Hi everybody,
It's been a pleasure teaching you in this class this term. Many of you have come quite a long way in a short time, so you should be proud of yourselves. Good luck finishing these last drawings, and have a great holiday. I hope to see you all in the Spring.
Carter-Week 13:
Hi everybody,
Crazy class schedules this past week and the upcoming week. Sorry about that, but it cannot be helped.
Below, please note that THAT I WILL NOT BE CHECKING THIS HOMEWORK ON WEDNESDAY.
I will check any of your PAST HOMEWORKS from weeks 9 - 11 that I have not yet checked in class. So, if you haven't done any of those exercises, now is your chance.
See you on WEDNESDAY!!
Carter-
Week 12:
Week 11:
Hi everybody,
This week in class, we had a bit of a rest from drawing. We did do some drawing, but most of the class was taken up playing around with Photoshop. Photoshop is a tool that I daresay all computer designers and artists use. It is so widespread that even ordinary people (like my parents) use, even though they know little about computers. It is a gigantic program and so it does many, many things. Please try to make a habit of using it. I am no expert at Photoshop, but I also use it regularly in my work.
We will continue using Photoshop next week for homework, so please give yourself time to work with it if you find yourself struggling. Also, regarding the 10 images that you collected this week, please retain those as we will be using ALL of them in subsequent exercises.
Last week for homework I introduced something that is new in a couple of ways. First, I put a few videos on my blog, something I'd never used before, that you should watch and follow by drawing along. It is new in a second way as well, and that is that it is explaining one method of creating a human head/face in profile. So this series of videos is a way to introduce the topic of the face as an object to draw. There will not only be more videos for you to watch over the next few weeks, but also a whole series of drawings that involve the face. If you follow along in earnest, I believe you'll be happy with the results that you produce by the end of the term.
Carter-
Hi everybody,
Good work this week in class everyone. There are not so many classes remaining before the end of the term, so keep it up!!
Visit the following exhibitions for EXTRA CREDIT. You must bring a TICKET (or receipt), so ask for one if it is not given to you automatically, AND a PHOTO of yourself at the exhibit. If it is at a GALLERY and NOT a museum, bring a PRESS RELEASE. They are always at the front desk of any gallery.
Hi everybody,
I had fun introducing Flash to you all this week. If you cannot tell, it really is one of my favorite applications to use (and my expertise), and I hope all of you learn to love it as much as I do. It is a very, very powerful application and can do so many things. Once you get the hang of it, you will be happy that you know how to use it, and it will be easy for you to impress your friends with what you will learn in upcoming classes next term and after. But I'm jumping ahead of things...let's get through this semester first! So work hard and do ALL your homework.
Carter-
Week 8:
Hi everybody,
I'm somewhat disappointed at the amount of work that is missing from many of the portfolios that you turned in to me this week. If you want to pass this class, you'll be in a hurry to make certain you change the way you've been doing things. Don't delay, start doing homework today.
Week 7:
Hi everybody,
There were some exceptional drawings in class this week. Nice work to all of you who came to class and put forth a good effort. I would love to see you all keep up that kind of progress and energy.
I think you all worked hard this week in class and did quite well with your drawing; however, I am concerned at how much work some of you have to do for next week. Below is a list of exactly what you should have for me.
Regarding homework for this week and the MIDTERM: Please read ALL the instructions as to what to do for next week's class. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to email me.
Week 6:
Hi everybody,
I hope you all have had a nice week. Class this week was excellent. I'm VERY impressed with many of you and how much effort you are actually putting into your work. Keep in mind, things don't have to be perfect, you just have to put a SINCERE EFFORT into it.
If you haven't done so, please bring $3.00 to class next week so that I can distribute the plastic picture planes to those of you who do not have one yet. Furthermore, please have your DRY-ERASE markers as well, so you will be able to work with your planes.
Week 5:
THERE IS ALWAYS MORE THAN ONE HOMEWORK EXERCISE, SO BE SURE TO READ ALL THE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS. Make certain and do all the homework exercises for week 1 and week 2 this week.
If you didn't do so last week, please bring $3.00 class this week or next week to pay for one last piece of equipment I am having made for everyone. I will give it to you in class and we will begin working with it then.
If you are in my WEDNESDAY morning class, you do NOT have to do the classwork exercises below, only the HOMEWORK exercises. Also, if you have any questions, please send me a message or an email. I am here to help.
