Creating+a+Paradox

**Paradox**

 * What is a Paradox?

//Noun//
 * 1**. a statement that seems self-contradictory but may be true:
 * 2**. a self-contradictory proposition, such as //I always tell lies//
 * 3**. a thing that is made up of contradictory elements

Try out this website, which is full of visual paradoxes [|Visual Illusions]

Directions: You will be using Fireworks (photoshop) to create a paradoxical situation. There are a variety of windows on the hard drive in the Photoshop Materials folder on the MAC Hard drive. Choose one that you like. You will create a unique environment on the inside of the window using only (5) images.

But what is an environment?
1. The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates. 2. The setting or conditions in which a particular activity is carried on

1) Large background image that sets the stage 2) an image that can move in and out of the window- should appear to come toward the viewer 3) three (3) pictures that support the illusion of the environment

Once you are done, you will be creating the opposite environment behind the window using 5 images as well.

1) Large background image that sets the stage behind the window 2) an image that can move into the window- should appear to come toward the viewer 3) three (3) pictures that support the illusion of the environment

example desert/ underwater, Outerspace/ inner space.

=Paradox Screencast How to's- click here to watch videos on how to set up your project.= ||= ==== ||


 * == **Evaluation Directions:** ==

Create a word document, copy and paste the form below into Word.

Answer questions in complete sentences using proper spelling and punctuation.

Print it and use it for final grade conversation.

[|Self Evaluation Form]

ISTE Standards

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