Greeting Cards

Complete the following tutorial in Photoshop.

Snowy Hill 
Make sure you name all layers. Place YOUR NAME in the banner.
Save the psd file and gif file to hand-in. Post the gif.

or Choose one of these Photoshop tutorials to make creative holiday greeting cards!

 

http://www.melissaevans.com/tutorials/make-your-own-candy-cane

http://www.melissaevans.com/tutorials/digital-candy

http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/2910/1/The-Santa-Claus-Wallpaper

http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/30970180/1/Design-a-simple-illustration-for-Christmas

http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/30970155/1/How-to-Create-and-decorate-Christmas-tree-in-Photoshop

http://www.webdesign.org/photoshop/drawing-techniques/christmas-glass-balls-drawing-lesson-exclusive-tutorial.16790.html

http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/3024/1/Creative-christmas-cards

http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/2525/1/Drawing-Christmas-Trees

http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/3019/1/Christmas-Balls

http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/2909/1/We-wish-you-a-Merry-Christmas-illustration








 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction to SketchUp - 3D Modeling

Follow the tutorials 1,2 and 3 in class and create a 3D dog house using SketchUp!

SketchUp Basics Tutorials


Once you have completed a dog house using your own color scheme, post your 3D creation on your blog site.

HALLOWEEN....what does it MEEN?

 

What are the origins of Halloween?

How did it all get started and how has it evolved into what we know as modern day Halloween?

Dig up some history on Halloween.
"Myth Bust" it and give me the real story on how it all got started.

Post your scary digital manipulated photos, drawings, and other art work with with your enlightening story.

Digital Manipulation of Photographs

 

 

In this assignment, you will be responsible for altering 5 different photographs in 5 different ways to achieve effects that were not otherwise there.

We will be going over several possible examples in class. Work with levels, curves, filters, clone stamp, or other tools to give your photo an unusual look.

Include with each manipulation all the steps that done to achieve your effect!

Use your own photos for this project.

 

Canadian Thanksgiving

1. Research the origins of Canadian Thanksgiving.

2. How does your family, friends and relatives celebrate Thanksgiving?

3. What does Thanksgiving mean to you?

4. Include a tasty Thanksgiving recipe you can share on your blog.

5. Include photos that shows the spirit of Thanksgiving.

6. Post an informative blog on Thanksgiving use the above as a guideline.

7. Create a link to a site that has interesting information on Thanksgiving.

8. Inlcude any other form of communication to enhance your blog.

ACSS Terry Fox Run Poster

Using the photos you have taken from the Terry Fox Run, make a creative and expressive poster highlighting the event.

1.       Make your new Photoshop document 11x17 inches with resolution 150 dpi. Decide whether it will be a Vertical or Horizontal.

2.       Bring in your photos and make a creative photo display.

3.       Include the following in your poster.

A Title: ACSS Terry Fox Run using the Text Tool (Use a Large Bold Font with our School Colours)       Check out some of the creative styles formats in the Text Tool.

The Date of the Run: September 28, 2012 (Slightly smaller font in a different colour)

Your Name: In a smaller font as a signature on the Poster

4.       When you are absolutely sure it is finished, Flatten your image and save as a JPG file.

5.       Finally, post your Terry Fox Run Poster on your Blog.

Terry Fox Run at ACSS

 

 

Friday September 28 is the Terry Fox Run at our school.

Your task is to photograph and report on the run as it is happening around the school.



Visualize the photos you want to take and where.


Upload your photos to your computer or e-mail them to yourself and:

1. Edit your photographs (select the better ones), then with photoshop, do the necessary cropping, correcting of exposures and resizing.

2. Of these, choose your best top 5 photos and submit them to the yearbook.
Go to Hand-in, then "Yearbook Infotech9", make your own folder, call it Terry Fox and your name, ex "Terry Fox Run by Don Smith".

3. Choosing 3 photos of the run, post them on your blog with a description of how the Terry Fox run went. Blog on the event and indicate the participants in the photos and a general feeling of how the day went.