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Assignment - Art Class Contract Due 8/24
Assignment - Art Class Contract Due 8/24
Assignment - Art Class Survey Due 8/21
Assignment - Art Class Survey Due 8/21
Warmup - Open your line art assignment on Teams
Warmup - Open your line art assignment on Teams
Expectations:
Expectations:
C: Voice Level 1 (quiet talking)
H: Raise your hand
A: Work on the assignment
M: Stay in your assigned seat
P: Work till assignment is completed
Today's class - Color and Shape in Photoshop
Today's class - Color and Shape in Photoshop
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING: Today we will be be working with two more elements of art - color and shape, while practicing with Adobe Color, the shape tool, the move tool, and the transform technique.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT: We are starting to build up our fundamental art skills. Understanding how to use the elements and principles of art will give us a shared language broaden our ability to create in all our projects going forward.
HOW WILL MY TEACHER KNOW WHAT I LEARNED: You will follow along with instruction as new functions are demonstrated in photoshop and then you will create your own abstract art work out of shapes and colors.
Due Monday
Due Monday
Criteria:
Criteria:
- Create your own 5 color, harmonious palette using Adobe Color
- Create your own abstract shape composition using the shape tool in Photoshop.
- Composition must use your full color palette.
- Use multiple types of shape.
- Use the "Transform" function in photoshop to warp, distort, or skew some of your shapes.
- Use the whole canvas.
- Effective use of class time.
What are the elements of art?
What are the elements of art?
The Elements of Art are the building blocks that make up all artwork, whether it's painting, sculpture, fashion design, or architecture.
The Elements of Art are the building blocks that make up all artwork, whether it's painting, sculpture, fashion design, or architecture.
Today we'll start thinking about how color appear different in the presence of other colors.
Today we'll start thinking about how color appear different in the presence of other colors.
Using a Color Palette Generator, we will explore what combinations of colors we find pleasing and learn about color harmonies, or combinations of color that look good together based on their position in a color wheel
Using a Color Palette Generator, we will explore what combinations of colors we find pleasing and learn about color harmonies, or combinations of color that look good together based on their position in a color wheel
Clicking the link above will take you to Adobe's Color Palette Generator.
Clicking the link above will take you to Adobe's Color Palette Generator.
This tool contains an adaptive color wheel that automatically harmonizes colors that you select to work well in a five color palette.
This tool contains an adaptive color wheel that automatically harmonizes colors that you select to work well in a five color palette.
You can change the position of each of the dots in the color wheel to adjust your palette.
You can change the position of each of the dots in the color wheel to adjust your palette.
You can choose different systems of color harmony by clicking the options below.
You can choose different systems of color harmony by clicking the options below.
You can also adjust how light/dark each color in your palette is with this button.
You can also adjust how light/dark each color in your palette is with this button.
Once you have a palette that you like, download it to your computer and save it to your Adobe library using these buttons.
Once you have a palette that you like, download it to your computer and save it to your Adobe library using these buttons.
Create your own abstract shape composition
Create your own abstract shape composition
Create a new Photoshop document
Create a new Photoshop document
Select your shape tool
Select your shape tool
Don't forget to crete a new layer!
Don't forget to crete a new layer!
CLICK THE FILE TAB
CLICK THE FILE TAB
SCROLL DOWN TO SAVE AS and this window will open
SCROLL DOWN TO SAVE AS and this window will open
make sure to save your document correctly
make sure to save your document correctly
Save it in your Art and Media Folder
Save it in your Art and Media Folder
Name it: (FIRST INITIAL+LAST INITIAL) Color and Shape
Name it: (FIRST INITIAL+LAST INITIAL) Color and Shape
Open your color palette in photoshop
Open your color palette in photoshop
Find where you saved your color palette in your Art/Media Folder
Find where you saved your color palette in your Art/Media Folder
Click and drag it onto your photoshop canvas.
Click and drag it onto your photoshop canvas.
It may take a second but your palette should appear on your canvas like this.
It may take a second but your palette should appear on your canvas like this.
You will need to hit the check mark button at the top of your screen to begin editing.
You will need to hit the check mark button at the top of your screen to begin editing.
Using the shape tool
Using the shape tool
find the shape tool on your tool bar.
find the shape tool on your tool bar.
There are several different kinds of shapes you can choose from if you right click on the top shape icon.
There are several different kinds of shapes you can choose from if you right click on the top shape icon.
Rectangles, ellipses, triangles, polygons, stars.
Rectangles, ellipses, triangles, polygons, stars.
You can work with all of these.
You can work with all of these.
Click and drag with the shape tool to create a new shape.
Click and drag with the shape tool to create a new shape.
It will appear in a new layer above your palette like this.
It will appear in a new layer above your palette like this.
Notice the little white boxes around the edges where you can click and resize your shape.
Notice the little white boxes around the edges where you can click and resize your shape.
Notice the settings for your shape at the top of your screen.
Notice the settings for your shape at the top of your screen.
You can change the color of your shape using Fill.
You can change the color of your shape using Fill.
You can change the outline of your shape using Stroke
You can change the outline of your shape using Stroke
Activate your color picker by clicking the rainbow square in the "Fill" settings Menu.
Activate your color picker by clicking the rainbow square in the "Fill" settings Menu.
Use the Eye dropper tool to select colors from your palette
Use the Eye dropper tool to select colors from your palette
Click Ok.
Click Ok.
Now you have changed the color of your shape.
Now you have changed the color of your shape.
Keep adding shapes to your abstract shape composition for the rest of the period
Keep adding shapes to your abstract shape composition for the rest of the period
AT THE END OF CLASS...
AT THE END OF CLASS...
Sign off! (Do NOT shut down!)
Sign off! (Do NOT shut down!)
Remember to SAVE (ctrl + S) any file before sign off!
Remember to SAVE (ctrl + S) any file before sign off!
SHORTCUT!
Press and hold the CTRL and ALT keys on your keyboard + the DELETE key (above the Backspace key!)
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