7.+Drawing+and+Animation

Assignment 6-1: Photoediting in GIMP
GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc.

Best of all - it is free! If interested in downloading gimp for home use, go here... [|Download Gimp]

First, go through this on-line tutorial to learn how to manipulate images.

Then, I want you to pick any picture from the APOD archive that has a high resolution and size and reduce it's size (both length and width and file size) by 1/2. Place a link to your original picture and post your manipulated picture on your wikipage.

How about Picasa? This is anther photo program that is free from google. Let's take some time to try it out.

Here is a video that explains some of the basics in image manipulation. You can find lots more on youtube, so feel free to look there for a possible better one.

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Now, pick a different image from the APOD archive that has a high resolution and size and reduce it's size (both length and width and file size) by 1/2. Place a link to your original picture and post your manipulated picture on your wikipage.

Which program do you like the best? Explain why and post your findings on the discussion tab.

Assignment 6-2: Sketch Up for Educators
Google SketchUp is software that you can use to create 3D models of anything you like. Most people get rolling with SketchUp in just a few minutes. Redecorate your living room. Design a new piece of furniture. Model your city for Google Earth. Create a skatepark for your hometown, then export an animation and share it on YouTube. There's no limit to what you can create with SketchUp. Best of all - it is free!

Download Sketch Up

http://wilkes-ed526.wikispaces.com/cblakely How Sketch Up could be used in the classroom.

We will now take some time to explore Sketchup. Here is a tutorial that goes over the basics...

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What would your dream house look like? For this assignment I want you to build your dream house using sketch up. When finished, export to your flash drive and save it as a jpg image. Post this image on your wikipage.

Assignment 6-3: Scratch your Animation Imagination!
Scratch is a programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web. As young people create and share Scratch projects, they learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also learning to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively. Best of all - it is free!

Watch these beginner beginner tutorials

Now create your own scratch program. Post your final creation on your wikipage.