03 February 2014

Digital Illustration Week 5 and more!



Hello!

Here's a blog for everyone in the digital class to follow. Feel free to disregard the previous posts as they do not directly apply to this course.

Due 2-7 Week 5
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Bring to class :
1) Printouts of business/promo cards - use the 4by6.com template, PRINTED OUT ACTUAL SIZE
2) Refinements of Oped piece
3) Finished Magazine piece
4) Listen to the Josh Cochran interview:
http://yourdreamsmynightmares.com/post/10533566323/your-dreams-my-nightmares-episode-002-an

http://joshcochran.com/

5) Ten sketchbook pages
6) Vectordiary.com up to day 19 - bring a gradient mesh object on 2-14, Week 6

Samples of Josh's work:





Due 2-14 Week 6
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Bring to class:
1) Oped refinements
2) Magazine refinements
3) Business Card refinements
4) Bring in your gradient mesh object
5) Listen to Sam Weber interview on yourdreamsmynightmares.com
http://sampaints.com/
6) 10 sketchbook pages
7) Create an LETTERHEAD / INVOICE in Adobe Illustrator:
Note the examples given below. Ideally your invoice can be printed on your letterhead paper. Use the fonts used on your business/promo card. In addition to your information there should also be a place for an invoice number, date, goods/services, cost of product, total costs, client/company name, contact name. All parts (business/promo card, letterhead/invoice and envelope should appear to be part of a cohesive system and interdependent of one another.
Sample business systems and invoices :



A pretty pretend invoice by J. Hische :


Here is a good link on how to price your work:  http://studio-sweet-studio.com/post/24064780498/be-free-lance-pricing-part-3-so-far-in-our

Sam Weber:
 
 

Week 7 Due 2-21
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Bring to class:
1) Oped refinements
2) Magazine refinements
3) Business Card refinements
4) Invoice/Letterhead refinements
5) Listen to Jon Klassen interview on http://yourdreamsmynightmares.com/post/47415506444/your-dreams-my-nightmares-episode-051-an
http://jonklassen.tumblr.com/
6) 10 sketchbook pages
7) Six sketches for a 7w x 9v book cover (any book you choose) create the sketches in illustrator and/or photoshop using the pen tool if you are feeling comfortable with it - if you are a design major and would like to make an all type cover please feel free to do so!

- We will review book sketches first. I will be leaving at 1.40 promptly today. If there are things you would like me to review but we do not get to in class, please email jpgs/150 dpi to me.



























Week 8 FEB 2-28
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1) Create Tumblr page or use one you already have. Post finished Oped and Magazine pieces and their corresponding sketches. Each piece and corresponding process sketches should have its own entry.
2) Refine book cover
3) Review final files to send to printer for business cards
4) 10 sketchbook pages
5) Vector diary up to day 23
http://www.vectordiary.com/illustrator/applying-3d-extrude-bevel/
6) Continue to bring in magazine, oped edits.

++++This is the class I am asking Karen, our Design Chair, to attend. Please put your best foot forward. Bring tangible print outs of ONE promo, ONE b/c card (trimmed down), and invoice for her to critique. We should not be seeing variations at this point. AS A COURTESY TO EVERYONE DO NOT MAKE PRINT OUTS DURING CLASS.


 Week 9  MARCH 7
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This is our last in class critique before the final presentation. Please treat this as the final class and bring in finished work. We will have individual critiques.
1) Book cover, oped, full page magazine illo
2) Review final files to send to printer for business cards
3) 10 sketchbook pages
4) Vector diary up to day 26 - Bring in an example similar or the same as the object made on day 26  of the tutorial.


 Week 10 MARCH 14 - NO CLASS
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Send your cards to the printer if you have not already done so - use whatever printing company you prefer.


FINAL MONDAY 3-17 10:30-12:30 
YOU MADE IT 
CONGRATULATIONS!
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Bring in tangible prints of your work. Tack your final projects up on the wall or use magnets on the white board. You may not make prints during class.
1) OPED (b/w)
2) Magazine (full 8.5x11 page, full color)
3) Book Cover (7 x 9 full color)
4) Business/Promo card
5) Invoice
6) Post your book cover on your tumbler along with the sketches.
7) 100 sketchbook pages! I will count them, consider posting your favorites to your tumblr page!