Emily Lomas.

The digital outcome using Photoshop.

After tutor yesterday, it also left me quite confused and shocked that our digital outcomes have to be handed in by Thursday. I was aware that both our personal and group blogs were due in for week 8 (Friday 18th May) however, like Josie has also posted, I was under the impression we got two weeks after this deadline date to perfect our digital outcomes using photoshop. This has worried me as I have never used photoshop and don't know where to start with it! Mary is around for help on Tuesday morning and Thursday morning but we obviously can't go and expect her to do this for us, plus a lot people will most likely be struggling with this so there is no ganruntee we will recieve 1to1 time with her. However, I was thinking, we could meet as a group in the Mac computer suites and maybe we could help each other if some people are stronger at using photoshop than others? It is my major weakness and would appreciate anyones help!

Any suggestions?

Tutorial May 10th (Josie Cawdry)

Yesterday was the final tutorial with Mary Starke, although very useful some of the information we were given was quite shocking to say the least.

We were informed that the project deadline was actually friday 18th may, on that date everything we have worked on so far has to be handed in for assessment. Something that we were not told previously, we had been lead to believe that we had a further 2 weeks after blog deadline to complete any samples and our final digital outcome! This is wrong, everything has to be in for the 18th.

Good news for some, but bad news for people like me who were hoping to use the lazer cutter to progress work further, now i have no time to pursue this.

So to summarize;

18TH MAY FINAL DEADLINE FOR ALL WORK, DIGITAL BLOG AND FINAL DIGITAL OUTCOME.

TUTORIAL AND FEEDBACK-AMELIA FAYE TILT

At weekly tutorial with our new living it tutor Mary Stark, we discussed the aspects of my project that I should take further and different ways to push myself.

Positive Outcomes-

Both Mary and my living it group gave positive feedback about my project so far, especially my samples. Although whilst looking at my tailor tacking samples we realised that the reverse also portrays elements of my earlier work, and how it could be interesting to go back into the embroidery workshop to experiment using different bobbin colours. What else could I do?

Another element we discussed was that the paper samples I had been working on were a lot stronger, and more striking than some of the stitch samples. This made me start thinking how I develop them, by using digital print onto fabric. This is something I have always wanted to experiment with and now it is appropriate for me to do so. Mary gave me tips on how to go about doing this, as I would need her help as it is a technique that is slightly alien to me.

Targets-

· Produce more paper samples

· Develop a sample to print onto fabric

· Look into the back of tailor tacking

· Start to bring work together and post more on my blog

· Look into some digital artists

Potential Print?

I need to look into the cost and things I need to do in photoshop to allow me to get printing.

 

If anyone has any artists or usefull things I could research I would really appriciate it!!

CV TASK (Josie cawdry)

Thought this might help with regards to the cv writing task, due in Tuesday 8th may.

http://www.cvcl.co.uk/writing-perfect-cv.htm

Your CV should not only summarise your qualifications, skills and experience but should also reflect key aspects of your personality that will help you to stand out from all other applicants. As well as utilising a profile at the top of the CV to highlight your particular skills, it is important to inject some of your personal qualities and strengths throughout the CV so that your individuality is really emphasised. Any specific achievements from your work, academic or personal life should be highlighted as these too reflect your personality and can demonstrate to any potential employers your proven ability to add value to a role.

How you present the CV is of vital importance and the top tips here are to:

• Type your CV rather than handwrite it
• Use good quality paper that is not flimsy but not too thick either
• Be creative with your presentation and choice of font
• Keep it to a maximum of two or three pages
• Put the most important information on the first page

You can demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of your chosen profession by using relevant terminology and 'buzzwords', although this should not be overdone. It is much more important to be specific about your achievements and experiences. Also, you should aim to include information on additional skills such as your ability to speak other languages or your proficiency in the use of computers.

