titch Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Hi guys Im the ict tech in a junior school and have decided to use paint.net for my more advanced classes as the software we have is currently very limited. I was just wondering if anyone else has had experience with paint.net and this age group, and if they could point me out some brief tutorials for a bit of a wow factor to get the kids interested. For our first task we have taken photos of each individual pupil in the class and we are going to manipulate those photos. If anyone has any good suggestions as to a SIMPLE idea that will have a pretty good "wow" factor for the kids I would be very thankfull Thanks in advance P.S ill post some work up if i get some good ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 As for the easiest stuff, you might try using the Pencil Sketch or Ink Sketch plugins (downloadable from the plugin section of this forum). They can make your students' photos look like drawings with one click. I think that would be a minor wow factor... And you might try recoloring to make them look like aliens or monsters (blue skin, etc.)....it's in the Adjustments menu. As they get better, you might try showing them how they can cut their faces out from the background and put them into a famous background or fantasy background...it doesn't have to be perfect, but it would be a fun thing to show their parents ("We went on a field trip to the moon today!"). Start there, and as they get better, go through some of the more difficult tutorials in the Tutorial section on this forum. I think it's a great thing you're doing! :-) Kudos for getting the next generation of graphics editors ready for us. Good job! And sure, definitely show us what they've done. Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubrica Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Well since I'm still in junior school, I might be able to help.(Probably not though.)Maybe you could try the pleasantvile effect on the photos?It is found here:Pleasantville Tutorial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Everyone likes fire! Seriously, that's an easy tutorial that has a pretty high 8) factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerkfight Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 me being in junour high i advise you to tell your students to play around and show what they can creat and them after they mess around show them some tutorials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeMangaka Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Hm... what did I like to do in junior school? Well, if I were the teacher, I would surely try - I said tray - to teach the children to make fun of their mates' faces. The Conditional Hue/Saturation or even the Hue/Saturation is pretty good for this, as it will make hair purple, skin blue and shirts glowing... They may like it. What elese... messing around with common effects like Gaussian Blur, Zoom Blur, Glow and the magc wand... it doesn't have to be great, as long as it's fun! Quote I'm BRAZILIAN! I love Anime Art! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titch Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share Posted September 6, 2007 thanks for the input guys Ill post the pics later..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkmama Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 I know a real wow factor one would be zombiez. I made these and only had PDN for 2 days and had never used any kind of photo editing software before. *edit* Sorry but as far as I know there's no tutorials for making zombies Quote Check out my DeviantArt gallery. All my photomanips are made with PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 I know a real wow factor one would be zombiez.I made these and only had PDN for 2 days and had never used any kind of photo editing software before. Sorry if the images are big You're linking to the page. You can't do that; it won't work unless you link to the image itself. Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Ryan Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Well, I was in junior high when I first started using PDN, so I hope my input will be helpful. I loved taking some of my interests, i.e. college football, tv show characters, clebrities, and what not, and making collages with them. Then, using simple html, make them my myspace background. I loved it. If it is junior high, I am sure the kids have myspace, facebook, or whatever, so it is always fun to mess around with that stuff. Effects are always fun to play with, shape3D will always be fun, and anything to do with fire and explosions creates a level of interest. I hope this was helpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkmama Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 You're linking to the page. You can't do that; it won't work unless you link to the image itself. Gottcha :oops: Sorry for being such a retard Quote Check out my DeviantArt gallery. All my photomanips are made with PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 You're linking to the page. You can't do that; it won't work unless you link to the image itself. Gottcha :oops: Sorry for being such a retard No worries! You're not. It happens to the best of us! Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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