Making an Icon Set
So many things we interact with every day are represented by Icons. An Icon is a small graphic used to represent something without using words. When we see icons we could culturally know their significance- for example the signal of the walking person or hand shown when to cross the street or stay put- or we could learn their significance through usage.
Your icon set must be:
- At least 6 icons in total. It can be more, but you must have a MINIMUM of 6
- Not just a regular picture, it must have some kind of overlay, text or change made to it in photoshop
- A cohesive set, meaning that it fits in with the other icons in the set both content wise and visually
Remember some of the things you were shown in Photoshop last week; if you have a specific question or vision for your icon set, ask us and we can tell you how to accomplish it.
Methods
- Overlays
- Textures
- Change the layer type (Multiply, hard light, etc.)
- Color / Hue
- Brightness / Contrast
- Adding Text
- Adding shapes / graphics
- Be creative!
Today we're making Lolcats!
Lolcats are funny or cute pictures of cats with captions featured on icanhascheeseburger.com.
Below are some pictures that you can use to make your own Lolcat image along with step by step instructions. Once you get the hang of it, make as many Lolcats as you like or go on to our icon project. You must have at least 3 Lolcats finished to turn in before going on to the next project.
What to do RIGHT NOW!
- Pick out a blank lolcat picture
- Drag it to your desktop
- Open the picture in photoshop
- Follow the Slideshow instructions below at your own pace OR follow along with me.
- Repeat until you have 3 Lolcat pictures
PARAMETERS for your LOLCATS
- Don't worry about spelling, Lolcats are known for using txt speak and talk lyke dis!
- You can spell things correctly if you want to though
- At least 1 lolcat you make must have white text with a black outline using impact as the font
- The other two may use any fonts or colors of your choice
- All 3 lolcat pictures must have outlined text
When you have finished all 3 lolcats, e-mail them to MissWhitneyAK@gmail.com with your full name and 'lol' in the subject/title of the e-mail
[example] Subject: Tony Stark's Lolcats
USE OF INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE AND LEWD SUBJECT MATTER WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND WILL RESULT IN A ZERO FOR THE PROJECT.
Please use your better judgment.
Once you have selected your pictures, click on the image below. You will be taken to Picasa and the step by step instructions.
When you are at the photo gallery in Picasa, click 'slideshow' on the left hand side.
Pause the slide show when it opens up and advance at your own pace through the instructions. Raise your hand if you have any questions.
Welcome to Digital Art!
We will be learning about combining traditional art principles with digital tools in order to create digital art. Despite being made on the computer, digital art requires just as much skill and practice as any other tool used to create works of art.
In order to have a better semester, we'd like to get to know more about you and what you're interested in learning!
For your first assignment, copy and paste the survey below into your e-mail, fill out the answers and send it to MissWhitneyAK@gmail.com. If you can, include a picture of yourself!
If you do not have an e-mail account, take a few moments to make a gmail account at www.mail.google.com. If you are having difficulty, please raise your hand for assistance.
SURVEY:
FULL NAME:
GRADE:
BIRTHDAY:
HOBBIES:
FAVORITE MOVIES:
FAVORITE BAND/MUSICIAN:
FAVORITE COLOR:
INTERNET ACCESS @ HOME [Y/N]:
EXPERIENCE WITH PHOTOSHOP: A LOT [] SOME [] NONE []
EXPERIENCE WITH ILLUSTRATOR: A LOT [] SOME [] NONE []
EXPERIENCE WITH FLASH: A LOT [] SOME [] NONE []
EXPERIENCE WITH THE HTML/CSS: A LOT [] SOME [] NONE []
EXPERIENCE WITH THE INTERNET: A LOT [] SOME [] NONE []
MOST AWESOME DIGITAL ART PROJECT YOU CAN THINK OF:
WHAT YOU'RE HOPING TO LEARN:
ANYTHING ELSE?:
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