Finish Flash and Video Editing Projects

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Unfortunately I had a death in my family and will be out on Friday [and probably Monday]. As I instructed today, we are finishing all Flash and video editing projects on Friday. I will be grading all portfolios (Photoshop, Bryce, Rhino, Flash, and video editing) next Wednesday (June 16th).

Remember, there is an extra credit project available to everybody: Create a "video tutorial" (10 minutes or less) using a video editor with titles, transitions, etc. about a specific topic. For example, a video showing how to customize a skateboard, change out the trucks and wheels, etc. Another idea might be a video demonstrating how to take plant cuttings and get them to root. You may take a camera to your science class to demonstrate how to do a dissection. The field is wide open.

If you have questions or concerns about your grade, please feel free to email me. I will be checking my email regularly over the next few days.

Please respect the substitute teacher.

Complete Projects / Work on Portfolio

Hi Everybody! Unfortunately my illness finally got the better of me and I am home sick today. I expect my students to treat my substitutes with respect.  I don't want to hear a bad report from Ms. Pilqer.

What I would like you to do today is complete any unfinished Rhino projects, render them, and add them to your portfolio. If you would like to create additional pieces for your portfolio, please feel free. I hope to be grading projects / portfolios this weekend [hopefully the gradebook is operational again] so make sure you have everything uploaded that you would like credit for.

Update Your Portfolio

Use today to finish up your Bryce projects and get the rendered images on your Portfolio. Once your Bryce scene is fully rendered, go to the top of the screen to choose FILE > SAME IMAGE AS > name.jpg. Then in your blog, click NEW POST and upload your image. You might want to give a little bit of detail about each project to make your portfolio more interesting.

The following projects were assigned since January:

• PhotoShop: Gondola *
• PhotoShop: Collage *
• PhotoShop: Colorize a Black & White Image *
• PhotoShop: Project Frankenstein *
• PhotoShop: Fool the Eye (Photo Editing) *
• PhotoShop: Restore a Damaged Photo *
• PhotoShop: Cereal Box
• PhotoShop: Magazine Cover
• Bryce: Island
• Bryce: River Valley
• Bryce: Forest
• Bryce: Desert
• Bryce: City
• Bryce: Outer Space
• Bryce: Animation

* = Not required for 3rd Quarter (although having them helps your portfolio and helps to pad your grade).

Finish PhotoShop Projects & Work on Portfolio

Okay, we have worked on the following PhotoShop projects:

• Gondola Beautification
• Theme Collage
• Colorized Photo
• Project Frankenstein

Work on getting those projects finished up and saved as JPG images.

Next you can play with the "Replace Color" tool.  Click on one of the sample images below and then copy [or Save As...] the image and open them in PhotoShop. 

• Go to IMAGE > ADJUSTMENTS > REPLACE COLOR
• Use the dropper tool to click on one of the bright colors
• Hold shift and select other shades of that color
• Drag the "HUE" slider left or right to adjust the color

Finally, log into your portfolio blog and post your finished projects.  Simply click on "New Post" and insert a picture.  It really helps to show the "before & after" if you do modifications (i.e. the Gondola or the Colorize).

Have fun!