Ms. R’s Computer Class

An animated GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) file is a graphic image on a Web page that moves – for example, a twirling icon or a banner with a hand that waves or letters that get larger. An animated GIF can loop endlessly or it can loop through one or a few sequences and then stop [...]

“A collage (From the French: coller, to glue) is a work of formal art, primarily in the visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole.” We are starting our unit on collage. We will be using Photoshop to construct our collage work. In order for you to best express [...]

We are learning about and practicing using the Selection Tools in Photoshop. Using these tools you are cutting out the leaf from the background and then making a creative and interesting picture. As you are working on this assignment options to try for each of the tools are feathering, anti-alias, tolerance. Also pay attention to [...]

Pencil Tool “you can really see the pixels, you can see each square making up the drawing” -Jason 6/7Y “the pencil has little boxes which makes it look bumpy.” -Megan 6/7Y Brush Tool “you can also see that the brush tool make your lines look over lapped and are in different shades” -Lily 6/7Y “in [...]

An art form in which images from different sources are pasted up together to create a new meaning from the resulting single image. A photomontage is a composite picture made by cutting and joining a number of photographs and  text to form a unified whole that communicates meaning to the viewer. “Well, it [artistic method] [...]