End of Quarter

Class Quiz

(not for a grade for instructor feedback)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFNJb0Z0aFJPdHI2eWpjNzg5a3hQc1E6MQ

Class 6/11/2012

Final Assignment Due beginning of next class (6/15/2012)
Put different animal skin on an animal of your choosing.

Looking for quality and thoroughness, we will review these in class together.

Lab 6/08/2012

In Lab:

Everyone needs headphones today.

Use this image

to complete this 10 min tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfR2p2MvhuE



Advanced:
After that use the same method with this image:

your final should look something like this:

Class - June 4th

Class, please thank instructor Eschliman for substituting today.

Please be respectful and sign in on the attendance sheet.

Your assignments today:

1.) Complete this tutorial:
http://abduzeedo.com/easy-casino-style-sign-photoshop
Extra Credit: Create a "breakdown" movie as covered in the last class (if you missed the last class don't be that guy who pesters his classmates cause you didn't come to the last class)

To turn in this tutorial email me (pjcampbell -at- aii.edu)a JPG of the image you created and turn in your PSD to a directory for the class. In the subject of the email put "Easy casino sign" and your name so I know who sent it.
To turn in your movie of the breakdown of the making of your sign, post to YouTube or Vimeo and email me the link.

 2.) Complete this tutorial: (you have the freedom to be creative on this one)
http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/create-a-devastating-twister-with-photo-manipulation-techniques/

To turn in this tutorial email me (pjcampbell -at- aii.edu)a JPG of the image you created and turn in your PSD to a directory for the class. In the subject of the email put "Tornado" and your name so I know who sent it.

If you complete all of this before class ends show the instructor everything and you may leave.

Reminder Thursday, back to After Effects.

Lab June 1st

Matte Paintings Due At beginning of class


Create "breakdown" of matte painting
Today we will create a breakdown of the work you did on your matte painting

Watch the video here to see an example of what we will make today using After Effects 5.5:

http://graysonchalmers.com/wp/posts/art/portfolio/sunset/

Matte paintings

See work on Lord of the Rings using miniatures and matte paintings. (thanks Daniel)
http://www.dylancolestudio.com/Matte/ROTK/ROTK1.html

Here is a great example of the breakdown of a matte painting from one of my peers (watch the video):
http://graysonchalmers.com/wp/posts/art/portfolio/sunset/

Rollover the images on this page for more examples:
http://www.studiodaily.com/2011/11/set-extensions-and-sci-fi-hellscapes-luma-pictures-invisible-vfx-for-in-time/

Lab 5/25/2012

Reminder no class on Monday it is Memorial Day

See www.dusso.com a pro matte painter

Matte Painting Reel

Matte Painting assignment Due June 1st:

Resolution at least 1600 X 1200

Combine several picture to form a new image

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Or find an image and perform a major edit

Before:

After:

Lab 5/25/2012

Due:

Turn in a PDF defining what a matte painting and set extensions are, use images and name movies with examples.

Begin Matte Painting/Set Extension...

Class 5/21/2012

2 Posters are Due
at the end of class


If you finish early do this:
Pool tutorial (uses perspective tool)
http://www.worth1000.com/tutorials/161607/the-making-of-pool

or this:
Make-up
http://www.worth1000.com/tutorials/161629/make-up

Assignment (as in I'm taking a grade):   

Turn in a PDF defining what a matte painting and set extensions are, use images and name movies with examples.

Also, bring images for the matte painting you will work on next class.

quote from 1928

Fredrick J. Kelly  in 1928 said:

“College is a place to learn how to educate oneself rather than a place in which to be educated.”

Lab 5/18/2012

Turn in your Actions to:
W:\MAA103_Campbell\TURN_IN_HW_HERE\labWork\5-18-2012_PSD_Actions


Go Over:
Batching with Actions
Cover the font/text tool


Movie Posters:
Create 2 posters, one modern and one old/vintage/classic

Resolution: 1800 x 2400 image at 150 dpi

Due end of class 5/21/2012

Class 5/14/2012

Color B&M image
As a class we will add color to this image today:
(be sure to download full size image)

Stylize pictures

• look at pictures created using instagram
• find 3 pictures and stylize them by hand, show me the before and after.
• Last, use dbox's actions to stylize those same images http://dbox.tumblr.com/post/5426249009/instagram-filters-as-photoshop-actions

Actions

Look at the commands within dbox's actions

Batch
If time allows show how to batch process the 3 images used earlier

Homework
Create your own action that will stylize images, Due Friday beginning of class.  I will use your action in front of the class.

Lab 5-11-2012

Mid-term Quiz

Work on 99designs

If complete do the Cookie tutorial
http://abduzeedo.com/yummy-cookies-typography-photoshop

Class 5/7/2012

Mid-term Test Next Class: 5/11/2012

• 15-20 questions
• bonus , will be content not taught in class

Photoshop History:

Created by the Knoll Brothers

John Knoll VFX Supervisor:

(First called Display and renamed Image-Pro in 1988)

Photoshop 1.0 released in 1990

Today:


Vanishing Point

Download this image and an image of a logo of your choice.


