Week 16 2021 Collage

November 29 - December 3, 2021


Objective: Combine 5 or more image in a layout.
Assignment: Collage
Details: Create a collage using 5 or more image. Include text, layer styles and a background.
Size: 10" x 7.5" 225 Resolution.

Week 15 2021 Color Schemes

Nov. 22 - 23, 2021



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

Week 14b Melon Man

November 15 -19, 2021

Objective:  Use Select Tool to select objects.
Assignment: Melon man 50 pts.
Size: 5 inches by 5 inches, 200 Resolution

Melon Head
Images Gallery

Using the melon man image create a melon man using layers.






Video Tutorials

Move & Rectangular Marquee Tools



Layers



Free Transform



Magic Wand Tool

Week 14 2021 Postcard

Nov. 15 -19, 2021

Objective: Using rulers & 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 Tutorial



Grouping Layers

Shape Tool

Creating the back of the post card.

Create 3D Post Card

From Photoshop

Week 13b 2021 Brushes

November  8 - 12, 2021

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.



Video Tutorials:

Photoshop Brushes (Downloading & Loading)

Photoshop Brushes Effects

Photoshop Brush Glows

Photoshop Creating Brushes & Preset Manager

Week 13 2021Ten Fonts

November 8 - 12, 2021

Objective: Using fonts and apply Layer Styles
Assignment:  10Text.psd
Details: 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/

Video Tutorials:

Photoshop: Text Tool

Photoshop: Layer Styles

Photoshop: Text & Shapes Tool

Alternate Software:
https://pixlr.com/x/
Google Drawings

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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Week 12b 2021 Mask Layer, Shadow and Reflections

Nov. 1 - 5, 2021

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

Save As: Cutout1_XX.psd, Cutout2_XX.psd
Export As: Cutout1_XX.jpg, Cutout2_XX.jpg

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