Tuesday 9/17

Today students finished their ARROW designs and learned how to make multiple layers into one layer. 

To merge your layers together you must:
Select a layer and then shift + select the other layers you want to combined and press control + e

This merges the layers together, therefore you may now move everything together, make the object larger or smaller, or even rotate them.  In addition, you may add detail to your object, like adding shadows or bevels to the object by double clicking in the layer.

After students finish their ARROW they will begin on their Parrot Eye class assignment.  This is the "pre-test" to students final projects.  Using what they learned by creating their ARROW assignment, they must do the same thing with the Parrot Eye, BUT they must now also change the color of the text to match the background.

Here is an example:

 This is the starting picture

 

 

 

Here we have began to add wording/lettering into the center part of the eye.

 

 

If we take away the background picture, here is what the picture begins to look like.

Basically, we are recreating a picture using letters/words, colors, and shapes. 

 

This process is very long and patience is needed, but in the end the final product is worth it!  When students are done with their parrot eye, they will begin selecting a picture for their final Typography.  They will have to OK the picture with me as well as show the parrot "pre-test" to prove they know what to do. 

 

Next class we will finish up our parrots and begin selecting our final images!