...it's been a long time...

...since I've been able to get into Blogspot. I hope you have been using the FFHS site (follow the Fine Arts link) to stay informed while Blogspot was down. I will attempt to 'catch up' this site.

You have been experimenting with creative text in PhotoShop. Here is a copy of the handout:
EXPERIMENTING WITH TEXT

Begin with the basics:
http://video.about.com/graphicssoft/Wrap-Text-Effect-in-Photoshop.htm
or http://www.about.com >Graphics Software>Wrap Text Effect in Photoshop
http://video.about.com/graphicssoft/REFLECTION-TEXT-IN-PHOTOSHOP.htm#
or Adobe PhotoShop Text Reflection Effect (also at about.com)
http://video.about.com/graphicssoft/FIRE-TEXT-EFFECT-IN-PHOTOSHOP.htm
or Adobe PhotoShop Fire Text (about.com)

Then try the following tutorials:
1)Go to PhotoShop ‘Help’ button. Select ‘Welcome Screen’>Tips and Tricks>Creating Metallic Type
2)PhotoShop ‘Help’>’Welcome Screen’>Tips and Tricks>Lightblast!

Next try this:
http://www.worth1000.com/tutorial.asp?sid=161027&page=1
or http://www.worth1000.com ‘Using Vector Designs and Customizing Text in PhotoShop’

Do Exploding Text from the printed instruction sheet

Finally, select three techniques to try from this site:
http://www.photoshoproadmap.com/Photoshop-blog/2007/07/22/the-best-80-photoshop-text-effects-on-the-web/
or The PhotoShop Roadmap>’The best 80 PhotoShop text effects on the web’
or http://www.tutorialwiz.com/tutorials/text_effects/1.html (Tutorial Wiz>Text effects)

If you follow all the examples I have listed here, you should have tried at least 10 different techniques. You are required to try six and turn in on a contact sheet. Choose your best FOUR for grading. This project is due today, March 12th.

See next post for instructions on the Product Advertisement also due this week.