9-25-15

1 - Photoshop Demonstration - Creating a cast shadow

review and new skills: transform, lock transparency, gradient, feather (modify selection), blur

2 - Work on Photoshop Practice Work

3 - Photoshop Intro continued!

• Typography

• Pen Tool and Paths Panel

• Blending modes (see link on calendar for detailed explanation)

• Filters

Coming up…Layer masks, 3D

In-Class Assignments for PhotoShop(you will be saving these in your student home)

Veggie Man Assignment (Photoshop Assignment #1) -

(Advanced option=landscape/cityscape)- create a “character” using veggies (use at least 6 different ones)- selections must be clean! (not “chunky”)- use layers- have fun! Be creative- put your character in a setting

In-Class Assignments for PhotoShopVeggie Man examples

Montage Assignment (Photoshop Assignment #2) - - begin with a background image (min 5” max 8” in each direction - use image/canvas/crop to resize if needed)(can use diary/notebook image, but not required)

- must use at least 6 images

- must use opacity, image adjustments (ex: hue) and transform (ex: resize/rotate) your images

- use layers

- have good, clean selections

- have images or a theme that relates to your interests

Examples for Photoshop Assignment #2 - Montage -

Example for Photoshop Assignment #2 - Montage (Advanced)

Example for Photoshop Assignment #2 - Montage

Elements and Principles (Photoshop Assignment #3) -

photoshop “visual definitions”create them for 5 elements and 5 principlesfile size = 3 x 3” (at 150ppi)

Elements:LineShapeFormColorValueTextureSpace

Principles:BalanceEmphasis & Focal PointContrastMovementVarietyPattern & RepetitionUnityHarmony

In Class Assignment #3:Examples of Elements and Principles (in Photoshop):

line space

contrast balance

In Class Assignment #4:Shaded Ball:Create a shaded ball (guided in-class) with a full range of value (highlights, midtones, shadows). Make sure the value is a smooth gradient from light to dark which follows the spherical form.Size can be 7 x 5” @ 150 ppi

* “Stripey value” needs to be blended to be smooth, so use a big, fuzzy brush!

Add a value scale with 8 steps. Make sure that each of these values is in your shaded sphere.

The value scale should be 8 steps - create 8 squares in a row (align/distribute) to show your value scale.

Example on next page >>

In Class Assignment #4:Shaded Ball:make sure value scale also has an even gradation of value - meaning there all steps look even.