MERRY CHRISTMAS LOGO

Christmas is almost here thank goodness.  Today, why don't you create a Christmas logo that you can send via email to your family and friends?  It's quite simple to do.  Click on the following link for to tutorial.  Have fun.

Christmas Logo

Mr. Hewett

LESSON TWENTY-NINE

Ever hear of someone with a bubbly personality?  Well today you are going to create a bubble man, in fact, he's going to be a "16 Bubble Man."  Afterwards you will create an animated gif of him doing whatever kind of activity you want him to do.  Click on the link below to go to today's lesson.

Mr. Hewett

16 Bubble Man

LESSON TWENTY-EIGHT

Above is an animated gif I did using only my name.  Today's assignment is to create an animation using the name of our collaborative project with the third graders from Cerro Gordo Elementary.  The name of the project is "Monster Makeover".  Use just the name and create an animation advertising it.  We may be able to put it on our website or theirs or even both.  Your animation may be square, rectangle running vertically or rectangular running horizontally like mine above.  Remember the animations can't be very large.  Be as creative as possible and think outside the box.  The above animation has 42 frames.  Yours should have approximately the same or perhaps even more.  Don't rush.  You'll have two days on this project so there will be no need to finish it today.  If you do, I'll just ask you to add even more frames.  Enjoy!

Mr. Hewett

LESSON TWENTY-SEVEN

Well here is a sketch that I drew for you all to use for today's lesson. As you can see it's a little more complicated than the ones that you guys drew yesterday. Copy and paste this image into PhotoImpact and do the same as you did yesterday. Create a very colorful three dimensional character using this sketch as inspiration.

Mr. Hewett

LESSON TWENTY-SIX

Today's lesson is quite an interesting one, or at least I think it is. You're going to learn how to create a 3-D cartoon-like creature from nothing but a simple line sketch. You'll be doing this for most of this week so I hope you enjoy it. Click on the link below for your tutorial.

3D Cartoon-like Creaturer

Mr. Hewett

LESSON TWENTY-FIVE

I don't know how many of you have your driver's license or not but today you're all going to be driving the car or truck of your choice - digitally of course.  Click on the link below to find out what I mean.

Transportation Animated Gif

Mr. Hewett

LESSON TWENTY FOUR

Today we are going to try out a new way of creating an animated gif.  I call it the Construct/Deconstruct Method.  Hope you like it.  Click on the link below for the lesson.  Good luck.

Construct/Deconstruct

Mr. Hewett

A QUICK QUIZ

For your bellwork today, click on the link below and take the quick quiz.  Let me know how well you have been paying attention in class the last two days.  Your passcode is 2423.

QUICK QUIZ

Mr. Hewett

ANIMATED GIFS

Well it's finally here!  It's time to learn how to create animated gifs.  Click on the link below to find your first lesson.  Because of the complexity of making your first animated gif, we are going to work together step by step.  Good luck.

Animated Gif

Mr. Hewett

LESSON TWENTY THREE

This is a wonderful lesson called Artistic Selections.  As you can see from the example on the left, it creates a very modern look for your photographs.  Click on the link below to go to the lesson.  You'll most likely want to create several of these before you decide on the BEST one to upload to your blog.

Artistic Selections

Mr. Hewett

LESSON TWENTY TWO

American Gothic by artist Grant Wood is one of America's most recognized paintings.  Well today you are going to use it as inspiration to create your own version.  Click on the link to see some examples.  Good luck and be very creative.

American Gothic 

Mr. Hewett

LESSON TWENTY ONE

I think you're really going to enjoy this assignment you guys.  You're going to take human body parts and rearrange them in order to create a new humanoid.  Click on the link below to see the lesson.  Be sure to create two and choose the best one to upload to your blog.  Go crazy!!!!!!!!

Rearranging Body Parts

Mr. Hewett

CHAMELEON GUY

If you thought hiding an elephant was difficult, check out the link below.  See if you can find the man hidden in each photograph.  But this was not done using a computer.  The man was actually painted to blend in with the background.  Absolutely awesome.  Anyone want to try this?

Chameleon Guy

Mr. Hewett

LESSON TWENTY

Hide a what?  You've got to be kidding.  Of all the things in the world to hide why would you ever want to hide an elephant and how would you hide one in the first place?  Well that's your challenge for the day.  You're going to hide an elephant.  Thank goodness you know how to use PhotoImpact 8 because it can be done using such a photo editing tool as this.

Click on the link below to see some pretty awesome examples of how other graphic artists have hidden elephants.  Remember, you're not going to copy one of theirs.  You're going to use theirs as inspiration.

How Do You Hide an Elephant?

But before you start, go to mind42.com and do a quick graphic organizer or possible ways you might hide an elephant.  I would not include photos only suggestions as such:  paint him, put him in a bottle, put him in clothes, etc.

Good luck and be as creative as possible.  And think outside the trunk, I mean, the box.

