There are four assignments in the Photoshop unit the quality of the level of creativity and experimentation that you bring to it is up to you.  I have provided a shot by shot tutorial in SMART Notebook for the animal assignment.  See attached. I expect you to rely heavily on youtube and other tutorial sites.  After you leave this class you will need to be comfortable looking for information yourself online.  You will find the tutorials easier to follow if you find one create using Photoshop CS3 as that is what we have.

Assignments :

1. Weekly reflection : Watch this video: http://www.ted.com/talks/erik_johansson_impossible_photography (link is external)  What is digital art?  What similarities and differences do you see compared to mroe tradtional forms of art like paint or sculpture?How does the example of the boy with the tarp-road exemplify his three rules of merging pictures?  Do you like Erik Johannason's art?  Explain. Click here for his website: http://alltelleringet.com/ (link is external) a).      Always write using a beginning and end.  Don’t leave us hanging – sum it up and SPELL check.   Weekly writing assignment – minimum 100 words, clearly focused on question given.
2. Merge two animals. Be inspired by clicking here.  You can also choose to do an animal and a fruit etc….  Go through the lesson attached.  It shows you how to change colours and the displacement map is great for substiuting textures (fur/feathers etc.)
3. A complete transformation of a person that you photographed yourself like Avatar, smurf, zombie, devil, supermodel, beat-up person....  Here is a link to a great Avatar tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwXbl9-I7nU