Building BLTs

Last week we started working with Paint.net as a photo editing software. We are using Paint.net over Photoshop for a couple of reasons. First, Paint.net is a free program that is downloadable on any mac or PC computer. If the students would like to work on projects at home, they are able (with parent permission of course) to download Paint.net and the program will look nearly identical to what we are using in class. Secondly, the computers we are using in Graphic Arts are quite old at this point. The version of Photoshop we have is dated and runs slowly which is frustrating when you're trying to learn something for the first time.

If you'd like to download Paint.net on home computer, it can be found at www.getpaint.net

The first project we are doing in paint.net is to create a BLT sandwich! The purpose of the project is to learn how to use the most popular editing tools, how to create and organize layers, and how to utilize shortcut keys to work more efficiently. The classes are moving along at different paces, but so far all are successful.

The BLT project in Paint.net looks like this:

Bon Appetit!

Mystery Artist of the Month!!

January's mystery artist was "10 Marilyns" by Any Warhol. February's mystery artist is below:

To enter the raffle, you must identify the artist and the title of the artwork. Good Luck!!