Exploring new media: Handwritten (Part 2) Sagmeister response

In today's lesson we will be developing digital art in response to Stefan Sagmeister's Lou Reed poster and the theme of handwritten - hand drawn using IbisPaint.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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Q1.Which one of these artists did not use "handwritten" text in their work ...

Stephan Sagmeister. Lou Reed. Shirin Neshat. Jessica Walsh.

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Q2.What is written over Lou Reed's face?

A poem. A song lyric. A quote.

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Q3.Can you remember the writing technique Shirin Neshat applies over her photographs?

Stencilling. Manuscript. Calligraphy. Typewriter.

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Q4.Who did Jessica Walsh work & closely collaborated with before setting up her design firm &Walsh?

Shirin Neshat. Lou Reed. Stephan Sagmeister.

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Q5.What is a "Mood board"?

A written research. A finished design. A visual presentation of a theme or topic.

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Q6.What image edit app have I used in my demonstration?

Adobe Photoshop. Paint. Photopea. Gimp.

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Q7.In designing a digital Mood board what is the least important aspect?

Text content. Decoration. Image content.

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Q8.And finally...the purpose of using Mood Boards and completing this task is...

To learn to draw. To learn to paint. To learn to think.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

Question 7

Question 8

Q1.Which one of these artists did not use "handwritten" text in their work ...

Stephan Sagmeister. Lou Reed. Shirin Neshat. Jessica Walsh.

1/8

Q2.What is written over Lou Reed's face?

A poem. A song lyric. A quote.

2/8

Q3.Can you remember the writing technique Shirin Neshat applies over her photographs?

Stencilling. Manuscript. Calligraphy. Typewriter.

3/8

Q4.Who did Jessica Walsh work & closely collaborated with before setting up her design firm &Walsh?

Shirin Neshat. Lou Reed. Stephan Sagmeister.

4/8

Q5.What is a "Mood board"?

A written research. A finished design. A visual presentation of a theme or topic.

5/8

Q6.What image edit app have I used in my demonstration?

Adobe Photoshop. Paint. Photopea. Gimp.

6/8

Q7.In designing a digital Mood board what is the least important aspect?

Text content. Decoration. Image content.

7/8

Q8.And finally...the purpose of using Mood Boards and completing this task is...

To learn to draw. To learn to paint. To learn to think.

8/8

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Exploring New Media-HANDWRITTEN-Digital Drawing techniques Lesson 2 of 3

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Q1.In the Lou Reed poster designed by Sagmeister, why does the handwritten text change in size and direction?

To make it harder to read. To map the contours of the face. To suggest pattern & repetition.

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Q2.What drawing app did I use to develop my Sagmeister inspired handwritten response?

Photopea ibisPaint Photoshop

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Q3.In ibisPaint or any other drawing - digital manipulation apps, what is the purpose of "Layers".

To save images without losing work. To view and edit aspects of the work independently from each other. To change the brightness / contrast.

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Q4.Sagmeister used song lyrics to promote the singer song-writer's new album. How did he apply the text to the image.

He used a computer to type the text onto the image, neatly. He spray painted the text with ink over the image with bold lettering. He wrote the text by hand to enhance the personal feel of the image and lyrics.

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Q5.Back to ibisPaint, what is important to check when setting up your brush for the "small" handwritting exercise?

That you set the size to very big and the colour opacity to below 50%. That you change the colour to red using the colour wheel. That you set the size to very fine and the colour opacity to over 50%.

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Q6.To add subtle colour effects that blend over an image it is important to create a blank new layer over the photo and ...?

That you set the size to very big and the colour opacity to below 50%. That you change the colour to red using the colour wheel. That you set the size to very fine and the colour opacity to over 50%.

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Exploring New Media-HANDWRITTEN-Digital Drawing techniques Lesson 2 of 3

This quiz will help to assess what you have learnt in this lesson.

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

Q1.In the Lou Reed poster designed by Sagmeister, why does the handwritten text change in size and direction?

To make it harder to read. To map the contours of the face. To suggest pattern & repetition.

1/6

Q2.What drawing app did I use to develop my Sagmeister inspired handwritten response?

Photopea ibisPaint Photoshop

2/6

Q3.In ibisPaint or any other drawing - digital manipulation apps, what is the purpose of "Layers".

To save images without losing work. To view and edit aspects of the work independently from each other. To change the brightness / contrast.

3/6

Q4.Sagmeister used song lyrics to promote the singer song-writer's new album. How did he apply the text to the image.

4/6

Q5.Back to ibisPaint, what is important to check when setting up your brush for the "small" handwritting exercise?

That you set the size to very big and the colour opacity to below 50%. That you change the colour to red using the colour wheel. That you set the size to very fine and the colour opacity to over 50%.

5/6

Q6.To add subtle colour effects that blend over an image it is important to create a blank new layer over the photo and ...?

That you set the size to very big and the colour opacity to below 50%. That you change the colour to red using the colour wheel. That you set the size to very fine and the colour opacity to over 50%.

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Lesson summary: Exploring new media: Handwritten (Part 2) Sagmeister response

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