Thursday, May 19

All the grading is outside my office door on the little desk. It's been a pleasure having you guys in class. Looking forward to seeing you in the Fall (and if you are not taking a course - don't be a stranger! Come and see us in the lab). We will be posting pictures of baby boy on department facebook after his arrival! Hope you have a wonderful summer!

Friday, May 13

FOR THE FINAL
Please have your concept art downloaded onto the instructor computer. Please have a write up your story about the character / setting and format into the same structure that we have been using for artist statements. Have this printed out on 8.5x11 for class. Don't need to dress up for critique. No final time on Wednesday - this class will be our final for the course.

Please have all your posters down, files off your computer for class on Friday. This needs to be done before class on Friday.

DIGITAL ARCHIVE FOR SEMESTER
Have the following digital files ready to transfer on the department hard drive in a folder with your name. Please save them as a jpeg or pdf file no psd files are allowed. This needs to be ready to be transferred at the start of class.

1. Push all the Buttons
2. Altered landscape
3. Cut & Move 2 Photos
4. Pencil vs. Camera
5. Celebrity Time Travel
6. Signs for Narrator
7. Old Family Photo Colorized
8. Vintage Celebrity Photo Colorized
9. Pixel Portrait
10. Double Exposure
11. Collage Set of Three
12. Impossible Portrait
13. Pop culture / Old or New Material
14. Digital Bob Ross
15. Self Portrait Painting
16. Andy Warhol PopArt
17. Polygon Animal
18. Gig Posters
19. Bad Yearbook photo turned Good
20. GIF
21. Stop Motion
22. Animation
23. Interactive Portfolio
24. Concept Art Pieces include word file of statement for this so can tell what it is in the future.

Wednesday, May 11

Please be working on your concept drawings. Last full work day in class. We will talk about the final portfolio in class on Wednesday and what you need to turn in.

Monday, May 9

Due on Friday - May 13

Concept art for a book, novel, short story. If already been created in a movie must take into a different direction than the already created world. Can use anything in your wheelhouse to create one of these three options

Option 1

A character in a setting / scene - worth total 200 total points

Option 2

1. A character in costume - worth 100 points

2. A setting complete with lighting and mood - worth 100 points

Due on Friday / worth 200 total points

Option 3

1. A setting complete with lighting and mood - worth 100 points

2. A setting of different lighting and mood from the first - worth 100 points

Due on Friday / worth 200 total points

This is your final grade in the course. Your full portfolio of work from the class will also be due on Friday. We will have the complete list of assignments on the blog on Monday. 

Friday, May 6

Please be ready to critique on Friday those that haven't finished your presentation yet. We will discuss our last and final project. We will have this due on Friday of next week instead of finals week to wrap up the class. See ya then!

Wednesday, May 4

Please have your pdf ready to view in class on the instructor computer. Please have this downloaded before class so there will be no delay in the start of critique. Be dressed for critique. Make sure your behance is ready to be submitted and updated as well. These will be due at the start of class. We might have a guest critic so be prepared to introduce yourself and your work in a professional manner.

Monday, May 2

Please be ready to work on your interactive portfolio in class on Monday. Wednesday the finals will be due with your Behance profile of work. Enjoy your weekend!