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August 28, 2013

Social Media Campaign – Assessment

by FedericoViola on August 28, 2013August 28, 2013

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  • We will commence with drawing exercises
  • Assessment Task

Drawing Techniques

  1. Take an A4 sheet of paper and draw a series of 20 circles – keep your wrist relaxed, try not to rush it and focus on the continuous movement.
  2. Draw 5  series of 6 circles inside circles – start either from the inside or draw the outside circle first and move inward.
  3. Draw 20 ellipses.
  4. Draw 5 series of 6 ellipses inside ellipses.
  5. Draw a 2 series of 6 circles that gradually turn into ellipses by reducing the height.
  6. Draw a 2 series of 6 circles that gradually turn into ellipses by reducing the width.
  7. Draw 20 straight lines from one side of the paper to the other. Try to use the long side.
  8. Last draw 10 squares with 5 squares inside.

Add your names to the paper and scan to my email with this title: Sketching_Exercise_yourname.

Assessment Task

Upload this assessment sheet: Assessment 1 – Endangered Species Campaign v3

If you have trouble placing the information in the PDF please use this Word Document: Assessment 1 – Endangered Species Campaign – Word Version

Last Week’s Brainstorms:

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Courtesy of The Art of Mass Effect Universe’, 2012
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The grass layer has been turned into a clipping mask with the shape of the rabbit below.
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Photo by Seemann on morgueFile.com
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Photo by matthewbridges on morgueFile.com
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Illustration by Kate Miller, found on DzineBlog.com
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Illustration by Gary Neill found on P.A.P.-Blog – http://garyneill.com/ http://garyneill.tumblr.com/
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Based on photo by xandert found on morgueFile
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Luminescent Lines – Courtesy of: PSDLearning
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Vista Lighting Effect – Courtesy of: Tutorial9
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Swiss travel poster from 1934 by Herbert Matter – Source: http://swisstype.wordpress.com/work/
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Courtesy of The Art of Mass Effect Universe’, 2012
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What Time is it Now? by King_Bobbles
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Screenshot from What’s Your Story by Joyce Hostyn
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Italian movie poster found on Abduzeedo.com
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Multimedia Production Cycle – This image is under the Creative Common Agreement, you can use it but will need to reference this site: www.classoffederico.wordpress.com
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Image source: Data Center Knowledge
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Peace- Swiss International Style Reference – by Maryam Chananeh
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Found at Inc.com
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Couple found at http://frenchbydesign.blogspot.com.au
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Photo by mconnors on morgueFile
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Only practice will help you learn! Photo by BreonWarwick on morgueFile
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Concept for Gallery Screnshot
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Image Source: www.photoshopessentials.com
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Photo by ariadna on morgueFile
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Illustration by Jessie Ford, found on DzineBlog.com
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Based on photo by hotblack from morgueFile.com
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