Welcome to Mrs Ras's digital art class

About AGAAD: Advanced GraPhic ARt and Design

This class is an Advanced computer art class focused on creating artwork and designs using Adobe Creative Suite software, which includes Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator. Advanced style and techniques will be used throughout this class to create student artwork.   Students will be given more challenging graphic tasks and assignments which will encourage students thinking and artistic style. Activities with apply problem solving methodology to analyze and formulate real world solutions. Career options will be explored in the fields of Digital Art, Illustration, Marketing, Advertising, product design, and Graphic Design. 

A goal of this class is to give students the opportunity to create a portfolio of artwork that is meaningful and technically proficient that is college ready. Students will have a body of work that help them be either college or job ready. 



Digital STudent artwork

​Visual Portfolio: The visual portfolio should consist of 12-20 pieces of your best work. It should consist of a variety of media and approaches. It can include assignment-based projects, self-directed work or pieces of a collaborative nature. The portfolio does not need to be major-specific and can include any type of work including paintings, drawings, sculpture, ceramics, etc. In addition, students must submit three to five observational drawings. Examples of observational work include landscape, still-life, self-portrait, figure drawings, and interior spaces. Please do not include work that copies photographs, uses the grid system or directly replicates any other artist's work (including replicating anime drawings, cartoons, or video game character designs). Download the “Portfolio Advice” PDF at the bottom of this page under downloads for more information.

Grading

Students quarterly grades are composed of 3 parts

70 % Project Grades
20% Do nows
10 % participation and behavior

Project Grades
each projects 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

Do Now Grade
approximately 2 times a week students are asked to complete a set of questions, 5 to 10 questions about some artwork or a short reading ect.  The questions are designed to further or introduce art Technics. 

Participation and behavior grade
this grade is given once at the end semester and based on the students behavior and participation throughout the quarter.  This component too has a rubric made up of 4 objectives, worth 25 points.  
  1. ​student worked diligently, always on task
  2. Student is polite  and respectful of both others and classroom
  3. Student is on time for class and does not cut class
  4. student is  not disruptive 
Student Responsibilities
  • It is your responsibility to save everything to your H drive and save often! 
  • Set up and share both a Art Portfolio and a Do Now portfolio (this is how you are going to be graded)
  • when you are absent you are responsible for that days work no later than the following class day.
  • 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. 

Intro Assignments:

ASSIGNMENTS one: Set up your Portfolio.. YES A NEw ONe

 Your Set up and share both a Art Portfolio and a Do Now portfolio.  This is your first grade! Go to 

Assignment two:Class Survey

 ( i know you filled this out before but information changes so please do it again)
​Open the following link and answer the questions in your Do Now portfolio 

Let's Make some art

ASSIGNMENT three: create an interest collage

Assignment:
in Photoshop using at least 5 or more source image to create a collage demonstrating things that you like or artwork you'd like to create. The objective to create something that either reflects yourself or your interest.
Requirements
  • have 5 or more pictures collage together
  • have unity i.e. it doesn't appear like a rough collage
  • There is a  evident theme that demonstrates yourself or your interest
  • Show off ALL your skills.