When the designs are complete we will be using the Photo Emulsion method
to burn them into the screen:
Students create a "black and clear", in other words an opaque image on acetate.
The students prepare their screen by stretching fabric over a frame and adhering it
with staples.
Next the screen is coated with a light sensitive chemical mixture that looks like
thinned green pudding.
The surface of the screen is then allowed to dry in a dark place. When it's dry the
screen is place on a flat surface and the black and clear is placed inside the screen.
Light is then shined through it (much like a photo negative onto photo paper)
in a darkened room, thus burning the opaque image into the screen's surface.
The screen is then gently washed leaving the design free of emulsion allowing the image to print.
In Photography, students are working on portrait photography and a short list of three items
that will each not only be shot utilizing the 10 Steps to Better Photography, but will have been altered in some way in Adobe Photoshop before being printed 9 up on a page for viewing/grading.
In Graphic Design the students are exploring the new online classroom I created on Nicenet.org.
I found another educator's site that she is allowing us to use that has tutorials and assignments that are excellent ways to learn tools and tricks in the Adobe Creative Suite package. Because I am not a graphic designer and am still, and will always be learning we will utilize this site. I hope to post photos of some of the work from last week soon!
The advanced students are working on drawings and various projects. We will begin a focus on work for the Conference Art Show (April 19) soon!
Nice lay out of the plans for the classes.
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