Awesome PS Site- Worth 1000
Awesome PS Site-
Worth 1000
Notebook- List of Notebook assignments and Due Dates
I will give selected Notebook assignments which tie into certain events,
exhibits or photo issues.
It is your responsibility to check the web page section for your particular
class early each week and complete
assigned questions and sketchbook activities outlined for each week. These
assignments are due each Monday/Tuesday at the start of your hour and should be
completed outside of class time (homework!)
The computer has become an important
technological tool used in nearly every facet of our society, including the
visual arts. Virtually all commercial art and design careers now require some
type of computer graphics experience. This course will provide important and
necessary skills to students seeking careers in a variety of communication and
art fields.
Students are evaluated on project-based assignments that will emphasize
the fundamentals of the elements of art, principles of design, as well as, computer graphics techniques using
the software applications of Adobe PhotoShop. These assignments
will revolve around communication and design themes, including topics such as
logotypes, letterheads, advertising, and layout. Assignments will be structured
around the basic tools and techniques provided by computer technology available.
This is the Course Outline for Computer Art at M.H.S. Throughout the
year
you will be introduced to a variety of new computer artists, techniques and
software. Please refer back to this page throughout the semester for added
links, project explanations, due dates, technique workshops, and more.
Computer Graphics Projects & Assignments
Week 10- Check out "Tessellation to ART"
| You need- | Tessellation 1- Alternating 1's & 2's | Man with Tie Tessellation | |
| Tessel | Tessellation 2- Alternating 1's, Color, 2's, Color, etc | Room with Tessellation on walls or floor | |
| TesselArt1 | Tessellation 3- T1 or T2 with flipped horiziontal and vertical parts | Woman with Tessellated Dress | |
| TesselArt2 | Sunglasses with your Tessellation | Another Object with Tessellation |
These should be saved to your TEEN folder and saved in a folder
you have created called "Tesselations"
These should also be added to your Web Page/Tessellation Page
No School Friday!
Week 11
Final Project- Tessellation
Final Project
Utilize your tessellations in a creative composition. Your project should
have some thought involved, more than pasting your tessellation in empty
space.
No School Friday!
Tuesday-
Creating a Spooky House
Thursday.- 
#1 -
Masks and Channels (Review) #7 Tutorial/Handout
Work thru the handout #7, (06 start. psd is in your computer graphics folder)
Complete Workshop on "Channels & Masks" (the Egret)
#2
Online Tutorial
Folded
Paper Tutorial
She uses a map for this tutorial you can use any image even a colored rectangle.
Save as "foldedpaper" in your TEEN Folder when completed.
Week 13-
#1 TEEN folder cleanup- remove all done parts (tutorials, unused
images, etc.)
Daily Grade for this activity!
#2YourWebPage folder cleanup- remove all unneeded excess, NO .PSD
files in this folder
Final Project-
Complete the two tutorials above "The
Egret" and "The Folding Paper"-
both should be on your 2nd quarter web page (Daily grades)
*Utilizing the knowledge you have gained from both workshops find 3 pictures
similar to the
ones we utilized in "Masks and Channels" tutorial, using your workshop knowledge
create an
interesting combination image (image should be in the horizontal
format-landscape). Once image is done use the knowledge from workshop #2 and
change your image from a flat one to a 3-d folded paper with background and
shadow.
That's right you are creating your own image and turning into a folded page
complete with 3-d shadow and background.
Your 3 starting images along with your final folded piece should be on your
website along with a good explanation of the evolution of this project. (Project
grade)
Working with Quick Masks and Working with
Difficult Subjects
The picture of the rose and the tree are in your TEEN folders, in a new folder
called "Quick Masks"
These two projects should end up on your 2nd Quarter web page also!
After completing the above tutorials, begin on project-
Extra- Awesome Tutorial-
Online Demo
Week 14
Mon/Tues-
1. Discussion of Web Pages- "What makes a webpage successful?"
2. Complete terms - webpage terms
3. Critique of 9 different websites -
Review sheet
Web pages to critique
Other pages to look at;
Cool Text Tutorials-
Flaming Text (you must do
this one)
Quick Text Effects
Movie Style Text
Feathered Type
Rainbow Edges
Embossed Text
Over-Exposed Type
Groovy Text
Glowing Text
Gold Metallic Fonts
We will-
Using PhotoShop to create Web Sites
Workshops on;
* Learn about ImageReady
* Optimizing Web Graphics
*Creating Buttons for Web page
*Create Slices in an Image
* Create a Rollover Effect
* Create and Play a Basic Animation
* Add Tweening and frame delay
Lesson 13- Creating Links Within an Image
Follow the workshop and keep in mind you are going to create a website for
yourself
based on these workshops.
Overview- Requirements for
your Web Site
Some great ideas for web pages (great tutorials)-
Click on thumbnail to see larger image, click on link to see how to.
Simple animation made with ImageReady
Animated .gifs
Lesson 16 - Creating Animated Images for the Web
Work through the blender exercise pg.s 499-510
Once completed find an image you would like to try to animate from the internet,
something that could be applied to your website, guitar player for your music
page or ?
Once you find the image, use the knowledge from the workshop and animate the
image.
You must use at least 3 animated images (ones you animate yourself) on your
site.
