Day 5 Mon Nov 1st

 

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Don't forget to upload your image to the "Visual Diary" before class.

 

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What is Virtual Space?


Artist:

Camille Utterback - Interactive Projection Art - The viewer activates the art

Daniel Rozen - Reactive Art: 1 min 4 sec

Ai WeiWei and Olafur Eliassons 5 min 48 sec





Aspects of Virtuality

* what are the qualities of virtual space? what does it mean to be virtual?

* where do we see virtual space overlap society?



VR to help extend our understanding

Virtual Continuum

The Virtuality Continuum is a phrase used to describe a concept that there is a continuous scale ranging between the completely virtual, a Virtual Reality, and the completely real:Reality. The reality-virtuality continuum therefore encompasses all possible variations and compositions of real and virtual objects. The concept was first introduced by Paul Milgram.

Reality<--------------->Virtual Reality

The area between the two extremes, where both the real and the virtual are mixed, is the so-called Mixed reality. This in turn is said to consist of both Augmented Reality, where the virtual augments the real, and Augmented Virtuality, where the real augments the virtual.

Reality    Augmented Virtuality    Augmented Reality   Virtual Reality

Human   Cyborg       Android         Robot

Mann's Continuum includes the level of degrees of mediation.

M = level of mediation

R = reality

V = virtual reality

 

Traditional example of mediated reality. Viewing the world through the machine(camera)

Extended Reality - XR 

- the over arching category that contains Virtual Reality VR, Augmented Reality AR, & Mixed Reality MR

Augmented Reality - AR

4 min 49 sec

Google Search AR

You can use Google Search to put AR animals and objects into space where ever you are!

Try it out yourself - directions (its easy)

 

Virtual Reality - VR

17 min 53 sec

4 min 42 sec

Google Cardboard - try VR at home!

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Assignment 2

ART116 FA 2021

[Assigned - Fri Oct 29th]

[Due - Wed Nov 3rd]

Laser Cut Vector Design

description:
For this project you will be creating a BxW drawing that will be converted into a vector graphic and etched into wood or plastic

1. Using a sharpie or other marker create a pattern, drawing or abstraction, in a 5" x 5" square on a piece of white paper.

 

2. Repeat the process six times

3. Upload the file to the class "Art116 Vector Images" Google Photos Album

4. Participate in the group critique

 

5. Convert the image chosen in the critique into a vector graphic using this link

 

Things to consider:

The image needs to be two colors only, black and white. The laser will etch the black lines into the material. The white is the material itself. Lasers burn the material. In the case of wood it leaves it looking dark and burnt. Plastic looks frosted.

What’s Due:

Six BxW SVG files up in the class 'Art116 Vector Album' in Google Photos

 

Work on Project

Day 4 Fri Oct 29th

 

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Don't forget to upload your image to the "Visual Diary" before class.

 

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 When the Virtual meets the Physical: Bio Bots

 “These are novel living machines,” Joshua Bongard, a computer scientist and robotics expert at the University of Vermont who co-led the new research, said in a statement. “They’re neither a traditional robot nor a known species of animal. It’s a new class of artifact: a living, programmable organism.”

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Glowforge Laser cutter/engraver

Digital C-n-C router

[4 min 36 sec]

[13 min 35 sec]

 

 

 

What are Vector Graphics?

Vector graphics are a purely virtual form of drawing. It is mathematically based.

There are many file types that support vector graphics. 

 

The most common file type is the SVG (scalable vector graphic).  All the digitally based production technology in the FabLab, like the Laser Cutter, C-N-C router, and 3D printers utilize the SVG file type.

Hand Drawn

 

Vector Graphic

 

Assignment 2

ART116 FA 2021

[Assigned - Fri Oct 29th]

[Due - Wed Nov 3rd]

Laser Cut Vector Design

description:
For this project you will be creating a BxW drawing that will be converted into a vector graphic and etched into wood or plastic

1. Using a sharpie or other marker create a pattern, drawing or abstraction, in a 5" x 5" square on a piece of white paper.

 

2. Repeat the process six times

3. Upload the file to the class "Art116 Vector Images" Google Photos Album

4. Participate in the group critique

 

5. Convert the image chosen in the critique into a vector graphic using this link

 

Things to consider:

The image needs to be two colors only, black and white. The laser will etch the black lines into the material. The white is the material itself. Lasers burn the material. In the case of wood it leaves it looking dark and burnt. Plastic looks frosted.

