Digital Painting

3-Piece Final

Photoshop

OBJECTIVE:

You are to create 3 original pieces and a 200-word Artist Statement.

Rules:

You cannot trace over anything. Any photos you use are only to be used as a reference.

These 3 pieces can either tell a story, be all of a similar style, all have the same subject matter, etc. They must relate in some way. This will be described in your artist statement.

Each piece will be it's on file. You can make them any size you want, but if you plan to print these larger than 8 1/2 x 11 in the future, make the file size larger.

Here are some tips for writing your 200 word Artist Statement:

1. Keep the Statement Simple: What I mean by this is that the artist statement should be written both clearly and concisely for a wide range of people who will read it. The artist is neither speaking down to someone who is uneducated with fine art, nor are they talking up to that person trying to impress them. The best way to write the statement is to do this as if you were speaking to someone in person. Basically, an artist statement is an introduction of their art, without the artist being there.

2. The Statement Should Tell Why: The artist should explain why they create this kind of art. This could be in the form of an explanation of the artist’s motivation, subject matter or maybe someone who inspired the artist to express their art. In addition, the “why” could also discuss any artistic or personal influences. Overall, the artist is telling the reader the personal reasons why they create their art.

3. The Statement Should Tell How: Explaining to the reader the “how” can be a short sentence or two about the artistic process or describing if there are any special techniques that were used in producing this art. The artist should not get technical or provide a step by step guide on how to create their art. If there are any unusual materials used, that can be mentioned too.

4. What it Means to the Artist: Overall, this a personal statement of the meaning of the art for the artist. This may be the most difficult thing for the artist to write about as it will reveal something personal about the artist. It is very difficult to write about yourself, especially when you need to keep it short. For this, think Twitter and try to write this with 140 characters. It is tough to do but try to do it in at least 2 to 3 concise sentences, maximum.

5. Keep it Short: Remember that people’s attention spans are quite short and that if the artist statement is too long, too complicated or poorly written people will just not read it! Avoid big, flowery and complicated words. It just does not work. You are not trying to impress anyone, you are trying to communicate to a very wide audience what your art is about.

Here are some other things to consider and incorporate into an artist statement:

• Avoid using I and me throughout the statement.

• Do not say “I want to…” or “I am trying to…” Just say it and be precise.

• If you have multiple bodies or work, materials or techniques, have multiple artist statements for each.

• Do not “tell” the reader what they “must” see in your art. That is what the artist sees and the viewer may see or interpret something else.

• This is not a biography. Do not get that mixed in with the artist statement.

• If the artist is unsure about the end result of the statement, then the artist should have other people read it, comment on it or find someone that will help the artist.

• After it is completed, the artist should reread it and make sure that the sentence structure and spelling are perfect.

The artist should then put the statement away. In a few days, they should look at it again and follow these steps all over again! At that point, the artist will see how a phrase, sentence or a word can be changed in order to make the artist statement clearer and overall better.

Finally, if the artist is happy with the statement, then it is good to go. If however, the artist is still not completely happy with the statement, put it away again and reread in order to fine tune and communicate the artist statement clearly.

Remember: The artist statement is speaking to the viewer in the artist’s absence. Therefore, the artist statement should be short, concise and well written in a conversational language.

Source - https://www.lightspacetime.com/newsletter/how-to-write-the-perfect-artist-statement/

DUE DATE: JUNE 3RD

CRITIQUES: JUNE 7TH & JUNE 9TH

Impressionist Inspired Landscape

Photoshop

Directions: After opening Photoshop create a new file... choose any size with a maximum of 16" x 20" Whatever the largest size you make it now will be the maximum size you will be able to print it without lowering the quality of the print.

Make sure it is a horizontal file at 300 pixels per inch and CMYK.

Hints & Tips: Experiment with different brushes to achieve this "painterly" look.

Objective: Create a landscape using your own artistic and creative mind. This landscape should be inspired by one of the artists shown below.

George Seurat

Assignment for Wednesday, January 6, 2016

This will count at 1 project grade for the 2^nd quarter.

You must choose 1 of the following Pop Artists:

Claes Oldenburg

Robert Raucshenberg

Peter Blake

Andy Warhol

Write a 200-word paper on one of the artists listed above. Be sure to include important details about their life, death, art style, famous art works, etc.

This paper will not receive a grade if the following is not included:

**In 3 sentences or more, tell me your opinion of the artist and/or his work.**

Make sure you save it in your Shared Folder!!

If the you do not complete it in class than you will have to complete it for homework.

Comic Illustration -

Roy Lichtenstein/Comic Book Inspired Illustration.

Portrait Painting -

Photos Due: October 16th

Take a photo of yourself or someone you know. *note* it must be a photo you own the rights to.

Open it into Photoshop and edit some of the levels/color/contrast etc.

Create a new File. If you are going to use this for a portfolio I would recommend creating a file that is 16" x 20".... if not 8 1/2" x 11" is fine..

Assignment for Thursday, October 1st

Please choose one of the following famous graphic designers to research and write a 200-word paragraph. Make sure to put information found into your own words, this way you won’t plagiarize. Please include your opinion of the artists’ work.

This will count as 1 project grade.

Make sure your name on your work and print at the end of the period.

Famous Graphic Designers:

1. Eddie Opara

2. Chipp Kid

3. Paula Scher

4. Michael Bierut

5. David Carson

Monster Drawings -

Due: October 9th

Introduction to Digital Painting and the Drawing Tablets

Using Photoshop create a monster.