FUN PROJECTS Adobe Photoshop_ TCEA

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2 FUN PROJECTS Adobe Photoshop_ TCEA 8504 Explore Fun Projects Using Adobe Photoshop Patricia Kougar-Melton Spring Woods High School Digital Media / Tiger Productions Studio K Gessner Road Houston, Texas Phone ext 3206 Fax patricia.kougarmelton@springbranchisd.com Web This workshop is designed to share lessons that I have found to be successful and fun for beginning High School students in learning Adobe Photoshop skills and basic Design Principles. After years of teaching Digital Media classes at Spring Woods H.S. and sponsoring our Tiger TV Broadcast Team, I have found that mastering Photoshop skills fosters a creative student that can express an idea in our rapidly changing digital world. The following lessons were designed for students to learn, retain and think creatively with Adobe Photoshop. The fun part comes with involvement with the project, success from knowing the process, creating a product and the realization that Photoshop application skills opened innovative ways to solving a problem! Teachers that have a basic understanding of the application will gain the most from this presentation. If you are new to Photoshop, there is information on the Disk that will point you in the right direction to gaining skills. If you are an expert on CS3 PS, please feel free to share helpful tips. OVERVIEW Welcome to PHOTOSHOP FUN for teachers of the Adobe Creative Suite Ninety minute Workshop / Demonstration of two basic lessons MAC Lab, Adobe Photoshop CS4 INTRODUCTION Instructor background Participant survey of experience Lesson Demo / Participant Practice Lessons o Curriculum & Evaluation Guides o Documents & Tip Sheets o Galleries o Lesson Plans o Tutorials and Instruction Sheets o Web sites PROJECT ONE _ select and paint as creatively as your minds-eye! DONUT Football Guitar PROJECT TWO _ composite and transform with unlimited possibilities! Digital Photos KALEIDOSCOPE Animation SUMMARY _ Gallery Walk

3 Photoshop Donuts Timing: Unit Activity approximately one week Grade Level: High School Subject: Digital Graphics / Electronic Media Technology Applications Lesson Description Often students find it hard to work with PS selection tools and to come up with original ideas. This activity is designed to show beginning students how easy it is to be original and set themselves up for artistic success as well as becoming creative designers. In constructing a Photoshop Donut, students learn to think and be creative with Photoshop tools. Use this lesson to introduce the concept of light and shadow and essential visual design principles. Students will create a digital donut to illustrate their understanding of the concepts presented. Digital compositions can be extended into other applications in the Adobe Creative Suite and design elements and principles, such as balance and space, color, shapes, textures and text can be seen as universal to excellent design. The desired outcome is a fun experience in developing a passion for learning. Students will: one of many Video Tutorials on PS Basics Use Adobe Photoshop to create an original digital composition with a selected theme Learn basic organizational and editing skills using the Layers Palette Use, practice and learn PS selection, paint, brush, and text tools Manipulated and transformed to form a balance composition using application skills Illustrate understanding of the application and design concepts presented through an organized layered Photoshop document illustrating the project theme. Lesson Materials Adobe Photoshop CS current version Process Guides / Example Gallery Lab with work stations & set up for demonstration Digital examples with teacher demonstration Reference Materials: on Elements & Principles of Design and Assignment Overview with Check List Adobe Help Menu Overview Lesson Steps Introduce the project Introduce the digital donut project to students. Explain why it is important to learn how to make accurate selections. Demonstrate using the brush & text tool and options menu. Explain the color picker and swatches palette. Demonstrate text tool options and related compositional issues. Continue the reinforcement of learned application skills and processes. Stress organization. 2. Student should learn about the concepts of light and shade as it relates to form. They develop a critical eye for good design and compositional elements (basic colour theory could be covered in a previous lesson) Go to various web sites for a background on drawing, painting & compositional elements (Demo) Practice organizational skills by showing how to use Bridge basics 1 Donut Design Lesson for Adobe Photoshop Patricia Kougar-Melton kougarp@earthlink.net