Common cv writing mistakes

Some of the mistakes that people make when writing a CV are very obvious and others are much more subtle. Here is a list of some of the more common mistakes seen in CVs:

• Too long and too “wordy” - summarise your information as much as possible to ensure that it is both clear and concise
• Disorganised layout – by following the guidelines above as to how to present the CV, you can make sure that the information is presented logically in the CV
• Spelling and grammatical errors – it is essential to run a spell check through the finished CV and to read through it to ensure that it makes sense
• Including photographs or other decorative embellishments – this should be avoided as they distract attention from the important information contained in the CV
• Use of first person – too much use of “I” or “Me” in the CV can appear arrogant and is also too informal
• Irrelevant information – it is not advisable to include anything that does not add value or could appear negative such as reasons for leaving jobs
• Too much use of jargon – some technical terms are acceptable but it is important to explain these if there is the possibility of them being read by someone not familiar with them

Kurt Schwitters (Josie Cawdry)

LETS COLLAGE

I have found myself really interested in the works of kurt Schwitter recently.

He is a extremely famous collage artist who creates his work by using old bits of rubbish and tat that he finds in his house or on the streets around him.

I would be really keen to try and work in this way myself, looking at how old rubbish can be changed into something beautiful, much like the way the old art school is evolving into a new, modern building.

This also ties in quite nicely with my theme of transition, and changing a place. I may look into creating my own space and then defacing/changing it with collected items etc.

Digital workshop (Josie Cawdry)

Today's digital workshop was a extremely session showing us how to use Photoshop to create layers, brushes and patterns.

Scanning/photography sketchbook pages www.jesswilliams.co.uk 

Resolution

The resolution relates to the size and quality of a digital image. This is connected to how many pixels there are each square inch of the image itself. The more pixels, the higher the resolution and vise versa. The less pixels, the less resolution there is. When a picture with a low pixel count is enlarged the quality is decreased and the pixels become visible, making the image blurry.

• High resolution is needed for anything that is going to be sent to print.
• Low resolution images are needed for internet use so they appear quickly on the website.

To get the perfect images follow these simple steps;

1. check the size settings of the camera

2. use only natural light (artificial light will give a yellow tint)

3.photograph at midday

4.get closer for detail

5. place objects on a large clean white sheet

6.DONT use flash

7. try and not depend on editing software

8. in low light, always use a tripod

Todays tutorial- 26th April.

There was only three of us at tutor today for various different reasons but just wanted to let you all know, we have recieved really positive feedback about our blog so far and we have been told to carry on onwards and upwards for our last three weeks. I think we have all communicated really well in various ways. A lot with artist research, all sharing who we have found inspiring so that someone else may be able to relate to the artist and use them in their own work. We still need to make arrangements for the recording a conversation as a group task we have all agreed to do, then we can upload it to the blog to show how well we have all been cooperating and communicating as a team!

Where to Next? - Charlotte Yates

Hey everyone, sorry I missed tutorial today I don't know if Hayley told you all but I was in loads of pain with my knee, but i've got a doctors appointment for the morning so should be okay.. As you all know I have been into the screen printing workshop this week and thought I would share this post as you didnt get to see my work today so you can all see how I plan to develop my project, if any one has any other ideas they think will help me please let me know .

I plan to get back into the print room on tuesday but for the rest of this week I think it's time to start considering ideas as to what my prints could become in the new build. I've taken out some essential reads along with a few other books that attracted my interest from the library, hopefully these will spark some inspiration.

In terms of digital I have attended Mary's drop in where she briefly ran through how to put our proposals into a space. I intend to try this again on my own and learn how to do it to a high standard as I feel being confident in it will really help me when it comes down to finalising images. Being able to do it alone will not only give me much more time to play around with ideas as apposed to two hours a week when Mary's available for digital help but also benefit me in the future.

If I have any time left I still want to try using copper as an alternative material and etch or emboss one of my designs created from my inspiration in special collections onto it. Its a material that's always interested me and something completely different from what I usually do, it's out of my comfort zone but I feel I need to push myself and give myself a challenge.

AMELIA FAYE TILT

On Thursday I had two tutorials with Rachel and Mary, it was interesting to hear two different opinions. I was glad to hear positive things about the experiments I have in my sketchbook (even if there’s not very many). I’m really keen on producing more sketchbook based samples, more of a sample sketchbook. As I’m focusing my work on texture I’ve been using my samples as a method of drawing. I went into town today to buy some dye to use on material I’ve bought and collected, and to my surprise Wilko was super cheap! There wasn’t many colours to choose from but luckily they had two of the ones I wanted.