Corita Kent Cut 'n' Paste Poetry

Objective

Look at and emulate the work of Sister Corita Kent.

To utilise differing methods of generating content and design.

Info

The Surrealists used numerous techniques and games to provide inspiration. Many of these are said to free imagination by producing a creative process free of conscious control. The importance of the unconscious as a source of inspiration is central to the nature of surrealism.

Task

You are going to allow this uncertainty to influence and inspire your work... both visually and written. 
Read through the instructions in the presentation above. 
Template HERE

Presentation

Images of sketchbook pages, screenshots of work-in-progress, photographs of final book.

Checklist for assessment

Does it look like a creative nun made it? Does your poem make people weep, sigh or smile? Both should be yes. 

Deadline

tbc

Limited Colour Scheme Task

Objective
To increase your understanding of colour schemes.
To allow you to apply suitable colour schemes within your own work.

Tasks

In your sketchbook or notebook, draw an illustration of your current favourite musician/pop star. Use a limited palette or 2 colours max.

Presentation

In your sketchbook.

Checklist for assessment

Interesting illustration style.
Use of limited colour scheme.

Time needed

2 hrs

Deadline
Start of lesson, Tuesday the 6th of October.

Basic Colouring in Photoshop

Objective
To improve your Photoshop skills.
To further your badge designs.

Tasks

Watch the tutorial above to revise the process.
Colour your badges, backboard and top thingy. Consider the limited colour scheme.

Presentation

Screenshot (x 2) your Photoshop work

Checklist for assessment

Coloured badge designs.

Time needed

2 hrs

Deadline
ASAP.

Render Blender

Objective

To build up you creative drawing skills and improve your cultural links.
If you want a copy or the Render Blender, it's HERE 

Task

Each week you will be given a new random 'Render Blender' selection. All you have to do is create a cartoon / drawing / illustration.

Presentation

Draw it in your notebook or sketchbook

Time needed

30-60 mins

Deadline

Always P4 Monday.

2 Graphic Design Books

To study the Graphics Communication course, it is advisable that you purchase the 2 books pictured above. They will be used to inform your practice and research, allowing you to understand the historical context of Graphic Communication and broaden your knowledge of practitioners. Many of the extended tasks that are set for both AS and A Level with require the information included in the books, and with further emphasis being placed upon written communication and subject knowledge, it would greatly aid your studies and chance of success. Not to mention that they are interesting reads!

Amazon is selling them for £9.95, but I would recommend taking advantage of the 'used' section as they can be as cheap as £1.00 plus postage. Links to Amazon below.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Graphic-Design-Concise-History-World/dp/0500203474/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1434618367&sr=8-2&keywords=graphic+design+history

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thames-Hudson-Dictionary-Graphic-Designers/dp/0500204136/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1434618416&sr=8-2&keywords=graphic+design+dictionary

Inking, scanning and Photoshop editing.

Objective

To learn how to ink and scan your designs.

To utilise Photoshop to edit and layout on a template.

Task

Firstly, size doesn't matter.
Now that you are going to be using Photoshop all the time, you can put away the thought that you must work at the 'end result' size.

Draw your designs at a comfortable size, that may be 5mm or 50mm wide.

Use a variety of different drawing implements - fineliner, soft pencil, brush and ink, pencil crayon etc.
You may use layout paper to trace your original designs for this task if you wish. Just ask.

Scan the drawings into your Graphics folder and open in photoshop. 
Lastly, adjust the Threshold accordingly, select and paste them into the 'badges template' 

Templates!
Badges HERE    
Title Card Thingy HERE
Backboard HERE

Download them both and save them into your Graphics folder.

Presentation

Photograph your inked drawings and post to your blog.

You will be graded on

Neatness, use of drawing implement.

Time needed

1 hr

Deadline

tbc

Inky set-up.

This is a top-notch set-up for those interested in getting some good tools. I have condensed years and
years of geeky drawing equipment research into this small kit. Don't waste your money on terrible
equipment that will hinder your progress. Invest in these, look after them, they will improve with age
and last you for years.

Speedball Ink HERE

Winsor and Newton Series 7, No.2 Brush  HERE

Gillott 659 Nib & Mapping holder  HERE

Copic Fineliner and Brushpen HERE

W&N Gouache HERE

Fabriano A4 Sketchbook HERE         The watercolour materials list is HERE

Badge Task - Brainstorming Drafting ideas

Objective

To build up Photoshop and drawing skills

3 Tasks

Create a pinboard and fill it with badges from around the web.
Brainstorm potential ideas using a spidergram, list or mind map.
Draft ideas for a set of badges on a theme of your choosing.

Presentation

Screenshot your pinboard and post to blog.
Photograph sketchbook/notebook pages and post to blog.

Checklist for assessment

Pages of your book filled with exciting ideas - not too neat - just get the ideas flowing. At this point you should be throwing ideas around the page and making interesting connections. SOme of these may be used, most will be discarded. The important thing is not to be judgmental at this point in the creative process. Do not let the Critical Faculty get on the way of your genius!

Time needed

2 hrs

Deadline

TBC

Templates!

Badges HERE    
Title Card Thingy HERE
Backboard HERE

Download them all and save them into your network folder.

Your sketchbook pages will look something like this...

The Creative Process 1

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