4 Creating the project 3. Have students practice using PS tool options. Students first create a new document (8 by 10 in RGB/72 transparent) Students make an elliptical selection using guides Students take away from the selection making a donut shape Student use the paint brush with options to create shading for form Students create toppings on new layers with paint tools. Layers are to be named and grouped Students create a new layer for an interesting background. Show basics of gradient tool usage Students use the text tool to add creative text to the document. Students fill out file info from the main menu and save as a.psd document Backgrounds can be as complex or simple as the experience level of the student, however it should complement the composition. Balance: 4. Students can draw with the use of tools in Adobe Photoshop CS3. By knowing how to create form using selections and PS tools, students can better understand the use of PS styles. After students have created their donuts, demonstrate how important composition (the arrangement of objects on a page) is to the design Resources_ WEB site Basic Skills_ 5. After students have created their Digital Compositions, instruct them to fill out a Check List on the required elements for a successful design. Presenting the project 6. Have students share their creative PS effects with other class members 7. Have a digital and hard-copy Gallery Display of selected student works Extension Activities You can extend the content in this lesson into other simple shapes Have students construct a Football using the take away selection tool - Explain lesson basics showing expected design qualities - Students should used organized layer files - Add skills such as pattern overlays for pig skin effect - Add transformation skills to create lacing - Add Text as compositional object - Finish as a graphic for a school event - Introduce poster layout for publication/web design Have students construct a Guitar using all selection tools 2 Donut Design Lesson for Adobe Photoshop Patricia Kougar-Melton kougarp@earthlink.net

5 Students should demonstrate an understanding of the basics light and shade, composition and PS technique: PS brush tool options can be used to create airbrush effects _leads to better understanding of styles PS selection tools provide a way to tell the application the intentions of the artist PS layers provide a way to organize and manipulate Experience gained from creating a simple object in a creative digital document is priceless Assessment see also: ISTE NET*S Standards for Students Image Did the student complete a digital graphic showing the image as a form? Research Did the student acquire the required information? Presentation and Understanding of PS skills Did the student solve the problem? Does Not Meet Expectations Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations Absent or incomplete image Absent or incomplete document Absent, incomplete, or unfocused presentation Creates a visual image of a concept related to the assignment. Provides a document as assigned, on the principles of design and a clear description of PS skills Presents a psd file as detailed in the check sheet. *Visual Design Curriculum with instructor project guidelines and reproducible student materials from Adobe Creates a clear and precise visual image of a concept related to donuts and compositional organization Provides documentation detailing compositional balance and the use of Photoshop skills Presents a clearly outstanding psd presentation. Makes a clear connection to composition and the use of PS skills. Demonstrates the best techniques (as listed in the check lists) to create the image. Extra credit for inventive brush techniques This lesson can be altered in many ways to allow for the creative use of a simple idea. For beginners, I have found that this is the easiest way to introduce the essential PS skill sets and at the same time give a feeling of accomplishment and success. Many thanks to Adobe for this wonderful tool 3 Donut Design Lesson for Adobe Photoshop Patricia Kougar-Melton kougarp@earthlink.net

6 RUBRIC How-to Real Donut Example_ TIP_ as the light hits the top of the donut it appears lighter then the hole or the edges, where the light is blocked. Use a feathered brush tool with the opacity lowered and air-brush the surface of your selection until you see your selection shape take the form of a donut! CHECK LIST: Did You 01. create a document with the correct size, resolution and color mode 02. use the selection tools plus options to create a basic donut shape 03. use the brush tool plus options to create a lighted form from the selection shape 04. use the brush tool plus options to create topping layers 05. create a design appropriate background 06. create design appropriate, imaginative text using the text tool plus options 07. balance all objects within the canvas border 08. organize and named all layers 09. fill out the file information 10. save as: donutyourlastname.psd 11. sign your name in black Helvetica size 10 in the lower right corner 12. use your vivid imagination _ congratulations you are now a Photoshop Artist! 4 Donut Design Lesson for Adobe Photoshop Patricia Kougar-Melton kougarp@earthlink.net

