Sunday, September 15, 2019

digital collage 2_sept 16-20_2019

September 17 and 19

Sound coming from computers will be muted.
No Gaming, please.

Cell phones are for classwork only. If you are not using them for classwork, I will ask you to put them away. If you do not comply, I will ask you to give me the cell phone temporarily. If you do not comply, I will write a referral. 


Class opening:


1. Open class site:

digitalarthillwood.blogspot.com

Bookmark class site



2. Be sure Photoshop icon and Chrome

icon are in your Doc. 

DO NOT USE SAFARI.
3. Review:

•When you first open Photoshop, go to 
Window and be sure you have selected or checked Workspace>Essentials

plus Window>Layers, Application Frame or Application Bar, Options, and Tools

•Scroll over the tools in the Tools Palette, to be sure you can find the Move Tool

•Be sure you check/select Auto-Select Layer








•Be sure you can select the Magic Eraser if it is "hidden"

•Be sure you can turn a layer off and back on in the layers palette 

NOTE: You can scroll down to Help with Photoshop and Help with this assignment



Today's classwork:

Standard: Create, organize, and refine artwork
Objectives:

1. Create a Photoshop digital collage according to

directions

Examples: 



2. Close and save the documents correctly, including saving into your "digital portfolio"

3. Learn to use Photoshop tools correctly

Do today:
1. Create a new Photoshop collage on your own

2. Save into your documents folder as:

Your first name and last name_digital collage 2. 

This will be graded.

3. Save this for a grade and be able to show it to me today.

4. Create Digital Portfolio if you have not. Scroll down for directions. Directions for Digital Portfolio


Directions for the digital collage 2:

1. Create a new photoshop document
Name: first name and last name_digital collage 2

Width: 11 inches
Height: 8.5 inches
Resolution: 300 pixels/inch
Color Mode: RGB
Background contents: White

2. Save as, into your documents folder.
3. Go to Window>Workspace>Essentials,
then go to , Window>and check (if not
already checked) Layers, Application Bar 
and/or Application Frame, Options, Tools


4. Download a photo for your background. Be sure it is high resolution

5. Place this photo in your Photoshop document. We will 

do this together. Consider this your background layer. 

(Resize this image if it does not cover the total width of your Photoshop document.
See Help below.)


6. Make a copy of this layer. Command + J on your 

keyboard.


7. Save


8. Using Google Chrome, find 5 more high resolution 

photos with white backgrounds to place in the 

Photoshop document. 


9. Place each photo in your Photoshop

document. Resize if necessary.  Edit>Free Transform.


10. Using the Magic Eraser Tool, click once on the white

areas of the photos you are adding to the collage.


11. Save and show me your progress on digital collage 2 

for your grade today








Help with this assignment:

1. High resolution photos measure at least 1000 pixels 

horizontally or vertically. TIP: Type in "High Resolution" 

along with your search title.



2. One way to place a downloaded image in Photoshop 

is:

a. Go to the finder

b. Click and hold on the icon of the image you just 

downloaded and drag it into the Photoshop document. 









3. Some tools, like the Magic Eraser Tool, may be 

"hidden". To "unhide" them, click on a triangle like this 

one.




4. To turn off a layer in the layers palette, click once on 

an eyeball. Click in the same area to turn it back on.




Directions for Digital Portfolio

1. Create a new folder. Title it: Your first name and last name_Portfolio

http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2016/01/making-new-folder.html

2. Save it into your documents folder.

3. Copy or place your "finished" artwork and photos into your Portfolio folder.

NOTE: All work in your Portfolio folder is your BEST work, not just any work you have done