Final - Self Assessment

Please take a few minutes and consider your :

Personal Art Practice

• Did I work as hard as I could have? Yes? No? Why?
• Did I set and maintain high standards for myself? Yes?  No? Why?
• Did I spend enough time to do quality work? Yes? No? Why?
• Did I regulate my procrastination, distractions, and temptations in order to complete my work? Yes? No? Why?
• Did I make good use of available resources? Yes? No? Why?
• Did I ask questions if I needed help? Yes? No? Why?
• Did I review and re-review my work for possible errors? Yes? No? Why?
• Did I examine best practices for similar work? Yes? No? Why?
• Is my work something for which I am proud—that I would proudly show to a large, global audience? Yes? No? Why?

Critique of an Artwork

Pick 1 project that you completed and answer the following:

Objectives:How well does your piece solve the project requirements?

Production
Did you take your time or rush? Do you have good craftsmanship?
Did you stay on task?

Creativity
How original is your work? Did you explore new ideas or just stick to the basic requirements?

Growth
How does this work compare to your previous work?
Does it show improvement in skills, thought and planning?
Are you sketching and brainstorming before you begin your work?

Composition and Design
How did you use the Elements and Principles of Design to create interest in your work?
Elements -  Line        Form     Color     Value    space    texture
Principles – Balance        Unity     Contrast               Emphasis             Pattern

Complete the Posterized Portrait

Finish your posterized portrait today. Export the artwork as a jpeg and upload it to a new blog post.

Use the rest of your time to catch up on any projects you may still need to do.

Expressive Typography Exercise

Choose 5 words from the list below. In 5 different compositions, arrange each word to express its meaning. You can change the size, spacing, placement and orientation of the letters.

You can repeat, omit, slice, block or overlap words or letters.

You must not use drop shadows, or stretch or distort the letters.

Use Arial Black Typeface only.

You will use Photoshop to create an 8x8 document with 2 inch guidelines. The letters must be aligned with the  2 inch grid.

compression

transition

contraction

addition

subtraction

disruption

repetition

elimination

migration

expansion

confusion
...and 3 words of your choice

Personal Logo Due Today

Today we will begin a new project.

Your personal logo is due today, after today we will not spend any more class time on it.

Requirements:

All source images including any and all photos that you used for inspiration or reference.

• You should have at least 5 different  photos

Pencil Sketches - Thumbnails and Roughs

• 15 Thumbnail Sketches
• 3 Roughs

Final Digital art in Illustrator with at least 4 variations. 

• 1 Black and white
• 3 color variations