We will:

• duplicate wheels
• clone blacktop/grass
• apply logo on side of truck

99 designs?

Are you going to Siggraph?

You should.

More event details on the Siggraph site:
http://s2012.siggraph.org/


I have personally been hired twice from the hiring booths at Siggraph.

Turn in Mid-term, one tutorial

May the Fourth Be with you...


First
Turn in your Mid-term assignments


Second
To celebrate the Avengers movie opening make this:

by following this:
http://abduzeedo.com/captain-america-shield-photoshop


Show Instructor upon completion.


Third
have a good weekend...

Continue Mid-term projects...

Continue Mid-term projects...

Vintage Photo Look Tutorial

Written Instructions:
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials/video-tutorial-create-vintage-toy-camera-look-photoshop

Lab 5/27

Continue work on both Mid-term projects...

Midterm Assignments 1 & 2

1.) Grasshopper

Due: May 4th 

Take this image:

using example pics like this:

make something like this, please include a background:

 

Previous Themes:

• Tron
• BioShock
• post-apocalypse
• food
• military

2.) Landscape painting

Due end of class TODAY: submit a landscape for approval. (ideally needs foreground, midground and background content)

Due May 4th: completed painting, paint in layers!  Arrange layers in groups: foreground, midground background.  

Class 4/23

Turn in your image along with the link to the tutorial you completed in a folder with your name on it.

here: W:\MAA103_Campbell\TURN_IN_HW_HERE\assignments\selfChosenTutorial_4-23-2012

Which tutorial on Worth 1000 are you doing?

http://www.worth1000.com/tutorials

Cody:   How to make a werewolf
Rebecca:  Lava into Iceream
Kim:   Bubble Shrek
Parker:   Landscape Building
Amonte:  Zombie
Hannah:  Stone Reality
Sarah:    Make Chocolate
Daniel:   Sweet Fairy
John:  Silohette
Erica:    Zombie
Curtis:    Zombie
Allison:   Bubble Egg
Shamoor: Partial Submersion

Assignment #3, Extraction/Selection

Review work due today.

Due:  In class today 4/20/2012

*** Be sure and use a command similar to "Save Image As" to make sure you have the hi-res-image  not the scaled down version ***

Extract the persons/objects/bunnies from the following images.  Use a different method (follow instructions) for each and show work (don't flatten your image), be able to walk me through what you did.

Submit:
Work in one PSD file with each image and layers group the layers required for each, save in your working directory.

1.) select and cut out the screw using the Marquee tool.

2.) Use the pen tool to select the apple (ask instructor to show in class if you don't know how)

3.) change background, keep muscle man
EXTRA CREDIT: cover underwear showing with his shorts.

4.) Paint Mask using the Alpha Channel, mask 4 leaves and change the leaf color using a non-destructive technique

5.) Hair Extraction (difficult), change the background,
Hint: google the refine edge tool

learn to teach yourself

Ways we learn

1. listening/reading
2. seeing
3. doing

In class we will be using method 3.

Tutorials Day 4/16/2012

Today we will dive into a couple of tutorials to round out learning some beginning skills.

5 skills that are often missed:

http://www.psdvault.com/basics/5-common-photoshop-myths-solved-for-absolute-beginners/


Make art:

http://www.psdvault.com/photo-effect/design-a-natural-abstract-photo-manipulation-in-photoshop/

The opposite "De-touching"

Lab 4/13/2012

Replace the background behind the golfer.

Make Clint look significantly different, younger/older/zombie/etc

 Change Eye color, improve skin

Demo content-aware feature.

Quiz #1 on Friday April 13th

(wax on, wax off)

Quiz #1 will cover:

• Memorize "The Toolbox" names
• Memorize Toolbox shortcuts

And many other shortcuts, discover and memorize the shortcuts for the following:

• Deselect 
• New
• Open
• Select All (this is default across prgrms and OS's)
• Inverse selection
• Fill
• Delete
• Switch foreground and background colors
• Copy, Cut, Paste
• Switch to Quick Mask mode
• New Layer
• Duplicate Layer

X-men First Class before and after the work of Lola:

They also made Captain America look like a wimp.


Random:
how to make a selection

Fotoshop

Assignment #1

Due Friday

Do the following to this image:

Download high resolution here: http://web.1.c2.audiovideoweb.com/1c2web3536/San-Fran_LG.jpg

1. Change the sky
2. Add a boat
3. Change the cars
4. * Bonus, do more

Photoshop Quiz and Survey

Please complete both:

Photoshop Quiz:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFNJb0Z0aFJPdHI2eWpjNzg5a3hQc1E6MQ



Class Survey:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dG9LM0EyOVpGTWJLMkE2QVNMTXBnamc6MA

Required for class:
flash/thumb drive to back up your work
come to class