18.+Reflection

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*If you want to keep any of your projects make sure you save everything to your personal flash drive or email everything to yourself. Once you leave the class everything will be deleted. It is your responsibility to save your work*

**So you are finished with Computer Art I and what now? ** You could consider taking **Computer Art II** or **Animation** to further your skills! Computer Art II introduces you to Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign but we also use Photoshop. After learning the software the course is more //you// based and you will develop projects tailored to your liking. In Animation we explore Adobe Flash and learn how to create our very own animated scenes.

**How can you get Photoshop for your personal use? ** It is expensive and if you can’t afford it Adobe created elements, which is a simpler version of what we use in school. Elements has everything you could need and is more affordable for your budget. Sue Chastain compares both in the link below…. []

**What about Free software? ** In 2010 Jeffrey Wilson from //PC Magazine// rated the top 5 free photo editing programs. Check out the article at ….[]

**GIMP **  was number one on his list… If you are in love with manipulating images but don’t have a dime to spare you could download **GIMP**, which is free photo editing software. It has similar features to Photoshop and you would be able to easily adapt. You’ll notice that it doesn’t have as many tools or options as Photoshop, but it’s free! []

Ms. Blakely’s Favorite is ** PIXLR ,** which you don’t have to download What if you’re at school and you can’t make it down to one of the art rooms to use Photoshop but you really need to edit a photo and can’t download gimp…. Try **PIXLR**, it is a web based Photo editing program that is super convenient for the times you need it. Again it has similar tools to Photoshop and is easy to use. []