- If your SVG file is ready, take you file in to Brendan in the FabLab to get it laser etched!
Creating an Artist Trading Card (ATC) in Photohsop
1) create a new 2.5" x 3.5" document at 180 dpi (resolution) ---- File New 2) use "save as" to save the document 8 times as "temp-1.psd", "temp-2.psd", "temp-3.psd"..... 3)
find images on the internet and save them to your desktop. *Make sure
to use the advanced search function to search for "Large" Images only 4)
open your images in Photoshop and "Copy" and "Paste" them into your
Template file. You should have 3 persons,places, and/or things, 1
texture and 1 layer of color. 5)
move and alter your layers ----- Try "erasing", changing the "blend mode" of a
layer, "selecting" and "deleting", using "adjustments" and "filters" 6) when finished save the file as a .PSD (These files will need to be "Flattened" to be saved as the final JPEG file.)
Finish up Project 2
- crop your image
- adjustments --> threshold
- erase excess image info
- flatten the image
- save as a jpeg
- convert into an SVG
- show professor
Assignment 3
Artist Trading Cards
description:
For
this project you will be creating 'Artist Trading Cards' also known as
ATCs. The creation of ATCs by artist comes from a long history of
artists trading small samples of their work with other artist or were
sold to make a little extra cash. They were very popular with
Impressionistic era artists. The cards are generally 2.5" x 3.5" big and
are either unique or are created in small editions.
- 8 different Artist Trading Cards, 2.5" x 3.5" in size at 180dpi.
- Each card shows examples of your ability to manipulate images using Photoshop
- Each
card should have a total of at least 5 layers. 3 layers of persons, places, and/or
things, 1 texture layer and 1 layer of color.
- All your cards files need to be uploaded as flattened 'jpegs' to the Google class assignment album.
What should you do?
This
is an open project. Be creative, express yourself. Find your style,
create something retro-cool, urban chic, surreal abstraction, whatever,
just create 8 images you are proud of.
First due date: Fri Mar 4th beginning of class
Your 8 images uploaded to the class Google Albums. Label your card files with your first and last name and a number.
Example - joevonstengel-1.jpg, joevonstengel-2.jpg. Save as JPEG file format.
Second due date: day of the final
Layout
your artist trading cards as 8 ups. Print your two best cards 16 times
each. Cut them out and sign them. Have them ready for the final
