They recently just completed a project using Pixlr editor--which is an online FREE editing software, very similar to photoshop (I LOVE IT). They can create their work online, save it to their online gallery, and pick up where they left back off the next day. Did I mention it's free?!! I love it.
Anyways, so after learning how to use the Pixlr program, my students completed this project -- they had to create 5 different edits using Pixlr. They had several days in class to work on this--after getting the hang of using the program, and I am blown away with what they created! Seriously, how awesome are some of these?!
Before I show off some of their work, here are the 5 edit categories they had to make:
Mini Project 1: Movie Poster
- You will take a movie of your choice and re-create the poster in your own style. You can incorporate elements from the original poster in your new one, or start fresh and use completely new ideas to craft your poster.
- You need to make sure you select a movie that you’ve seen, so if you drastically change the poster from the original it still fits in with the “theme” of the movie. Make sure your poster includes the necessary information as well (title, director, main characters, rating, etc…).
Mini Project 2: EdCampSTL Poster
- Using information from this site, you will create a poster promoting EdCampSTL. You need to come up with a unique poster to promote this event, while making sure you give the appropriate information (date, time, location, etc…) from the website. You may incorporate any logos you see from the website, but you do not have to.
- You want your poster to be creative, unique, and something that catches the viewer’s attention while also giving them the necessary details for the event.
Mini Project 3: Photobomb
- You will take a popular image or picture and “photobomb” yourself into it. This means you’ll need to take/get a photo of yourself that would “fit” in the image that you are placing yourself in to be photobombed.
- You need to make sure that you do indeed look like you are “photobombing” the picture; meaning that you could have actually been there in real life in the photograph (so you may need to do some color enhancements and editing as well)
Mini Project 4: Landscape Edit
- Grab a landscape pic (mountains, beach, valley, prairie, etc…) off of Google Images and drastically change the picture: change the colors, sharpen/blur the image, add a sunset, etc… -- but your project must look vastly different than its original.
- Make sure your editing doesn’t completely distort your landscape; add editing effects that are unique and enhance your new image and landscape look!
Mini Project 5: YOUR CHOICE
- This project is your choice: create/edit/modify/enhance/WHATEVER! in Pixlr--you have complete freedom here to create something of your choosing.
- BE PREPARED to explain your creation/edit to the class and why you chose to do something like that.
- IDEAS: create a flyer for an upcoming sports event/school function, edit a picture, combine multiple pictures into one
