What I want you to know or do
How to open Photoshop
How to create a Photoshop document according to specific criteria and specifications
How to use the Custom Shape Tool correctly
How to resize a shape
How to move custom shapes where you want them
Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of art and the principles of design.
How to save a Photoshop document in a specified location.
STANDARD 4.0
Students will relate and apply artistic knowledge, skills, techniques, processes and strategies for the creation of design, photographic, web, print, and various digital projects.
STANDARD 6.0
Students will produce creative and artistically pleasing media for use in various applications for advertising, Internet, film, entertainment and marketing communications.
STANDARD 10.0
Students will develop e-Skills that are flexible and evolve with the increasing demands of technology developments and business needs, helping students become life-long learners.
STANDARD 11.0
Students will demonstrate skills that are employable and desirable to a rapidly changing industry that demands innovation.
assignment: emoticon
Create a personal emoticon and save it into your folder. You can use bot Custom Shapes and keyboard symbols.
for help
emoticon
directions
go to the finder
open photoshop
go to window>workspace>Essentials or Design
go to file>new>name: type your name_emoticon
width: 5 inches (not pixels)
height: 5 inches
resolution: 300
color mode: rgb
background contents: white
click OK
Click on the Move Tool
be sure you check Auto-Select Layer
Go to the layers palette and click on the new layer icon
Click on the Custom Shape Tool
Choose the icon circled in red with the Custom Shape Tool
Create a custom shape. Click, hold and drag in your document window. The shape you select is visible to the right of the word "Shape" in the Options Bar above. Click on the downward facing triangle to choose other shapes.
Resize: Go to Edit>Free Transform 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.
Move the shape using the Move Tool
Go to file>save as
Save onto the desktop or in your folder
Create your emoticon
Questions:
How do you select the Move Tool?
Should you create a new layer each time you create a custom shape?
How do you create a new layer in the layers palette?
Where do you find the Custom Shape Tool?
How do you find the answers to these questions on your own?
assessment
art mastery rubric
4_advanced_93-100 points. A strong amount of work has been completed. All instructions & specifications met. A comprehensive and wide-ranging exploration of visual qualities, the representation of ideas, media experiments, and technical practice is demonstrated. The work reflects superior thought and imagination.
3_proficient_85-92 points. A reasonable amount of work has been completed. Most instructions and specifications met. The work illustrates satisfactory exploration of visual qualities, and the representation of ideas. There is satisfactory evidence of work on images, media experiments, and technical practice.
2_basic_75-84 points. A small amount of work has been completed. Some instructions and specifications met. The work illustrates some exploration of visual qualities, the representation of ideas. There is some evidence of work on images, media experiments and technical practice.
1_below basic_74 and below. A less than adequate amount of work has been completed. There is little evidence of work on images, media, and technical practice.
50_No work attempted