Mr. Hewett

MONDAY'S CLASS

Sorry I'm not there with you this morning but I'm doing something here on campus for Mr. Green and Ms. Packer.
If you weren't here last Friday, you need to make sure you have the following assignments completed:
2 Color Spots
2 Curved Texts (1 might be called Rainbow Type)
2 Giants Among Us
2 Levitations
1 N.C. License Plate
If you have not emailed me your Dollar Bill you need to do so.  Following are the students whom I have received their dollar bill:
Antoinette
Jazmine
Aleshia
Qing
Yolanda
Myron
Jamoya
Stephanie
Shameka
Lacy
If you were here Friday and your name is not listed, sorry your email did not arrive.  Please send it again.  For all those students who have completed all the projects listed above, have completed your dollar bill and have sent it to me, I have a one day Extra Credit assignment for you to do.  This will be graded as extra credit only.

I found this photo on bing.com.  Use it or another that you might find.  Make a Happy Halloween card out of your photo.  It might be scary or funny.  You decide.  Save it as a jpeg entitled Halloween Card.

See you tomorrow.  By the way I will be observed by Mr. Greene tomorrow.  Please be here on time and do the Bell Work on the board.

Mr. Hewett

EXAMPLES OF MONEY

For some example for you to look at and study, click on the link below.

Examples of Money Designs

Mr. Hewett

LESSON NINETEEN

Hewett's Advertising Agency has been contacted by the U.S. Department of Treasury because they have decided to redesign the dollar bill to make it look like something for the 21st century rather than an old antique.  Click on the link below for today's lesson.

Redesign the Dollar Bill Lesson

http://mind42.com

Oh by the way, I want to have your dollar bill designs judged to see who's is the favorite.  I'll gather together a panel of judges who will make this decision.  A prize will be given to the student who creates the winning design.

Mr. Hewett

LESSON EIGHTEEN

Hewett's Advertising Agency has been asked to redesign the license plates for North Carolina.  I've asked my best graphic artists to take part in this assignment.  Good luck to you all.  Click on the link below for your details.  And by the way, open up your Mind42.com account as well.

http://mind42.com

N.C. License Plate Tutorial

Mr. Hewett

LESSON SEVENTEEN

This week we will be using online graphic organizers.  What are graphic organizers?  They can help you  plan your work before you work your plan.  The one that we will be using is called Mindmap42.com.  Please learn this as quickly as possible because we will be using it for real on Wednesday.

Mr. Hewett

Mind42.com


Mind42.com Tutorial

ONLINE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER MIND42.com

LESSON SIXTEEN

Did you know that giants really exist?  Well they do here in our classroom this week.  I think you'll like this GIGANTIC lesson.  Click on the link below.

There Are Giants Among Us

 Mr. Hewett

LESSON FIFTEEN

Levitation?  Have you ever heard of that word?  You may have heard of it as far as magicians are concerned.  Lots of them do levitation tricks or tricks in which they cause objects to float.  Well today you're going to cause various things to float in a picture.  Below you will see two very good examples of what I'm referring to.  Decide on what you want to float and then make it happen in your picture.  Think very carefully before you start and then be as creative as you can.  And by the way, make it look as realistic as possible.

Mr. Hewett

ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT

Below is the assessment instrument that we will be using for all of your assignments.  You'll notice that there are five items to be assessed or graded.  Each of these five items must receive a grade from 0 - 20 depending on how successful you think you were with them.  Once you have assigned a grade to all five items, total the five numbers.  This will be your grade for your assignments.  I too will grade using this same assessment instrument.

1) How well did you follow the instructions for this particular assignment?
2) How well did you stay on task during this assignment?
3) Did you "think outside the box" or did you do more than was required for this assignment?
4) How would you grade your use of grammar and punctuation?
5) Just how successful do you feel you were on this assignment?

Give each item a grade between 0 - 20, then total the five grades.  This is your grade for this particular assignment.

Mr. Hewett

LESSON FOURTEEN

Have you even seen a commercial on TV where the whole picture is black and white except for one thing that is in color?  Magazines use this same technique in their advertisements.  It's called "Color Spot" and today you're going to learn how to do it.  Click on the link below for the tutorial.  Be sure to read it in its entirety.

Color Spot Tutorial

 Mr. Hewett

LESSON THIRTEEN

Do a Text on a Curve to the one I did below.

Mr. Hewett

LESSON TWELVE

Did you think that text could only be typed in horizontal lines with PhotoImpact?  Well think again.  Today you're going to learn to create "Text on a Curve."  Click on the link below for the lesson.

Mr. Hewett

Text on a Curve Lesson

LESSON ELEVEN

Today you are going to pretend that you are a graphic artist is my nationally known advertising agency, Hewett's Advertising. I have assigned you with the task of creating a movie poster for an upcoming film.  You will have access to all the tools we have discussed and used so far.  I, as your boss, expect a very creative and eye catching poster - one that will be as interesting and exciting as the movie itself.  So good luck to all my employees on this assignment.  Remember, your job may depend on the success of your poster.  Click on the link below for all the details and rules that you must adhere to.

