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ART GALLERY

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited whereas imagination embraces the entire world - stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution."

ALBERT EINSTEIN

PHOTOSHOP

Personal COLLAGE: Imagination is an unspoken  journey:)

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PHOTOSHOP: What we learned - CREATE NEW. Open multiple images, layer and name, object selection/select subject, transform, scale, transform, copy, paste, flip, crop, type, character manipulation. Save to psd. Save to jpeg.

FILTERS: Creativity takes a new twist!

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PHOTOSHOP: What we learned - OPEN/SAVE/RENAME. Flatten image. Filter gallery and adjustments. Artistic, brush strokes, distort, sketch, stylize, and texture.

Sketchbook COVERS: Expressions of individuality!

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PHOTOSHOP: What we learned - OPEN/SAVE/RENAME. Flatten image. Filter gallery and adjustments. Artistic, brush strokes, distort, sketch, stylize, and texture.

LAYER Adjustments: Salt image abstract :)

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PHOTOSHOP: What we learned - OPEN. Adjustment layers: brightness/contrast, levels, curves, exposure, vibrance, hue/saturation, color balance, black & white, photo filters, channel mixer, color lookup, invert, posterize, threshold adjustment, selective color, and gradient maps. Save to psd. Save to jpeg. 

GRADIENT Map: Developing color palettes that make a statement:)

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PHOTOSHOP: What we learned - OPEN. Adjustment layers: brightness/contrast, levels, curves, exposure, vibrance, hue/saturation, color balance, black & white, photo filters, channel mixer, color lookup, invert, posterize, threshold adjustment, selective color, and gradient maps. Save to psd. Save to jpeg. 

We're not just DIGITAL: We draw & paint too!

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DRAWING: What we learn - Techniques and skills for drawing from observation. What we achieve - A keen eye for drawing what we see and practice.

NEW LAYER Adjustments: One photo times eight.

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PHOTOSHOP: What we learned - CREATE NEW. Paste embed, scale, transform, copy, paste, flip horizontal, crop, layer, new adjustment layers: brightness/contrast, levels, curves, exposure, vibrance, hue/saturation, color balance, black & white, photo filters, channel mixer, color lookup, invert, posterize, threshold adjustment, selective color, and gradient maps.  

What a VACATION: My best selfie ever:)

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CLIPPING Masks & FX: When words matter:)

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PHOTOSHOP: What we learned - Place Embed/Link, Clipping Mask techniques, Smart Objects, Text Effects/Layer Styles (fx). What we achieved - Awesome images that depict our own vision of what we love about the ocean.

CLIPPING Masks & FX: The beauty of a silhouette!

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PHOTOSHOP: What we reviewed - Place Embed/Link, Clipping Mask techniques, Smart Objects, Text Effects/Layer Styles (fx). What we achieved - Awesome images that depict our own vision of what we love about the ocean.

CREATIVE Fonts & FX: Positivity posters empower:)

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PHOTOSHOP: What we reviewed - Place Embed/Link, Clipping Mask techniques, Smart Objects, Text Effects/Layer Styles (fx). What we achieved - Posters that teach love and kindness.

BLENDING Modes: Creativity with layered photos & textures:)

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PHOTOSHOP: What we learned - How to use blending modes.  What we achieved - Unique images made up of two images to create dramatic effects.

Photo RESTORATION: Old, muddy and damaged to digital colorized PERFECTion!

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PHOTOSHOP: What we learned - Crop & straighten, levels, unsharp mask, smudge tool, spot healing tool, clone stamp, content-aware, colorizing with opacity. What we achieved - Students turned a scanned old and torn photo into a new and vibrant work of art.

Photoshop ARTISTRY: Fresh Face / Fresh Look

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PHOTOSHOP: What we learned - Red eye tool, levels, liquify filter, dodge, burn, selection tools and recolor, colorize, and spot healing. What we achieved - Students learned about the fashion industry and the lengths companies go to project an image of people that sells their product.  Students had an opportunity to use the same tools on the model given in class.

