Class Handout in PDF

MM340 | Digital Illustration
Week 4 | Tuesday 9-19-2013
Jon Measures
www.Jonmeasures.com
[email protected]
What we will cover
Plakatstil
Students place files in to the drop box
All the 5 characters should be together on one 8.5” x 11” file.
Files should be named FirstnameLastname_project1.pdf
On screen critique
Demonstration
1. Tracing
2. Image Trace
Lab time to refine characters project and print
Homework
Do thumbnails and rough sketches for poster project.
Project 2
Find a photographic image of an artist or illustrator and then do a tracing of the artist.
The artist should be someone of some importance that you can talk about when you
present the tracing.
Links
http://www.obeygiant.com/
The website for artist and designer Shepard Fairey
http://Nancystahl.com/
Nancy Stahl, Illustrator
http://internationalposters.com/searchresults.aspx?defaultview=browse&title=Poster%20Style%20(Plakatstil)&style=Poster%2
0Style%20(Plakatstil)
Plakatstil on International Posters site.