Kluender- Computer Art 7/8

Students have completed and turned in their Digital Photo Kaleidoscopes! Check out some of their finished work:

Kluender- Computer Art 7/8

Computer Art student's Power Word Kaleidoscopes are coming out awesome! We're adding lots of color and shading to them.

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We also discussed parts 2 & 3 of our Digital Photo Kaleidoscope project today. Students are always very excited when it's their turn to get on the computer to work! 

Can't wait to see how their artwork  comes together! :)

Kluender- Computer Art 7/8

Computer Art students are beginning to finish up their Power Word Kaleidoscopes!

Next week, we will talk about how to turn in work for me to grade. Students will complete a CRITIQUE SHEET to turn in with their work. This sheet helps them to reflect on their work and self-assess. It also helps to see how they got that numerical grade on their project- They can see how may points they earned for each objective so they know what they did well at and what they need to improve on. 

We have one more block rotation to complete Part 1 of our digital kaleidoscope project and then on to parts 2 and 3! Students are very excited to take their altered 5x4 inch photo and create a digital photo kaleidoscope with them. Here are some of the images that will be used to create the kaleidoscopes:

Kluender/ Computer Art 78

Computer Art classes are beginning a one point perspective architecture project!

We're using compasses, rulers, a curved horizon line and one vanishing point to create a unique cityscape.

Kluender Computer Art 78

My Computer Art classes are finishing up their studio Power Word Kaleidoscopes and working on their digital kaleidoscopes on Photoshop.

Kluender Computer ARt 78

Today, my computer art class warm ups blew me away! What creativity my students have! 

Some of these paint tubes are pretty impressive!

Kluender: CA 78

Computer Art students are beginning to add color to their Power Word Kaleidoscopes! Wow, these are looking great! We discussed adding shading to create a push/pull feeling of movement in the design. Some students even chose to add patterns into areas of the background for extra detail!

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Our Computer Art students are beginning to experiment with filters using Adobe Photoshop CS2. We have also learned to create a blank canvas, choose and resize a photo, and save to the shared drive.

Next, we will be using all of these skills to create a digital photo kaleidoscope! 

Students are also still working on their studio project kaleidoscopes based on a Power Word!

Kluender: CA 78 Kaleidoscopes

Computer Art 78 (CA78) is working on creating a kaleidoscope design using a "power word". Students brainstormed a list of words that made an impact or meant something to them. After selecting a word, they chose different fonts to spell out the word on our first kaleidoscope triangle. 

After the first one was done, it's all tracing using the lightboxes! 

The examples below are from previous years when we used student's names, but you can see how beautifully the kaleidoscopes turn out! 

I will post pictures of our class as they make progress on theri kaleidoscopes.