This is the class blog where you will see DAILY BLOG RESPONSE posts, expectations and examples of ASSIGNMENTS, and articles for FURTHER EXPLORATION. Do not respond to posts on this blog- USE YOUR OWN blog to post your work please!!!

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

FINAL COUNTDOWN

Guess you guys are almost outta here-
CHECK YOUR GRADES posted up on the white board and LET ME KNOW if there's any projects you've got posted that I didn't grade... Don't do an EVAL SHEET, just come and tell me!!!

FINAL PRESENTATION, for 40 points, you'll need to SHOW your 20 photo slideshow TO THE CLASS on THURSDAY June 11th... I will not accept late work or emailed presentations.

This is NOT the first time I've clearly stated this or explained it.
No excuses, no exceptions.

Other than that- IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE starting my day with you people... I hope you have good 1st periods for the remainder of you high school years!
(you know, ones that let you show up late without too much fuss, bring your coffees despite the NO FOOD OR DRINK policies, and have teachers who think that they're funny and make terrible jokes!)
Love,

Mr.L

Monday, June 1, 2015

PHOTOSHOP FINAL PROJECT

DIGITAL AGING
You last PHOTOSHOP assignment is to take THIS EXACT photo of JAMES FRANCO and use photoshop to digitally age him
so that he REALISTICALLY looks 65 years old or older.

This is the ONE photoshop assignment I CAN NOT help you on, it is your FINAL.

OUT OF ALL OF THE TOOLS you have learned, which ones will you use to do this? First -think about what you want to -do- to the photo to make him look older...

It is worth 20 points.
GOOD LUCK!!!

(...remember, seniors have to show their 20 photo slideshow to the class ON THURSDAY FOR 40 POINTS, and everyone else has to show theirs on FINALS DAY OF NEXT WEEK...)

Thursday, May 28, 2015

YOU in HISTORY

For todays's 5 points, you will be inserting YOURSELF into a historical photograph.

This should be a scene of HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE and IN BLACK AND WHITE.

You get 5 points for posting the ORIGINAL PHOTO and the one that features YOU, seamlessly ADDED TO THE SCENE.

It should be like a HISTORICAL WHERE'S WALDO.... CAN you spot ME, behind Lee Harvey Oswald?


From these originals-
MORE-

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

UFO over OCHS

Your 5 point assignment for today is another one that calls upon your
already existing knowledge of Photoshop.

Convincingly put an Unidentified Flying Object into the sky above OCHS.

You can use an internet spaceship photo (or 'make' your own, mine is a tortilla warmer).

You can use an online pic of OCHS (or one of YOURS, or go TAKE one).

Any 'special effects' that you know of? (I used the LENS FLARE FILTER at the bottom)

You get 5 points if it looks 'kinda' real.



and-

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

COMPOSITE ANIMAL

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Here are some good and bad examples from past students-

CLICK THIS LINK (there's about 5 pages!)


THE ASSIGNMENT IS-

Do this animal merging TWICE... Using at least 4 different 'source' photos of 4 different animals.
It is OK for ONE to be funny,
But at least ONE of your animal composites should be REALISTIC AND CONVINCING.

You will be using a bunch of tool that you SHOULD already be familiar with,
Lasso, move, layering, opacity, erasing, brightness/contrast, hue, etc...

This is worth 5 points and DUE on your BLOG by MAY 29th.
POST ALL ORIGINAL ANIMAL PHOTOS THAT YOU USE to make your beasts!
Label your blog titles:
COMPOSITE ANIMAL #1
and
COMPOSITE ANIMAL #2

Thursday, May 21, 2015

TEXT #4 ransom name


The idea is to use what you now know about CANVAS SIZE, editing, and combining images to create your name
by 'stealing letters' from PHOTOS OF SIGNS.

ONE LETTER needs to be an IMPLIED LETTER.
(I.E., a photo of a donut for an 'O', a photo of the Eiffel Tower for an 'I')

These need to be PHOTOS from PHOTOGRAPHS OF SIGNS... NOT illustrator images (which are drawings made on a computer.
This is worth 5 points.
When this has been posted (include all original images in your blog post)
fill out an EVAL sheet for TEXT WEEK & include the names of the assignments that you did this week.

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

TEXT #3 sign text

Hopefully this should be fairly self-evident.
FIRST use the CLONE STAMP tool or the PAINT BRUSH TOOL to DELETE / ERASE / COVER the existing text on the sign,

THEN use an appropriate FONT, at an appropriate ANGLE (maybe even use the TEXT WARP tool) to write in your own, new message...

KEEP IT SCHOOL APPROPRIATE, PEOPLE!

SWEARS are for SQUARES!

Get creative with what you consider a 'sign' - see the shirt below.... Billboards, bumperstickers, and handmade yardsale or panhandler signs count and stuff...

5 points, due FRIDAY!
... and- YES, post the ORIGINAL- UNALTERED pics with your RE-WRITTEN ONES, please!!!