Monday

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

• Today you are going to color a mosaic.  You will use the paint bucket and at least 15 different colors.
• Download this zip file to your computer and double click it to open.  You will have a folder of several images.  Choose one of the images to color.
• Before you start work, set up your image*:

1. Delete the white from your image, 
2. Create a new layer under your image and fill it with white.

• *Or you can just download this action I made and use it to set up your image.
• Upload your finished image to your blog.
  

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 

• Work on tutorial or project

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:

•  You should be close to finishing your video.

Friday, 12/7/12

Everyone (yes, this is for a grade)
In your blog, go to settings, then click on "posts and comments."
Next to "comment moderation" click "always."
Next to "show word verification" click "no."

 

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

•  Continue with greeting card.  When finished, make sure you have completed the coloring activity from Monday's post.
  

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 

•  Continue with greeting card. 

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:

•  Continue with About Me video.
  

Thursday, 12/6/12

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

•  Continue with greeting card.  When finished, make sure you have completed the coloring activity from Monday's post.
  

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 

•  Continue with greeting card. 

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:

•  Continue with About Me video.
  

Wednesday, 12/5/12

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

•  Create a greeting card!  The best card (chosen by a panel of teachers) will be used to send to administrators and other district officials and friends.  One card will be chosen from Photoshop 1 and one card from Photoshop 2-3.
  
  
  • Create a new file in Photoshop, using a resolution of 300 and a size of either 5" wide by 7" tall or 7" wide by 5" tall--just depends if you want to do a landscape or portrait design.
  • The card MUST BE YOUR ORIGINAL WORK--you may not use backgrounds from the internet or artwork or images from the internet, BUT you may take just a bit from this one and a bit from that one and combine a bunch of them to make your own work.  
  • You CAN look up how to create your own snowman in Photoshop.  Or snowflakes.  Or a snowstorm.  Or Santa.  (Hint:  do a Google search for how to make a holiday design or graphic in Photoshop--I bet you'll turn up a lot of tutorials, maybe even actions.)**
  • The message is up to you!  Be creative.  Be funny.  Be serious.  Be sardonic (look it up).  The choice is yours.
  • Upload a screenshot of your layers (appropriately named) and your final image.
  •  Write a 2 to 3 sentences about how you completed the project.
   
• ** Here are some quick searches I ran just to give you an idea:
  How to create a comet trail in Photoshop 
• How to create a starry night in Photoshop 
• How to create a snowflake in Photoshop
• How to create a snowman in Photoshop 
• How to create snow in Photoshop  
• How to create a Holiday Card in Photoshop (images)

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 

•  See Photoshop 1 assignment above.  You may incorporate any of your previous tutorials and/or projects. 
  

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:

•  About Me Video:  Create a video about yourself!  The video must be at least 2 minutes but not over 4 minutes.  Here is what you'll be graded on:
• (40%) Balanced mixture of media:  video, photos, music, voice-overs
• (20%) Flow of video:  Use of transitions, titles, etc.
• (20%) Completed "story": Don't do a video on where you were born--brainstorm facts about your life that tells who you are.  Ask yourself "who, what, where, when, and why" questions.
• (20%) Creativity:  Up to you, but you might want to try different types of transitions, using the Ken Burns effect (but don't overuse it), fading music in and out, etc. 
  

• Example questions:

1. Who...are my parents, my grandparents, my siblings, my extended family, my friends...
2. What...do I like to do, do my parents do, is my favorite subject, do I want to be when I grow up....
3. Where...was I born, did I grow up, have I lived, would I like to live, do I want to go to college...
4. When...was I born, did I move to New Braunfels, will I graduate, did I go to ?????????, did I get my first car...
5. Why...did we move to New Braunfels, do I want to be a ???????? when I grow up, do I want to move to ????????, do I love ?????????? or hate ?????????...

These are just example questions to get you started on your video.   What you really use is totally up to you!

Tuesday, 12/4/12

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

• Finish your two coloring pages.  You can do another for extra credit.

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 

• Work on tutorial or project

Digital Graphics:
Assignment:

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•  Work on video/voiceovers.
  

Monday, 12/3/12

Graphic Design/Photoshop 1:
Assignment:

• Today you are going to color a letter of the alphabet.  You will use the paint bucket and at least 15 different colors.
• Download this zip file to your computer and double click it to open.  You will have a folder of several images.  Choose one of the images to color.
• Before you start work, set up your image*:

1. Delete the white from your image, 
2. Create a new layer under your image and fill it with white.

• *Or you can just download this action I made and use it to set up your image.
• Upload your finished image to your blog.
  

Advanced Graphic Design/Photoshop 2: 
Assignment: 

• Work on tutorial or project

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
   

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