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Words of the Day

01 Nov 2013 Comments Off on Words of the Day

by mspdgtt in from mspdgttsartstudents Tags: vocab

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Dias de Los Muertos.

01 Nov 2013 Comments Off on Dias de Los Muertos.

A photo from a Dias de los Muertos remembrance parade:

credit for photo to whitehotphonix photography

Vocabulary:
calaveras: colorful sculptures of skulls used during Dia de los Muertos. These are sometimes made from sugar or from papier-mache.
Dia de los Muertos: Day of the Dead. A celebration held in Latino communities and
throughout Latin American on November 1 and 2.
ofrenda(s): an offering, often in the form of an alter, created during/for the Dias de los Muertos.

Aside by mspdgtt

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Aside by mspdgtt

Designer Fish

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Designer Fish

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29 Oct 2013 Comments Off on artist who does very cool sea interpretations, loose, energetic, moody

artist who does very cool sea interpretations, loose, energetic, moody

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Advanced assignment 10/24

23 Oct 2013 Comments Off on Advanced assignment 10/24

by mspdgtt in from mspdgttsartstudents

Click the link below and complete this portfolio building fast target. You can choose something other than figurative sculpture, but it lends itself well to the assignment and the questions are directed towards it.
Create and complete this popplet.
Post your popplet to your blog before you leave today.

Photography Assignment 10/24

23 Oct 2013 Comments Off on Photography Assignment 10/24

by mspdgtt in from mspdgttsartstudents

Color changing eyes…apply what you already know in a new way!
1. Open photo in Photoshop
2. Duplicate layer
3. Desaturated the top layer (image>adjustments>desturate)
4. Increase contrast on top layer until it looks dramatic.
5. Erase holes in the top layer so that the iris of your eyes shows through.