Creativity UNLEASHED: Artists without boundaries:)

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PHOTOSHOP: What we reviewed - Everything we've learned in Photoshop so far. What we achieved - Unique and wonderful art!

ORIGINAL Book Covers: Fruit and Vegetable Fiction

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PHOTOSHOP: What we learned - How to use selection tools (lasso, magnetic lasso, quick select, magic wand, etc.). Creative writing.  What we achieved - Creative book covers and stories in a vegan genre.

ORIGINAL Book Covers:Creative writing and digital art using selection tools

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PHOTOSHOP: What we learned - How to use selection tools (lasso, magnetic lasso, quick select, magic wand, etc.). Creative writing.  What we achieved - Creative book covers and stories in a vegan genre.  Use of filters.

PUPPET Warp: Dancing with giraffes!

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PHOTOSHOP: What we learned - Puppet warp, distort, and adjustments.  What we achieved - One of a kind photos of the best giraffe dancers in the world!

Photo MONTAGE: Wildly amazing & rare animals!

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PHOTOSHOP: What we reviewed - Puppet warp, selection tools, distort, eraser, dodge/burn, adjustments.  What we achieved - Rare photos of the world's most incredible animals.

Mixed MEDIA: Going Abstract!

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PHOTOSHOP: What we learned - I am dominated by one thing, an irresistible, burning attraction towards the abstract! Shapes, pathfinders, distortions, gradients, brushes & settings.  What we achieved - A unique abstract design that reflects our personal interests and tastes.

Graphic DESIGN: Original greeting & holiday cards!

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PHOTOSHOP: What we learned Illustration using pencils, brushes, brush settings, importing brushes, gradients, & creative font and importing font.   What we achieved - Beautiful greeting and holiday cards.

Digital PAINTING: Easy as an apple!

PHOTOSHOP: What we learned - How to sample colors using the eyedropper tool, how to create and import brushes, how to customize brushes, how to blend, and more. What we achieved - Beautiful green apples!

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Design your own PAINTBRUSHES: Creative brushes for creative paintings!

PHOTOSHOP: What we learned - How to create one of a kind brushes using patterns and photos. What we achieved - Unique brushes for all sorts of painting.

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Digital PAINTING: Blue mountain landscape:)

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PHOTOSHOP: What we learned - How to sample colors using the eyedropper tool, how to create and import brushes, how to customize brushes, how to blend, and more. What we achieved - Amazing landscapes from a simple photo!

Digital PAINTING: "I dream of painting and then I paint my dream."

-Vincent van Gogh

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PHOTOSHOP: What we learned - Students will learn to sample colors using the eyedropper tool, to create and import brushes, to customize brushes, to blend, and much more. What we achieved -Dramatic digital landscape paintings without the mess of paint palettes, expensive brushes or clean-up.

SURREALISM: "Welcome to my world. It's a dream, it's a fantasy, wait . . .  it might be a nightmare! So long as it's surreal:)" 

-Salvador Dali

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PHOTOSHOP: What we learned - After studying Salvador Dali, students utilized all of their Photoshop skills to create a mixed media photo-montage based on imagination, fantasy and dreams. Montage, distortion, manipulation, adjustments, paint, filters, blending modes and more will help them design their surreal worlds. What we achieved-Original art that is unique and thought provoking. Dali would be proud!

ADOBE PROGRAMS: Happy Thanksgiving!

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ILLUSTRATOR: What we learned - We learned to create basic shapes, we used the shape builder tool and pathfinder options, we made unique gradients, we draw with pencil or brush, and used the erase, layers, and lots of copy and paste. What we achieved - Thanksgiving greetings for family and friends!

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

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MONSTER Matters - Simple shapes/complex ideas

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ILLUSTRATOR: What we learned - We learned to create and combine shapes using the shape builder tool and pathfinder options. Students copied, pasted, and layered. What we achieved - Amazing and unique cities!

Hot Air BALLOON: Up, up and away!

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ILLUSTRATOR: What we learned - We learned to cut, manipulate shapes with direct selection tool, anchor points, and widgets reflect, join paths, and use special effects like feather. What we achieved A cool hot air balloon to take us away!

Me as an AVATAR: Hey Dude!

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ILLUSTRATOR: What we learned - We learned to create and combine shapes using the shape builder tool and pathfinder options. Students copied, pasted, and layered. What we achieved - Our own avatars!

HOLIDAY Vector: Celebrating the holidays!

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ILLUSTRATOR: What we learned - We learned to create and combine shapes using the shape builder tool and pathfinder options. Students copied, pasted, and layered. What we achieved -Wonderful holiday decor'.

ORNAMENTS & BUTTONS: Fun in a Circle!

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ILLUSTRATOR: What we learned - We learned to create and combine shapes using the shape builder tool and pathfinder options. Students copied, pasted, and layered. What we achieved - Amazing and unique cities!

PEN TOOL & PAINT BUCKET: Winter Fun!

Happy Holidays! This is my holiday scene.

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ILLUSTRATOR: What we learned - Students learned to use the pen tool and the paint bucket to create fun holiday images. 

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VECTOR Burger: Have it your way!

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ILLUSTRATOR: What we learned - We learned to create and combine shapes using the shape builder tool and pathfinder options. Students copied, pasted, and layered. What we achieved -Delicious vector food!

Easy VECTOR LANDSCAPE: Shapes, paths and tools

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ILLUSTRATOR: What we learned - We learned to create basic shapes, use the shape builder tool and pathfinder options, make unique gradients, draw with pencil or brush, erase, layer, create and duplicate, and much more. What we achieved - Fun landscapes, some with cute characters.

VECTOR Illustrated: Clean, crisp edges, resolution independent:) 

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ILLUSTRATOR: What we learned - We learned to create and combine shapes using the shape builder tool and pathfinder options. Students copied, pasted, and layered. What we achieved - Amazing and unique cities!

Graphic DESIGN: Camera-ready magazine design

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ILLUSTRATOR: What we learned - We learned the essential elements of a magazine cover layout including masthead, subheadings and bold subject. Covers were submitted camera-ready with printer markings in PDF. What we achieved - Incredible magazine covers ready for the press!

Graphic DESIGN: New years calendar

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ILLUSTRATOR: What we learned - Students learned to use the grid and their creativity to layout a calendar for the upcoming year.

COLORING Book: Design a coloring or educational page for a special child in your life!

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ILLUSTRATOR: What we learned - Students used their pen tools and other shape builder techniques to create educational pages for elementary children.

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Path & DIVIDE: Color schemes, gradients, pen tool & color sampling

ILLUSTRATOR: What we learned - Students used their pen tools and other shape builder techniques to create a unique geometric design using color schemes. (Complementary, Triadic, Split Complementary, Analogous, Monochromatic.)

SHAPEBUILDER TOOL: Paper cutout illustration greeting card

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ILLUSTRATOR: What we learned - Students created 3-D paper cut-out illustrations using drop shadows and shape builder tool among other tools.

ILLUSTRATOR TOOLS & CREATIVITY: City Designer

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ILLUSTRATOR: What we learned - We learned to create and combine shapes using the shape builder tool and pathfinder options. Students copied, pasted, and layered. What we achieved - Amazing and unique cities!

LOW-POLY PORTRAIT: Geometric shapes create amazing results

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ILLUSTRATOR: What we learned - Students created amazing Low Poly portraits.

TYPOGRAPHY: The art of lettering

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ADOBE INDESIGN

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Design a ZINE: Express yourself with self-publishing

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sub·li·ma·tion de·sign & PRIN·TING

/subləˈ-māSH(ə)n de-zin/

A digital printing process where designs are transferred onto materials using heat and pressure, embedding the dye into the fabric or surface, resulting in vibrant, long-lasting prints.

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AT WICOMICO HIGH SCHOOL

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Wicomico County Career & Technology Education

Wicomico High School

201 Long Avenue

Salisbury, MD 21804

(410) 677-5146

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Wicomico County Interactive Media / CTE 

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Instructor: Maria Cook, B.A., M.A.T.
mcook@mywcps.org

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