Photoshop 3 Project
For one credit hour you must complete the following project in class.
For two credit hours you must complete the following project in class and 12 additional hours of outside practice.
For three credit hours you must complete the following project, 12 additional hours of outside practice and 4 additional advanced level creations of your choosing. (12 total)
Create and print the following.
- 8 creations using procedures learned in this class. Each creation must utilize at least 4 processes or steps to complete.
You must also write a brief description of at least 4 steps that you used at the bottom of each print. (Example of annotated print.)
Photoshop Examples
Grading for project:
A project that includes all the necessary objects will receive a grade of A.
Lesser quality projects will be graded using the following scale:
90%-100% = A
80%-89% = B
70%-79% = C
60%-69% = D
0%-59% = F
Activity Resources
Photoshop Elements Tutorials
- Photoshop Elements tutorials- non Adobe site, very good!
- Adobe Education Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 project-based lessons
- Adobe Photoshop Elements Tutorials- same as in the help menu \
Resources
Good Photoshop Book
Photoshop Course
Quick Reference Guide
Course Resources
How to Choose Resolution
Minimizing file size
You can minimize the size of your files by reducing their resolution, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Photoshop requires more memory and disk space to process high-resolution images, therefore increasing the time it takes Photoshop to display, process, and print them. Increasing the resolution of an image doesn't always improve the quality of the image, and instead only increases its file size. You want the resolution of your images to be the highest value your printer can use. Resolutions higher than that only add information to your image that your printer can't use, but must process, and thus increase print times.
If you plan to print continuous-tone images (for example, photographs), begin by using a resolution that is 1.5 to 2 times the screen frequency, measured in lines per inch (lpi), that you'll use to print the image. For line-art images, such as drawings, use the same value as your printer's resolution, measured in dots per inch (dpi). For example, if the resolution of your printer is 600 dpi, and you plan to print the image using the printer's default screen frequency of 85 lpi, save continuous-tone images at a resolution between 127 ppi (85 lpi x 1.5) and 170 ppi (85 lpi x 2), and save line-art images at a resolution of 600 ppi.
Recommended resolutions for continuous-tone images:
Output
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Recommended resolution
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Macintosh monitor
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72 ppi
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Windows-compatible monitor
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96 ppi
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300 dpi laser printer
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100 ppi
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600 dpi laser printer
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150 ppi
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725 dpi inkjet printer
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150 ppi
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1200 dpi or higher imagesetter
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2x the screen frequency (lpi) value you specified
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To reduce the resolution of an image in Photoshop:
1. Open the image, then choose Image > Image Size.
2. In the Image Size dialog box, decrease the Resolution value, then click OK.
Activity 1
Sphere Effect - filter>distort>spherize
Reapply the spherize by hitting the control key while hitting the F key.
Highlight Sphere - Filter>Render>Lens Flare.
- set flare to 100%
- USe the 50-300 mm zoom lens
Water Ripple - Filter>Distort>Zigzag
- pond ripples
- amount =75%
- ridges = 25%
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Activity 2
- Delete water and sky first
- Tweek color of rocks - Enhance>Adjust Color> ?
- Insert sky, delete water
- Merge sky and land layers
- Water effect - Filter>distort>ocean ripple
- Small rock reflection
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Activity 3
- Blacken Background
- Duplicate layer twice
- Explosion Effect - Filter> Stylize> Extrude
- Pyramids
- size= 25 pixels
- Depth = 255
- Random
- Sphere Effect - filter>distort>spherize
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