LESSON THIRTY-FOUR

Wonder what an invisible person wearing clothes would look like?  Well with this lesson we will find out.  Click on the link below in order to go to the lesson.

LESSON FOR TODAY 

Good luck.

Mr. Hewett

LESSON THIRTY-THREE/FINAL EXAM

You will be required to do one of the following drawings as part of your final exam for this class.  Take your time and do your very best work.  Make yourself, but  more importantly the third grader who did the drawing, proud.

Mr. Hewett

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to these five winners.

Mr. Hewett

LESSON THIRTY-TWO

Here is an actual child's drawing that I found online.  This will be the last chance for you to practice before we start on the drawings done by the third graders at Evergreen Elementary.  Copy and paste it into PhotoImpact.  Render it as exactly as possible in 3-D like we have done for the last few days.  No part of the drawing or the background can be showing.  It has to be all covered with either 3-D colors or textures.  I would stay away from using the fills of landscapes or photographs.  Notice the elephant's tail.  It is only one single thin line.  You may need to widen it some with two lines instead of one so that you can fill it with color. Please take your time in doing this.  Some of you are doing this type project the best that I have ever seen while others are doing it as quickly and as sloppily as I have ever seen.  Before we send these pictures off to be printed in book form, they will have to be approved by me.  There is no need to complain if I ask you to do part or all of it over.  If you have problems with this we can discuss it with Mr. Green who has told me that he will come in and speak to our class to stress the importance of doing your best work for this project.  By the way, the project will also serve as part of your final exam grade.  Good luck.

Mr. Hewett

LESSON THIRTY-ONE

Tired of working with sketches of cartoon characters in order to do your 3-D characters?  Well today you'll be using a photograph.  Go online and choose a photo of something or someone you'd like to work with.  Import it to PhotoImpct and use the same process as the two days before.  Catrina is the best student at doing these that I've ever seen.  Being the only advanced student, perhaps she will help up out today and show some examples of her work or perhaps give a pointer or two.  Good luck.

Mr. Hewett

LESSON THIRTY

Well here is a sketch that I drew for you all to use for today's lesson. As you can see it's a little more complicated than the ones that you guys drew yesterday. Copy and paste this image into PhotoImpact and do the same as you did yesterday. Create a very colorful three dimensional character using this sketch as inspiration.

Mr. Hewett

LESSON TWENTY-NINE

Today's lesson is quite an interesting one, or at least I think it is. You're going to learn how to create a 3-D cartoon-like creature from nothing but a simple line sketch. You'll be doing this for most of this week so I hope you enjoy it. Click on the link below for your tutorial.

3D Cartoon-like Creaturer

Mr. Hewett

LESSON TWENTY-EIGHT

I've heard enough from some of you about my choice of lesson plans that it is obvious to me that you need to come up with your own for your final animated gif.  On Friday I asked each of you to develop what you feel would be an appropriate lesson plan that everyone would enjoy working on since I seem to be out of touch with you guys.  Not only should it be enjoyable it should also prove to be challenging to everyone and should take two or three days in order to complete.  This should showcase your ability to work with the tools in PhotoImpact as well as your creativity and originality.  Start working on your own lesson plan today.  Surely no one will be finished with this final animation in just one day, but what do I know?  I can't wait to see the wonderful lesson plans that everyone has come with.  By the way, when completed you will be asked to grade your own lesson plan and final animation; and I will do the same.  This had better be good, advanced, complex, creative and original.  How many frames do you need?  Enough to accomplish whatever your lesson plans need in order to be complete.  Good luck.

Mr. Hewett

P.S. If you do happen to finish your animation in one day, I will have a special assignment for you to work on when I return on Tuesday.

Mr. Hewett

LESSON TWENTY-SEVEN

MERRY CHRISTMAS

I have a job for all of you guys.  Every year all art teachers are asked to turn in 10 original student Christmas cards for the Columbus County Schools Christmas Card.  I thought instead of sending in just 10 that we could send in one for each Arts Tech student.  Here are the details:

The design has to be original - nothing found on the internet.  Sorry!
It needs to be 8 1/2 x 11 inches.
There will be no writing on the card other than Merry Christmas.
Try to think of ways to tie in school with Christmas.
Remember, we very seldom have snow so why do a snowy Christmas scene?
Snowmen have not done well in this competition in the past.
No religious symbols or characters will be allowed.  Sorry again.

Have more than one idea?  Do as many cards as you like.  The more you enter the more chances you have to be chosen as official Christmas card designer for Columbus County Schools this year.  Do your best work, be creative and email all your entries to me to:
lhewett1@yahoo.com

Good luck.

