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Due Friday, January 4
1. Go to CG Reference Websites Link. Search from the following list here for good digital illustrators or good digital illustration tutorials. By going to some of these websites you will be able to find links to other illustrators or tutorials. E-mail me either 3 good digital illustrator websites or digital illustration tutorial websites that are not already listed.

Due Friday, January 25
2. Create 3-10 inorganic objects, 1-3 environments, and 1-5 organic objects. These objects can be stylized, realistic, or abstract. The complexity will determine the amount of objects used. For instance, a very complex realistic piece might only require 1 environment or 10 inorganic objects but a more basic or abstract piece require 30 inorganic objects or 3 environments. For example 10 inorganic objects might be a hat, car, building, speakers, sword, spoon, chair, scarf, stove, and rock. Each object would be a separate file. These digital paintings/drawings will be used in future projects.

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3. Create a book design. Do not use any fonts unless it is something made specifically to tie in with the work. All type will be added much later with this work when we get to the layout section of the class.

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Work on the group class art piece that is a Fluxus type of art.
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4. With completely square dimensions create either an organic or inorganic texture of moderate to advanced amount of detail.

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5. Create a original cartoon image, environment or logo using vector software.

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6. Using either photographs or your illustrations use the vector tracing feature of Inkscape to create an artwork.

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7. Learning gimp you will make a self portrait layered.

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8. Using primarily the clone stamp you will find 2 pictures famous people male and female and blend their features to make a grayscale “what if they had a baby” image.

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9. Using your knowledge of the clone stamp tool and other technique’s learned you will find and image and make two versions. One will be untouched the other will have 8 subtle changes to the picture.

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10. With Scribus you will add the text to the book design originally created.

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11. Create a tabloid using photographs(possibly manipulated) and text with Scribus.

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12. Using wings created a 3d sculpture.

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13. Using wings create a uv map for that sculpture if possible. If not, create a UV map for a sphere.

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14. Using wings create a texture for that sculpture if possible. If not, create a texture for a sphere.

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15. With blender create a 3d sculpture using the sculptmode.

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16. With the sculpture(s) create a basic scene. Add lighting to the scene. Use the camera to make a good shot to render. Test render the pictures. After adjusting the lights and camera create a high quality final render.

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17. Create a basic model based on the tutorial. Create a rig for that model based on the tutorial. Skin the rig.

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18. Using a premade rig create some simple to moderately difficult animations.

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19. Using the tutorial based rig model create a moderately difficult animation.

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20. If all previous assignments are completed earlier than the semester’s end students will have custom projects catered to their specific interests and skills.