color harmonies_photoshop

objectives

To use the Custom Shape Tool to create an image

To resize and move the image

To make a new layer for each image

To create 3 Photoshop documents that show the following color harmonies: monochromatic color, complementary colors and analogous colors.

directions for the monochromatic color scheme

open photoshop

window>workspace>default workspace for CS3 or window>workspace>essentials for CS5

go to file>new>name: type your name_monochromatic

width: 7 inches (not pixels)

height: 5 inches

resolution: 100

color mode: rgb

background contents: white

click OK

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scroll down to the custom shape tool window

look right under the word "Photoshop" in the Options bar and be sure you have the correct

icon selected in your document

go back to your document & click on the new layer icon

click on the custom shape tool

pick a color from the foreground color picker on the tool palette

create a custom shape by clicking in the document and dragging

resize: go to edit>transform>scale and resize the custom shape

click the check mark when you have what you want or the cancel button if it’s not what you want.

go to file>save as

save onto desktop or in your folder

use the foreground color picker to create tints and shades of this color for the monochromatic color scheme

create and resize at least 5 custom shape layers with different tints and shades of the color

type your name and the name of the color scheme on one layer of the document

click on the red close button

save your document into your folder

directions for the complementary and analogous color schemes

follow the same sequence as above to create layers and shapes.

for the complementary color scheme, pick two colors and create the design using the two colors, plus tints and shades

for the analogous color scheme, pick three colors and create the design using the three colors, plus tints and shades