Author Archives: rmanhardt13

Essential Question: What techniques can I use to successfully translate my sketch to a digital image using Illustrator Today we will look at some of the sketches and discuss what’s working well and why their tattoo design is successful. We will talk about how these examples used line weight successfully and how they also balanceContinue reading “Digital Tattoos Day 3: Balancing Negative Space”

Today’s essential question: How can I use line weight to create an interesting tattoo? Today we will sketch out our ideas for our own tattoo designs. We will use different types of line weight to help make our designs more interesting. Your sketch must be created in a 5×10 size, in either landscape or portraitContinue reading “Digital Tattoos Day 2: Tattoo Creation & Sketches”

Today’s essential question: How can I create an original tattoo in the style of another tattoo artist?  Today we will discuss different tattoo artists and how we can plan to design and create our own digital tattoos in Adobe Illustrator and AfterEffects. We will create a blog post about one of the tattoo artists andContinue reading “New Project: Digital Tattoos”

I’m a Grad Student at Rochester Institute of Technology, getting my Masters in Arts Education. I also got my BFA from RIT in New Media Design, where I discovered my passion for UI/UX, as well as web design, animation, motion graphics, and prototyping. I love making things that move and engage. I grew up right hereContinue reading “Meet Ms. Manhardt”