Tweens and things...

Some useful links.

Here's one that provides information on several different possible motion tweens in Flash CS6 from lynda.com


Start here!


Bitmaps vs. Vectors. Click here for the video

Lossy vs. lossless compression. Click here

Bouncing Ball
You will create a bouncing ball (sphere) animation that squashes and stretches, and has a shadow underneath that follows it's path. It should also slow down and speed up accurately - implementing some of the "easing in" and "easing out" ideas from the motion tweens video. Keep those artistic principles in mind (or should I say elements) when you create the sphere. What makes a circle look like a sphere? Or a shape look like a form?


First read this on the 12 Principles of Animation THEN check out this VIDEO for help in illustrating the principles.

This is another article that describes the principles in a way that's fairly easy to understand. You can click HERE to read it.

Once you have read these and think you understand the principles well enough to teach them to the class, come up with a creative way to explain and demonstrate them to your classmates.

You will be graded on creativity, communication and clarity.

In other words:
1. Finding a creative and unique way to show/tell/explain the principles
2. Communicating it - using a clear voice, accurately describing/relaying the information
3. Being clear - make sure it's easy to comprehend, through the use of your "creative" demonstration techniques.

Use visuals as well as verbal - oral and written if it helps.

To present: Next Wednesday March 6 in class.

You can decide whether you're going to work on the bouncing ball or the animation principles over the next few days.

Flash exercise #1

Here is a link to make your own pacman animation, to learn some basics in Flash CS6.

You will then be directed to the next tutorial to finish it. Make sure you follow ALL the steps accurately, before moving forward.

Silverman- Blog Assignment # 2

From the list of blog postings, go to #1
New Technology/Tips and Tricks: Find/discover/share information and links about any kind of new technology or tips and tricks using software, freeware or tutorials.

This week. Find something related to what we have done so far in class - could be Photoshop or Illustrator CS6, or file formats, or rasters vs. vectors. You could teach us something new, or share some information about new media/technology that relates in some way to our introductory weeks in this class.

Blog Assignment #1 - Mask type tool ART!

Mask type tool art. Blog Post # 1.

Your first assignment for this year was to make scratch art and also to use the horizontal mask type tool. Now that you've done and have some idea how to use it, get creative and apply it to something else.

Choose a word - any word and use the mask type tool to create an artistic and creative experience of that word! It's vague, I know, but have fun with it. Use the page and compose your word/image however you'd like. I expect that you'll be saying something by the way that you've composed your image.

That's it.

Due: Friday at the beginning of class. Be prepared to discuss the following:
1. Technical information - how did you do it?
2. Communication - explain what you were trying to achieve.
ALSO - Write the above information on your blog. Please keep in mind that when you are writing on your blog this is for a public audience and therefore you should be mindful of spelling, grammar and capitalizing appropriately! This is not a text, or a tweet, or a facebook post - it's your "professional" face  as a CyberARTS students at Lakeshore.

Parameters:
Size: You can make it the default size in Photoshop.
Colour: Any colour
Word: Any word or words.


Evaluation:
Application - of the mask type tool - proper size/use of tool - image inside the letters (5 marks)
Thinking Inquiry - Creativity and thinking in terms of imagery used and word choice (5 marks)
Communication - Composition and placement, colour, size. What are you saying with the design choices you made? (5 marks)

Throwing away your old files

This is a very important announcement for all CyberARTS students.

We will be wiping out data from the server and from the computers in the lab after this week. If you want your profile and all of the files saved on the server you must dispose of any files you no longer need on your computer.

The backups will be done over the weekend and will only be done on computers that have been logged into in the last week.

**You do not need to bring a USB stick or take anything with you--just get rid of old files you don't need so we only archive the important stuff**

***tempshared will be emptied completely--so please remove anything you want saved from there***

***THIS MUST BE DONE BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8th***

I will be in the CyberARTS lab on Wednesday at lunch to help anyone who needs it with this process.

Welcome Back Year Twos!!!

Hi everyone,

This year, along with all of your regular assignments, I'll be giving you weekly blog assignments as well that we will share with each other on Fridays at the start of class. Some of these assignments will be offered to you as creation exercises, and some will be researching information, tutorials and inspiration.


Here are few Photoshop tutorials to check out that we'll get started with today. Try a few of them today. And see what you like.

Scratch Art and Mixer Brush

Here's one on Scratch Art in Photoshop. There are also others on just painting in Photoshop using masks, and also the mixer brush.

We now have two tablets that you should all get familiar with. Plus with our Adobe CS6 Production Suite, there is a ton of software that you can play with!


Pixel Portrait.

Here's a video tutorial:

There are other tutorials available too. Please go to the 1059 folder on your desktops and open up the PickUp folder. Find Ms. Silverman pickup down at the bottom and open up the CyberARTS folder - Year Two. In there you will find the pixel portrait assignment, called Pixel Art.

After watching the video tutorial above and searching for other ones yourself - check the links on the assignment sheet too - you should create your own pixel self-portrait.

Your Photoshop CS6 Assignments for Monday and Tuesday (and probably Wednesday too)

1. SCRATCH ART TYPE EXERCISE
Try the SCRATCH ART tutorial using the text mask tool in Photoshop. Create a word on a black background. The objective is to understand the concept and how to use the tools.
Submit to Drop Off folder on the lcicyberarts server - Year Two (make a folder with your name, if you haven't already)
Save As: NameScratchText.jpg

2. SCRATCH ART PHOTOGRAPH
Find a photograph on the internet, or in your files and create scratch art of that photo. Be creative and be conscious of the line direction, thickness and quality.
Submit to Drop Off folder on the lcicyberarts server - Year Two
Save As: NameScratchPhoto.jpg 

3. MIXER BRUSH
Watch the MIXER BRUSH video and try using the mixer brush over a photograph to create a painterly effect. Play around with this tool until you get some results you like. Create a painted looking photograph. Be creative and have fun.

Submit to Drop Off folder on the lcicyberarts server - Year Two

Save As: NameMixerBrush.jpg 

These should be done by end of class Tuesday, February 5, 2013.

4. PIXEL ART PORTRAIT

Once you have tried these tools, now it's time for your first mini-assignment. You will find the pixel portrait assignment and the rubric in the pickup folder. Follow the instructions to create a pixel portrait of yourself that is 100x100 pixels.

Submit to DropOFF folder on the lcicyberarts server - Year Two

Save As: NamePixelPortrait.jpg

Finish this by Thursday, February 7, 2013.

Here are some examples from past student

Lighting for Video

Here is a great video that clearly describes a basic three-point lighting set up with a black background, a white background and also a film noir, moody set up.

Three Point Lighting Tutorial

Here's one on using a green screen. Very handy for eliminating the background and adding graphics or any other kind of background.

Green Screen Tutorial