tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25744161862562138982012-03-15T15:38:31.557-07:00Mr. Etnirenoreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2574416186256213898.post-4393891781786899382010-06-05T21:58:00.000-07:002010-06-05T22:19:07.887-07:00

Congratulations! Good luck to all especially seniors who will be joining the real world beyond high school real soon. The year is almost over. Believe it or not, teachers learn a few things when teaching a class. I know that is true for me this year. I wish we did not have the other sections in the room at the same time, so that we I could have had more direct instruction and demonstration.In any

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With only about four weeks to go, please do not forget the point count. Don't forget there will be final schedule where yu will not be in my class to work on material. Presently, I do not plan to have a final except to give you time to compplete all your projects.A 24,000 or moreB 22,000 to 23,999C 20,000 to 21,999D less then 20,000I

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I have not had a chance to update any grades this past weekend, but promise to have these updated by Tuesday.Many of you are working on some of the photo projects. Please follow the instructions as much as possible. If you have any questions, please ask. Notice one of the grading criteria on the back of the reflection form is "following instructions".Also understand that your first resume is due

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I hope the photography primer was useful for those who have not been exposed to cameras before. Although you spent some time taking pictures Friday, I am not sure the photos satisfy the requirements of upcoming projects or you may not be happy with the photos you took. I invite you to take more photos by teaming up with a partner. PLEASE REMEBER TO FOLLOW THE PHOTO TIPS so that you can create

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The final push is on. As we close out the school year, I want to congratulate many of you have increased your technical Photoshop or Illustrator skills, as well as those who have been daring enough to create their own original art.Backs to the grades for a moment. Check my web site for the points you have earned and use the following scale to determine your grade:> 15,000 A>13

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I hope you enjoy these pieces of art created by your classmates.Mr. Etnire

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Many of you turned in some excellent projects and completed fine comic coloring. I hope you learned a thing or two from our guest speaker, Scott Flanders.Aside from Photoshop techniques, I think he provided excellent insights into pursuing a career. Whether you become a graphic artist or find another calling, or perhaps you go to college or enter the work force directly, you must have a passion

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I hope everyone got a chance to rest up and refresh themselves during the break so that you make come back and make the final push to complete the year. I know I did.There are a couple new things to be aware of coming up over the next couple of weeks.First of all, a guest teacher will be teaching a Photoshop class and talking about graphic art careers. He is due on Monday, April 19 - about a

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Pardon me if this sounds like I am obsessed with getting points, but I am concerned that many of you might not be turning in enough tutorials and/or projects to achieve 16,000 points by April 30 which is an A. Ideally, you should be getting about 1,500 points per week to achieve this goal. Many of you have been turning in tutorials and projects and have about 11,000 to 12,000 points which will

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This week I received many good projects of which I will post a few pictures. That is the good news. The not so good news is that some seem to very resistant to completing the required tutorials. The CIB tutorials for Photoshop and Illustrator MUST be completed. Only five online or magazine tutorials can be used for credit. If you are working on more than this number of online tutorials, you are

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You have completed the fourth grading period with two grading periods remaining this school year. Many of you stepped up and completed many tutorials and some good projects. These completed assignments brought you up to or close to the 8,000 suggested number of points to maintain an A for the grading period.Please remember going forward that your goal should be to complete any Illustrator,

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Pardon me for getting a little behind this last weekend. I have a small backlog of about 4 or 5 projects to grade. I will get those graded over the next day. On the other hand, I did not get many tutorial logs on Friday. If you think your POINT COUNT is low, it might be because you did not turn in the log. I am not sure what else I can say - TURN YOUR LOGS IN ON FRIDAYS! This is especially true

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Keep up with those projects. I have received a few in the past two weeks. Many of you need to complete as many tutorials as possible and a project before March 5.Please keep in mind that you should be getting about 8,000 points per grading period to maintain an A in the class.Mr. Etnire

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Thanks for checking out the blog question last week. 11 comments out of 15 students - I am not sure about NERGAL? From those who responded, many thought putting work on the blog site was a good idea. Now I need to have some good submissions from you.I went to a Photoshop art class on Saturday. Partly to update my skills and partly to firm up some dates for an artist to visit you guys on an "

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Where to start.Kain turned in the first project using the new project form. He explained the design elements he was going to use as well as define the due date. Kain turned his project in as a 6 x 9 color print and flashdrive file ahead of his due date. Good job!I am hoping to see more students complete a project form this week before starting a project. If you are working on a project without

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As I said this past week, I hope you can incorporate the design elements and principles of art in your projects this semester. While I might be able to show you the academic aspects of art and some photoshop/illustrator pointers, it is up to your imagination to create eye catching pieces of art.To repeat, please follow the "to do" list of unfinished photoshop/illustrator tutorials from the CIB

