Tuesday, November 26, 2013

GOT EXTRA TIME?

Follow these links for directions to projects:

1. Photo Cube 6 Theme Based Images = 1 Rockin objet d'art!
Your Choice: Six of Your Own Altered Photos
Or
Your Favorite Song in Six School Appropriate Panels
Or
Six of whatever you choose.

2.  Make some seasonal art:  here are some links for brushes and shapes
http://www.brusheezy.com/brushes/26084-thanksgiving-theme-photoshop-brushes
http://www.brusheezy.com/brushes/26084-thanksgiving-theme-photoshop-brushes

Thursday, November 14, 2013

PHOTOSHOP: DESATURATE AND RECOLOR STEPS

LEARNING TARGET:  I can use Photoshop to recolor items in a realistic manner, using the paintbrush, gradient tool, pattern stamp or a clipping mask.



Monday, November 11, 2013

PHOTOSHOP: DESATURATE AND RECOLOR

Desaturate and Recolor Composition

1. Start a Photoshop document measuring 8.5 x 11 @ 150 dpi

2. Develop a composition of your choice, that features the following criteria:
• A minimum of 5 instances of de-saturation and re-coloring. Use both the color replacement tool and the full desaturate/recolor method. Also include instances of solid color, gradient, pattern and clipping mask.
• Your de-saturation and re-coloring must follow one of these color schemes: monochromatic, complementary, analogous (analogic), split complement, triad, tetrad, accented analogic. Check out the color notes on our Tumblr page!  This page has great info about color harmonies too!  Try the Color Scheme Designer here!

3. Save your composition as a JPEG with your name and the word recolor in the file title.  (Mine would be kelywakelyrecolor.jpg)

4.  Put the JPEG file in the Drop Box.

5.  Do the write up:
A.  Explain what type of color scheme you applied to your composition.
B.  Identify the items you recolored with a SOLID COLOR, using the color replacement tool.
C.  Identify the items you recolored with a SOLID COLOR, using the full desaturate and recolor method.
D.  Identify the items you recolored with a GRADIENT.
E.  Identify the items you recolored with a PATTERN.
F.  Identify the items you recolored with a CLIPPING MASK.
G.  Which blend modes did you use the most when recoloring?
H.  Name something that was easy or difficult about the recoloring.
I.  What advice would you give to someone else doing the same assignment?

6.  Attach the write-up to the self assessment and turn in.



Thursday, November 7, 2013

INTRO TO TECH: INVENTION RESEARCH PROJECT AND VIDEO

Follow this link to the Research Project Calculator:  https://rpc.elm4you.org/assignments/6118
Make your own account to save your own copy of this template that you can type on.

http://www.elm4you.org/students

http://www.elm4you.org/databases/topics/middleschool

http://www.elm4you.org/databases/topics/highschool

Student Resources in Context: http://ic.galegroup.com.proxy.elm4you.org/ic/suic/?p=SUIC&u=mnsminitex

Kids Search: http://web.ebscohost.com.proxy.elm4you.org/srck5/search?sid=a84b47db-56da-4a69-8093-fa3d0ad3e92c%40sessionmgr13&vid=1&hid=28

Student Research Center: http://web.ebscohost.com.proxy.elm4you.org/src/search?sid=c4cb0582-d878-4e81-9a0d-b4fe1d6aee8c%40sessionmgr15&vid=1&hid=28

Brittanica Middle http://school.eb.com.proxy.elm4you.org/levels/middle

Brittanica High:  http://school.eb.com.proxy.elm4you.org/levels/high

Easy Bib Citation Generator:  http://www.easybib.com/

SEARCH TIPS TO HELP YOU

1.  Copy and paste your sources into a Word Doc  or your Research Project Calculator Command + C = Copy
Command + V= Paste


Search Phrases
Who invented the
History of
Uses of
Changes in
Positive effects
Negative effects

How to find a good website:
1.  .gov and .edu websites are going to be a more reliable source of info than .com sites.
2.  Websites with good information are not going to try and sell you anything.
     Bad sites are loaded with advertisements.
3.  Good sites are updated regularly.
4.  Bad sites are those which any person can post and edit information on.

Examples of unreliable websites
Wikipedia  
Answers.com
Yahoo answers
ask.com
Wiki answers
about.com

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

PHOTOSHOP: FINISHING YOUR LENTICULAR IMAGE

1. Layout, Print, Mat Lenticular Image
A. Set up a Photoshop document that is:
     Width: 14 inches
     Height: 8.5 inches
     Resolution:  300 dpi.
B. Place vertical guides at 1/2 inch intervals all across the document. Place horizontal guides at 1 inch and 7.5 inches.
C. Take your images and go to Layer > Flatten image. Then File > Save as, pick JPEG. Then place vertical guides at 1/2 inch intervals all across your images.
D. Use the guides to help you make clean selections of your images to splice together inside the 14 x 8.5 document. Make sure View > Snap To > Guides is checked. See http://photojojo.com/content/diy/how-to-make-lenticular-images/ for the splicing method.
E. Select all your layers by holding the SHIFT key as you click on them. Go to Layer > Align > Top Edges.
E. Save your Photoshop Document.
F. Flatten your Photoshop document. Save it as a Photoshop PDF.
G. Print and attend a matting demo.