Adobe Illustrator Pattern

Objective

To introduce Adobe Illustrator as a potential design tool.

To complete another page in your personal book.

To create a repeating pattern.

Task

To get to this stage you first need to draw 10 of your favourite things.
This could be: animals, cats, makeup, bikes, footballers  etc

Use any medium (pencil, fine liner, ink) and work small. Fill your page line drawings - try not to become disheartened if you think they look bad - just keep going and fill your page.
Drawings should be smallish... no bigger than your fist.

Done?

Scan in your page and open Adobe Illustrator and follow the tutorial above.

Presentation

sketchbook page.

3 work in progress shots - whole screen

Jpeg of final design.

Deadline

tbc

Extension task 1: attempt this same process using colour.

James Gulliver Hancock - buildings

I will create a tutorial for this task in the near future. Until then, you can use your incredible Photoshop skills.
Download my version HERE and look at how it has been constructed. Turn the layers on and off. (Root around it - you can't break it as it is a copy.)
Some students might find this as helpful at a tutorial.
Bricks are HERE 

Objective
To introduce you to the work of James Gulliver Hancock.
To increase your understanding of hand drawing and colouring in Photoshop.
To learn how to include textures into flat colours

Task
Either using a camera or Google Street View, collect together a selection (6 or more) of buildings that mean something to you. 
This could be a grandparent's house, a friend's, the bus stop, Chico's, Kings hardware in Wem, the Church. The only stipulation is that you must include your own house.
You are then to draw one in pencil, emulating the style of James Gulliver Hancock. That means no rulers! 
Have a piece of work by Hancock open for reference.

What you will need
At least 6 images of buildings - including your house
Light pencil drawing  - that has been traced with fine liner
Painted, rough-edged textures (either your own or in my textures folder)
Photoshop and scanner

What to do...

Scan in drawing > threshold > take away white.
Use the freehand marquee tool or paintbrush to colour on a new layer
Use paintbrush textures to add edge texture - don't be too neat!

Deadline
TBC

Exemplar presentation

Thank you Taylor :)

Deadline - Monday the 23rd Jan

There is a hand in deadline, for all of your current work this Monday. For those of you who have been keeping up to date with your presentations and making sure that your sketchbooks have everything stuck in and presented in a creative fashion, this will be no problem. For those who have busy lives, I'm giving you a weeks notice.

Deadline is Monday the 23rd at 3:15. If you think you might forget your sketchbook on that day, hand it in on the Thursday lesson.

A summary of your marks and progress will be texted home to your parents or carers.

What do you need to show?

View from your window - John Klassen

Desert island objects - Michael Wertz

Cut out stencil spray

Six Photoshop edits

Type poster

Sketchbook cover

John Klassen - Case Study

Objectives

To further your understanding of graphic communication practitioners

Task

Using the web, research and present a case study about John Klassen. 

The contents of the case study, written below, get more difficult as they progress. Complete as many as you can.

1. Biography - Include a few images from the illustrator and some interesting biographical information. (Read, digest and then write your findings. Do not copy and paste information from the web.) Describe the sort of work that he does and where his work can be seen. Get a picture of Jon Klassen, a map of where he lives etc etc.
2. Take a number of typical examples and write about why they are characteristic of the illustrator's style.
3. Research to see if you can find which other designers and artists the Klassen has been influenced by. You may have to read an interview to find this information. 
4. Consider the context. Find other designers that were working at the same time?
5. Using photos / drawings that you created yourself or images from the web, emulate the style of the designer that you are researching and create a version or your own. If you have already done one, maybe copy a piece of work.

Presentation

Produce your case study using a Google Presentation or your sketchbook. 

Checklist for assessment

Relevant images, in-depth research your own words (no copy and paste), accurate copy.

Time needed

5 hours

Deadline

To be confirmed...

John Klassen - Emulation Piece

WEAR HEADPHONES! WEAR HEADPHONES! WEAR HEADPHONES!

Tutorial features:
00.30 - What makes a John Klassen?
01.18 - What you need to get  ready...
02.30 - My attempt
02.48 - Start of tutorial
02.56 - Thresholding your drawing
03.35 - Importing big textures
04.00 - Blending modes
04.40 - Gradients
06.00 - Textures and layer mask
08.00 - Copying sections of texture
09.50 - Gritty texture / blend mode screen
10.32 - Extra elements (inverting)
11.00 - Textures with other blend modes

Objective
To increase your understanding of working with hand-made textures and hand drawn line in Photoshop.
To learn intermediate Photoshop - blending modes, layer masks and gradients

Task
Using the tutorial above, create a piece in the style of John Klassen from the view of your window. This is called 'emulating'.

Emulate = imitate: "hers is not a hairstyle I wish to emulate."

What do I need?
* Line drawing of your window and surrounding area (curtains, objects wall etc)
* Another line drawing of extras, this time in more detail.
* Access to Student Shared folder > 01Mrh > Graphics > Textures
* An image of a John Klassen work, for reference.

John Klassen - View from my window

For the next artefact, you will be working int the style of John Klassen.

Homework
Take a photo (or a few) from your window at home, stick it in your sketchbook and draw it. If you dislike your view... collage the view from photographs.

Task
Take a photo of the view from your window. Print off, stick it in your sketchbook
Draw it as a line drawing on a full page.

Deadline
At the start of the lesson, Tues 6th Dec