Mr. Hewett

LESSON TWENTY-SIX

 

Ever see an animated turkey?  Well you're not only going to be seeing one you're going to be creating one for this lesson.  This is a two part lesson.  The first one is when you will create your turkey using Path Drawing Tools.  The second one is creating an animation with the turkey you created.  I've made some changes in this lesson from the tutorial.  You don't have to do an animated WCHS turkey as the tutorial says; however, you can  if you choose to do so.  But if you want an alternative lesson do this one.  Choose a theme for your turkey.  Lots of you like the dark, Gothic, bloody type artwork.  Because of this I will allow this type work if it does not going overboard.  What do I mean by overboard?  Tell me your idea and I'll say "yes or no".  Fair enough?

I want you to save your created turkey as a UFO.  Why?  Because once it is saved in this format you can move all of its parts.  Want to do an exploding turkey?  You'd need to be able to move every single part of the turkey first.  Find a suitable background or create one.  I've heard complaints about some of the animations not having been fun.  Well this one should be.  However if you ever become an actual graphic artist I assure you're definitely be working on projects that you won't find interesting.  But it's your job and you have to do what you are required to do.  So this is the alternative lesson to Lesson 26.  Hope you enjoy it and hope you do it fantastically.  Good luck.

Mr. Hewett
P.S. I did not do the two animations at the top of the post.  I found them online and decided to use them as examples.

LESSON TWENTY-FIVE

It's autumn and have you noticed all of the falling leaves?  Well if not, you will today.  Go to the link below for today's lesson.  This is not a test as it says in the tutoral, but do your best.  You have more freedom to do whatever you like in this lesson.  Be creative.
CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S LESSON

Mr. Hewett

LESSON TWENTY-FOUR

Whether you have your license or not today you'll be driving in class.  Hope you enjoy doing your third animated gif.  Click on the link below.              

 CLICK HERE

Good luck.

Mr. Hewett

LESSON TWENTY-THREE

I hope you enjoyed doing your first animation yesterday.  Most of you did a great job.  Well today you're going to do your second one.  I did this tutorial and I refer to it as a construction/deconstruct technique.  Copy mine or do one similar to it with your own personal taste.  The one I did took 20 frames.  This is nothing.  I have done some with about 100 frames.  Don't go over 250 pixels in either direction.  Good luck.  Be sure to create a folder to store all your frames in and then the finished animated gif as well.  Save this folder in your personal folder on the computer not in My Documents.

Click here for the tutorial.

Mr. Hewett

LESSON TWENTY-TWO

Well it's finally time for you to start working on animated gifs.  I hope you enjoy this unit as much as my students have in the past.  So click on the link below in order to go to the tutorial.  Today we're going to go through this lesson together since I don't have access to a data projector.

CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S LESSON

Unfortunately your blog will not allow you to upload your animated gifs in your post so be sure to upload them to your personal folder - not into My Documents.

Good luck.

Mr. Hewett

ASSESSMENT TIME

Tomorrow we will begin working with animations.  Before we do I need to assess your ability to work with the tools that you have been introduced to thus far.  So you are going to be asked to do two pictures for me.  One will show me your photo manipulation skills while the second will be one in which you will show me your drawing and text skills.

ASSESSMENT ONE:
Do a picture using at least two photographs.  I expect you to maniputlate these photos in some way.  Here are some of the tools and techniques you may decide to use:  lasso tool, crop tool, blending tool, eyedropper tool, transparency tool, clone tool, color spot, and easy palette.  There should be some cutting out of one photo and blending it into the other.  I want this picture to look as seamless as possible.  It should look like one photograph.  Upload this picture to your blog and label it as Assessment One.  Also list the tools and techniques that you used as well in your post.

ASSESSMENT TWO:
In this picture you are to show me your drawing skills.  You will use such tools as the path drawing tools, paint brush, air brush, z-merge, 2-D and 3-D shapes, text, etc.  You should not use a photograph in this picture at all.  It should all be drawing and text.  Upload this to your blog and label it as Assessment Two and make sure you list all the tools and techniques that you used in the post as well.

Good luck.

Mr. Hewett

FACE YOUR MONSTER CONTEST WINNERS

Mr. Coleman's Web Graphics class has judged the entries and the results are in.  Congratulations to the winners for a job well done.
Mr. Hewett


HONORABLE MENTION:
Elizabeth Axelberg

SECOND PLACE:
Kati Sutton

FIRST PLACE:
Juan Candor

LESSON TWENTY-ONE

ARTISTIC SELECTIONS is a lesson that has been very popular with my students in the past.  I think you will like it too.
Click here for today's lesson.

Mr. Hewett

LESSON TWENTY

So what do you think of this painting?  It's one of America's most famous portraits and it was painted by artist, Grant Wood.  Today you are going to give this paintng an update.  Think outside the box and most of all be creative.  Good luck.

Click here for the lesson.

Mr. Hewett

LESSON NINETEEN

Have you ever thought what a human body might look like if you could actually rearrange its parts?  Well you're going to find out today.  Good luck.

Click here for the lesson.

Mr. Hewett

LESSON EIGHTEEN

COMPOUND WORDS are words created from two different words such as watchdog.  Today you'll be illustrating compound words in an unusual way.  Do as many as you can and label your post as COMPOUND WORD 1, COMPOUND WORD 2, etc.

