x 09 Computer Art 1: August 2009 Archives

In class/studio assignment:  Warhol portraits

• Monday:  Working on Warhol portraits
• Tuesday:  Working on Warhol portraits
• Wednesday: Working on Warhol portraits
• Thursday: Working on Warhol portraits
• Friday:  Finish Warhol portraits - Due today

In class/studio assignment:  Students will be finishing mini labs - fixing old photo - and beginning Warhol portraits

• Monday:  Demo on cleaning up an old damaged photo - begin fixing old photo
• Tuesday:  Continue fixing old photo
• Wednesday:  Old photo due today at the end of class
• Thursday:  Demo on Warhol portraits - begin Portraits
• Friday:  Continue Warhol portraits - due Monday

In class/ Studio Assignment:  Introduction to Photoshop - students will be introduced to the basics of Photoshop program through a series of mini labs.

• Monday:   Meet in computer lab E101 - Introduction to Photoshop - opening, saving, and basic toolbox - mini lab using painting tools and selection tools- "Mondrian mini lab"
• Tuesday:  Continue introduction to Photoshop - continue Mondrian mini lab - Begin Masterpiece mini lab - learn about more painting and selection tools and functions
• Wednesday: Finish Masterpiece Mini lab and Mondrian mini lab - Bring old photograph that needs fixing for tomorrow.
• Thursday:  Demo on scanning techniques, import files into Photoshop, clean up imported files and utilize basic retouching tools.  Begin Retouching old photograph.
• Friday:  Continue retouching old photograph - All mini labs due at the end of the day Monday

In class/ studio assignment:  Introduction to Photoshop - students will be introduced to the basics of Photoshop program through a series of mini labs.

• Monday: MEET IN THE AUDITORIUM for an introduction to Chattahoochee's Visual Art Program
• Tuesday: Introductions and getting to know you, Discuss Syllabus, Expectations, Class Fee's
• Wednesday: Read about Andy Warhol in the Scholastics Magazine - take notes and write at least a paragraph response to reading
• Thursday:   Power Point presentation on Pop Art - Discuss artwork shown in PPT and thoughts on whether Pop art can be considered as important as other art.
• Friday:  Pop Art Journal Page on Pop Artist - include brief summary of bio and images of their work.  1-2 page spread  Due next Wednesday

WELCOME BACK!!  I look forward to meeting and working with each of you in Computer     Art I.  To help you navigate through my blog I wanted to explain where to find the things you will need. 

The weekly class schedule will be posted on the main Computer Art page each week by Monday morning at 8:30am - this weekly schedule is tentative and may change. 

Any lesson plans, handouts, rubrics, etc. will be posted under the "Handouts" section.

Powerpoints will be posted under the "Powerpoints" section

Syllabus, Supply list and Fee explanation will be posted under "Syllabus" section.

If there are ever any questions, please feel free to contact me by email at powell23@fultonschools.org

Thank you and I look forward to a great semester!