Past Weeks
Fall 2011
Week 1 - January 24th - 27th, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself"   John Dewey
LEVEL 1 STUDENTS
CLASS QUESTIONNAIRE                                       15pts
Wednesday, January 25th

CLINIC CARD FOR NEW STUDENTS                      10pts
Wednesday, February 1st

PHOTOSHOP INTRO: FLIP FACE PROJECTS        50pts
Wednesday, February 1st

SIMPSON'S / SOUTH PARK CHARACTER              25pts
Friday, February 3rd

PHOTO RETOUCHING                                            50pts
Friday, February 10th

NOTES: WHAT IS COMMERCIAL ART                    25pts
Monday, February 13th

LEVEL 2 STUDENTS
SKILLS USA  T-SHIRT & PIN DESIGN                    50pts
Friday, January 27th

PHOTO RETOUCHING                                            50pts
Tuesday, February 10th

PAPER FOLDABLES                                              50pts
Tuesday, February 10th


LEVELS 3 - 7 STUDENTS
SKILLS USA  T-SHIRT & PIN DESIGN                    50pts
Friday, January 27th

PAPER FOLDABLES                                              50pts
Tuesday, February 10th
Mon - Fri, Jan 30 - Feb 3
Week 2
1st Semester Projects
Your job is to use those mad skills you're learning and use Adobe Photoshop  
to create a photo of yourself as either a Simpson's or a South Park Character.

  • Once you've created your character at one of the below links, press PRINT
    SCREEN on the keyboard
  • Go back to Photoshop and PASTE into Photoshop at 300 resolution
  • Then CROP your image to keep what you need.
  • Use any tools you can to make your character look more like you in
    Photoshop.
  • Delete and erase any backgrounds. It should be saved over white.

You are being graded on the following criteria:
  • Accuracy of your likeness. Pay attention to details.
  • Saving in the correct format. (JPEG 300 dpi...  South Park - 4" w 4 h... no
    background...  Simpsons  6"x 6" no background)
  • Correct use of Photoshop
  • Save As" a JPEG
  • Place a copy into the folder marked __03_ANIMATED SIMPSON'S /
    SOUTH PARK "
- Label your files in my IN BOX Folder like this "CHARACTER_SallyHousecoat"

* Excellent Simpson's Character Generator
* South Park Character Generator
* Another South Park Character Generator
Levels 3 - 7
Level 1
READING
  1. What all those Photoshop tools do

(PROJECT 2) PHOTOSHOP: Retouching
  1. Using the photos at the end of your block folder, use thePatch Tool in
    Photoshop to clean up the photos titled "Wrinkled Man and Acne Forehead.
     2. Find the folder titled RETOUCH ORIGINALS. Then, color correct and retouch
         any two pictures. Save them as jpeg's in the class folder titled
         __02_RETOUCHING

(PROJECT 3) PHOTOSHOP:
You As A Simpson's or South Park Character
(PROJECT 2) PAPER FOLDABLES (50 points)
(PROJECT 2) PHOTOSHOP: Retouching
1. Using the photos at the end of your block folder, use the
Patch Tool in Photoshop to clean up the photos titled "Wrinkled
Man and Acne Forehead.
2. Find the folder titled RETOUCH ORIGINALS. Then, color correct
and retouch any two pictures. Save them as jpeg's in the class
folder titled __02_RETOUCHING
Level 2
(PROJECT 3) PAPER FOLDABLES (50 points)