Monday, April 29, 2013

8th Media Arts: Nature Quote Designs


Steps

  1. Pick a nature/spring quote. Find one that is meaningful to you, not too long, and you must include the author. Search on your own, or use these links:
    1. Pintrest Nature Quotes
    2. Quotations Page, nature
    3. Brainy Quote, nature
    4. Earth day quotes
    5. Spring quotes
  2. Take a photograph for the background 
    1. We will try lots of different kinds of shots- First look up each shot here
    2. Ms. Fowler will demonstrate some
    3. Shoot pictures. You will choose one of your photos to use as the background to your quote.
  3. Design in Photoshop 
    1. Use effects, color adjustments and filters
    2. Add your text. You may want to download a custom font. You can find some free fonts here. Or any of the other "Free font" links on the right-hand side.
  4. When we are finished we will save as "YourLastName Quote.psd" to the HAND IN WORK folder, and save it in your own folder.
  5. Write an artist statement
  6. Display and critique
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