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Welcome to week of January 25 - the start of the second semester. With the new semester, I am planning a few changes to the course.First of all, let me say that the first semester was primarily a time to learn Photoshop and Illustrator programs using the CIB books. The tutorial activity and project work in the binder was a way to learn and explore your skills using these programs. Some of you did

Mr. Etnirenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2574416186256213898.post-91402913546703972422010-01-10T16:07:00.000-08:002010-01-10T16:16:28.496-08:00

I do not have much to say this week other than to repeat what I have said in person or on my blog.With two weeks to go until the end of the semester, please concentrate on doing the best you can with your research project and turn it in on Friday, January 15. Some one responded to last week's blog asking if they can do any of the three research projects. Asking that question and changing your

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Happy New Year. We are now in the teens of the 21st century with some old and undoubtedly new challenges for us to solve.Our immediate challenge is the end of the first semester, January 22. It is a short three weeks away with January 13, 21, and 22 being minimum days, and Monday, January 18 a day off to observe Martin Luther King, Jr. In my class, your research project is due Friday, January 15

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Many of you have been busy working on your research project. I must repeat my suggestion to record internet and book resources, and then write your essay. Your PowerPoint presentation will be a summary of your paper with a bibliography and pictures created by your artist. The project is due Janaury 15.If you are not working on your research project, I would suggest you work on tutorials.Please

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I recorded tutorial logs into my gradebook and updated your grades. Check out your grade on my web site and be sure to remember the POINTS are important. The letter grade shown on my web site is NOT accurate.Speaking of points, here is a point listing related to potential grades for the semester end:> 24,000 A+22,500 to 23,999 A21,000 to 22,499 A-19,500 to 20,999 B+18,000 to 19,499 B16,500 to

Mr. Etnirenoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2574416186256213898.post-74526505218562353952009-11-29T08:25:00.000-08:002009-11-29T08:49:25.120-08:00

Welcome back from the Thanksgiving break. We have three weeks in December before the Winter break and only three weeks in January left in the first semester when we return on January 4. Six weeks to go! There is no time waste.Your point totals from various tutorials and projects are THE determining factor in your letter grade. Many of you have kept up nicely completing most of the tutorials and

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Thank you for all your good and hard work over the last grading period. I hope everyone learned something about the programs you have been using. Several nice looking pieces were submitted as projects over the past weeks. Great!The last grading period is the keeper. The end of semester is in January with Thanksgiving and Winter breaks providing large but welcome breaks in school. Do not lose

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Thank you Melanie for giving me my weekly challenge. In regards to making a background for the License Plate Frame, you made excellent letters out of animals and a cactus. Removing the white space around these images to blend with the color of the dunes is done by using the live trace tool. First, use the eye dropper to match the color to the beige dunes. Then using the selection tool, slect the

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With two weeks to go until the end of the grading period, there is much work to do. Some of you also have extra curricular things to keep you busy including football, clubs, and float building. Do not lose sight of the goal.I posted your updated grades on my web site. Congratulations to those who achieved over 15,000 points - only 5,000 shy of the target of 20,000. Many of you have completed the

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Last week many of you completed some impressive work. Dolores completed a Unique Self Portrait where she really showed off her Photoshop skills. Melanie scanned in an eagle sketch and produced a detailed picture of the eagle using Illustrator to complete her license plate frame. Cody used the pen tool, perspective, and gradients to produce a nice desert landscape for his license plate frame.

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First a couple housekeeping issues. Many of you are writing your comments in the first week the blog was started. Makes me think you are not reading my current post. Find the current week post from me in the task pane on the right and then leave a comment. Next, some of you are still leaving your first and last name on the comment. First name only to prevent snoopers from finding you. Lastly,

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There's an old saying you have probably heard from others that goes something like "practice, practice, practice". When you want to get better at something, you need to practice or repeat the activity many times. This applies to many things in life.Practice applies to Photoshop. I found that I needed (and still need more) practice to draw shapes with the pentool in Photoshop. If you follow

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Everyone seems to agree. The blog is better than the journal. Me too. Don't get me wrong - I like reading your comments, but DO NOT like handling the journals.Fixed some of the tutorial links. If you find a video on any related program, please post it as a comment. I can add to list of tutorials.I must apologize for leaving some of your grades at school. For that reason, I will not have your

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I want to try something new and different. A CGA blog to discuss ideas and class events, and share information. This weekend, I am launching my new blog for CGA students.Instead of completing a written journal entry in your notebook, post your journal entry on my blog. Share your questions, your ideas, and your knowledge.I also linked some video tutorials regarding Photoshop and Illustrator to

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