Welcome to Mrs Ras's digital art class

About Studio in Computer Graphics

 This class is an in\introductory art class focused on the basic art elements; line, shape, space, value, form, texture, and color. Using these art elements students will create beautiful and inspiring works of art.  To create our art we will be using the computers and Adobe imaging programs such as Photoshop and Illustrators, programs which are industry standards in the Graphic Design World.  

This class is a mix of both new and old world art.  while we will explore traditional fine arts from  history, such as Leonardo Di Viinci we will be creating our art in the 21st century using Graphic technology and inspired by some of today's most talented Digital Artist such as Shepard Fairy and even Bansky

Famous Graphic Design and Media Art

Class Resources


  1. www.mrsras.com 
    1. Your go to place for all things about your art class!
  2. Daily class tasks blog 
    1. On this page  you will find the daily instruction for our class.  
  3. Project pages 
    1. Under the class tab and then your respective classes there your find in chronological order web pages.  These pages outline all of the projects about the artwork we are creating.
  4. Project tutorials
    1. At the bottom of each project page, students will find step by step tutorials that will guide them in your art making.  
  5. Artmaking programs
    1. Adobe programs
      1. In school  these programs are provided and should be used, but at home students are not required to use these programs .
    2. www.photopea.com
      1. A free online program that is similar to photoshop.  This web based program can run on any device.  
  6. Google  Classroom​
    1. Here students will hand in their work and receive their grades
8. ​Google Meet
  1. Where we will meet for our live classes remotely. your google classroom will have the link
  2. we will also use google meets for live demos in school so that students can see the demo more clearly on their own computers. 

Class Materials (what students will need)

  1. A Imac (at School in rm 1227): Arlington high school has a lab of 20 plus imac computers that are accessible to students with their arlington login.
  2. Adobe Software: All programs are installed on the computers at school and accessible to students at school
    1. Adobe Photoshop.  This is a software application for image editing and photo retouching for use on Windows or MacOS computers. Photoshop offers users the ability to create, enhance, or otherwise edit images, artwork, and illustrations. 
    2. Adobe Illustrator: this is the industry-standard vector graphics app that lets  artists and designers create logos, icons, drawings, typography, and complex illustrations
  3. A USB Flash Drive: Due to our hybrid learning model students will be working on projects in school and will need to continue work at home.  A flash drive will allow students to save and continue work no matter what location they’re  in. 
  4. Google Classroom:  This is how students will hand in work and receive a grade. Everything in this class is practically paperless.
  5. Patience: Whether it's the programs that are frustrating you or the circumstances of life I ask  that you keep a cool head.  Ask for help if needed.  ​​

Grading

Students quarterly grades are composed of 2 parts

70 % Project Grades
30% Studio practices 
  • Exercises
  • Questions 
  • Achievement and resolve
Project Grades
This Category is all about the projects and the artwork created.  Each project is graded against a rubric composed of 5 objectives each worth 20 points.  The rubrics are provided at the beginning at the each project and the objectives are always on the project page
  • To get a grade for your project the student must have it uploaded to our google classroom.
Studio Practices
This category incorporates a few elements that will make up 30 percent of the overall grade.  
  1. Project Exercises
    1. With most lessons students may be asked to write or complete a practice artwork in preparation  for the main art project.   This is aimed to teach computer and art skills necessary for their future project.  Sometimes this exercise grade will include research which will be pertanin to their future project.  
  2. Art history and art concept Questions
    1. Students will  be asked to complete a set of questions during project units..  Typically the questionnaire is 5 to 10 questions about some artwork or a short reading etc.  The questions are designed to introduce artists, history or  introduce/ build upon  art techniques. 
  3. Student Achievement and resolve
    1. ​Student should demonstrate the following
      1. ​student is on time and works  diligently, always on task
      2. Student is polite  and respectful of both others and classroom ie the computers and equipment
      3. student engages in class discussion

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Student Responsibilities
  • It is your responsibility to save everything!
  • Set up and join your google classroom.  Hand in all work on Google classroom  (ps blank entries will just be returned back... Nice try)
  • When you are absent YOU are responsible for that day's work no later than the end of the week.
  • If you are out of school due to iss or oss you are responsible for going to http://www.mrsras.com/oss-iss-makeup-projects.html and complete an assignment for every week that you are out.  
  • You are responsible for showing up on time.  If you are late without a pass more than 5 times you will receive lunch detention. ​

Student artwork

Set up Assignments: Lets Get Started!  

Set up ASSIGNMENTS one: Set up your google classroom and remind

look about in the resource section to get instructions and codes

Set Up Assignment two:Class Survey

Open the following link and answer the questions in the googe classroom assignment 

Intro Art Assignment: "cut and paste" a poly shape animal

assignment

to introduce photoshop and the world of digital art we are going to complete a simple copy and paste project.  The goal is to create to arrange the shapes to create a animal using "copy and paste"s .  Below is a slide show document that will have links to documents for you to use and then give you step by step directions to complete the assignment.  I will walk you through the process 

The skills gained in this project will be the foundation to use throughout the year.    

teacher example