Click here for the tutorial.

Good luck.

Mr. Hewett

LESSON SEVENTEEN

OK here is today's special assignment.  Remember the photograph that I took of you earlier this week?  Well you're going to use it in order to "FACE YOUR MONSTER."  You're going to create a monster from your own face.  Download your photograph from my other blog.  Here is the address:  http://onlinetechnologyworkshops.blogspot.com/
Import it into PhotoImpact and use any or all of the tools you have been introduced to in order to transform yourself into a monster.  Upload your original photo and the monster photo to your blog.  Do not put your name on it or mention it is a photo of you. Oh, did I mention that this is another contest?  Mr. Mark Coleman who judged the movie poster teaches at Bladen Community College.  His Web Graphics class with judge this contest.  Hopefully they will choose first place, second and one honorable mention.  Well good luck and take all the time you need on this assignment.  If two students are sharing a computer, both must do their own monsters.  Upload both and label the post as Face Your Monster.  Below you will find an example of my monster.

Mr. Hewett

LESSON SIXTEEN

Levitation? Have you ever heard of that word? You may have heard of it as far as magicians are concerned. Lots of them do levitation tricks or tricks in which they cause objects to float. Well today you're going to cause various things to float in a picture. Below you will see two very good examples of what I'm referring to. Decide on what you want to float and then make it happen in your picture. Think very carefully before you start and then be as creative as you can. And by the way, make it look as realistic as possible.

Mr. Hewett

MOVIE POSTER CONTEST RESULTS

Well my friend, Mark, has finally critiqued all the entries of the movie poster contest. By the way, Mark is presently teaching Web Graphics at Bladen Community College.  Below are his results.  To the three winners congratulations.  To the rest of you, I applaud you all for a wonderful job.

Mr. Hewett

Elizabeth (RUNNER UP)

Elizabeth,

Your poster definitely exemplifies the phrase “A picture is worth a thousand words.”  If you would not have added the title, the catch phrase that you used on the poster instead already gives a big clue as to what your movie is about. You did a wonderful job altering the appearance of Ben Afleck. The dark areas  on the face of Kate Winslet also give somewhat of a clearer picture of what the movie is about. The blending of Ben Afleck in the background and bringing Kate Winslet to the foreground of the poster was a good idea. This is definitely an indication to the audience that the movie is centered around Kate Winslet’s character. You did a wonderful job Elizabeth and you should give yourself a pat on the back.

Carla  (WINNER)

Carla,

Your poster definitely captured my attention with the red font you used for your title. The effect of the blood dripping down from each letter is eye catching to say the least. I liked the way you divided the characters; using four on the left and on the right. To me, that is a giveaway that something is going to happen to four of characters in the movie. Overall, a good use of space and color. Excellent job Carla!

Josh and Jessie

Josh & Jessie

Loved the font style and font color you used. You did an excellent job manipulating the characters and background image. Would love to have seen the names of the characters on poster. This would have given the audience some idea of who was starring in the movie.  Overall, you guys did a good job and should be commended for your work.

Shaq and Juan

Shaq & Juan,

I love the work you guys did with the characters. Based on your movie description, you tried to match the look of the character with its role in the movie. That was an awesome idea. Great job Shaq and Juan!

Kati

Kati,

The font style and color goes well with your poster. It really stands out and grabs the attention of your audience which is what you want to do. I would love to have seen you add more to the poster.  This would have really sparked interest in the movie. Overall, you did a really good job with this project.

Alyssa

Alyssa,

You should be applauded for you efforts on this project. You have selected a terrific background image. I would have liked to see you blend the top image into the background. This would have added a scarier effect. Also, the title of your movie is hard to read. The movie title would have looked really nice on the background of the poster; possibly using a red font color. Overall, if allowed by Mr. Hewett, redo your poster and have him send it to me so that I can share it with some of my Web graphics students.

Eric and Chris

Eric and Chris,

I like the manipulation of Angelina Jolie. I am however somewhat confused with the background. I would suggest possibly changing the background image.  Try to select something that would be a little more noticeable and goes along with your movie title. Great effort on this project!

Ivan

Ivan,

Great job on the image manipulation and use of space!  The use of the red font color was a good idea.  Great job on this assignment!

D and T

D & T

Love the use of what appears to be flames and smoke as part of your title text. This gives the impression of a very dark and frightening movie. Also, great job manipulating the background! I can tell you that you put a lot of work and effort into this assignment. Great job!

Zack (HONORABLE MENTION)

Zack,

Your post has a suspenseful feel to it. This is all due in part to the background/ location image.  The red font color goes great with the back ground. I can also see where you placed a cross in the Chuck Norris image. This is an eye-catching poster and if this was an actual movie, I would definitely pay to see it. Good job! 

LESSON FIFTEEN

Did you know that giants really exist?  Well they do here in our classroom this week.  I think you'll like this GIGANTIC lesson.  Click on the link below.


There Are Giants Among Us

Mr. Hewett