Week 18 2023 Color Schemes

Dec. 18 - 19, 2023



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 17 2023 Postcard

Dec. 11 -15, 2023

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 16 2023 Brushes

December  4 - 8, 2023

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 15 2023 Ten Fonts

November 27 - December 1, 2023

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:
https://www.1001freefonts.com/

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 14 2023 Mask Layer, Shadow and Reflections

Nov. 20 - 21, 2023

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.

Week 14 2023 Cutout: Mask Layer

Nov. 20 - 21, 2023

Objective: Use a Mask Layer to combining images.
Assignment: Cutout: Mask Layer.

Details: Use three images and combine them using a Mask Layer.
Save As: cutout1.psd & cutout1.jpg




Assignment
-Cutout 100pts.

Photoshop Mask Layer

Week 13 2023 Fixit Part 2

Nov. 13 - 17, 2023

Objective: Use Photoshop tools to enhance photos.
Assignment: Fix the images in the Fixit folder. Use the clone stamp tool and healing tools to touch up the images.
Link: Images Gallery

Download: Fixit_

Save As: Redeyedit.psd
Export As: Redeyedit.psd

Red Eye, Healing Patch & Change color

Video Tutorial Red Eye  & Spot Healing Brush


Video Tutorial Color Change


Lighten image

Sharpen image: Download

Video Tutorials
Red Eye, Healing Patch & Change color

Lighten image

Sharpen image

Week 12b 2023 Fix It Part 1

November 6-10, 2023

Objective: Use Photoshop tools to enhance photos.
Assignment: Fix the images in the Fixit Gallery. Use the clone stamp tool and healing tools to touch up the images.

Download: Fixit_

Link: Images Gallery

Save As: Fixed_XX.psd

Export As: Fixed_XX.jpg

Clone Stamp Tool

From Photoshop

Assignment
-fixit 50pts

Clone Stamp Tool


Touch ups & adding color using layer blends



;-)

Distort


Liquify Filter

Week 11b 2023 Melon Man

October 30 - November 3, 2023

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

Download: 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 11 2023 Photoshop Wallpapers

October 30 - November 3, 2023

Objective: Learn the how to use Filters to create textures.
Assignment: Photoshop Wallpapers.

Photoshop



Create 5 Desktop Wallpapers using filters in Photoshop.
Start out by creating a 1920 px x 1440 px image 72 resolution.
Start by going to filters/render/clouds. Then experiment with all the different filter effects. Each texture you create use a minimum of 5 filter effect. On the 11th texture, open an image of yourself and use the liquify filter effect to distort yourself.

 Photoshop Filters



Photoshop Hot Keys
-Add Color : Command + B (Color Balance)

-Change color : Command + U (Hue/Saturation)






Assignment
-Wallpaper1.psd 20 pt.
-Wallpaper2.psd 20 pt.
-Wallpaper3.psd 20 pt.
-Wallpaper4.psd 20 pt.
-Wallpaper5.psd 20 pt.

With pictures
-Wallpaper6.psd 20 pt.
-Wallpaper7.psd 20 pt.
-Wallpaper8.psd 20 pt.
-Wallpaper9.psd 20 pt.
-Wallpaper10.psd 20 pt.

Assignment: On the 11th texture, open an image of yourself and use the liquify filter effect to distort yourself.


-Texture11.psd 20 pt. (Distorted image of yourself)

Photoshop Filter

Photoshop Liquify Filter

Week 10 2023 Illustrator Tutorial

 Oct. 24-27, 2023

Objective: Learn Something new

Assignment: Illustrator Tutorial

Details: Search YouTube for a tutorial to learn a new skill in Illustrator. Apply what you have learned to an art piece you create.

Save As: illtut.ai

Export As: illtut.png

Video Tutorials: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF4P0cjStkM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQTQMn5GkGk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvMvfpJOb0U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-Y9bXVKrR8

Week 9 2023 Perspective Grid Building

Oct. 16-18, 2023

Objective: Duplicate & Change
Assignment: Perspective Grid Building
Details: Use the Perspective grid tool to create a building or buildings. 

Save As: Building.ai
Export As: Building.png

Video Tutorial: 

Week 8 2023: Nine Characters

October 9-13, 2023

Objective: Duplicate & Change
Assignment: Design 9 Characters
Details: Watch the video below. Create nine of your own unique characters.

Save As: 04_9characters.ai
Export As: 04_9characters.png

Video Tutorials: 

How To Draw A Face, 10 Flat Design Characters in 10 Minutes, Speed Drawing in Adobe Illustrator

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Week 7 2023 T-Shirt Design

October 2 - 6, 2023

Assignment: T-Shirt & Pin Design
Description: Create a T-Shirt & Pin Design representing Skills USA for the state of Utah.

Must include the following:
-Color: Red, White & Blue. 
-Text: SkillsUSA, Utah, 2023

Save As: 09_T-Shirt Design_XX.ai

Export As: 09_T-Shirt Design_XX.png

Export As:Illustrator: 008 T-Shirt Design

 Video Tutorial:

Illustrator: 008 T-Shirt Design

Week 6 2023 Media Layouts

September 25-28, 2023

Objective: Placing Graphics for different sizes.
Assignments: Business Card, Web Header, Video Title, & Magazine Ad.
Description: Use your logo place in each of the design layouts.
Download Media Template

Save As: 007_MediaLayouts_XX.ai
Save As: 007_MediaLayouts_XX.png

 Video Tutorials:

Illustrator: 007 Layouts Part 1

Illustrator: 007 Layouts Part 2

Week 5 2023 My Logo

September 18 - 22, 2023

Assignment: MyLogo (50pts)
Details: Create your own business and design five different variations of your logo.

Save As: 07_MyLogo_XX.ai

Export As: 07_MyLogo_XX.png

 
Your logo must be a vector art graphics, no images on your logo. You can trace with the pen tool or download fonts to get clip art if you want.

Download: Download 5 Fonts
Description: Download 5 different fonts and Install.

1. Find 5 fonts.
- DaFont: http://www.dafont.com/
- ReFont: http://www.refont.com/ 

-Shapes: https://thenounproject.com/

2. Download Font
3. Unzip Font (.zip)
4. Install font. (.ttf or .otf) 

-5 logos 100pts

Illustrator Gradient Tool





Illustrator Type Tool