M.C. Esher Webquest
Over the next three days you will be completing a Webquest on tesselations and the work of the artist, M.C. Esher. Esher was an amazing artist and I believe you will be impressed with his work. Here...
View ArticleShow me your research
Yesterday, you were given the key research questions that needed to be answered to help us build our client's brochure. Your assignment was to compile the answers to those key questions in a Word file....
View Article10th Grade Career Paper Info
List of Potential Careers related to Graphic Communications and Commercial Art:Advertising ProfessionalAnimation ArtistBroadcast Media SpecialistCartoonistCommercial ArtistComputer Game Graphics...
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Week 11 & 12: Projects & Objectives
This short week we need to finish work on a number of initiatives and start a new project - below are our goals for the week:Complete Senior Portraits - just a few more to do. These will mostly be done...
View ArticleWeek 13 - Projects & Objectives
I hope that you all had a great Thanksgiving holiday break. The year seems to be rushing by at break-neck speed and I'm thankful for the good work that has been done thus far. This week, we'll be...
View ArticleIllustrator Shape Builder Tool
Below is an instructional video of a new tool added to Illustrator CS5. This tool may help you create logo icons in a simpler manner. The basic workings are as follows:Create the basic shapes necessary...
View ArticleWeek 14 Projects & Objectives
We ended last week by working with Illustrator's Shape Builder tool and many of you had ah-hah moments as a result. We're going to continue to use this Illustrator tool this week with a new project...
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Week 15 - Projects & Objectives
" Faces of type are like men’s faces.They have their own expression; their complexion and peculiar twists and turns of line identify them immediately to friends, to whom each is full of identity.”J.L....
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Week 16 Projects & Objectives
One more week to go before the winter break. The projects that some of you finished last week were some of the best student work I've ever seen in my time in a classroom. The AM students especially...
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Week 17: Projects & Objectives
Happy New Year everyone! It appears that the Mayans were incorrect in their calculations and that's fine with me. I'm looking forward to all that 2013 brings and the second half of the school year....
View ArticleClass Progress Reports this Week
The second quarter ends on January 23 of this month and now is a good time to remind all of you how important it is for you to document the work you're doing in this class every week. The reasons why...
View ArticleWeek 18 Project & Objectives
This week we are going to continue working on the comic book project that began last week. The finished project will be created by a team of 4 to 5 students and will be evaluated using this rubric....
View ArticlePhotoshop and the Greeenscreen
Below is a video that demonstrates how to use the background eraser on green screen photographs. Try to get even lighting on your green screen photos - eliminate as many shadows as possible.Download...
View ArticleWeek 19: Projects & Objectives
This week we will continue to work on the group comic book project. We are also going to begin working on photography skills we'll be using in taking photos around the school for this year's Shield....
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ISO Limits of Camera
These images were shot with a Canon Digital Rebel Xsi at f8.0 at the specified ISO settings. Key Question - what drawback does a higher ISO setting have on a photograph?
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Depth of Field: Changing Aperture
The pictures below were shot with a Canon Digital Rebel T2i in Aperture Priority Mode, ISO 800 at various f-stops from f3.5 through f22.0. The depth of field widens as the f-stop number gets higher. At...
View ArticleDepth of Field: Changing Focus Points
Shooting Specifications (Metadata):ISO 800, AWB, AV (Aperture Priority Mode)wider aperture opening: f5.655mm lensCanon T2iAF point selection: single sel-centered
View ArticleMidterm Exam 2013
The midterm is ready for you to take. See me for your username and password. It is an open-book multiple choice test with 45 questions. You can start the test by clicking on this link.You will need...
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