Crestwood Photoshop

Your 1st Link Up

Here is your first link up!

Here is the video on how to do it:

Next, go to another students blog. You need to comment on a blog. Make sure they are relavent, and appropriate. Than, come back here and tell me who you commented on.

Hello Photoshop class! You first blog post you will need to do the following:

First go to this website:

www.worth1000.com

There are some great contests here......maybe we will do a couple in class! Its all about creativity!

Now.............

Use the internet to find some digital artists that use Photoshop to create their artwork. You need to find 10 websites that feature digital artists and or Photoshop professionals. You can search for digital art, digital artists, Photoshop artists, digital printmakers and anything else you can think of. Tell me why you picked the site and if you like or disliked the art and why. Link each website up to your post.When you are done, link you blog up to this one!

Here are some examples of a great digital artists, Paul Biddle and Greg Fry (one of Mrs. Riehle's)

So, create a new blog post- Title it Digital Art Scavenger Hunt and have fun looking at great art work!

A form for you to fill out!

Please fill out this form......if you don't see it log into google!

Create a Blog!

Here is a video on creating you blog from start to finish. Have fun! Make it interesting you will have 2 days in class to work on your blog.

Websites to add "bling" to you blog!!

If you check out Mrs. Riehle's personal blogs you will notice that I have some different backgrounds than what you can have with the standard plain old blogger. So if you are looking for something fun you can google blogger templates or blog backgrounds or you could go here:

http://btemplates.com/

http://www.thecutestblogontheblock.com/free/free-backgrounds.html

http://hotbliggityblog.com/

http://jellypages.com/

http://shabbyblogs.com/

If you find one you like let me know and I will help you apply it to your blog!

Paintings

Link up your paintings here, questions to answer....easy:

1. Why did you pick this photo?
2. What types of brushes did you use- downloaded or standard?
3. Overall what would you give yourself for a grade on this project?

Painting with the Pattern Stamp

Here is your tutorial. ALL of you need to create a painting using the image I use in the tutorial. Your goal: To create something VERY different from everyone else!!!! This needs to be handed into google docs by the end of class on Friday. You will than create a painting using your own image or one from the AEA clipart website- copyright free!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWQhBu9nQoQ

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Here are your questions:

Why did you pick your photo?
Overall did the photo work for this assignment? Why or why not.
What words did you use for your brushes?
Overall what would you give yourself for a grade? WHY!!!