Saturday, August 31, 2013

sept 3-6 introduction to photoshop


Today:

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2. Retake_Classroom safety quiz

3. Literacy feedback

4. Introduction to Photoshop


5. Think about your collage:
  • List 10 things that come into your mind when you think about the "digital age".
  • What is a connection between your collage and the "digital age"?
  • What is a connection between your collage and one other class at Hillwood?





Check your grades
  • sketchbook and daily assignments are due on the day assigned
  • may be made up only if absent
  • missing = 50

Sketch for 10 minutes

Sketchbook examples

Sketch online ?


Literacy Standard 5


Study for 2 safety tests
1. classroom

2. computer safety power point

or


join edmodo

Digital Arts and Design

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Study Computer Safety Powerpoint






Introduction to Photoshop

What I want you to know or do:

1. How to open Photoshop
2. How to create a new document in Photoshop
3. How to set the default workspace
4. How to save the document
5. How to use the Type Tool
6. How to resize type
7. How to use the Move Tool



Directions:

video tutorial at Edmodo
join Photoshop Stuff group     58a4zn

https://www.edmodo.com/home#/group?id=5910438

You can click on each image to make it larger.

Scroll down to "how to create a new file and save it". Create a new file and save it according to directions. Save this assignment as "your first name & last name _intro to photoshop". For example "steve campbell_intro to photoshop". Save onto the desktop.

Scroll down to "photoshop default settings".

Set Photoshop to the Default Workspace by doing one of the following:
1. In the top menu bar, go to Window>Workspace>Essentials.
2. Reset the default settings: Quit Photoshop. Restart Photoshop while holding down Command+Option+Shift. Hold these keys down until you see a window that asks "Delete the Adobe Photoshop Settings File? Click Yes.

Find Photoshop Basic Tools to guide you.

Click on the Move Tool in the Tools Palette. Look in the top Options Bar. Right under the word Photoshop, check Auto-Select. Click the pull down menu that says Group and select Layer.

Click and hold on the Rectangle Tool and select the Custom Shape Tool.
Click and drag in your document window to create a custom shape. Press return.

Click and hold on the Gradient Tool and select the Paint Bucket.

Click on the Swatches palette. Leave it open to select colors.

Click on the Zoom Tool. Look at the Options Bar. Are you zooming in or zooming out?
Try both. If you zoom too much, go to the Options Bar and click Fit Screen.

When you are zoomed in a few times, click on the hand in the Tools Palette. Click, hold and move the mouse.

Go to Window>Navigator. Look at the Navigator Palette. A red box shows what you are zoomed in on. Try moving the box around.

Click on the big mountain icon and the little mountain icon in the Navigator Palette. Take it to 300%. Take it to 100%.

Zoom in again in the Navigator Palette and move the red box around while you are zoomed in.

In the top Menu Bar, go to View>Fit on Screen.

Save your document.




Questions:


your grade


Standards:
4.         Students will relate and apply artistic knowledge, skills, techniques, processes
            and strategies for the creation of design, photographic, web, print, and various
            digital projects.
6.         Students will produce creative and artistically pleasing media for use in various
            applications for advertising, internet, film, entertainment, and marketing communications.
11.       Students will demonstrate skills that are employable and desirable to a rapidly changing
            industry that demands innovation.



  • Cell phones and electronic devices are your responsibility. Protect them if you use them for classwork.