7 P. Kougar-Melton Strategies for Digital Media Photoshop Donut Instructions: Create a digital composition called: donutname.psd 1. SELECT FORM 2. PAINT FORM 3. ADD TOPPING LAYERS 4. ADD STYLES 5. MAKE 3 TOPPING LAYERS 00. Go to the main menu File > New. Create a document that is 8 by 10 inches, RGB, 150 pixels per inch resolution. 01. After your PS document opens go to the main menu View > Fit on Screen and (show) >Rulers. In your Document Window Click on the white of the ruler and pull Guides to the top 3,4,5, and side 4,5,6, inch marks. Go to the Tool Panel (on the left) and click on the Marquee Selection Tool and hold until the Elliptical Tool appears. Look at the top Options Menu to make sure the first (New Selection) Option is selected. Hold your mouse curser on the center cross hairs and holding down the option key on your keyboard click and drag to make a donut outer shape. (holding down the option key causes the circle to open from the center/ normally it opens from the edge) Next, look at the options menu again to make sure the third (Subtract from a Selection) option is selected and this time hold your cursor on the outer most upper left cross hairs, click, hold and drag to the outer most lower right crosshairs. You should see marching ants in the shape of a donut. Go to the Main Menu > file SAVE. 02. Go to the Tool Panel and click on the Brush Tool. Go to the brush options and select a 200 pixel feathered (soft edge) brush. At the top of the page in the Options Menu, change the opacity to 25% (this will create an air-brush effect) (change opacity as needed) Look at your Layers Palette (on the left) and select Swatches. (If your Palette is not showing go to the Main Menu > Window > and check on: Layers, Swatches, Styles and History) (You can arrange & move palettes) Pick a donut dark color in the Swatches Palette. Paint your donut shape to create a 3-D form. (The top of the donut is lighter because it gets the most light. As you go towards the hole, light is blocked, so you must use darker colors. Use darker colors around the edge to show form) 03. Create a New Layer (icon next to the trash can at the bottom of your Layers Palette) Click on your Brush Tool and go to your Brush Options to select a hard edge #13 brush. Make an icing mark around the top of your donut. (check to see that you still have your marching ants and that you are in a new layer) (use the brush options to create toppings on 3 layers) 04. Go to the bottom of your Palette and click on the add a layer style icon (2 nd from the left) Select Bevel & Emboss (size 3) 05. Make a total of 3 different topping layers, as described above. If your marching ant selection goes away, use the Magic Wand Tool to select the background (transparent pixels), Shift Click on the center hole to add it to the selection. Go to the Main menu > Select Inverse Photoshop Fun TCEA

8 P. Kougar-Melton Strategies for Digital Media Photoshop Donut Instructions Continued page 2: Make sure that your have selected the correct layer before you tell Photoshop make a change. This is the number one trouble shooting suggestion when something will not work. SAVE OFTEN 6. LOCK LAYERS TO MOVE FORM 7. ADD BACKROUND LAYER 8. ADD TEXT 9. TEXT OPTIONS 06. Next you need to move the donut and toppings to the top of the page to make room for text. Shift click on each of your layers. Go to the bottom of your palette and click on the Lock (chain on the left). Select the Move Tool (top tool)(keyboard short cut letter V) from the Tool Panel. Move the donut with toppings to the upper canvas. 07. Add a new Layer by clicking on the New Layer Button at the bottom of the Layers Palette. Go to the Tool Panel and select the Gradient Tool (if it is not showing, click and hold on the paint bucket as the gradient tool is a hidden tool) Select a Gradient from the Options Menu at the top of your document. (gradient colors should show off your donut) 08. Add Text by selecting the Text Tool from the Tool Panel on the left. Use the default horizontal type tool setting and select text options such as formatting, color and alignment. Type your title. 09 For added interest you can add the Warp Text Option to your title. Go to the Text Options Menu and click on the Warped Text Tool Icon (T on an arc) and select from the available options. To add even more interest to your composition; go to your Layers Palette > Styles and select from the options available. Pick a style that complements your donut and background. 10. Add a Drop Shadow to give your donut a 3-D look. Select the donut layer > go to the Main Menu > Layer > Layer Style > Drop Shadow (or go to the bottom of the layers palette to use the icon) Organize your Layers by using the New Groups from Layers options in the Layers Palette. Click on the triangle button at the top right side of the Palette to show this option. First you need to tell Photoshop what layers you want to group. Shift click on the donut and topping layers and then go to New Group form Layers. Name this group Donut & Toppings. Continue to group layer as needed. 10. ADD DROP SHADOW 10. GROUP LAYERS Always check your options when Photoshop does not respond as you expect. For example the brush opacity might be very low and that is the reason your brush does not leave a strong paint mark! Photoshop Fun TCEA

