Assignment 12/8/15

Photoshop Original Project:


In this project you will create an original poster, advertisement, or logo. The subject of your piece is entirely up to you as long as the material is school appropriate. The design is your choice with the exception of these 5 requirements:

1. Simple Design
2. Project is printable on 8.5x11 paper
3. All images are high quality
4. Text is clear, appropriate, and easily readable
5. One element must be cutout using the pen tool

When generating ideas think about the different projects you worked on in Unit 1 and Unit 2. Do you want to make a movie poster? The play poster is very similar. Want to promote a friends band? Take a look at the Art Show poster. You are also welcome to generate something entirely new. Just don’t choose a project that will take two weeks to complete. For this assignment you will have 3 days to finish your work.

Assignment 12/4/15

Play Poster:

Assignment 12/3/15

Career expo poster:

Assignment 12/2/15:

How to Create a School Logo:

Assignment 12/1/15:

Design Elements for Ads and Posters:

Assignment 11/30/15

Creating a Simple Poster in Photoshop:

Assignment 11/20/15

Pen Tool Part 2:

Assignment 11/19/15

Pen Tool Part 1:

Asssingment 11/18/15

Selection Menu in Photoshop:

Assignment 11/17/15

Selection Tools in Adobe Photoshop:

Assignment 11/16/15

Post Card in Adobe Photoshop:

Assignment 11/13/15

Cover page in Photoshop:

Assignment 11/12/15

Image sizes in Photoshop:

Assignment 11/4/15

Students convert their Toondoo webcomic into an original drawing in sketchbook pro. This image is a first draft for a proposal for the final animation project in February. Please see instructor for details.

Comic created in Toondoo.

Comic drawn in Sketchbook Pro.

Assignment 11/03/15

Designing Characters for Animation:

Assignment 10/29/15:

Countryside Background:

Assignment 10/28/15:

Color for Perspective:

Assignment 10/27/15

Simple Trees and a Pond:

Assignment 10/26/15:

Simple nature background in Sketchbook Pro:

Assignment 10/22/15:

Requirements for the Two­-Point Original Drawing:

1. Interior room in a house in two­ point perspective.
2. Two windows with frames.
3. One door with a frame.
4. One item of furniture e.g.chair, couch, table, desk etc. 
5. Three layers. Two rough draft layers and one final layer. 
6. Dimensions: 1920 x 1080.

Assignment 10/21/15:

Drawing exterior scenes in two-point perspective:

Assignment 10/19/15:

Drawing interior rooms in two-point perspective:

Animation 2: Module 3

3d modeling characters in Maya:

Assignment 10/15/15:

Two point perspective intro:

Assignment 10/13/15:

One-Point Perspective Original Drawing:

Using Sketchbook Pro or pencil and paper draw a room inside a house. There are four elements required in the drawing:

1. The drawing must be a room in one-point perspective

2. There must be two windows in the room

3. The room has to have one doorway

4. The room has to have one item of furniture: table, chair, couch, or bed etc...

Assignment 10/8/15:

Living room in one-point perspective:

Assignment 10/7/15:

Finding the center in perspective:

Assignment 10/6/15:

Sketchbook Pro Unit 2:

Intro to drawing in one point perspective.

Assignment 10/2/15

Assignment 9/30/15

Shape, Size, Placement - Parts 5 and 6:

Assignment 9/29/15

Shape, Size, Placement - Part 4:

Assignment 9/24/15:

Shape, Size, Placement - Part 3:

Animation 2: Module 2

From September 21st to October 2nd we will be drawing orthographic reference images for 3d models:

Drawing Reference Images in Photoshop for 3d Characters:

Drawing Reference Images for Vehicles in Sketchbook Pro:

Drawing Reference Images in Sketchbook Pro for 3D Characters:

Assignment 9/22/15

Shape, Size, Placement - Part 2:

Assignment 9/18/15

Shape, Size, Placement - Part 1:

Assignment 9/17/15

Sketchbook Pro Introduction Part 2:

Assignment 9/16/15

Introduction to Sketchbook Pro 7:

Animation 3: Module 1

Greetings Animation 3 Students! We're going to start the year with advanced hard surface modeling. We will be working on 3 projects from August 25th to September 30th. Here are links to the video tutorials:

Fire Hydrant

Lego Minifigure (3 Parts)

X-Wing (6 parts)

Animation 2: Module 1

Greetings animation 2 students! We are starting the year with lessons on making posters in Photoshop. We will be working on 4 posters from August 25th to September 10th. Here are links to the projects:

Animation Style Poster

Drama/Love Story

 

Detective/Crime

 

Science Fiction

Assignment 9/1/15

Watch this documentary and answer the questions provided below:

1. When was Industrial Light and Magic founded? What movie needed the special effects?

2. Where did George Lucas build Skywalker Ranch?

3. What was the name of the film that had the first computer generated visual effects shot?

4. Even though there were computer generated effects in previous movies, what was the film that

really convinced everyone in the industry to switch to digital effects?

5. What year did the first digital close up of a human character appear on film?

6. Approximately how many moving parts are in the transformers?

7. Where did ILM move to in 2005?

8. How many academy awards has ILM received?

Class Syllabus

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Class Syllabus links

Welcome Back Students!

Hello Tech Students! I hope everyone had a great summer. This blog is a resource for animation students for the 2015-2016 school year. Here you can gain access to class documents, video tutorials, and other supplemental materials. If you are ever absent or need to reference past assignments, this blog is the place to go. I hope everyone has a great first week and I look forward to teaching you all about the amazing world of animation and digital media!

Mr. Heckel