Archive for the ‘Animation’ Category

Sign up! Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2010

7th December 2009 by LisaHill 2 Comments

Subject Matter: Calling all International student photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, media and graphic artists! Register now for the 10th annual ADAA contest.
Grades: High school, graduate and post-graduate students from accredited higher education institutions worldwide.
Fantastic Opportunity from Adobe
For the past ten years, Adobe has hosted a design achievement contest for talented students. [...]

Adobe CIAB Premiere Elements 8

8th February 2010 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: Learning how to operateĀ  Premiere Elements 8
Grades: Upper Middle School to College, Technical courses
Adobe’s Classroom in a Book: Lots to Work With
I’ve reviewed other how-to books on Photoshop and Premiere Elements 8. Adobe’s Classroom in a Book also tops with the better choices, too.

Photoshop Elements 8 for Dummies

29th January 2010 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: How to use Photoshop Elements 8
Grades: Middle School & Up
Another For Dummies Book
I think this book has merit in that the Dummies series offers 9 books in one, however I would have preferred a different format. When you’re writing a how-to book on using imaging editing software, your clients are going to [...]

Visual Book to Learn Photoshop Elements 8

31st December 2009 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: How to learn Adobe Photoshop Elements 8
Grades: Elementary to College beginners to intermediate students in photo editing

Easy as 1-2-3
There are several books available to learn Adobe Photoshop Elements 8. One of the better ones I’m reviewing is Teach Yourself Visually: Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 by Mike Wooldridge, and published by Wiley.

Alternatives To YouTube

30th December 2009 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: Other video resources than YouTube.com
Grades: All ages, college and beyond too!
Where Are We Going..to Mordor, Sam! Mordor!
Really, looking beyond YouTube.com isn’t that difficult.
Freetech4teachers.com has a great listing of different video content websites.
Link at Great Alternatives to YouTube and have fun exploring.
If you know of other sites, please share!

Groovy Music Shapes by Sibelius

25th December 2009 by LisaHill 1 Comment

Subject Matter: Learning Music Visually and With Rhythms, Shapes, and Tones
Grades: Ages 5 to 7, Homeschool, Special Education, PreSchool to Elementary School

Basic Sound & Rhythm With Cool Activities
Music is an activity to experience and enjoy, but trying to teach wiggly ones is rather difficult. Let’s face it – practicing scales just isn’t that [...]

Autodesk Maya 2010: Supercharged 3D Animation

7th December 2009 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: Using Maya 2010 to design and build 3D animation videos, advertisements and films

Grades: Upper High School, College and Universities, Technical Colleges, Marketing Classes

Autodesk Maya 2010 – Supercharged 3D Simulation Engine
Memorable movies and animated video games include numerous scenes and special affects incorporating Maya Unlimited tools: Maya nParticles, Maya nCloth, Maya Fluid Effects, Maya [...]

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