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Problems are challenges to creative minds. Without problems,
there would be little reason to think at all." 

EARL NIGHTINGALE

PHOTOSHOP REVIEW: Let's create an Adobe Photoshop Mixed Media Collage
Students reviewed skills learned in PAMC (Level 1) then created beautiful collages incorporating digital drawing skills, photos, and Photoshop techniques.

All About Me Collage

Kalyn Washington grade 11 Spring 2024

All About Me Collage

Carley Bridge grade 9 Spring 2024

All About Me Collage

Shariaya Bivens grade 10 Spring 2024

All About Me Collage

Brittany Johnson grade 10 Spring 2024

All About Me Collage

Valdino Elisee grade 10 Spring 2024

All About Me Collage

Matthew Bier grade 11 Spring 2024

All About Me Collage

Haven Crespo grade 11 Spring 2024

All About Me Collage

Jostyn Thomas grade 11 Spring 2024

All About Me Collage

Richard Scott grade 11 Spring 2024

All About Me Collage

Eva Harding grade 11 Spring 2024

All About Me Collage

Arianna Hickman grade 10 Spring 2024

All About Me Collage

Aleeza Nafees grade 9 Spring 2024

All About Me Collage

Camilla Jaime grade 11 Spring 2024

ILLUSTRATOR REVIEW: Let's create an Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen
Students reviewed skills learned in PAMC (Level 1) then created beautiful and professional Splash Screens that demonstrated their amazing talent using Illustrator.

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Arianna Hickman grade 10 Spring 2024

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Richard Scott grade 11 Spring 2024

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Shariaya Bivens grade 10 Spring 2024

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Camilla Jaime grade 11 Spring 2024

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Matthew Bier grade 11 Spring 2024

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Eva Harding grade 11 Spring 2024

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Haven Crespo grade 11 Spring 2024

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Aleeza Nafees grade 9 Spring 2024

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Brittany Johnson grade 9 Spring 2024

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Kalyn Washington grade 11 Spring 2024

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Carley Bridge grade 9 Spring 2024

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Lee Burnside grade 11 Spring 2022

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Ashton Sweeney grade 10 Spring 2022

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Ashton Sweeney grade 10 Spring 2022

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Ashton Sweeney grade 10 Spring 2022

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Ashton Sweeney grade 10 Spring 2022

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Ashton Sweeney grade 10 Spring 2022

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Ashton Sweeney grade 10 Spring 2022

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Judah Goslee grade 10 Spring 2022

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Maddie Somers grade 10 Spring 2022

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Soline Luc grade 10 Spring 2022

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Nashaly Islas-Figueroa grade 10 Spring 2022

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Jordyn Welch grade 10 Spring 2022

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Maria Hernandez Guerrero grade 10 Spring 2022

Adobe Illustrator Splash Screen

Bethany Hester grade 11 Spring 2022

an·i·ma·tion

/ˌanəˈmāSH(ə)n/

the technique of photographing successive drawings or positions of puppets or models to create an illusion of movement when the movie is shown as a sequence.

ILLUSTRATOR FRAME BY FRAME ANIMATION: Let's create our first animation - Using Illustrator, students created twenty sequential artboards suggesting motion.  The artboards were saved as pngs and uploaded to Photoshop to create a fun, looping gif.

ANIMATE: Challenge 1Creative Line - Using Animate, students created a 30 frame 'Begin at the End' animation using features such as Convert to Frame-by-Frame and basic drawing tools.

ANIMATE: Challenge 2: Battle of the Blocks - Using Animate, students created a 36 frame animation featuring two blocks interacting with each other and crashing.  Students used the Convert to Frame-by-Frame every fourth feature and learned about Classic and Shape tweens.

ANIMATE: Lesson 1 : Original Import Art Animation -  Students learned basics of Animate including interface, tools, and timeline. Students learned how to import photos and art, use keyframes and transform images with rotation, size and position. Students worked with alphas, blurs and other filters to create unique animations.

Original Import Photo/Art Animation

Original Import Photo/Art Animation

Original Import Photo/Art Animation
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Airplanes are Shooting Stars Now

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Football Favorites

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My Friends

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ANIMATE: Lesson 2 : Octopus Beware - Students learned how to use Merge Draw in Animate to create their own unique octopi.  Each animation included four layers, and students learned to use Frame by Frame animation, motion tweens, and symbols.

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Alien Motion Path
Alien Motion Path
Alien Motion Path

ANIMATE: Lesson 3A : Alien Motion Path - Students learned how to change the path of motion for a motion tween and create nested animations.

ANIMATE: Original Movie Animation #2 :  Students took skills learned in Lessons 1 through 3 and created another original animation.  Students worked with drawing tools using merge mode, layers, motion tweens, filters, and more.

Original Animation # 2

Original Animation # 2

Original Animation # 2
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What's it really like in Space?

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It's a Good Day to be Happy!

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ANIMATE: Principle # 1 Squash & Stretch: 
Squash and Stretch (S&S for short) is the principle of applying a contrasting change of shape—from a squash pose to a stretch pose or vice versa—to give a feeling of fleshiness, flexibility, and life in animation. The absence of squash and stretch gives a rigidity or stiffness to the motion. 

ANIMATE: Principle # 2 Anticipation : An anticipation pose is a preparation for the main action of an animated scene, distinct from the action and the reaction.  Students created a short animation that allowed their character to be drawn in five poses: the beginning pose, the pre-anticipation pose, the anticipation pose, the pre-action pose, and the action.