9 P. Kougar-Melton Strategies for Digital Media Photoshop Donut Instructions Continued page 3: 11. CLEAR GUIDES 11. Next you need to clear your guides. Go to the Main Menu > View > Clear Guides Although the guides do not print, it is good to look at your final composition to make sure it is balanced and has an excellent overall appearance 12. Go to the Main Menu > File Info and fill out the information. You may copyright this document. It is an original work! You should now save in a:.psd file format to preserve all aspects of your work. CHECK to make sure: 12. FILL OUR FILE INFORMATION donut created with airbrush shading (form in space) three different topping layers one gradient layer background text with effects balanced composition organized layers with names file information completed saved as: donutyourlastname.psd file CONGRATULATIONS Photoshop Fun TCEA

10 Kaleidoscope Timing: Unit Activity 2 parts over 2 weeks Grade Level: Subject: Digital Graphics / Electronic Media Technology Applications Lesson Description Often students find it hard to come up with original ideas. This activity is designed to show students how easy it is to be original and set themselves up for artistic success as well as becoming skilled digital designers. In constructing a Photoshop Kaleidoscope, students learn to think and be creative with application tools. Use this lesson to introduce photography, practice PS transformations and to further develop layer organization skills. Students will create a digital kaleidoscope to illustrate their understanding of the concepts presented. Digital compositions can be extended into other application concepts such as motion graphics using Adobe Photoshop s animation palette and visual arts elements and principles such as balance and space, color and shape in a composite fantasy landscape or self portrait. Background on pattern: Students will: Use a digital camera to capture photos of car wheel coverings & ornaments. Learn organizational and editing skills using Adobe Photoshop Create a Color, Radial Balanced composition using photos creatively manipulated and transformed using application skills (color/rhythm) / Illustrate understanding of the application and design concepts presented through an organized layered Photoshop document. Lesson Materials Adobe Photoshop CS current version Process Guides / Example Gallery Lab with work stations & set up for demonstration Digital Cameras or Stock Photos Handouts: Required research on Radial Balance and Assignment Overview with Check List Adobe DV_module_18.pdf (Photography) Adobe Help Menu Lesson Steps Introduce the project Introduce the digital imaging project to students. Explain why it is important to take original photos for design purposes. Discuss Kaleidoscopes and how the concept can be demonstrated using Adobe Photoshop tools and application processes. Start the process of developing a critical eye for strong design and composition. Continue the reinforcement of learned application skills and processes. Stress organization. Research Student should learn about the concept of balance and develop a critical eye for good design and compositional elements (basic colour theory could be covered in a previous lesson) 1 Kaleidoscope Design Lesson for Adobe Photoshop Patricia Kougar-Melton kougarp@earthlink.net

