Web Portfolio gallery
- simple vertical thumbnails
- include before/after 1 or 2 or both
- folder name: firstname-portfolio1st
- develop home page for tech
- include the following
header
navigation bar area
description of tech
Christmas Gather
- go to public-techclass-photolibrary
collect pictures of Christmas things that you will use for card designs
Merry Christmas or Mele Kalikimaka
text design
design on 7×5 at 240 ppi
Web Portfolio
Projects to be included
- Hawaii
- 1 of the two hearts
- Classmate portrait
- cookbook insert
- Name Plate
- before/after
Each has to be a jpeg
Image size not to exceed width 500 or height 400 pixels
All jpegs in a folder
Web folder named: firstname
Automated web galllery using simple vertical thumbnails
Before-After Project 2
Start Picture #2
- letter size 300 ppi
Make corrections/adjustments to pict 1 that was turned in
One of the two will be for a grade
You need to write down which will be for grade
The other will just be commented on
Final Project – only 1 of the 2 pictures needs to be done
evaluated on the following:
- cropping to best show the picture and its focus
- dodge burn technique, using light and dark
- any layer adjustments to enhance quality
- on another page, show before/after with your writing on it.
- turn in 2 files, first file finish pic with all layers psd
- secondr file before/after letter size with writing psd
- name files – first name-pic and first name-beforeafter
- turn in to drop box end of class
Heart Project
- 7×5 @ 200 ppi
- sign up for your heart text
- make a heart using shape tool
goal is to make it have a 3d look
- use blending options, clipping mask to add style to it
- insert other objects if you want
- use layer masks to mask out things
- type text on a path that you create, add style
- use dodge/burn tech to add lighting effect
- no background, keep it white
Complete text and dodge/burn practice
Turn in to drop box as psd, 7×5 @200 ppi
Name Plate Project
7X5 @ 200 ppi
- Design your first name by redesigning the font using the technique of changing the type to a shape an manipulating.
- Using a picture or pictures add background and style to it. No pictures of identifiable people.
Must have the following:
- Use the dodge/burn technique to enhance the project. show the darken and lighten layers
- Text must be stylized using blending options, positioning, and path changes.
- At the end, use shift-option-command-e to add a merged layer to the top of the layers
- Add a frame or border to this layer
Hawaii Project
- letter, @300 ppi
- min of 3 images (masked)
- additional 2 cutouts
Must have
- Layer mask using brush
- Use of gradient layer mask
- Adjustment layers
- text clipping
- shape clipping
- use of layer blending options
- use of opacity change
- feathered edge
- save as a psd firstname-hawaii
*Additional
- cropped to an 8×10, @240 ppi, flattened
- saved as a tiff, naming – firstname-hawaii-8×10
- add creative border or frame work
Using Hawaii Project
- add a selection using wand or magnetic selection
- shifts adds to selection… option deletes from selection
- refine selection
- move to another clean file to adjust or delete by erasing
- add 2 cutouts to Hawaii project
- crop to 8×0 @240 ppi
- flatten, save as tiff, firstname-hawaii-8×10
- add borders, frames
- turn in with proper naming convention
Complete BTSD – card
7×5 @300 ppi
Include the following:
- picture of you and BTSD person
- quality picture work
- have clipping mask using shapes
- text
- use of blending options
- framed
-due today
Begin work on Hawaii Project
When working with images, always move them to a canvas
Create Clipping Masks
- for text, image on top
- for shapes, will clip in black only, image on top
Layer – new adjustment layers – need to clip
- Levels control lighting
- Hue/Saturation – amount of color and hue
- Channel Mixer – change to black/white
Selection tool
- click hold for rectangular or ellipse
- select refine edge – for control of edge
Layer masks
- d- to get black and white
- make layer mask, select it
- use brush or gradient b/w
- black shows back or hides front
- white brings back front
Layer linking
- have layers that you want to link on top of each other
- select them, using apple or shift key
- right click link, this will lock them together
Hawaii Project
- min of 3 images, letter, @300 ppi
Must have
- Layer mask using brush
- Use of gradient layer mask
- Adjustment layers
- text clipping
- shape clipping
- use of layer blending options
- use of opacity change
- feathered edge