intro to Basic Photoshop

Happy Monday!

Targets:
I can edit a photo using Adobe Photoshop. 

TODAY:  Filters, Blend Modes, and Transparency

- Intro to Layers
- Intro to the Shape Tool
- Blend Modes
- Opacity
- Filter Review

Happy Friday!

Catch up day!

FIRST:  Finish the Following items we have been working on...
1. Pizap
2. Update Portfolio:  Title Page of Portfolio and Pizap Image and Write up.
3.  Collect Crazy 8 Images:  Person/texture/landscape/electronics/animal/map/clouds or outer space/drawing or painting
4.  Watch Elements Videos and Create Slides for Each Element:  texture/value/space/shape/form/line/color

NEXT and NEW
I feel confident using adobe programs to make digital art.

Filters Video

Try out filters

Elements of Art

Sorry I am not here today.  Please follow the blog.

Target:
I can recognize and discuss the elements of art and principles of design.

Watch these Videos
1.  Element of art Texture
2. Element of art Value
3.  Element of art Color
4.  Element of art Space
5.  Element of art Shape
6.  Element of art Form
7.  Element of art Line
8. Principles of Design Video



- Through a Google Image Search, Collect Images for the elements of art listed above #1-7.
- Make sure your images are large enough by going to
- Tools:  Size:  Larger Than:  2mp

Place these images into your Portfolio.  One image per slide.  Make a title for your slide.

Example Slides...

Day 3: Starting a Portfolio / Crazy 8

Making a Portfolio:

Target:
- I feel confident using Google Slides to make a portfolio.
- I honestly think about text (typography) and color when designing my portfolio while I am making my art.

Go to Google Drive:  New: Google Slides: Blank Presentation.
*  Interesting Font - Make sure it is easy to read
*  Background Color
*  can you add any other design elements to slides?  Now is the day to practice!

Slide 1:  Your Name and VAT
Slide 2:  Your Pizap Image and the Title Pizap
Slide 3:  Any Above and Beyonds that you created and Title them the app. that you used to create with.

On Slides 2 and 3 write a brief summary of... what you thought about the tools and apps that you used.  Your feelings and weather you would recommend this app to others because of the ease of it etc.  Can you discuss Elements and or Principles of art and Design Used?

CRAZY 8's

Use Google Image Search to find the following...

Make sure to go to  - Tools: Size: Larger Than 2mp

Save an image in each of these categories to your Drive File Stream.  Make a new Folder called Crazy 8

1. Person or People
2. Something electronic
3. Landscape
4. Drawing or Painting
5. Map
6. Pattern or Texture
7. Clouds or Outer Space
8. Animal or Creature

Make sure at least ONE image has a Focal Point ( a clear main subject).

Focal Point                       vs                    No Focal Point

Day 2: Pizap.com

Today:
Targets:
I can effectively use digital tools to do online photo editing and to make art that communicates my ideas to an audience.

- Online Photo Editing:  Pizap.com
- Add Webcam Toy as an App by going to your App store.

Watch this Video and remember to Pause often so you can follow along.  HAVE FUN!!!

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.