What’s Due:

Six BxW SVG files up in the class 'Art116 Vector Album' in Google Photos

 

Work on Projects

Day 3 Wed Oct 27th

 

-----------------before class---------------

 

Don't forget to upload your image to the "Visual Diary" before class.

 

-----------------in class with professor---------------

The secret to becoming great at something!

1. Natural Aptitude

2. Love 

3. Focus

4. 10,000 hours of practice

Extension of Self video

 

The Vocabulary of Visual Art
- there are many aspects to consider when creating a piece of art or design. 


Composition is the arrangement or placement of visual elements in a piece of art or design.

image credit

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How to use a Mac Computer

Login name = student

Login pass = artist

1) Desktop

2) The Dock

3) Top Menu

4) Making a new Folder 

5) Renaming files and folders on the desktop

6) Opening a program

7) Opening a file

8) Saving a file

9) Closing a program

Using Safari

1) Tabs and Windows

2) Searching

3) Downloading an image

- tools --- size --- large

- get images that are at lease 1000 pixels on the smallest side

Using Googles Apps

To use Googles Apps you need to be logged into your Hartwick College email.

- Calendar

- Drive/Docs

- Photos 

 

Questions about Google Photos and handing in assignments?

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Lets review the class Visual Diary album on Google Photos

 

# Review Experimental images from Assignment 1 (use art vocabulary)

Day 2 Mon Oct 25th

'Terrible Photos' assignment Due today before class starts!

 

 

Intro to the elements of design & composition

- The visual world is described by a specific vocabulary that crosses all art disciplines

 

Composition is the arrangement of visual elements on the picture plane. In art we accomplish this when framing an image while shooting the photograph or when altering an image in the darkroom or image editing software. In general composition helps the photographer define the important elements in the image. There are many ideologies concerning composition two of the classic ideas are the "Rule of Thirds" and the Golden Ratio.

Orientation

Golden Ratio

Rule of Thirds

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The Adobe Capture App

- What does the app do?

Adobe Capture CC is a versatile app that lets you create a variety of digital media files. The files it generates can be used in software programs like Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere. The app can translate a photograph in six different ways, it’s most important feature being it’s ability to create a vector image from a photo. Vector images are scalable and are used often by graphic designers.

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Materials - turns a photograph into a 3D texture that can be applied to virtual 3D models. 

Type - Compares a photograph of type to Adobe’s type database to provide you with the closest vector font available to the font in the image.

Shapes - Turns a photograph into vector shapes. 

Colors - Looks for the 5 most prominent colors in a photographs to create a color bar (schema) for that image.

Patterns - Turns a photograph into a complex pattern

Brushes - Turns a photograph into a brush that can be used in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

- Download the app

Project 2

ART116 Fall 2021

Experiment with Imagery

Due fri Oct 29th before class

In class

Step 1: download the Adobe Capture App & Google Photos App

Step 2: find an image on your phone. Using the app alter your photo as a; material, shape, colors, look, pattern and brush.

Step 3: go outside the classroom and take a photo in the app and alter the photo as a; material, shape, colors, look, pattern and brush.

 

Outside of class

Take 5 images using the Capture App make a material, shape, colors, look, pattern and brush of each.

Use 5 images from your phone and make a material, shape, colors, look, pattern and brush each.

- upload your favorite 5 experimental images to the class 'Art116 Assignments' Google Photos album by the beginning class on Fri Oct 29th

 

Welcome Day 1

Why art? 

 

The perception

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The reality

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* "Art" in college should really be called "Visual Studies". Visual studies (art) considers the elements and visual language used to communicate. Understanding how visuals work is a powerful and important skill in the 21st century. 

 

 
Traditionally we believe humans understand the world through 5 senses; Smell, Taste, Touch, Sight and Sound. (There are some researchers claim we have 9 or 11) 

 

 

Through the centuries we have derived various forms of communication based on these senses. Where smell, taste and touch certainly have their place, our main forms of communication utilize sight and sound. 

Lets consider Site and Sound:

Sound

vocal communication 

 

    •    Awareness of the presence and location of sound.
    •    Discrimination of the sound from others comparing differences in pitch, rate, intensity, and duration.
    •    Identification, including attributing a meaning and monitoring the sound.
    •    Ongoing comprehension including remembering and re-using the sound.

 

There is a difference between "hearing" and "listening". What is it?

