Overview

Adobe Photoshop is a graphics program that allows you to manipulate photos and images. For this cslass, you and a parter will work together to complete four lessons that will teach you basic Photoshop skills. After the lesson, you will indiviually create a CD Cover, demonstrating the skills leanred in the lessons.

Check out the Adobe Student Resource Page. The Campus Showcase Galleries illustrate ALL the different uses of Photoshop. VERY inspirational!

 

Lessons (top)

Lesson 4: Working with Selections
Lesson 5: Layer Basics
Lesson 7: Photo Retouching
Lesson 11: Advanced Layer Techniques

Final (top)

To demonstrate that you learned AND understand the basics of Photoshop, you will create a CD Cover for a fictious (fake, make-believe) band that includes the name of the band and the name of the CD. Your Band can be a group or a solo artist.

The following must be present in your CD Cover Please see rubric for detailed breakdown)
• Must have at least 7 layers
• Must use four separate photos
• Must include 3 text layers with name of band, name of CD and copyright info (© beltran)
• Must show good selection techniques
• Must show knowledge of above lessons
•CD cover must be 5 inches by 5inches

Rubric (top)

Internet Version
Print Version

Materials (top)

Photoshop Lessons
Photoshop Lesson files (located in Group Shared folder)
Photoshop Rubric
Pictures to scan or images/photos saved from the Internet (for FINAL CD COVER)

Download a trial version of Photoshop 7.0 to try it out/practice. Just choose the proper platform (either for a PC or for a Mac) and follow the instructions. Most demo/try out versions last 30 days or do not allow you to save.

Journal Questions (top)Please answer these questions using complete sentences. Do not copy and paste your information; use your own wording. If you copy and paste, you will get no credit.

• The Library of Congress’s copyright information is available at http://www.loc.gov/copyright/ . Access their website and click on the frequently asked questions.

Question #1- What does copyright protect? Must a work be registered in order to be protected?

• There’s a wide variety of images available on the Web. One such site is Icon Bazaar located at http://www.iconbazaar.com

Question #2.-What are the conditions under which you can use the images?

Question #3 - This site explains how to save images. How does a PC user save images from this site?

• Go to this website http://vlo.educ.kent.edu/design/principles/index.html to learn the design principles.

Question # 4 - Explain balance. What are the three main types of balance?

Question # 5 - Explain the design principals Unity and Harmony.

Student Work (top)