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I am close to being finished with my diploma course in Web Design. 2 more classes and I will graduate. Then it is off to a diploma course in Internet Sales which will aid me in promoting my ArtBasicsCourse.com. That will be in time for my retirement from public school teaching. I have learned a lot about web design and development and made numerous changes to ArtBasicsCourse.com. I love web designing and I love teaching art so they will go together well.
Good luck to all my classmates that are adding social media feeds on their sites for this weeks assignment.
Sherri

My final submission for my second course Design Fundamentals at the Art Institute. On to my third course Digital Color Theory.

Revisions 2
I took Rachael’s suggestions to add color to the background. I must say this is something I probably wouldn’t have done on my own. But, because of the suggestion I tried it out and I like it. Thanks Rachael! I was afraid that there wouldn’t be enough contrast between the graphics, text, and background but, by keeping the palette in the background as a soft grayscale gradient I feel that it adds a nice buffer between the layers of color.
I like the first one in the upper left corner the Linear Gradient in Yellow, Red, and Blue. It allows the mixing of the yellow and red to create a mellow orange and mixing of the red and blue for a nice soft purple.
Sherri

Revisions 1
I made the suggested changes.
Eliminated text. I personally liked the originals better because I like the information that was included but I like the simplicity and crispness of the new ones. So, I believe they will both have their various uses.
I know we were supposed to select one of the images from the gray-scale thumbnails but I wanted to try out the two different backgrounds now that I've eliminated text. I personally like the paint tube wallpaper in the top two but the bottom two are also nice. Again, I can see a use for both backgrounds.
I already know I will use Primary Colors because I've always used primary's for my logo. I just have to choose the right background for this poster.
Sherri

Milestone 5 – Task 2
Color Thumbnails
3/20/17
I am so very pleased with my work today. I choose the more conventional of the achromatic thumbnails to add color to.
I first chose the achromatic color scheme for the first one. I always like having a good grayscale copy for printing on a Zerox type copier or to use in a newspaper ad.
The second color scheme I chose is the triadic using the primary colors of yellow, red, and blue. I like this color scheme the best for my business Art Basics Course. The primary colors are the basic colors and are the building blocks for all other colors.
The third color scheme I chose is analogous using red, violet, and blue which are also the violet color family. I changed the main text color to white and grays to achieve a harmonious feel to the subtler tones of the darker value hues. It’s nice but it doesn’t really fit the personality of my Art Basics Course.
The final color scheme I chose is the warm color scheme using yellow, orange, and red. This has a nice bright feeling but it’s still not the one that best represents Art Basics Course.
I didn’t have any problems with this task. I had the day off from work (school) and decided since I was going to have a very busy week that I would take advantage of the time and get this assignment done even before critique was complete on the task 1. I can make all the revisions I need to with this one.
Sherri

My Career Education Update

Update on my newest venture into Web Design through the Art Institute Pittsburgh Online.

I’m in my second 5-week course. This one is Design Fundamentals. Of course, I teach design fundamentals but it is paper and pencil. With the new classes I am taking I am learning Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. So, for me the assignments are more about experimenting with the tools and effects of these two powerful programs. I have been enjoying them until this week when I burnt out the processor of my hp laptop which I use at work and to do my homework on when I’m away from home and my big screen pc. So, I got a new laptop and got back to work.
This is an example of my first projects using illustrator. The lesson was on Positive and Negative Shapes using only black and white.

The next lesson was about Balance – Symmetrical and Asymmetrical. I used Photoshop for these designs.

This week’s lesson was about Texture, Depth, and Volume. I used Photoshop for these projects.

Check back next week for the latest update.
Sherri

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2016-2017
1st semester
4th period

Last project for the semester. A great job by all my students. They created some fabulous colored pencil paintings.Student first studied the vocabulary of the art element - line such as; horizontal, vertical and diagonal. They also discovered that lines create shapes which can be geometric or organic. They practiced drawing geometric organic shaped trees. Finally they brought all their art projects into one final art project I call. "Home Sweet Home" http://artbasicscourse.com/home-sweet-home/

2016-2017
1st semester
1st period

Last project for the semester. A great job by all my students. They created some fabulous colored pencil paintings.Student first studied the vocabulary of the art element - line such as; horizontal, vertical and diagonal. They also discovered that lines create shapes which can be geometric or organic. They practiced drawing geometric organic shaped trees. Finally they brought all their art projects into one final art project I call. "Home Sweet Home" http://artbasicscourse.com/home-sweet-home/

Doodle Pattern Design - Usually when you walk down the hall near the art room you will hear rock n' roll, blues or jazz billowing through the doors and walls along with students chattering to each other. This past week if you were to walk into the art room you would find a completely different environment. The students lis...

Forest of Trees - In this studio art project students; * studied the vocabulary for the art element shape * practiced drawing geometric organic shaped trees * learned about overlapping and picture planes and * painted with watercolor pencils

FOREST OF TREES

GHS
2016 - 2017
1st Semester
4th Period

In this studio art project students;
* studied the vocabulary for the art element shape
* practiced drawing geometric organic shaped trees
* learned about overlapping and picture planes
and
* painted with watercolor pencils

http://artbasicscourse.com/forest-of-trees/

FOREST OF TREES

GHS
2016 - 2017
1st Semester
1st Period

In this studio art project students;
* studied the vocabulary for the art element shape
* practiced drawing geometric organic shaped trees
* learned about overlapping and picture planes
and
* painted with watercolor pencils

http://artbasicscourse.com/forest-of-trees/

HOME SWEET HOME

GHS
2016 - 2107
1st Semester
5th Period

In this studio art projects students learned about colored pencil history, construction, and use.
They used directional line vocabulary to draw a simple house and used colored pencil techniques to add life to their paintings with color.

http://artbasicscourse.com/home-sweet-home/

Take a Dot for a Walk - inspired by abstract artist Joan Miro - GHS 2016 - 2017 - 1st semester - 1st period
http://artbasicscourse.com/imagination_galle…/take-dot-walk/

http://artbasicscourse.com/imagination_gallery/self-portrait/
2016 - 2017 1st Semester Art 2

http://artbasicscourse.com/imagination_gallery/name-graffiti-style/
2016 - 2017 1st Semester Art 1