GDL - Monster Poster

DUE: 10/28

NEW TOOL: Live Trace

Take a photo of yourself

1. Click magnifying glass at top right of screen

2. Search and select “Photo Booth”

3. Take a scary picture

Turn photo into a scary B&W

1. Drag photo from Photo Booth to Illustrator

2. Live Trace

3. Select photo in Illustrator

4. click Live Trace on top bar

5. Adjust settings for desired look (preview)

6. click Expand on top bar

7. Adjust color and anchor points to enhance terror

Finish poster

1. Add scary eyeballs from last project

2. Create “Wanted” heading

3. Add grunge effect from landscape project

Save your work to Drive and post a JPEG to Blogger.

RESOURCES:

GDL - Spooky Eyeballs

Create spooky eyes in Adobe Illustrator.

LINKS: http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/illustration/how-to-create-a-spooky-eyeball-with-veins-in-adobe-illustrator/

GIT - Geometric Image Trace

DUE: 10/24

Use the portrait of yourself that was taken in class to complete the following tutorial: http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/illustration/how-to-create-a-geometric-wpap-vector-portrait-in-adobe-illustrator/

Use a normal pose, not the scary faces.  Those are for the next project.  DO NOT use another student's picture!

LINKS:

http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/illustration/how-to-create-a-geometric-wpap-vector-portrait-in-adobe-illustrator/

Photos: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B20f14s9rvETeWE3Mm9NLWs3Vms&usp=sharing

GIT - Block Printing

DUE: Oct 21, 2013

Create a design using the tattoo tutorial.  After completing the tutorial, you may create another more complex design for the final print for extra credit.

Print out the final design and tranfer it to the linoleum block.  Carve out the design and create prints until you are satisfied with the result.

LINKS:
http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/how-to-create-a-classic-tattoo-style-vector-illustration

GDL - Panda Head

DUE: Oct 22, 2013

Create a cute cartoon panda head illustration in Adobe Illustrator.  Add Gradients, create effects with Opacity, warp shapes with the Direct Selection Tool, and build design elements with the Pathfinder tools.

After completing the Panda from the tutorial, create another original animal design in the same style.

In your teams, create 26 animals, one for every letter of the alphabet.  Each team member should create 6 or 7 animals.  Combine the animal designs into a book using Adobe InDesign.  Post your book as a PDF.

LINKS:
http://vectips.com/tutorials/create-a-cute-panda-bear-face-icon/