Carter-
Welcome to all of you who were not in class the first two weeks of class.
Please, if you did not do so in class, the first thing I would like you to do is to send me an email (carterdjohnson@aim.com). Please type the following information in the email:
Now that that is done, Hello and Welcome!! This is the blog for my class, Computer Drawing—DMA107. Here you will find all the handouts for the class, both the classwork and the homework.
If you want to read about what we did in class, why we did it, how we did it, and an explanation of the exercise; or, if you would like to do the exercise again, then click on the link that says classwork to download the instructions. If you were not in class, you should CERTAINLY do this and make sure that you do the exercises in your sketchbook like everyone else. I will take up the sketchbooks at midterm and expect to see all exercises there whether you were in class or not.
Also, below the classwork link you will see several links for homework. Everyone needs to click on these links to download the instructions for the homework each week. Follow them very carefully.
THERE IS ALWAYS MORE THAN ONE HOMEWORK EXERCISE, SO BE SURE TO READ ALL THE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS. Make certain and do all the homework exercises for week 1 and week 2 this week.
Please bring $3.00 class this week or next week to pay for one last piece of equipment I am having made for everyone. I will give it to you in our week 4 class and we will begin working with it then.
If you have any questions, please send me a message or an email. I am here to help.
Carter-
Welcome to all of you who were not in class the first week of class.
Hi everybody,
Lots of good work came out of class this week. I hope you can keep it up the last 2 weeks. All of you who have stuck with this class have shown improvement, so you should definitely be proud of yourselves. Now is the time to step it up one more notch and see if you can push yourselves into the next level. Good Luck!!
Carter-
Week 12:
Hi everybody,
I am sorry that this is rather late this week, but it could not be avoided. Besides, I haven't heard anything from any of you wondering about if we're having homework, so I imagine you haven't wanted to start it yet. Also, there isn't very much homework this week. Good luck, and let me know if you have any questions.
Carter-
Week 11:
Hi everybody,
This week in class, we had a bit of a rest from drawing. We did do some drawing, but most of the class was taken up playing around with Photoshop. Photoshop is a tool that I daresay all computer designers and artists use. It is so widespread that even ordinary people (like my parents) use, even though they know little about computers. It is a gigantic program and so it does many, many things. Please try to make a habit of using it. I am no expert at Photoshop, but I also use it regularly in my work.
We will continue using Photoshop next week for homework, so please give yourself time to work with it if you find yourself struggling. Also, regarding the 10 images that you collected this week, please retain those as we will be using ALL of them in subsequent exercises.
Last week for homework I introduced something that is new in a couple of ways. First, I put a few videos on my blog, something I'd never used before, that you should watch and follow by drawing along. It is new in a second way as well, and that is that it is explaining one method of creating a human head/face in profile. So this series of videos is a way to introduce the topic of the face as an object to draw. There will not only be more videos for you to watch over the next few weeks, but also a whole series of drawings that involve the face. If you follow along in earnest, I believe you'll be happy with the results that you produce by the end of the term.
Carter-
Week 10:
Hi everybody,
Good work this week in class everyone. Keep it up. There are not so many remaining before the end of the term.
Visit the following exhibitions for EXTRA CREDIT. You must bring a TICKET (or receipt), so ask for one if it is not given to you automatically, AND a PHOTO of yourself at the exhibit.
Hi everybody,
I had fun introducing Flash to you all this week. If you cannot tell, it really is one of my favorite applications to use, and I hope all of you learn to love it as much as I do. It is a very, very powerful application and can do so many things. Once you get the hang of it, you will be happy that you know how to use it, and it will be easy for you to impress your friends with what you will learn in upcoming classes next term and after. But I'm jumping ahead of things...let's get through this semester first! So work hard and do ALL your homework.
Carter-
Week 8:
Hi everybody,
Although I'm not yet finished looking at everyone's work, I have seen some wonderful drawings. Some of you are going to need some points for the final, so please make certain that you don't forget to do the exercises below.
Hi everybody,
There were some exceptional drawings in class this week. Nice work to all of you who came to class and put forth a good effort. I would love to see you all keep up that kind of progress and energy.
I think you all worked hard this week in class and did quite well with your drawing; however, I am concerned at how much work some of you have to do for next week. Below is a list of exactly what you should have for me.
Regarding homework for this week and the MIDTERM: Please read ALL the instructions as to what to do for next week's class. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to email me.
Week 6:
