Boxy tutorials

The official Boxy tutorials each cover a lot of ground, quickly, and sometimes they go into topics or depth we don’t need. But you will learn a lot about what you can do with it, some of which you may have been wondering about, and some which may give you some ideas. Remember, you can pause it or replay a section as needed, no need to get overloaded.

Watch the official Boxy tutorials, released January 2020 (and on YouTube playlist).

Jason Erdreich’s tutorials provide a little more explanation, but be aware that some aspects of the program may be different now, since it’s had a few more years of development.

Watch Jason Erdreich’s Boxy tutorials from 2017.

Dick’s video tutorials are linked within the class tab for the assignment they apply to.

Class materials and homework assignments

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Color Deception 1: Make 3 colors look like 4

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See previous Week 1 class summaries, materials and homework – From 2016 | From 2015 | From 2014

Homework 1 tutorial: Making an array with Boxy SVG

Dick Nelson demonstrates his recommended layout and steps, using Boxy SVG, for creating a solution to the first homework assignment in his Color Relationship 2020 class, “Make one color look like two.” This is the tutorial shown in class January 25.

Boxy tip: To make an exact copy of an object, select it, then hold down the Option key and drag.

Create an Array Tutorial (Illustrator)

Create An Array Tutorial from Richard (Dick) Nelson on Vimeo.

A step-by-step tutorial on how to create a VALUE array in Adobe Illustrator.

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Color Deception 2: Make 3 colors look like 2

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See previous Week 2 class summaries, materials and homework – From 2016 | From 2015 | From 2014
(In the 2015 and 2016 classes, Assignment 3 was given as homework along with Assignment 2, but your homework is only Assignment 2.)

Watch new Boxy tutorials released January 28

Watch Boxy tutorials from 2017

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Color Deception 3: Make 4 colors look like 3

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See previous Color Deception 3 class summaries, materials and homework – From 2016 | From 2015 | From 2014
(In the 2015 and 2016 classes, Assignments 2 and 3 were both given in the second week.)

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Film illusions and Gestalt

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See previous Film Illusion class summaries, materials and homework – From 2016 | From 2015 | From 2013
(This was the first assignment given in the Color 2 classes from 2015 and 2016.)

Homework 4 tutorial: Creating a film illusion with Boxy SVG

Dick Nelson demonstrates how to create components to make an illusion of a colored film affecting other colored shapes beneath it, using Boxy SVG. This is the tutorial shown in class February 15.

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Veil illusion

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Volume color

Volume color builds on the concepts of veils, because atmosphere (or liquid) behaves like an infinite series of veils: objects deeper in space take on more of the color of the atmosphere; the veiling becomes more opaque.

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Homework 5 tutorial: Creating a veil illusion with Boxy SVG

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White light

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Homework 6 tutorial: Creating the illusion of a white spotlight with Boxy SVG

Note: Dick forgot to mention that you must also set the Compositing Blend mode to “Multiply” for the black film.

White spotlight illusion in 2D

An Illustrator tutorial for artists who wish to incorporate the illusion of a light on a variety of hues and values.

White light illusion in 3D

An Illustrator tutorial on plotting white light, its cast shadow, and reflected light.

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Colored light

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These include photos from colored light demos, tutorial videos, presentations, and handouts.

Homework 7 tutorial: Creating the illusion of a colored spotlight with Boxy SVG

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Homework 8 tutorial: Transposing colors of equal value

Watch and listen as Dick talks you through the thinking process for this week’s homework.

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See the most recent Vanishing Boundaries class summary, materials and homework – From 2016

Should you want to dig deeper, links to previous years’ summaries are provided at the end of the post above.

Handout and assignment: Vanishing boundaries

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