Introduction, refresher, experienced
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students should be able to:
Students should be able to:
- Learn and Use various selection tools
- Learn about layers: Layers Panel, organize, reorder, naming and grouping:
- Learn about smart objects and how to rasterize them to make them editable
- Delete backgrounds or "take out" a subject
- Learn and Explore the Adjustments (through the panel or menu: IMAGE menu > Adjustments) (apply a clipping mask to make the adjustment apply to only the layer below)
- Learn and Explore the Filters (through the panel or menu: FILTER menu >)
- Learn and apply short cut keys
- 7-10 layers
TIMELINE: 2-3 classes
Intro / New students start here - or refresher if needed
STUDENT TASKS:
Get to know Photoshop:
Watch and follow along with the videos in the following lessons:
1. Photoshop introduction
2. Getting Started Skills- Layers and Selection tools Sandwich Assignment
3. Grid Portrait Adjustments and Filters complete this assignment or create a piece that shows you have applied these skills
Get to know Photoshop:
Watch and follow along with the videos in the following lessons:
1. Photoshop introduction
2. Getting Started Skills- Layers and Selection tools Sandwich Assignment
3. Grid Portrait Adjustments and Filters complete this assignment or create a piece that shows you have applied these skills
Experinced students
STUDENT TASKS:
1. Look at the Learning objectives above: if you do not know how to do any of the above, learn how to/refresh via the videos above.
2. Create one or more pieces applying the above learning objectives (selection tools, organization of layers/combining images, adjustments, filters, possibly blend modes, clipping mask and opacity)
1. Look at the Learning objectives above: if you do not know how to do any of the above, learn how to/refresh via the videos above.
2. Create one or more pieces applying the above learning objectives (selection tools, organization of layers/combining images, adjustments, filters, possibly blend modes, clipping mask and opacity)
Have your assignment marked in class: be sure to have your layers available to look at. BE able to answer the questions below:
PORTFOLIO SHOULD INCLUDE:
Image of your layers and finished work.
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Short Cut Keys
- When Transforming to end selection: double click or press RETURN, or click the arrow in the top right.
- Deselect - Ctrl/CMD D (Use if you want to deselect your selection, sometimes called marching ants)
- Shift to ADD to selection (or use icon in Options bar)
- Alt/option to SUBTRACT/MINUS from selection (or use icon in Options bar)
- SPACE BAR - press down and move mouse for HAND
- Change size of Brush: options bar of brush tool OR shortcut keys: Brackets on your keyboard, next to the letter "P" [ ]