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This week...

While I am gone, if you have questions, just "comment" at the bottom of this post and I will reply as soon as I can.

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

This week:

  • Complete the Working With Frames tutorial using the Frames zip file
  • Complete Wanted Poster
  • Painting with Text and Repairing Backgrounds: 
    • In this tutorial you will be learning two things:  how to paint with text, and how to prepare a background so you can use it for adding things like text or other elements.  You will receive two daily grades (Painting with Text and Repairing Backgrounds) and one homework grade (making text brushes).
  • Intro, Tutorial videos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • Practice Image
  • Field, Sky
  • Project:  Make your own painting with text.  Use high quality images so I can print it.  Use a resolution of 300 dpi and a setting of 11 x 17 or 17 x 11 (inches).
  • The most "moving" projects will be printed.
Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 
  • Continue working on video or Test Tutorials (see last weeks blog entries for more info)

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:
This week:
Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 
  •  Flash cards (study for exam)
  • Exam prep tutorial 1:  use the image to follow along with the videos.  Upload a screenshot showing your final step
  • Exam prep tutorial 2:  use the image to follow along with the videos.  Upload a screenshot showing your final step

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:
  •  Continue working on Photoshop tutorials.
Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

  •  Finish animations
Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 
  •  Finish video project

Digital Graphics:
Assignment: (This should take you three class periods)
  1. Complete Gradient Mask tutorial using the images provided and upload the finished image to your blog
  2. Complete a collage using the Gradient Mask technique and at least five images.  Examples

Animated Gifs in Photoshop 1 and 2

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

First:  go to certiport.com and register for a new account using your id number as your login and your password.

Then:
Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 
  • Create "Speed Art" in PhotoshopThis zip file contains examples
    This zip file has a few videos explaining how to record your screen using Quicktime.
    Update: 
    don't bother watching the videos about using music or voice, because you'll be using iMovie to speed up your movie and add music.

  • Make sure your video has a title page with the name of your project, your name, name of song and artist.
  • Make sure your music is school appropriate
  • Your music should fade at the end
  • The video should end with the final project on the screen for at least 5 seconds

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:
  •  Go to the Video and Files page and do the following tutorials:
  • Marquee Tool







This week...

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

  •  Monday
  • Photo Cube Zip File  Note:  When you look for the "shape layer" box it is now in a dropdown (and should already be in "shape), and the layers will not look like mine, but everything else will work the same.
  • Tuesday
  • Flaming Hair    Pic
  • Wednesday:
  • Stone Texture  Use your own photo 
  • Thursday and Friday:
  • Animating in CS6 (This will show you how to create a simple animated gif in CS6, which will prepare you to do the other two animations in CS5.  The guy's voice is a little annoying at first, but then it sorta becomes normal.)
  • Animation Ex
  • Animating in PS zip file

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 
  •  Cont. work
Note
Digital Graphics:
Assignment:

Inserting Images

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 
  •  Cont. work

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:

Photo Breakup

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

  • Photo Breakup tutorial using Photo Breakup image:
  • Photo Breakup Tutorial
  • Photo Breakup image
  • After going through the tutorial with the image I provided, find your own image and "break it up" on your own.  
  • Upload both images to your blog.
Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 
  •  Cont. work

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:

Custom Brushes Cont., Grading Videos

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

  •  Make sure you've created your own Custom Brush design using a background of your choice and at least 3 different stamps.
Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 
  •  Cont. work

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:
  •  Grading videos
Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

    • Finish yesterday's assignment.
Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 
    •  Finish yesterday's assignment.

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:  More Photoshop
Reminder:  Login is myfiles, password is unicorn

Custom Brushes, Adv. Tutorials, Intro to Photoshop

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 
  • Connect to my computer to get to the folder of Advanced Photoshop tutorials.  
  • Choose a tutorial from set 7 to complete

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:
Login is myfiles, password is unicorn

6th week of 7 week grading period

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 
  • Assignment of choice OR take certification exam

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:
  •  Music Video