6.++Collages+in+Photoshop


 * //Focus://** Cutting, moving, combining, and altering images in Photoshop

//**Time:**// Approx. Cycle 12 To Cycle 16 (January - March)

//Content:// Concept: Digital Image programs such as Photoshop can be used to combine images and text from various sources to create a new, layered document that is easily edited.

 * 1) Creating effective documents in Photshop means making them attractive & balanced
 * 2) Often used windows in Photoshop include the toolbox, layers, history & navigation
 * 3) When creating collage pages it is important to have your own overiding guidelines and concepts when creating documents in Photoshop
 * 4) Working on digital projects with a partner involves good communication and an effective system to share documents
 * 5) Effects & filters can be added to pictures to make them more interesting
 * 6) Images can be researched and saved to be inserted into a new file
 * 7) Objects from an image can be cut out in various ways to be moved from one document to another
 * 8) The object`s characteristics and the desired outcome determine what method is better
 * 9) When using text and images from various sources to convey messages thought must be put in to how images relate to one another
 * 10) Putting objects on their own layers and naming those layers makes the editing process very easy

//**Skills:**// 1) Together as a group students will learn the basic concepts of Photoshop. To do this they will take the picture below and transform it: 2) Students complete the following tutorials individually:
 * 1) Creating New Documents: Size, Pixels, etc.
 * 2) Opening Documents
 * 3) Working with Windows: Character, Navigation, History, Layer
 * 4) Creating simple texts
 * 5) Adjusting brushes
 * 6) Working with layers; Renaming, Reordering, Stroke, Deleting
 * 7) Moving images from one file to another
 * 8) Adding effects to pictures
 * 9) Setting Background Colours
 * 10) Using Marquees
 * 11) Using Lassos
 * 12) Feathering and Inversing selections
 * 13) Using Various Filters
 * 14) Changing a Layer's Mode
 * 15) Adjusting Images
 * 16) Merging Layers
 * 17) Cutting & Pasting
 * //Order of Learning Activities//**
 * Original Picture || Altered Version ||
 * [[image:snowboarder.jpg width="248" height="172"]] || [[image:6E_Craig_snowboarder.jpg width="232" height="166"]] ||

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