We’re so proud of all our Clayton artists! This year’s theme is “Wow!”
Just click on the photo below to view the art gallery. You can then choose to see any picture up close or choose “slideshow” to see them all.
Click here to view the multimedia gallery for music, film and dance entries!
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| Reflections 2008 |
The following is a list of all 2008 Reflections participants from Clayton Elementary. These children will receive trophies at the awards ceremony on Thursday, December 11, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. (more…)
Photobucket is a really fun online tool for spicing up your digital photos. You can set up a free account on www.photobucket.com.
To achieve the effect below, I just clicked on Edit Images, Effects, and then I choose the Pop Art option. Pretty slick!
There’s all kinds of cool effects that you can create using Photobucket. Please keep in mind for Reflections photography entries, you can’t put text or stickers over a photo, like in the example below, but you sure can have a lot of fun! Entries with extras added on could be submitted in the visual arts category if you’d like.
Enjoy creating your art!
Julie Samford
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There’s a free program online that you can use to create beautiful art in minutes! You can go to www.art.com and click on “art pad” at the bottom of the page to see the possibilities, or you can just click on the link below to go straight to the ArtPad program. After your creation is done, you can email it to someone, save it for later and/or print it out. When you replay the artwork, it shows each brush stroke until the painting is complete. Very cool! Check it out!
Julie Samford
Please note the size limitation for visual arts entries - 24″ x 30″ and not thicker than 3/8″. Last year, several students turned in awesome artwork that was painted on a stretched canvas. These are closer to 6/8″ thick. On the Texas PTA website, it states that entries that are too thick “may be disqualified.” I’m certainly not going to disqualify any entry for being too thick, but there may be closer scrutiny at the state and national level, just so you know. I’d hate for your child’s hard work to be disqualified because of the canvas.
You can give me a call if you have any further questions at 439-9411.
Thanks,
Julie Samford
How about a little field trip to a local art museum to get your child’s creative juices flowing? Check out these wonderful spots for some artistic inspiration!
Picasa is an awesome easy-to-use photo editing tool from Google.
You can download it here:
http://picasa.google.com/
Here is just one example of what you can do in just a couple of steps using Picasa.
I was going to do a video tutorial for using Picasa but there are quite a few good ones already if you just check on google!
You can easily record your child’s music entry using your computer by using a program that comes free with Windows called Sound Recorder. If your computer doesn’t have an internal microphone, just find the microphone jack (look for a tiny microphone graphic next to a tiny hole) and plug in an external mic. You can find a cheap one at any computer store. (more…)
2009-2010 PTA Reflections Program
PHOTOGRAPHY
Theme: “Beauty is …”
Students must adhere to the general participation rules as well as the following Photography Rules.
Description
A photography entry must be an original black-and-white or color image, or a group of images, produced by a photographic process. The entry must relate to the current Reflections Program theme. (more…)
2009-2010 PTA Reflections Program
MUSICAL COMPOSITION
Theme: “Beauty is …”
Students must adhere to the general participation rules as well as the following Musical Composition Rules.
Description
A musical composition entry may be for voice, instruments, or a combination of voice and instruments. Lyrics may or may not be included in vocal compositions. The composition is not to exceed five minutes. The entry must relate to the current Reflections Program theme. (more…)