Course Evaluation June 2017

1. What did you like about the course?
2. What could be improved?
3. Add a picture from your favourite assignment.
4. What should you have done to do better in this course?

Photoshop 3D CUBE

Make 3D Photo Cube in Photoshop (and animate it)
http://photoshopcafe.com/photocube-tutorial.htm


***choose images from projects you completed this year***

STEP 1: collect 6 images from each of the categories:

1. Javascript, 
2. Photoshop, 
3. Minecraft, 
4. Game Journalism, 
5. Alcohol & Body Systems - N-Squad 
6. Instructional slideshows
7. Keyrings
8. Code Combat
9. Super Planet Crash and Particle Clicker

STEP 2:  create the cubes in PHOTOSHOP

start Photoshop
NEW - 600x600 - Transparent background

• PAINT THE BACKGROUND LAYER
• ADD A TITLE  for example  "CUBE 1: Javascript"
• ADD YOUR BLOG ADDRESS
• ADD your first IMAGE
• MERGE THE LAYERS
• This will be the 'front' side of the cube. Proceed to fill in all 6 sides with images from the same topic.

You should complete 8 cubes with these topics:

cube 1: Javascript
cube 2: Photoshop Planet + Frame Animtion
cube 3  Minecraft
cube 4: Game Journalism
cube 5: Alcohol & Body systems - N-Squad
cube 6: Instructional slideshows
cube 7: Keyrings
cube 8: Code Combat

bonus 9: Super Planet Crash and Particle Clicker


--> The Animating section in the tutorial is all wrong: SKIP -How to animate a cube in Photoshop - all steps 1-6

use this

Photoshop CC
Animate as follows:

Create a Video Timeline
Choose 3D Meshes and click on 'Cube' stopwatch
ON RIGHT
Choose Filter by: Meshes ICON
then select Cube
Move Player Head to 1 second then rotate cube ...proceed to 2 s...3s etc
...use the Rotate the 3D Object icon at top of page
...aim to see all 6 sides
When the player head is at the very end. Type -under 'angles'- in the coordinates area -top right- 0,0,0
TEST - export as a GIF ( set to forever)


Create an animated gif ...choose the SAVE for WEB option you learned earlier in the semester - make sure it runs forever.

• Place all the cubes in the same post

Nothing to Rave About

Nothing to Rave About

http://webadventures.rice.edu/stu/Games/Reconstructors/_701/Game-Overview.html

use the snipping tool to collect each of your decisions

create collage of all your results

https://www.photovisi.com/photovisi/youtube-channel-cover-6


EP1

EP2

EP3

Alcohol & Body systems - N-Squad

---You will need to ENABLE Flash -

Chrome - Settings (3 vertical dots in top right corner)

Show Advanced Settings - Privacy - content settings - Flash - Allows Sites to run Flash

N-Squad

Plunge into the world of the N-Squad and solve an alcohol-related crime.

http://webadventures.rice.edu/stu/Games/N-Squad/_501/Game-Overview.html 

An adventure game about alcohol and body systems. 

Use the SNIPPING Tool to collect your discoveries.

create collage of all your results

https://www.photovisi.com/photovisi/youtube-channel-cover-6

Code Combat

learning PYTHON

you need to login in order to save your progress.

choose your class

BLOCK B            BLOCK C           BLOCK D

Then Begin

Once you finish a level use the 'snippingtool' to capture the image... SAVE ALL IMAGES - at the end create a collage ...add your blog address ...then post it.

There are 21+ levels.

Sketchup - Keychains + Spinner

Sketchup 2017

---your goal is six 3D models---

Sketchup 2017

• load the extension:  windows- extension manager - select sketchup-stl-2.1.6.rbz

Definitely read this: 3D Printing with Sketchup

Marks for each project:

• post image of (coloured) sketchup image add URL
• post image of STL file in MakerBot add URL

NOTE!!! If the parts of the model appear misisng in makerBot - go back to Sketchup and add a new extension "MakePrintable"

• create link in blog post to STL file

LINK TO STL FILE

1. The following Tutorial is for the first 3 

Key Ring projects 

• #1 Do it once with your initials
• #2 Do it again with a design you draw in the middle of the OVAL 
•  3D drawing
• must be touching edges and/or eachother
• #3 Do it thrice with a downloadable item from the 3DWarehouse  - inside the OVAL

3D Keyring tutorial (oval with Initials)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqp1MFgpCuA

3D Keyring tutorial - SketchUp - CRTHS

...note group object before export as STL

2. Import and trace models (Key ring #4 and #5)

• Do 2 different models

Import a fairly complicated image  - trace it then push/pull it.

Add the OVal that would make it into a keychain.
Post - along with 

• Sketchup image, 
• makerBot image, 
• STL file 
• ADD the original image

Ideas from:  ... last years Digital Media Blog
http://eqsheppardmedia.blogspot.ca/2016/05/key-chains-part-2.html

The following tutorial describes how to load an image then trace the design into a 3D printable solid.
You may choose any design you wish.

3D Printed Cookie cutters
http://danieltal.com/3d-printed-cookie-cutters/

FINALLY

#6

Hand spinner - fidget spinner - LD Spinner

Design your own

----

design must also contain the caps

IDEAS

dog theme	marbles for weight	Sun Ray theme NOTE - cap forms bearing
random Number generator	bolts for weight	all bearings capped ninja theme
wind turbine	yin-yang theme	tool spinner

Friday Post May 12 - frame animation

 - Let's do this frame animation tweening tutorial
 - Take Several Screenshots/snipping tool of your progress in Photoshop - add your URL
-  add a caption under each screen shot
-  post the final gif

Animation "heartbeat" photoshop cs3

• LINK

 

• Add a background and foreground

1. create heart shape

2. add f/x

3. Time line and duplicate

4. tween for 1/2 heartbeat

5. second tween for the rest of hearbeat

6. add ribs and background

final product D

Final Product C

Final Product B