Thursday, 11/29/12

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

•  Finish Actions:  Find and download an action, use it with an image and upload your image.
  

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 

•  I added even more tutorials to the folder on my computer.
  

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:

•  Work on video/voiceovers.
  

Wednesday, 11/28/12

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

• Mrs. Miller is going to show you why Actions are so awesome how to get to them, and then
• You are going to use your own images to test out the actions included in Photoshop and get a good feeling of how they work and why they're beneficial and then
• You are going to upload at least three images that you created and/or enhanced with an Action
• And finally, you are going to search for Actions to download and test. 
  

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 

•  Continue with projects
  

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:

• Use the laptop to create voiceovers for the iMovie project
• Take turns so that each page has a different voice
• Have your iPads ready to research the requirements below (Hint:  Google "Audio Editing in iMovie 11)

• Everyone should be able to do the following:

1. Switch from single to multiple rows in your timeline
2. Make portions of your audio louder
3. View the audio "waveform"
4. Fade in and out of your separate clips
5. Know how to "reduce hum"
6. Add effects to your voices
   

Tuesday, 11/27/12

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

• Finish the Actions tutorials on the videos and files page (under "Resources")
• Upload your finished name/graphic and a screenshot of your actions palette showing your new action
  

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 

• There are several new tutorials in the Adv. PS tutorials on my computer (to get there, press CmdK, Browse, Linda's iMac, Teacher public folder)
• Choose a tutorial from set 3 or 4 (set 4 will store the new tutorials you requested, unless the tutorial was not a premiere tutorial) 
  

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:

•  Learn to set up sound booth and record voice-overs in iMovie
  

Monday, 11/26/12

FYI, Great site/service that you might be able to use in your other classes: 
Free service to check your grammar, spelling and to make sure you are not plagiarizing at grammarbase.com.


Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

• Finish Thanksgiving project if necessary and post to your blog
• Complete the Actions tutorials on the videos and files page (under "Resources")
• If you donated in order for the class to get the PSD Tutes site for a month, please go to the site and choose two tutorials I should get.  (Make sure they are not for Photoshop 6!)  Send me links to the tutorials either by email or by using the "comment" link below this post.

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 

• Finish Thanksgiving project if necessary and post to your blog
• Make sure you have either posted on my blog or emailed me a list of minimum two psd premier tutorials you would like to have from PSD Tutes.  (Make sure they are not for Photoshop 6!)  Send me links to the tutorials either by email or by using the "comment" link below this post.
• Review the actions tutorials assigned to Photoshop 1

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:

• Finish Thanksgiving project if necessary and post to your blog
• Begin "archival" scanning (in each class)
• Finish Photo Tutorial and upload to your blog
  

Thanksgiving Project for All Classes

Here are the requirements for Photoshop 1, 2 and 3:
8 x 10 inches or 10 x 8
300 dpi
Images must fade together so there are no hard lines where they overlap.
Must use at least 8 images
Must identify the images with text (i.e. "family," "lasagna," etc.)
Must have a title (i.e. "What I am Thankful for" or something less lame.)

Here are the requirements for Digital Graphics:
Use iMovie, iPhoto and iTunes to create a slideshow with photos, titles, music and transitions.
Must have a main title, titles that identify the images, and at least 10 images.
Export it and upload it to your blog.

Friday, 11/16/12

Remember:  Everyone will be completing a "What I am Thankful For" project Monday and Tuesday of next week.  What are you thankful for?  Be thinking about it.  You will use images from the web, but you are more than welcome to bring images from home.

Want to get started early? See requirements at the bottom.

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

•  Clone stamp video using this image.  When you are finished with the video, use the clone stamp to give her a third eye.  Upload your finished image.
• Review the gradient mask tutorial for Monday's project.  Use your own images.

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 

• Review the gradient mask tutorial for Monday's project.  Use your own images. 
• Go to PSD Tutes and pick out 2 tutorials you would like to complete.
  

Digital Graphics:
Having trouble uploading your video to your blog?  See this post about a work-around.

Assignment for everyone not actively editing video with iMovie:

• Complete this iMovie tutorial to prepare for Monday's project.
• Take a screenshot of your finished "timeline" and upload it to your blog.
• Also, take a screenshot of iTunes and iPhoto in such a way that you show that you completed the tutorials from the past two days.

Want to get started on your project early?  

Here are the requirements for Photoshop 1, 2 and 3:
8 x 10 inches or 10 x 8
300 dpi
Images must fade together so there are so hard lines where they overlap.
Must you at least 8 images
Must identify the images with text (i.e. "family," "lasagna," etc.)
Must have a title (i.e. "What I am Thankful for" or something less lame.)

