Online Resources and Tutorials (learn some cool tips and tricks - get some skills)
Adobe Photoshop Sites Paint Shop Pro Sites
pslover.com Robin's Paint Shop Resources
N-sane Photoshop tutorials Paint Shop Pro Resources
Photoshop 101 Paint Shop Pro Links
Pegaweb  
Photoshop Cafe  
Adobe Photoshop (the official site)  
TutorialMan.com  
Photoshopsupport.com  
 
Need Inspiration?  Check out these neat digital art sites, peeps.
Digital Blasphemy
Deviant Art
Digital Art Museum
International Digital Art
Art Works, Digital Worlds
 

Evaluation - Needs to be done with each project
Note:  For a printable Art Critique Sheet student handout, click here
For a page of explanation to accompany the student handout critique form, click here
For an Art Rubric used to assess art (not the same as class critique), click here
For a Rubric to Assess the Critique Discussion and Writing about art, click here
 

Safety Tip:  Always wear your safety goggles when destroying electronic devices.

Assignments

EXAM #1: Adobe Photoshop CS toolbar test (66 points)
 
Project #1: Digital Self-Portrait Project
Grading Rubric for Digital Self-Portrait Project
Digital Self-Portrait Examples
Finished Student Work for Critique (Spring 2005 Class)
 
Project #1.5: Insert Yourself into a Photograph Project
Project #1.6:  Andy-Warhol Up Your Photographs

Variation on Andy Warhol Pop Art Portrait

Project #1.7: A Fish out of Water Project
 
Project #2: Creating a Signature Banner
Digital Signature Examples
Finished Student Work for Critique (Spring 2005 Class)
 
Project #2.3 - Using a Displacement Map Project
 
Project #2.5: Using Masks and Channels
Project #3: Image Correction Project (using levels tutorial)
Project #4: Removing Red-Eye from a photograph
 
Project #5: Writers' Block Student Magazine Cover Project
                  Finished Student Work for Critique (Spring 2005 Class)
                                                                        (Fall 2005 Class)
 
PORTFOLIO PROJECT:  Writers' Block Writing Portfolio Assignment (300 points)
ASSESSMENT:   Writers' Block Cover Rubric (for printing out)
                             Writers' Block Portfolio Writing Rubric (for printing out)
 
Project #6: Creating a  Vignette (Part 1)
                  Creating a Custom Vignette (Part 2)
                 
Project #7: Custom Layer Masks
 
Project #8: Restoring Old Photographs
 
Project #9: Fixing the Perspective in an Image
 
Project #10: Design a Book Cover Project
 
Project: #11: Design a flyer for Winterfest 2005
 
Powerpoint: The Essentials of Good Logo Design
 
Project: # 12: Design a Logo for "Unwrap the Gift" talent show
 
Project #13: Movie Poster Project
Finished Student Work for Critique (Spring 2005 Class)
                                                      (Fall 2005 Class)
Project #14: Design a poster for the NCHS school play
 
Project # 15: Design a CATS Prep poster
 
Project #17: Creating an animation using  ImageReady
Finished Student Work (Spring 2005 Class)
 
Project#16: Designing your personal web-page  (*Optional project - you may do this for extra credit)
            2005 Student Web-Pages
Final Project #18: Creating a Digital Portfolio
Finished Student Portfolios (Spring 2005 Class)
 
Project #19: Creating A Self-Portrait Using Adobe Illustrator
 
 
 
 
 
 

Projects on the Back Burner....

Project  CD Jewel Case Design

Project: Self-Portrait Playing Card

Project: Preserving Carlisle's Historical Buildings Project

 

 

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