Reminders and Extensions

Remember:

Tomorrow is the drop-dead date for TWO things - your Elements of Art blog post and your MoMA book cover blog post.

Extension:

If you're caught up on all of your creative work and blog posts, first, be sure you've done your very best work and you've followed all of the assignment requirements.  Second, create a 1600 wide x 900 tall pixels 300 ppi document that shows off the use of SCALE to the extreme.  Try to make it Halloween or Fall related, but not too scary.  Use text and images.  Call your file "scalex".

Today's Work!

Team,

In addition to your "batman" exercise to practice the concept of SCALE, you've also got your original book cover designs and two blog posts you could be working on: one on the Elements of Art (due no later than Friday!) and one on that book cover.

Composition Rules - Scale Practice

Process:

• Make a new folder called "Batman"
• Click each of the images below to enlarge them.  SAVE each image in your Batman folder.
• Make a new PS document called "2_lastname_batman" that's letter-sized, 300 ppi.
• Using ALL of the images and the text below, create a cover for a comics collection that uses the ideas of "big and small" and "scale" to create visual interest.
• Save and turn in a JPG

Text Requirements:

• Batman: The Ultimate Collection
• Frank Miller
• with Klaus Janson and Lynn Varley

Image Requirements (use all below):

Composition Rules - Big & Small Practice

Phase 1 Process:

• Create a new folder called "big_and_small"
• Online, find a photo of a person
• Find a large photo of a person that shows their entire head (no cut off heads).
• SAVE that photo to your "big_and_small" folder.
• Create a new document called "2_lastname_bsp1" that's letter-sized, portrait.
• PLACE your photo on your document.
• Cut out the background of the image using various selection or eraser tools.
• Give the background a solid color; gradient; or subtle colored texture.
• Use the text tool to lay out the words, "Big and Small".
• Arrange the items to show the concept of big and small.
• Save the PSD to your "big_and_small" folder.
• Save a JPG to your "big_and_small" folder.
• Turn in the JPG.

Phase 2 Process:

• Open your "bsp1" file.
• SAVE AS to your "big_and_small" folder, change the name to "bsp2.psd".
• Rearrange the same elements to show off the opposite big and small arrangement from your first file.
• SAVE the PSD 
• SAVE the JPG
• Turn in the JPG.

Composition Rules Slideshow