Digital Arts – 25 – My Frame Animation

For this assignment we will use PHOTOSHOP to make a GIF. You will create an Animation about whatever you want using FRAMES. You may choose to do a Face, Animal, Fire, Water, or Anything! The Animation should have at least 10 Frames. The Animation should have at least 2 parts that move. New File >…

Digital Arts – 23 – Fire Animation

Use the same FRAME ANIMATION method you learned in the previous Candle lesson. Create an animation of a flame/fire/smoke. The animation should have at least 10 frames. Use ONE of the images below or find your own.   Instructions: Open Photoshop New File > WEB > 1024 x 768 > UNCHECK Artboards Use the Brush…

Digital Art – 21 – World Alphabets

World Alphabet Project Pick one character/form/letter/icon from any non-roman alphabet. Examples: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Armenian, Thai, Mayan, Aztec etc.. 1. Do some research on the language this came from. Write a short paragraph on your research, 5-7 sentences. DO NOT PLAGIARIZE. Include historical information about the language, the meaning of the character and your personal…

Digital Art – History of The Alphabet

History of the Alphabet World Alphabets – quick sample Vedas Links to an external site. – India ‘Dresden Codex’ Links to an external site.– Maya Heiroglyphics – Cartouche Examples  Links to an external site.– Egypt Trajan Column Links to an external site.– Italy *Other examples of world alphabets/letterforms/logographics – Egyptian Links to an external site., Mayan Links to…

Digital Art – 20 – Three Expressive Words

Use Photoshop You will create Three Expressive Words. Create a new document > web > web minimum Click ON Artboards Use the Artboard tool to create 3 artboards.   Use the text tool to write a word. Use a ADJECTIVE or a VERB or any word that you can fun expressing visually. 1. Find the correct…

Digital Art – 19 – Expressive Type Practice

In this lesson we will use Photoshop’s TEXT and EDITING tools to create an ‘expressive’ design. You will choose a word (an adjective, a verb) and use the font tools, effects and images to illustrate & visually describe the meaning of the word.   Instructions: Open Photoshop Create a new document > Web > Web…

Digital Art – Extra Credit – Typography Art Review

Look at the Typographic Art (Art that is made with Type and shapes and images) on this website https://www.printmag.com/design-inspiration/typographic-design-projects/ Links to an external site. Choose one of the  projects from this site.   In your own words explain why you like or do not like the designs. Describe if the project used Serif, Sans-serif, Blackletter,…

Digital Art – 18 – Copy a Logo

For this assignment you will use Photoshop to copy a pre-existing logo. 1. Find a logo for a brand that you like (clothing, food, sports, video game, car, anything!) 2. Save the image. Open Photoshop. Create a new document (Web > Web Minimum) and place the logo inside File > Place Embedded 3. Lock the…