Digital Painting
mART 325 - Spring 2006

Instructor: Katherine Bazak
bazakk@smccd.net
kbazak@yahoo.com

Study Guide

Date
Topics
Reading Assignments
JAN 17 Intro to Project #1
Painter IX Wow! book
pages 1-10
Bring in small object to draw
JAN 19 Controls and Palettes pages 56-77 (brushes)  
JAN 24 Speed Drawings (3+) pages 26-37 (color)
See http://www.worqx.com/color/ (color basics)
See Drawing

JAN 26 Create color sets and fill backgrounds (2+) pages 220-232
See Color Sets
JAN 31 Layer Composites pages 180-192
See Composite Drawing. Make three composites.
 
FEB 2 Selections / Masks pages 356-364 Take photos of object and digitize
FEB 7 Cloning pages 111-113 See Cloning
FEB 9 Intro to Project #2   Collect textures (scanned, photocopied, rubbings, photos)
All need to be digitizied
See Collage Painting
FEB 14 Composition   See http://www.writedesignonline.com/resources/design/rules/
FEB 16 Charcoal / Pastel

pages 76, 155 Experiment study for sketchbook
FEB 21 Pen and Ink

pages 74, 130-135 Experiment study for sketchbook
FEB 23 Oil Paint
(pp. 101, 108-109)
pages 416-423 (especially sidebar on page 417) Painter Wow has many good step-by-step projects/examples, TRY THEM ON YOUR OWN
FEB 28 Printing    
 
MAR 2 Studio time   Work on project #2
MAR 7 Studio time   Work on Project #2
MAR 9 Project #2 DUE Read for Tues.
pages 98-104
 
MAR 14 Oil Paint Demo Pages 123-124 See Oil Painting (using Artist Oils)
MAR 16 Into to Project #3 Pages 127-129 Gather and photograph objects for still-life - Project #3
MAR 21 Demo Project #3   Black and white under drawing for Project #3
MAR 23 Glazing   See glazing assignment (using Oils)
MAR 28 Liquid ink Demo Read pages 130-137 Work on Project #3
MAR 30 Studio time Review page 56 See liquid ink assignment
 
APR 4 Oil painting in class   Work on Project #3 / Sketchbook
APR 6 Oil painting in class   Work on Project #3 / Sketchbook
SPRING BREAK: APRIL 10-14
APR 18 Into to Project #4 Read pages 319-320 Collect materials for Project #4 : Tools, mechanical toys, etc
APR 20 Project #3 DUE   Take digital photo or scan objects
APR 25 Capturing textures & Patterns read pages117-118 & pages 407-408 Work on Project #4 / Sketchbook
APR 27 Airbrush Demo   Work on Project #4 / Sketchbook
  
MAY 2 Studio time/talk about sketchbook   Work on Project #4 / Sketchbook
MAY 4

Into to Project #5

Read pages 374-380 Work on Animation Project #5 (Animation handout)
MAY 9 Animation Read page 379 -video clip reference Work on Animation Project #5

MAY 11

Project #4 DUE Read pages 383-385 Work on Animation Project #5 / Sketchbook
MAY 16 Animation    
MAY 18 Studio time   Work on Animation / Sketchbook
MAY 25 FINAL - Animation & Sketchbook DUE