A2: Digital Painting
Source: http://whatanart.com/2012/02/22/colorfuldigitalpaintingsportraitameliehutt/
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A2: Digital Painting Overview: ●
During this is assignment you are tasked to create a digital painting using the Bamboo graphics tablet with ArtRage studio software.
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The subject you chose for this work is ‘free-choice’, meaning you can create whatever you like!
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To be successful in this assignment, you should recall and use methods and skills learnt during previous lessons.
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are 3 tasks required from you to complete this assignment: Choose a subject that you wish to use for your work. Make/create your digital painting. Post/blog about your work.
Task: 1 ●
Find/choose a suitable ‘subject’ to use for your work. Some examples could be: ○ Portraiture ○ Landscape ○ Pattern ○ Abstract
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Import your source image into the ArtRage studio software program as a ‘Tracing’. Select the pencil tool and sketchout your work using a new layer. Using further layers, buildup your work with different tones/colours. Play with the layer settings (move layers infront/behind each other) to generate depth. Using specialist tools, add details such as highlights, shadows etc.
Task: 3 ● When you have completed your digital painting, export it as a JPEG image and save this to your home/network area.
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A2: Digital Painting Be sure to ‘Blog’ about your work.... Use your blog as a type of ‘diary’ to record your progress. Add/write new posts for (at least) the following things: 1. Which ‘Method’ of digital art did you choose to use for this assignment, and explain ‘why’ you chose this method. 2. What is the ‘subject/content’ of your work/painting? Explain why you chosen to make your work using your chosen ‘subject/content’. 3. WHAT did you find ‘challenging’ about your work? 4. WHAT did you find ‘rewarding’ about your work? 5. List any new skills and/or techniques that you discovered. 6. Upload a copy of your work and explain what it is, how you made it. ● For each of the items listed (above) write a new POST for each. ● Ensure that you assign CATEGORIES (for example - A1: Digital Painting, iArt, Surrealists) ● Ensure that you add TAGS (for example - digital,painting,photo,)
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A2: Digital Painting Do you have a smart phone?
If so you can use the camera on your phone to access online resources to help you with this assignment. All you need is a QR code reader app, point your phone web browser to one of readers below: ● ● ● ● ●
http://reader.kaywa.com http://get.beetagg.com http://www.quickmark.com.tw/En/basic/download.asp http://europe.nokia.com/support/product-support/nokia-n80/phone-software/smartphone For iPhone users. Go to iTunes and search for: QR Code reader
Once you have a reader/ app on your smart phone. Simply take a quick snap of the code below, and you will be redirected to the required resource, directly on your phone.
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