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gimp - from
the word go!!
Session Title: GIMP - From the Word GO!!
Session ID: 8168
Session Type: Presentation - 45 Minute
Skill Level: Introductory
School Level: All Level
Strands: Career and Technology Education, ESL/Bilingual
Software: GIMP 2.2
Special Needs: Projector, Internet (if
possible)
Short Description: Teach students the tricks of photo editing with
lessons that include step-by-step instructions, an end result image,
and the original image files to practice with.
Summary: Using a free PhotoShop-like program called GIMP, I put
together several simple lesson plans to help me teach my students
the tricks of photo editing and graphic design. Lessons start with
the most basic skill and each one adds on to the one before. They
include step-by-step instructions with illustrations, an end result
image so you know what you're aiming for, and original image files to
practice with. Come learn GIMP from the word GO!!
Full Description: Using a free PhotoShop-like program called GIMP, I
put together several simple lesson plans to help me teach my
students the tricks of photo editing and graphic design. Lessons
start with the most basic skill and each one adds on to the one
before. They include step-by-step instructions with illustrations,
an end result image so you know what you're aiming for, and original
image files to practice with. The list below is organized by the
skill being taught. The lettered items are extra activities or
projects that require the skills taught in that lesson. The student
handouts are provided in both English and Spanish.
Lessons:
1. Introduction
2. Selection Tools and Transparency
a. Constitution Day Collection
3. Layers
a. Jack-O-Lanterns
b. Looking Through
4. Color Manipulation
a. Faces
b. Four Leaf Clovers
5. Perspective
a. Empty Rooms
b. Holiday Cards
c. Calendar Project
6. Intro to Layout Basics
a. Mystery Pictures
7. Blending Images
a. Animal Faces
8. Manipulation
a. Caricatures
9. Animations
a. Animated Names
b. Animated Scenes
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