Painting for a Poster

For the next two days, I'll give you time to continue working on your sketch or to begin adding shadows.

• On Thursday, you'll turn in a progress check image.

This speedpaint video shows a process that lets you keep your lines while still having a painterly look:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA1O-_m0fxU

Finishing the Sketch - Before Painting

So, what is the big difference between painting and drawing? Addressing this question, we'll be taking a look at the necessary ideas to make your sketch cross the gap from drawing into becoming a full painting.

For this week, here's your assignment:

• Please continue to work on your sketch. 
• When your sketch is finished, analyze it with a triangle and an X. This needs to be turned in to me or posted.
• Watch these videos before beginning your painting:
• using reference: http://ctrlpaint.com/videos/how-to-draw-anything-in-3-steps
• what is value/form? http://ctrlpaint.com/videos/form-value-and-light
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3WmrWUEIJo
• cleaning up your sketch for painting: http://ctrlpaint.com/videos/sketching-lines
• painting with value: http://ctrlpaint.com/videos/sketching-value
• If you are finished with all of these steps early (and this step is critical) make sure that the aspect ratio of your sketch is correct for printing.
• Decide on a paper size A3 or larger (A3, B3, A2, B2, A1, B1, A0, or B0) and make certain your sketch conforms to the correct paper at DOUBLE SIZE.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_size (pictures of sizes)
• http://www.prepressure.com/library/paper-size (actual list of dimensions)
• This means that if you want to print on A3 paper you need a 594 mm x 840 mm canvas, not 297 x 420.
• Also, consider that when printing you will probably need a border for the edge of your paper where white will remain.
• If you finish all of these things, you may begin working on your own studio work. 
• If I don't get a chance to look at your work from studio day(s), I may ask you to turn it in to me. Thanks! :2

Compositional Balance

Introduction: http://ctrlpaint.com/videos/principles-of-design-introduction

Balance - http://ctrlpaint.com/videos/principles-of-design-balance

Orcs - http://ctrlpaint.com/s/ctrlPaint_orcs_02.PSD

Assignment: Begin a sketch -or- arrange some orcs in a compositionally-balanced piece of work at your proposed poster size.

Assignment: Printing a Digital Painting

For printing, you'll need to choose a paper size that you'll be happy with. I'd recommend A3, B3, or A2. 

Please begin to consider what you'd like the subject or theme of your painting to be for when we meet tomorrow. The requirements of this assignment will be:

1. Make sure your painting is in the correct dimension for the size at which you'd like to print
1. Consider your DPI (probably 300+ is best)
2. Consider how much of a border you will need.
2. Please work at double-size, so that your poster can be compressed if necessary, or printed at a larger size.
3. Consider, as you begin your sketch, the composition of your painting 
1. Since you will be printing it as a poster, the compositional layout will be one of the most important graphic qualities for your viewers.
4. This assignment is tentatively due December 13.

Principle 2: Anticipation

Now that we've had a good chance to practice Squash and Stretch, let's look an idea that works together:

Anticipation!

You may be familiar with the idea from science that all action requires an equal and opposite reaction:

Anticipation is a very similar idea - a character is going to get ready for an action with a little bit of preparation. A good example of this is the sneeze - a lot of facial wiggling and head movement happens before the explosion:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKiQA5e-fPg

Watch for what happens before the actual slow-motion jump:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN3apht8zRs

How does this guy's face prepare to get hit by a water balloon?

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxbFAsizQV4&feature=player_detailpage#t=13

How does this player move to prepare to hit the ball?

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1fFJVFPXmV8#t=5

How does Jessica prepare to react to the news - "30 minutes???"

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0vuvqRu_lY

Assignment: 

Today and tomorrow, please make an animation of your choice that:

• is planned with a storyboard.
• reaches at least 50 frames for 5 seconds in Easytoon.
• shows both squash and stretch and anticipation.

Day 1: 

• Plan a storyboard of 8 keyframes.
• Turn this in as a drawing.
• Begin to tween your keyframes.

Day 2:

• Finish inbetweening your animation.

Paint Mixing with Brushes

Please watch these 4 videos (2 are review and optional)

• Lesson 1: Introduction to commands
• https://matt-kohr.squarespace.com/dp101-1/ (review)
• Lesson 2: Brushes
• https://matt-kohr.squarespace.com/dp101-2
• Lesson 3: Paint Mixing
• https://matt-kohr.squarespace.com/dp101-3
• Lesson 4: Layers
• https://matt-kohr.squarespace.com/dp101-4/ (review)
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Assignment: 

• Complete the assignment mentioned in lesson 3 and email it to me.
• Use the rest of your time to work on a piece for your choice, for studio time.
• turn this in to DeviantArt as usual.
• Have a nice day!

Grading Policy Review

Let's refresh ourselves on the grading policy. Now that we have covered a lot of the basic skills to use SAI, Grades will be determined in this way, beginning today:

	Assignment Completion	Assignment Quality	Attendance
Complete 100%	Your work clearly shows that you are able to perform the required task or skill. All the tasks given for the assignment have been completed.	The quality of your work is as good as or better than the rest of your class work. You have attempted something new, regardless of success.	You are present in class. You are absent with prior notification. Class work is finished on time.
Partial 50%	Your work shows that you are able to perform the required task or skill, but the task is less than 90% complete. Your work shows that you are able to perform the required task or skill in a limited way.	The quality of your work is beneath the rest of your classwork. It is unclear how the quality of your work compares to your other class work.	Classwork is turned in more than one day (or weekend) late.
Incomplete 0%	Your task is less than 50% complete. It is unclear from your work whether you are able to perform the required task. Your work shows that you have not completed the required task.	The quality of your work is surprisingly low. It is unclear whether you have attempted to use a new idea. You have not attempted to practice.	You are absent without notification. Your work has not been turned in.
Total: