BoltBait Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 So, starting on Friday, I will be teaching a high school class on using Paint.NET. The general subject is Photo Editing and Image Creation. I'm looking for ideas for homework assignments. The students will most likely all be beginners. I need your help. I'm looking for 1-2 sentence descriptions for homework assignment projects. I've been looking through the Tutorials section for ideas, but what do you think? What kind of hell do you think I should put these students through? Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 They can try to reproduce this: http://www.nba.com/europelive/el_wallpapers.html Layers, selection resizing, opacity, ... But simple! Photo editing: basic color adjustements, b&w, blur to remove spots & so. Quote No. Way. I've just seen Bob. And... *poof!*—just like that—he disappears into the mist again. ~Helio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 Good. Any one else have ideas? (I need about a dozen good ones.) Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Something with Tom's "start a fire" or the fiery text stuff? Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenNova Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Perhaps a little advanced (maybe later in the year)...would be creative to have them make 'box art' for a fictitious game or product. Like an XBOX, PS3, cereal box, magazine cover...something like that. Maybe you could have grades based on 1) main focus (person/object) 2) text design 3) background design 4) overall composition edit to add: Maybe these can be built up over the many assignments. Background...text...then pull it all together in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 Both good ideas. GreenNova, this is only a 1 semester course, so I was thinking of doing that for a final project. Oh, and I'm a real easy grader: Me: Let me see your homeworkStudent: Here it is... its kinda lame...Me: Looks good to me. 100%.Student: Sweet! Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzKill Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Recreate the Solar System in PdN. Create a fictitious business card featuring lettering and logo. Quote - DO NOT contact me asking for the .pdn of my avatar or the PDN logo. Thank you. Have a nice day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainshadow Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 you can use the bubble tutorial to make somthing, it would be good to teach about layers Quote Do not click! Time flies when you're eating a donut. My dA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 Any ideas for smaller projects just to teach concepts (like you said, 'layers')? Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picc84 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Maybe have them work with projects that need editing, take an image, that you have taken (camera) and make it look rather horrible, have them fix it up, and their own little spice to it, and see how creative they are! That way, they can put their own style, into something. And you get to see what students are more ellaborate in their workings and visa versa... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzKill Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Besides the two ideas I suggested above, I also think it would be a good idea to find a subject matter that applies the use of lighting and shadows. That way they can use what they have learned towards the final project to make the "box" look as real as possible. Quote - DO NOT contact me asking for the .pdn of my avatar or the PDN logo. Thank you. Have a nice day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picc84 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Buzzkkill, you need to write a tutorial on these boxes, their sick! and i agree with the box idea, its a real challange! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 You should take one of your own photographs and have them take it home and go crazy. Give 'em a 100% if it looks any better...or just different. I'm sure with the few ideas you cover each class they will be able to come up with something. Also, I think you should point out the fact that this program was created by kids just like them (no offense Rick). Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picc84 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 You should take one of your own photographs and have them take it home and go crazy. Give 'em a 100% if it looks any better...or just different. --> Maybe have them work with projects that need editing, take an image, that you have taken (camera) and make it look rather horrible, have them fix it up, and their own little spice to it, and see how creative they are! That way, they can put their own style, into something. And you get to see what students are more ellaborate in their workings and visa versa... great minds think alike? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake2k Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 If you have a digi. cam. take a pic of them with a single color b.g. and them have them edit that. Maybe tell them to make themselves look like there fav. game/movie character, some kind of animal, etc. You could also have them edit pics of there fellow class mates but we all know how high school students are, lol. Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 You should take one of your own photographs and have them take it home and go crazy. Give 'em a 100% if it looks any better...or just different. --> Maybe have them work with projects that need editing, take an image, that you have taken (camera) and make it look rather horrible, have them fix it up, and their own little spice to it, and see how creative they are! That way, they can put their own style, into something. And you get to see what students are more ellaborate in their workings and visa versa... great minds think alike? lol Sorry man! I didn't see your post. Guess I was just skimming... Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadJik Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 What about 'Coloring A Black and White Image' http://paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=2309 ? What about CodeLab experiments? Creating a Hexagonal Grid ? (Artistic maths!) Quote My DeviantArt | My Pictorium | My Plugins | Donate via Paypal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 I like the idea of coloring a B&W image, but I think Codelab is going to be over their heads. I might have them run prewritten scripts, but developing their own is waaaay over their heads. We meet once per week, on Fridays, for 13 weeks. I think starting on week 2, I will also assign the students a weekly "photochop" so that they can exercise their imaginations. Maybe I could start with "Bliss" as I have MANY excellent examples to show them how its done! Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Sounds cool -- let us know how it goes Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoPaint Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Just pick a few of the good tutorials and have them do those then later on just have them do a project of whatever they want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Maybe they should make their own PDN logo contest entries Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainshadow Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 If you have a digi. cam. take a pic of them with a single color b.g. and them have them edit that. Maybe tell them to make themselves look like there fav. game/movie character, some kind of animal, etc. You could also have them edit pics of there fellow class mates but we all know how high school students are, lol. Thats a good idea! You could maybe chalenge them to try to change their hair color, while still making it look real, or somehow replace their eyes with animal eyes or somthing like that. Quote Do not click! Time flies when you're eating a donut. My dA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 Well, I'm putting the final touches on the syllabus tonight, so there is still time to get your project ideas in. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainshadow Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 hmm...maybe give them a challange to make an object look like its shooting up, like with a tail Quote Do not click! Time flies when you're eating a donut. My dA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picc84 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Boltbait, being in all seriousness, being a student myself, to some very boring teachers, if I were you, I would let some room for alterations. Have your students give a lot of input on what THEY want to do. It will make it more enjoyable for them, and when your having a good time, your learning allot more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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