 

 

Visual

image based communication (includes text)

    •    Visual discrimination: the ability to discriminate dominant features of objects.
    •    Visual memory: the ability to recognize something when it reappears.
    •    Visual spatial relationships: the ability to perceive the position of objects.
    •    Form constancy: the ability to categorize similar objects with different features.
    •    Sequential memory: the ability to recognize a sequence of objects when they reappear.
    •    Visual figure ground: the ability to identify an object from surrounding objects.
    •    Visual closure: the ability to identify a whole figure when only parts are shown.

 

 

 

There is a difference between "looking" and "seeing"

 

 

 

*What I find interesting is that humanity managed to develop language. Language if fully developed is a form of communication that integrates a vocal component and and image component seamlessly. Beyond that, our ability to understand what we are thinking (to organize our thoughts) is based on utilizing this system. It is also interesting that the same system has been designed differently for people living in various locations through out the world.

 

 

 

Visuals in business: Keller Visual Strategies

Art Jobs & Art Tracks

So what is art? 

- art is produced in a variety of 'mediums' both 2 dimensional(2D) and 3 dimensional(3D)

Dave McKean Drawing/Illustration

Andy Warhol Printmaking

Pablo Picaso Painting

Pendleton Ward Animation

Rodin Sculpture

Banksey Street Art

Greek Vase Ceramics

Jerry Uelsmann Photography

Glass

Graphic Design

Google Photos

 

 

The Google Photos app helps you organize and store your photos in the cloud that you can access on your phone or computer. It can also be used to organize images in albums that can be shared with other people. You will be using the Google Photos App to upload most of your assignments and projects for this class through out the semester. 

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1. Download and Install Google Photos App

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2. Open App and sign in with your Hartwick gmail account information 

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3. Use the link provided to connect to the class “Art116-2 Visual Diary” album in Google Photos 

 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/8GUc96N3Z4eVe9S86

Assignment due Wednesday:
Take 25 photographs exploring Hartwick with the camera on your cellphone. The goal is to take 25 terrible photographs. You need to break all the rules. Try taking a picture while running or getting so close the image is blurry. Take images from a high angle, get low, get close, get far, hold your camera at an angle instead of perfectly horizontally.

Create an album in Google Photos labeled with your name + P1. 

ex Joe VS P1. 

Upload your favorite 25 images and share it with the professor. Due Mon Oct 25th.

 

Semester Long Project: Visual Diary

[assigned] Friday Oct 22nd

[due] One image uploaded 1 hour before class starts (Mon, Wed, Fri)

For this assignment you are required to take a photograph that represents the "moment" you are experiencing before each class. How you interpret this is up to you. 

Share this image up on Google Photos in the "Art116 Visual Diary" album.

Day 16 Mon Oct 11th

 

 

Being an art Major
- Portfolio Review or 2 Foundations level classes
- Sophomore Review (December) - Joseph Von Stengel
- Junior Review (April) - Richard Barlow
- Senior Thesis Show (May) - Stephanie Rozene

This will be run by Sydney Sheehan in the future

Please Note* Art students need to keep all their work from their foundation courses for the Sophomore Review!

The other Digital Art and Design Classes

Art213 Introduction to Digital Media (Spring 2021)
Art318 Graphic Design (Fall 2020)
Art316 Interactive Media
Art317 Film & Video
Art250 Digital Animation
Art250 Interactive Spaces

Art250 Intro to Augment Reality & Virtual Reality (J-Term 2020)

Art250 Cellphone Photo & Video (Summer 2020 and J-Term 2021)
Art250 Design Thinking for Problem Solving (Spring 2020)

Art250/350 Tabletop Game Design

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Final will be on Friday from 10:30 - noon

 

You need to bring the following with you to the final:

1. your laser engraved drawing

2. your artist trading cards 

- printed on cardstock, cut, and signed

- working in AR on the Artivive app

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 Work on Projects

 

Work on 3D Abstract Geometric Sculptures

* Spend 5 min mixing and matching the virtual objects in Tinkercad to create your sculpture.

- This is about working fast and getting as many shapes as you can on the workplane in 5 min. After that stop and start a new one! Make as many as possible!

These are due at the end of class on Wednesday Oct 13th

 

Work on Artist Trading Cards

* Create a 6 up of each of your ATCs

- email your finished jpgs to  CopyCenter@hartwick.edu to get them printed. Ask for your files to be printed on 8.5x11" card stock.

 

* Break one of your ATCs into  4-7 layers to be turned into an Augmented Reality image. 

- make an account on Artivive

- upload you base layer (jpeg) and your other layers (png) to Artivive