kip_w (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} kip_w) wrote,@ 2008-04-04 20:17:00 |
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I went to Sarah's class to talk about my job, which is sitting here at home doing graphics and desktop publishing on the computer. I showed them hard copies of some of the things I'd done -- a couple of book covers, some Christmas cards, and coloring pictures for Sarah based on photos I'd taken.
I opened up the picture of Sarah on the slide (see my March 24 entry), and showed how I put the photo in one layer and faded it back, then traced over it in another layer, where corrections could be made, bad lines undone, and other wonderful features of Photoshop could be used.
We were going to print it at the school so the kids could color it, but the inkjet printer did the lines in a rather dotted fashion that seemed inadequate to me, so I took it home to print, and redrew most of the parts, one by one, in a heavier brush than the one I'd chosen at school. I gave it to Sarah to take in today, and they ran off copies and everybody got to color it.
She brought home thank-you cards from all the kids in the class. Each one drew a picture of me showing them the laptop, and many included Sarah's image on the screen, going down that slide. I have a soft spot for Harrison's drawing:
As you can see, he captured my inner essence, as well as Sarah on the slide. Harrison's dad is an artist, and Harrison is well on his way. Sarah brought home a drawing of the genie from Disney's Aladdin that was, admittedly, off model, but which showed that he knows how to give a drawing personality.
I also gave blood and broke a tooth today, but I think I've mentioned both of those. Time for bed or something.
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I went to Sarah's class to talk about my job, which is sitting here at home doing graphics and desktop publishing on the computer. I showed them hard copies of some of the things I'd done -- a couple of book covers, some Christmas cards, and coloring pictures for Sarah based on photos I'd taken.
I opened up the picture of Sarah on the slide (see my March 24 entry), and showed how I put the photo in one layer and faded it back, then traced over it in another layer, where corrections could be made, bad lines undone, and other wonderful features of Photoshop could be used.
We were going to print it at the school so the kids could color it, but the inkjet printer did the lines in a rather dotted fashion that seemed inadequate to me, so I took it home to print, and redrew most of the parts, one by one, in a heavier brush than the one I'd chosen at school. I gave it to Sarah to take in today, and they ran off copies and everybody got to color it.
She brought home thank-you cards from all the kids in the class. Each one drew a picture of me showing them the laptop, and many included Sarah's image on the screen, going down that slide. I have a soft spot for Harrison's drawing:
As you can see, he captured my inner essence, as well as Sarah on the slide. Harrison's dad is an artist, and Harrison is well on his way. Sarah brought home a drawing of the genie from Disney's Aladdin that was, admittedly, off model, but which showed that he knows how to give a drawing personality.
I also gave blood and broke a tooth today, but I think I've mentioned both of those. Time for bed or something.
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