3rd Marking Period

21A & B- Shapes

21C- My Name

  For this assignment, I am starting to use Google Sketch Up to create 3D and 2D shapes. For 21A, I had to create a triangle, square, and a circle. For the triangle, I used the Line tool to make and connect each line to create a face of a triangle. I used the rectangle tool to create the square and the Circle tool to create the circle, which was simple to follow. This was in 2D shapes, where there are only two axis, x and y, with x represented as a red line and y represented as a blue line. For 21B, I copied the previous shapes, moved them using the Select and Move tool, and used the Push/Pull tool to create a triangular prism, a rectangular prism, and a cylinder from their corresponding 2D shapes.I then used the text tool to create the text. For the last assignment, 21C, I had to use the Circle tool, Line tool, Push/Pull tool, and other tools to create my name in this program. I used the Arc tool to create curves for letters, the Offset tool to create larger shapes of existing ones, the Eraser tool to erase certain shapes and lines, and the 3D Text tool to create the title. I did these parts as 3D shapes, where there are shadows, shapes that can be pulled or pushes, and the inclusion of the third axis, z, represented as a green line. This is going to be the start of the new marking period and a new program to learn. There are also different types of views to use. There are 7 types of views and I will use a cube as an example. For a top, bottom, front, back, left, and right view, the cube will have 1 side seen. It is only in the Iso camera view when you see more than 1 side shown.

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22- Blocks

Block #1  8 3/16' x 5' x 5'

Block #2  8' x 5' x 5'

Block #3 9' x 6' x 4'

Block #4  7' x 4' x 6'

Block #5  8' x 5' x 5'

Block #6  8' x 6' x 5'

Block #7  8' x 5' x 6'

Block #8  6' x 6' x 5'

Block #9  9' x 6' x 4'

Block #10  11' x 6' x 3'

Block #11  8' x 6' x 5'

Block #12  9' x 6' x 4'

  For this assignment, I created 12 blocks on Google SketchUp 8 by using many tools. One of the most important tools is the measuring tape, which created guide points on lines to make the correct measurements for each block. The push/pull tools are also important, since it helped create the 3D shapes. The paint tool was a tool I used often as well, which helped me color certain parts of the block. For each different kind of face, I used a different color to show the faces that will be seen in certain views. Also, I used the dimension tool too, which measures sides and faces that is mandatory for some of these blocks in order to have the correct measurements and dimensions. The line tool with the push/pull tool was the most used however, since they are both used to create complicated shapes and remove bits off of a plain block. Google SketchUp 8 helped me learn how to use it. 

QUIZ  10' x 5' x 4'

  For this test, I used Google SketchUp 8 to  create a block. I had block 7, so first, I had to measure the shape given to me. It is 10' x 5' x 4', so I created a block that had that has those measurements. Next, I created 2 triangles in the top middle of the block face that has a rise of 4 and a run of 4 and connected them. Then, I creates another set of triangles, this time in the back. They have a rise of 2 and a run of 2. I connected the triangles on the front and back by using the line tool to connect their vertices on the yellow side of the block. I used the erase tool to erase the triangles and the part where the vertices connected. I used the line tool twice to connect the side vertices in the remains of the little triangle to the bottom vertex of the big triangle to make a new face. I softened the line so that it wouldn't be visible. Lastly, I used the dimensions tool to measure every side. 

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23- Gingerbread House

  For this assignment, I used Google SketchUp 8 to create a 3D model of a picture of a Gingerbread house. This was a long assignment to do since it is very hard to copy everything from the original picture and recreate it on SketchUp. There were many tools that I used that were the same as the last assignment. The Push/Pull tool was the most used tool as I pulled the rainbow gumdrops randomly to make it more appealing, 3d-ish, and candy-like. The Free Hand tool was also important, since I used it to draw the icicles coming from different areas. I also exported an item from 3D Warehouse to get a candy cane model. It was very hard to do, but I did it. Yay.

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24- 3D Ginger Bread House

  For this assignment, I used Photoshop to create a 3D image using the Ginger house from the last assignment. This assignment used a .JPG of my Ginger house and a random snow field. I erased the green background and the person so there would only be the house and the field. I copied the house to a new layer and I used blending options to make the colors channels only Red. I also moved it slightly. The original layer was changed to make the color channels only Green and Blue. This created the 3D effect and i created text using blending options. 

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25- Glowing Button

  

  For this assignment, I used Photoshop to create this animation of a button glowing green. I used many layers, blending options, and filters to create this. I even used animation frames to create this. After I'm finished, I made this into a GIF file. A GIF is a file used for small animations with a limited color pallet. This is used as a type of multimedia as a low resolution thing. 

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26- Showcase Room

  For this assignment, I had to create a showcase room in Adobe Photoshop CS5 with me showcased in it. This was considered a test for Multimedia because when completing it, it is composed of different things we have learned from previous assignments. This was very long to do. I followed the instructions on http://www.photoshop-plus.co.uk/learn-how-to-create-your-very-own-showcase-room/#more-648 to create this. There were many difficulties as I was doing these steps. One of them was the Snap tool. I was confused in what snapping does and how to activate it. Snapping helps with precise placement of selection edges, cropping marquees, slices, shapes, and paths. It is found under View. Another thing that was difficult was the Ruler tool. The ruler tool helps position items easier. You had to take line guides out of the ruler to use for the rectangles. Other things that were difficult were through my mistakes. When trying to snap a point  the wall did not want to connect with the other wall, but it was because I didn't extend it enough. Other questions were in the line of, "did I do this well?" In the end, it really did. That was the assignment in a nutshell. 

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27- Brochure

  For this assignment, I had to make a brochure about my school life. This is to earn an elective credit. I created this on Microsoft Publisher 2010. This software is used to create things such as birthday cards, business cards, postcards, newsletters, and other things like brochures. These are used to help business start out or for regular people to be inspired. Before I created my brochure, I had to pick a template first. A template is a file that has items you can alter to make it your own. For example, the original template I used to create this had gibberish and pictures that don't correlate to each other. Now, it has my school's information, my school schedule, and the description of each period. This is how it is done.