A2: Digital Painting

Source: http://whatanart.com/2012/02/22/colorful­digital­paintings­portrait­amelie­hutt/

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A2: Digital PaintingOverview:

● During this is assignment you are tasked to create a digital painting using the Bamboographics tablet with ArtRage studio software.

● The subject you chose for this work is ‘free-choice’, meaning you can create whatever youlike!

● To be successful in this assignment, you should recall and use methods and skills learntduring previous lessons.

● There are 3 tasks required from you to complete this assignment:1. Choose a subject that you wish to use for your work.2. Make/create your digital painting.3. Post/blog about your work.

Task: 1● Find/choose a suitable ‘subject’ to use for your work. Some examples could be:

○ Portraiture○ Landscape○ Pattern○ Abstract

Task: 2● Import your source image into the ArtRage studio software program as a ‘Tracing’.● Select the pencil tool and sketch­out your work using a new layer.● Using further layers, build­up your work with different tones/colours.● Play with the layer settings (move layers in­front/behind each other) to generate depth.● Using specialist tools, add details such as highlights, shadows etc.

Task: 3● When you have completed your digital painting, export it as a JPEG image and save this to your

home/network area.

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A2: Digital PaintingBe sure to ‘Blog’ about your work....

Use your blog as a type of ‘diary’ to record your progress. Add/write new posts for (atleast) the following things:

1. Which ‘Method’ of digital art did you choose to use for this assignment, andexplain ‘why’ you chose this method.

2. What is the ‘subject/content’ of your work/painting? Explain why you chosen tomake your work using your chosen ‘subject/content’.

3. WHAT did you find ‘challenging’ about your work?

4. WHAT did you find ‘rewarding’ about your work?

5. List any new skills and/or techniques that you discovered.

6. Upload a copy of your work and explain what it is, how you made it.

● For each of the items listed (above) write a new POST for each.● Ensure that you assign CATEGORIES (for example - A1: Digital Painting,

iArt, Surrealists)● Ensure that you add TAGS (for example - digital,painting,photo,)

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A2: Digital Painting

Do you have a smart phone?

If so you can use the camera on your phone to access online resources to help you with this assignment.

All you need is a QR code reader app, point your phone web browser to one of readers below:

● http://reader.kaywa.com

● http://get.beetagg.com

● http://www.quickmark.com.tw/En/basic/download.asp

● http://europe.nokia.com/support/product-support/nokia-n80/phone-software/smartphone

● For iPhone users. Go to iTunes and search for: QR Code reader

Once you have a reader/ app on your smart phone. Simply take a quick snap of the code below, and you will be

redirected to the required resource, directly on your phone.

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