Read Across America!

Today we made lemonade out of lemons by working on some murals and coloring pages for Read Across America day. Mrs. Bivens, the elementary school librarian, came up with the idea. The perfect opportunity to create the murals and coloring pages came about today when our sink was out of commission. Students were really into the projects and everyone did a great job! Here are a few that were completed today. I can't wait to see them after the elementary school students have fun with them!

Miz Art Four ~ Art & Computer Graphics

Miz Art ~ Careers in Art

The final Miz Art for the 2011/2012 school year is about Careers in Art. Pick one of the listed careers in art and answer the following questions.


Questions to answer about your chosen career:

1. What courses do you need to take in college to prepare yourself for this career? Please list specific courses that you find from a college website. College websites will usually list the required classes for a specific degree.

2. What kind of trade school, college, university or art institution do you need to attend to prepare yourself for this career? List at least three colleges that offer a program that prepares for this career.

3. How much does this education cost? Does this include a bachelors degree or do you also need a masters degree or higher? Please calculate tuition costs and specify which college this information is for.

4. How much will you earn per year as a _________________?

5. What duties will you perform as a _________________? Please list specifics.

6. Job outlook: What is the job outlook right now? Is it a competitive environment? Will you be able to get a job? Or will you need a second job to support yourself for a while?


List of careers to choose from:

Fine Art Painter
Fine Art Sculptor
Fine Art Mixed Media Artist
Fine Art Installation Artist
Fine Art Videographer
Fashion Photographer
Wedding Photographer
Portrait Photographer
Fine Art Photographer
Commercial Photographer
Art Director
Videographer
Museum Curator
Art Historian
Art Teacher
Art Professor
Museum Director
Illustrator
Medical Illustrator
Scientific Illustrator
Glassblower
Textile Artist
Woodcarver
Printmaker
Sketch Artist
Painting Restorer
Craft Artist
Animator
Costume Artist
Fine Artist
Potter
Puppet Maker
Cartoon Artist
Fashion Designer
Graphic Artist


DUE: March 30th, 2012

The Mountain - Time Lapse Photography

The Mountain from TSO Photography on Vimeo.

Amazing!

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This was filmed between 4th and 11th April 2011. I had the pleasure of visiting El Teide. Spain´s highest mountain @ (3718m) is one of the best places in the world to photograph the stars and is also the location of Teide Observatories, considered to be one of the world´s best observatories.

The goal was to capture the beautiful Milky Way galaxy along with one of the most amazing mountains I know El Teide. I have to say this was one of the most exhausting trips I have done. There was a lot of hiking at high altitudes and probably less than 10 hours of sleep in total for the whole week. Having been here 10-11 times before I had a long list of must-see locations I wanted to capture for this movie, but I am still not 100% used to carrying around so much gear required for time-lapse movies.

A large sandstorm hit the Sahara Desert on the 9th April (bit.ly/g3tsDW) and at approx 3am in the night the sandstorm hit me, making it nearly impossible to see the sky with my own eyes.

Interestingly enough my camera was set for a 5 hour sequence of the milky way during this time and I was sure my whole scene was ruined. To my surprise, my camera had managed to capture the sandstorm which was backlit by Grand Canary Island making it look like golden clouds. The Milky Way was shining through the clouds, making the stars sparkle in an interesting way. So if you ever wondered how the Milky Way would look through a Sahara sandstorm, look at 00:32.

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Photoshop Tutorial: Making a Video

Make Your Own Annoying Orange Video in Photoshop from NicoleDalesio on Vimeo.

If you like this, please visit their channel on YouTube:
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Here's another video art tutorial using Photoshop CS3 Extended. This will teach you how edit your own video clips to make your own mock "annoying orange" video. This is appropriate for just about all levels of Photoshop users, and covers skills such as layer masks, blend modes, and the free transform tool. Feel free to comment or to ask questions.

You can download this tutorial to your iPhone with this link:
4shared.com/file/CiUwkwUE/Annoying_Orange_PS_Tutorial-iP.html

Here's the link to the original "annoying orange" video.
youtube.com/watch?v=ZN5PoW7_kdA

Enjoy!

Dark Side of the Lens

DARK SIDE OF THE LENS from Astray Films on Vimeo.

By Astray Films

School Portrait

School Portrait (2011) from Michael Berliner on Vimeo.

Happy Yearbooking! :-)

"One Day Without Shoes" Video