11 Go to various web sites for a background on kaleidoscopes & compositional elements Practice organizational skills using Adobe bridge Creating the project Have students take digital photos of car wheel coverings and upload the files to their computer. Students must organize files using Adobe Bridge Students must resample images to assignment specifications Students must edit images in an innovative and creative manner Student must make use of layers, options, and tools in a creative way Students must organized layers so as to create a progression of design interest areas For example, a student might quarter a section of a wheel cover and transform the sections into a radial composition through duplication, rotation and flips. These layers would be grouped, duplicated and reedited for use with layer modes for a continued variation of design possibilities. 4. Students can create their representations with the use of tools in Adobe Photoshop CS3. By knowing how to create from selections and transformations of photos, students can create sophisticated designs. After students have selected and edited their photos, demonstrate creating the kaleidoscope effects using layer options in Photoshop CS3. Adobe Photoshop Guide: How to Make Selections / Transformations Adobe Photoshop Guide: How to Rotate, Level, Crop, and Size Images Adobe Photoshop Guide: How to Use Layer Options Adobe Photoshop Guide: Resolution and Image Size 5. After students have created their Digital Compositions, instruct them to fill out a Check List on the required elements for a successful design. Students should also make sure they have completed the required design and skill sets on Kaleidoscopes, Radial Balance and Colour Blending. Presenting the project 6. Have students save their compositions in a PSD file format for evaluation. Student should now go back into their files and organize the different design layers for use in the animation palette. 7. Have students present their documents to the class, using the animation palette in Photoshop. This can be a lead-in to an extension activity or a way of showing off project organization. Adobe Photoshop Help Guide with Teacher Demonstration Extension Activities You can extend the content in this lesson in the following ways: Have students use the Animation Pallet to create a motion graphic - Explain animation basics - Students should used organized layer files - Make use of layer modes as well as transformations - Use filters sparingly as they tend to flatten the composition - Add timing as needed 2 Kaleidoscope Design Lesson for Adobe Photoshop Patricia Kougar-Melton kougarp@earthlink.net

12 - Save as animated gif or QT Movie - This activity could carry over to Science or Psychology classes Have students create Fantasy Landscapes using their Kaleidoscope designs Have students add photos for a creative composite Self Portrait You can extend the technical aspects in this lesson in the following ways: Have students contribute their designs or animations to a class website, using Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver or Flash Have students save their designs in Acrobat Professional for poster work. Have students illustrate the assignment using other CS3 applications. Have students import their designs into Adobe Premiere Elements to be used for video promos. Assessment How to Rubrics Does Not Meet Expectations Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations Image Absent or incomplete image Creates a visual image of a concept related to the assignment. Research Absent, incomplete document Provides a research document as assigned, on the principle of radial balance and a clear description of kaleidoscope principles. Presentation Absent, incomplete, or unfocused presentation Presents a psd file as detailed in the check sheet. Creates a clear and precise visual image of a concept related to kaleidoscopes and radial balance Provides written documentation detailing radial balance and kaleidoscope principles. Presents a clearly outstanding psd presentation. Makes a clear connection to the radial balance and kaleidoscope principles. Demonstrates the best techniques (as listed in the check lists) to create the image. Extra credit for animation files saved into gifs or QT s Kaleidoscope used in a student Self-Portrait Composition. Application used: Adobe Photoshop (student artist Sean Curcio) Visual Design Curriculum with instructor project guidelines and reproducible student materials from Adobe 3 Kaleidoscope Design Lesson for Adobe Photoshop Patricia Kougar-Melton kougarp@earthlink.net

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14 WEB TOOLS helpful sites for PS teachers ADOBE: Certification: BACKGROUND Kaleidoscope information: BLOGS: Brush use COMPOSITION (elements of shapes and forms) Design Principles (balance, color, pattern) Graphics.com How to Layers Magazine Tutorials NAPP 10.html#photoshop_cs3_tutorials_napp_learning_center Photoshop Professionals Association PhotoshopSupport.com Photoshop Users TV Podcasts Rubrics Russell Brown Tutorials (fast moving) 10.html#photoshop_cs3_tutorials_russell_brown SITES: Podcasts can be subscribed to via itunes with no charge Tutorial Listings from Adobe 10.html#adobe_photoshop_cs3_video_tutorials Photoshop Fun _ Workshop TCEA P. Kougar-Melton kougarp@earthlink.net