Here are the requirements for Digital Graphics:
Use iMovie, iPhoto and iTunes to create a slideshow with photos, titles, music and transitions.
Must have a main title, titles that identify the images, and at least 10 images.
Export it and upload it to your blog.

Thursday, 11/15/12

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

• Finish work from yesterday and upload lens flare and drop shadow.
  

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 

• Cont. working on projects.  FYI, I am waiting until after we get back from Thanksgiving to subscribe to PSD Tutes.  

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:

•  Cont. from yesterday
  

Wednesday, 11/14/12

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

• Understanding Blending Modes: Blending Modes Photoshop File
• Using shortcuts with opacity and the blending mode:  Use this Photoshop file even though it isn't exactly the file used in the video
• Blending Modes Lens Flare, Lens Flare File
• Blending Modes Drop Shadow, Drop Shadow Photoshop File 
  

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment:

• If you are not already working on a project, go to DigitalArts.com and choose a project.
  

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:

• Download this file and double-click it to open it.  You should find a folder of images.
• Watch these two videos and follow along with the images provided in the folder:
  iPhoto1 , iPhoto2 
• Download this file and double-click it to open it.  You should find a folder of music files. 
•  Watch this movie and follow along in iTunes with the music from the folder.

Tuesday, 11/13/12

Note to everyone: Next week you will all complete a project called "What I am Thankful For." Photoshop 1 and 2 will need pictures for a collage.  Digital Graphics will need pictures for a slideshow. 


Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

• Watch IR/Noise effect using your own image. 
• Watch UnSharp Mask using your own image.
• When you are finished, upload a screenshot (command, shift, 4) showing the image and the layer palette. 
• Example of a screenshot show image and layers palette: 
• 
  

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 

• Continue working on project
  

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:

•  "Share" your video and upload it to your blog.
  

Monday, 11/12/12

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:  32 Bit and Gaussian Blur

• Watch 32 Bit  using your own image, then add a lens flare to two more images.
• Watch Gaussian Blur using your own image, then use the filter with two more images.
• Upload all 6 images to your blog.

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 

• If you are not already working on a project, go to DigitalArts.com and choose a project.
  

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:

•  Continue working on video.

Friday, 11/9/12

Make sure you voted (see yesterday's post)!

End of grading period.
Check your grades.


If you have completed and posted extra credit you need to make me aware of it.

Everyone:

On your blog:
Go to Settings
Then click on Posts and Comments
Under "Who can comment" click "everyone."
Under "Comment Moderation" click "always."
In the box under "Email moderation requests to"type your email address.

Thursday, 11/8/12

Vote for best "New Portrait" (To see the portraits, click on the slideshow to the right.)


Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

• Intro to Filters and Smart Filters using your own image.  
• Upload 3 images in which you've used at least 2 smart filters (in each image).  
• When you upload your image, click on the image and then click "caption."  In the caption, say which filters you used.
  

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 

•  Continue working on current assignment.
  

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:

• Continue working on video.
  

Wednesday, 11/7/12

Note to PS2 and PS1: I found a site with absolutely awesome tutorials.  Unfortunately, it costs $19 a month to have access to the full version of the tutorial as well as the source files.  Since we have been experiencing some issues with the free tutorials (i.e. they are riddled with mistakes) I would like to join for at least a month in order to access them.  So, I am asking each of you PS2 students (and any PS1 students who want to as well) to donate a dollar in order for us to join for a month.  If everyone completes a different tutorial during that month we will have at least 20 or more good tutorials for the class.  Take a look at the site.  I will have a donation jar at my desk.


Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

•  Take a photo of yourself and two other people (or find a photo of three people) and use the adjustment layers to change the skin color.  Each person has to be a different color.

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 

•  I am loving this project and this one.  Can you handle it????
  

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:

• Begin photo and camera app tutorial video

Tuesday, 11/3/2012

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

• Intro to Adjustments:  ladybug
• Adjustment Layer Presets:  telescope and bench
• Adjustment filters:  beach
• Adjustment Hue and Saturation:  baseball
  

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Continue working on your assignment of choice, or brush up on adjustment layers by watching the video on this site using the images they provide.


Digital Graphics:

•  Photos!

Monday, 11/2/12

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

•  Finish poster

Extra practice:  Create a collage with 6-8 images
Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 

• Continue
  

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:

•  Working with photos
  

Thurs-Fri, 11/1/12-11/2/12

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:  Vintage Circus Poster

•  Create the Vintage Circus Poster shown in this tutorial.  You have two days to complete the tutorial. 
• The best images will be printed and hung in the hallways during class registration in January.
  
• Optional Extra Practice:  Complete the activity from Tuesday using different features.

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 

• Cont. with present assignment or
• Do the Vintage Circus poster above or
• Complete the more advanced Puppet Warp tutorial here.
  

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:

•  Working with photos and/or iPad Author