Friday, December 16, 2016

Week 18 2016 Color Theory

Dec. 19 - 21, 2016



Objective: Change color to an image using different color schemes.

Assignment: Color Schemes

Details: Download an image or images and change the colors to warm and cold colors. Change the colors to Mono, Complement, Triad, Tetrad, Analogic, Accented Analogic.

Link: http://colorschemedesigner.com/csd-3.5/

Save Images As: Warm.jpg , Cold.jpg, Mono.jpg, Complement.jpg, Triad.jpg, Tetrad.jpg, Analogic.jpg, Accented_Analogic.jpg.


















Objective: Add an image inside text.

Assignment: Text Cutout

Details: Download a background of a city, landscape or texture. Overlay a thick text on top of the image. Use the text layer as a stencil and mask out the rest of the image.








Video Tutorial: Photoshop: Text Cutout




Thursday, December 15, 2016

Week 17b 2016 3D Glasses

Dec. 12-16, 2016

Assignment: 3D Glasses
Details: Open an image and change it into a 3D image.



Friday, December 9, 2016

Week 17 2016 Postcard

Dec. 12 -16, 2016

Objective: Using rules & Guides
Assignment: Postcard: Front & Back
Size: 6" x 4" 200 resolution
Description: Use rules and guides to layout boarders for a post card. Use any image you want and place in text that relates to the image. Create both a back and front for the post card.
Save Files: 8lastnameFI_postcard.psd
8lastnameFI_postcardback.jpg
8lastnameFI_postcardfront.jpg



Video Tutorals



Grouping Layers

Shape Tool

Creating the back of the post card.

Create 3D Post Card
From Photoshop

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Week 16b 2016 Brushes

December 5 - 9, 2016

Objective: Change color and shape of a brush.
Assignments: Brushes
Details: Download 10 Photoshop brush libraries from the Internet. You will create 3 different images only using brushes, paint buckets, gradients and filter effects.
http://myphotoshopbrushes.com/
Dimensions: Brushes 100 pts. (6" x 4" 200 res)
Save As: Brush1.jpg, Brush2.jpg, Brush3.jpg.






Brushes: Downloading & Loading


Brushes Effects


Brush Glows


Creating Brushes & Using Preset Manger

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Week 16a 2016 Fonts & Layer Styles

December 5-9, 2016

Objective: Use fonts and apply Layer Styles
Assignment:  10Text.psd: Come up with a theme and type ten words related to your theme. Use different different fonts, layer styles to apply glows and shadow, and other effects.
Dimensions: 6"x4" 200 Resolution

Download fonts at; http://www.dafont.com/


Text Tool


Layer Styles


Text & Shapes Tool


Business Card
-Logo
-Name
-Job Title
-Address
-Phone
-Email
-website



Assignments
-10text.psd 50 pts. (6"x4" 200 res)
-businesscard.psd 50 pts. (3"x2" 200 res)

 Examples: http://www.vistaprint.com/

Extras: Text Effects http://photoshopcafe.com/
-Fire Text http://10steps.sg/tutorials/photoshop/text-on-fire-effect/
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Thursday, December 1, 2016

Week 15b 2016 Shadows & Reflections

Nov. 28- Dec. 2, 2016

Objective: Adding details like shadows or reflections.
Assignment: Shadows & Reflections
Details: Cutout and image place it into a new background then add a shadow or reflection.

























Assignment: Profile Picture
Details: Take a picture of yourself then download a new hairstyle and add some new facial parts. Change the background.





















Photoshop Assignments