Movie Poster Assignment

Mr. Hewett

LESSON TEN

Ever wanted to get even with a teacher?  Well now's your chance.  I really hope that you've never felt this way about me but in today's lesson you are going to get an opportunity to make fun of me, or at least my picutre.  You're going to take a photograph of me which is below and do anything with it that you want and I mean anything.  Cut it out and put me into a different setting or background.  Turn me into a ridiculous or scary character.  Click on the link below in order to see a couple of examples.  Please have fun with this project.

Mr. Hewett

Click here for today's lesson

LESSON NINE

Ever hear of a six word story?  Well today you're not only going to read one, you're going to write one.  Click on the link below to go to today's lesson.

Six Word Stories

LESSON EIGHT

Now that you know how to use the Lasso Tool and the Blur Tool, here is a wonderful lesson for you to prove to me exactly how well you can use them together.  You're going to cut out a little girl from one photograph and paste her into another one with, of all things, a lion.  And when you finish you should not be able to tell that two photos were put together.  Sound interesting?  Well click on the link below and see what it's all about.

Blended Images Lesson

Aaron click on the link below for your lesson.

Written Sunset

LESSON SEVEN

Today you're going to work on another logo for a fake company, that is, if you finished the one from yesterday.  Today you'll also use a new tool, the lasso tool and you'll learn how to cut things out from a photo.  Click on the link below for today's lesson.

Lasso Tool Lesson

Mr. Hewett

LESSON SIX

You all should be familiar with what logos are since we are bombarded with them everyday of our lives.  A logo is a symbol that we recognize a particular brand of merchandise by.  A perfect example is the Nike swoosh.  Well today you're going to be asked to design a logo for a company of your choice.  Click on the link below to find today's lesson.  In it are several fake companies.  You are to choose one and design a logo for it.  I have an example at the bottom of the page.  Good luck and be creative.  Save this as Logo and as a jpeg.

Logo Lesson

Mr. Hewett

LESSON FIVE

Now that you all have your own personal blogs online, it is time to start using them.  Today we're going to upload some of your digital creations.  I hope you all remember your addresses, logins and passwords.  If not, I have them all.  I hope that you'll soon memorize your own so that you can share it with your family and friends.  I want everyone to be able to view what you're doing in Arts and Technology.  But, NEVER, give out any personal information, phone numbers, email addresses or last names.

Click on the following link in order to go to today's lesson - uploading pictures and posts to your blog.

Uploading Posts and Photos to Your Blog

Good luck.
Mr. Hewett

LESSON FOUR

Today you will start a possible three day project.  You will learn about then create pictures pertaining to the seven Elements of Art.  Click on the link below to see what they are:

http://cfbstaff.cfbisd.edu/welchc/elements.html

Once you have read over this site thoroughly, then click on the link below for your assignment.  Remember, this lesson will take more than one day so don't rush!

https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B8OAWZRm0FZyZWRlZDA0NjItZDYzYy00ZDUzLTkwMGItYTk1NmE1Nzk0ZDYw&hl=en&authkey=CIH_7YgO

Mr. Hewett

LESSON FOR WHILE I'M OUT SICK

Sorry I'm not there with you guys today but the doctor told me not to go to school today.  Hope to be back tomorrow.  So for today while I'm out sick I have two assignments for you to do. 1) You are going to create a haunted house and 2) you are going to create a monster of some sort that lives in it.

Go to the following URL and copy the picture of this house:  http://photos.igougo.com/pictures-photos-p304423-Old_House.html   You will do like we did yesterday in class.  Right click on it and then copy.  Open up a new sheet in PhotoImpact and right click paste.  You may have to crop it or enlarge it like we did.  Don't forget to Merge All before you start to turn it into a haunted house.

Then click on the following link to go to the picture above:  http://iikrayzee.blogspot.com/  Once you do I want you to turn this man into the monster that lives in your haunted house.  Remember you can use any of the tools we have used thus far such as 2D and 3D Path Drawing Tools, Outline Path Drawing Tools, and all the Paint Tools we used yesterday.  Don't forget the hidden treasures in the Easy Palette such as fire, lightning, etc.  Save these as "Haunted House" and "Monster" on your flashdrives as jpegs.  Can't wait to see what you have created.

Mr. Hewett

LESSON THREE

Today you are looking for hidden treasure.  Hidden treasure in PhotoImpact that is.  Click on the link below to find out what I'm talking about.

Mr. Hewett

Click here for lesson three

LESSON TWO

This lesson is a continuation of Lesson One.  Instead of creating 2-D or 3-D shapes, this lesson will teach you how to create 2-D or 3-D outlines like the ones below.  Click on the link below for the tutorial.

Click Here for Lesson Two

LESSON ONE

Welcome to Arts & Technology. Click on the link below for your first lesson which teaches you how to use the Path Drawing Tool. Look carefully at the lesson and complete anything that you have not done yet.

CLICK HERE FOR LESSON ONE

WELCOME TO ARTS & TECHNOLOGY CLASS

This is my newest blog in which I post lessons, exercises and artwork from my Arts & Technology Class at West Columbus High School in Cerro Gordo, N.C.  Come by often to see what we're doing!!!!

Larry Hewett
Art Instructor
Milken Educator