Week 15
Review some web pages-
Begin on our personal website
(yes we will create all the graphics for the page-
including Background
graphics, buttons, animated gifs, (like the baby above)
Plus links to other pages and sites.
Overview- Requirements for
your Web Site
Great tutorial- Creating a gel button
Week 16
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Monday- Animation in Image Ready
Simple animation made with ImageReady
Check out- The JUS Webpage
Lesson 16 - Creating Animated Images for the Web
Work through the blender exercise pg.s 499-510 and the Logo exercises pg.s
510-526
Once completed find an image(s) you would like to try to animate from the internet,
something that could be applied to your website, guitar player for your music
page or ?
Once you find the image, use the knowledge from the workshop and animate the
image.
You must use at least 3 animated images (ones you animate yourself) on your
site.
Overview- Requirements for
your Web Site
Yes we will create all the graphics for the page-
including Background
graphics, buttons, animated gifs, (like the baby above)
Plus links to other pages and sites.
Friday- Introduction to Java
Scripts
Week 17 and
Week 18
Finish Up web page- Requirements for
your Web Site
Final Project- "Santa Claus- your version"
In your folder you have a great illustration by -
Haddon Sundblom's of one of his Coca-Cola Santas.
Your job take this image and alter it in a creative way, you can add or subtract
from the image.
You can update the man, change him to bad santa, add images to the picture, etc.
* The entire work should look like it was meant to be- very realistic!
* You can use scanned pictures, internet images, or digital photos.
Major Christmas Project (Final Project for the Semester)- Due Dec. 21st -
(no lates)
Should be on your website and work!
Example of a project I did a few years ago like this-
Original |
My Bluegrass Santa |
Helpful Christmas Workshops-
#1 Christmas Tree
Ornament or an easier one (should work at Peabody)-
Ball Ornaments
A basic 'Shape' and 'Blending Styles' helped create this ornamental effect.
#2
CHRISTMAS TEXT
TUTORIAL
Learn how to create some 'cool' looking Christmas text just in time for
the holidays.
#3
Candy Canes
#4
Christmas Lights
#5
Holly Leaves
#6 Check out this web site for some fresh ideas and motivation for the
project
http://www.worth1000.com/ (look for
PhotoShop contests- explore, it is worth it!)
Major Christmas Project (Final Project for the Semester)- Due Dec. 21st -
(no lates)
Should be on your website and work!
Utilizing all of your PhotoShop skills you have gained this year so far, alter
the illustration from Cabella's 2001 Christmas catalogue,
*
Your new illustration should have a theme (some idea that runs thru the entire
project)
* You must eliminate all of the font on the present catalogue
* You must utilize the 5 Christmas tutorials above ( the ornament, the text,
the candy canes, Christmas lights and the holly leaves)
and utilize them in the work
Find resources- Mr. V's ideas- I want to create a Santa Claus bluegrass band, I need some elves and instruments!
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| Work in Progress #1 | Work in Progress #2 |
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Tuesday- Finishing up Christmas Tutorials (above) and beginning on major
"Christmas Project"
Please have all late projects posted to your web page by Thursday, no late
project grades given at that point!
(Alphabet Book, Fix it Workshops, Bald You, Christmas Workshops)( If it's not
there-live with the grade!)
Final Project (Christmas Couple) Due- Dec. 22nd 12:30 (no lates, that's it)
Major Christmas Project (Final Project for the Semester)- Due Dec. 22nd 12:30
(no lates)
Utilizing all of your PhotoShop skills you have gained this year so far, alter
the illustration from Cabella's 2001 Christmas catalogue,
Note-
this is a resized graphic- use the picture from your web folder (called
start.jpg)
*
Your new illustration should have a theme (some idea that runs thru the entire
project)
* You must eliminate all of the font on the present catalogue
* You must utilize the 5 Christmas tutorials above ( the ornament, the text,
the candy canes, Christmas lights
and the holly leaves) and utilize them in the work
* The entire work should look like it was meant to be- very realistic!
* You can use scanned pictures, internet images, or digital photos.
* This should be a complicated/ complex project- my expectations are very high
of you, you should utilize all
of the knowledge you have gained so far this year.
Find resources- Mr. V's ideas- I want to create a Santa Claus bluegrass band,
I need some elves and instruments!
See examples above!
EXtras-
New workshop- Lesson 7-"Retouching and repairing" in this workshop you will
improve flaws and imperfections in photographs.
These 3 parts should be completed and stuck on your website!
Finished workshop examples-(thumb nailed click on for large example)
 7A-end |
 7B-end |
 7C-end |
Project- " Where's my hair?" Utilizing the photograph of you that Mr. Versch took (and is in your
folder),
create a "bald" you! Utilize all of the tools and tricks you learned in
lesson 7 to create
a new likeness of you. Use your imagination, the aging
process could take place!
Together-
Intro- Using Pictures in Text
Try to follow the directions for each tutorial and save each into your folder,
complete at least 8 of these,
assembly them all onto a new 8 x 10
" page (300 dpi) and save this page as "cool font.jpg"
and place on your 2nd quarter web page.
Flaming Text (you must do
this one)
Quick Text Effects
Movie Style Text
Feathered Type
Rainbow Edges
Embossed Text
Over-Exposed Type
Groovy Text
Glowing Text
Gold Metallic Fonts
