Thursday, September 10, 2015

sept 9-11_custom shape

Please, no headphones or earbuds.
No food and drink near computers.

Today:
•Make a folder if you do not have one.
•File artwork and answer sheets in folder. Exam questions may come from answer sheets.
For example, "What is the projected growth outlook for graphic designers in computer systems design and related services?" 
Practice quiz


Standards:

23) Apply the design process to complete projects of increasing complexity and of varying applications such as print, web, film, and marketing communications. Demonstrate the ability to select and use the appropriate tools and procedures to accomplish project goals. Prepare an informative narrative to explain a design to a peer, emphasizing how the design process and the design elements and principles were applied. (TN Reading 2, 3, 4, 7; TN Writing 2, 4, 9; TN Visual Art 1.3)


the assignment (instructions, specifications and criteria): 

Use the Custom Shape Tool to create 7 different custom shapes with 7 different colors on 7 different layers. 
Apply a different layer style to each custom shape layer. 
Apply these layer styles: drop shadow, bevel and emboss, outer glow, gradient overlay (click on Gradient: to see all the different gradients), and 3 different pattern overlays.

Be sure you make a new layer for each custom shape.

Emphasize one custom shape. 

Add a color to the background layer so that the outer glow shows up.


What I want you to know or do:

1. How to use Photoshop tools correctly
2. Communicate ideas with text and images


Questions
1. What does the word emphasis mean?
2. How could you show emphasis with color?
3. How could you show emphasis with size?
4. How do you resize?



Directions

1. Open Photoshop. If Photoshop is not already open, got to Launchpad or in the finder menu bar, go to Go>Applications>Adobe Photoshop CS5

Go to Window>Workspace>Essentials, Design, or Painting


2. Go to File>New>Name: type your first and last name_custom shapes 1
width: 11 inches (not pixels)
height: 7 inches
resolution: 100
color mode: rgb
background contents: white
click OK

3. Select to the custom shape tool



Click and drag to create a Custom Shape.

Make 7 different shapes, using 7 different colors.






Move and resize the shapes
1. Be sure you have Auto Select>Layers checked
2. Go to the move tool




Applying Layer Styles

1. Look at the Layers Palette and be sure the layer you want to work with is still highlighted
2. In the Photoshop menu bar, go to Layer>Layer Style
3. Apply the layer styles indicated in the assignment

Save your work

Remember, you can click the "eyeballs" off and on to work with individual layers more easily.

To finish, apply a background color using the Paint Bucket Tool

Assessment
1. Correct number of layers and layer styles
2. Correct number of colors
3. Background layer is colored


your grade:

1. Daily work