Rubric for PhotoShop Projects:  http://www.in-visions.net/photoshop_project.htm

Classwork:
Seventies Teacher Files to use - link
Polar Bear Files to use - link
Refine Edge Explained - Source

Mirror Tutorial - PhotoShop-Tutorials/TransformSelection/TransformSelection.pdf 

Assignment #2:

Using the tools you were taught thus far (selection, refine edges, paste into, transform selection, transform tools, and layer styles) create a New York City Time's square theme using pictures of your choice!

Assignment #3--Ideal Car

Paste Into Command: - Image in a Screen

New brushes tutorial: - Info Page

You are to find the car you would like to own one day.  In a new file (10 by 8 inches, saved as Last Name-Ideal Car) you are to do the following:

Create a new background
Create a new license plate
Place someone in the car to drive it (you made include passengers)
Place detailed work on the car (graphics, images, stripes, etc.)
Create new wheels or change existing wheels
Include a billboard with an advertisement

Be sure to use the following tools/elements you were taught:  Tools used in the previous assignments where appropriate, color replacement tool, new brushes you create, etc.

Assignment #4--Variety

Practice using liquify, filters and adjustment layers.

Example applications -- Tutorial - Easy Puzzles
                                                                         From Photo to Pencil Sketch
                                                            Andy Warhol Effect

You will be using both Powerpoint and Photoshop to complete this assignment.

Assignment #6--Creative Mosaic

You will be creating a  creative quilt.

Link to assignment:  Quilt Assignment

Assignment #7:  Halloween Scene in a Halloween Shaped Frame

Tutorial -  Fall Leaf Photo Frame
 

Students will create a Halloween Scene using at least 3 brushes that they create and filling at least 2 areas with a pattern they create.  The final picture must be placed in a Halloween themed shaped frame!

Assignment #8--Create Your Own ClipArt

Custom Clipart Creation

You are to create a clip art to use in your song project. 

Assignment #9-A Set of Mugs

Your assignment is to create a set of 4 mugs (4 different pictures)

You can use any mug or cup you wish

Choose a theme

Create an magazine advertisement out of your mugs

Assignment #10--Some advanced applications

Go to--Link and complete the following tutorials:

Experiment In Embossing: Wood Grain Portrait

Simple Statues

Also complete:

Adding Texture to a Face

Creating an Avatar (Special Thanks to Betty Kohmuench for this PowerPoint)

Old Assignments

Assignment #2--DreamCar

Using the following Adobe PhotoShop techniques taught:

Actions
Using Styles
Paste Into Command
Working with Layer
Create your dream car! 

Be sure to put your picture in a frame!

By using their first day photo or a picture of a favorite faculty member or famous person, the students will begin to study and master working with selection tools, deleting a background image, cropping, creating layers and applying filters to each of the layers.

Assignment #4--Lancer Cartoon

Click here for instructions
click here for a sample cartoon

Using the following Adobe PhotoShop techniques taught:

Working with Layers
The Magic Wand Selection Tool

Find some different backgrounds, patterns and pictures to create a quilt to use as a background.  The above image is an example of one to begin with.  You can find some more by clicking on the following link:  More Quilt Patterns.  Be sure to work with layers (including duplicate layers) to create an interesting and fascinating quilt.  Also be sure
to use at least 5 filters.

Assignment #6--Variety

Slide 1—Liquefy

Slide 2—Filters
           5 layers with 5 different filters

Slide 3—Correction layers to colorize a desaturated layer

Slide 4—Blending two layers together to create an interesting picture

Assignment #7:  Halloween Scene

Assignment #8--CD Cover

Before and After Assignment
 

You have been commissioned to redesign  a CD/DVD cover (front and back) for your favorite group, movie or television show using Adobe PhotoShop.  You are to have at least 10 layers.  Within these 10 layers be sure to include text (remember you can have both vertical and horizontal text).  Be sure to use all the concepts that we have worked with in class.   This will be displayed in a PowerPoint presentation showing the original CD cover (front) and your redesign (front and back).

The front cover should include:

Title

Pictures

The back cover should include:

Pictures

List of songs, shows, actors/actresses, etc.

Be creative and don't be afraid to try using some actions and filters.

Size:  5 inches by 5 inches

File name:  Last name-DVD/CD Cover Front

Assignment #9--Lesson created from a tutorial you try

First try the Andy Warhol Look at:

http://www.in-visions.net/warhol_photo.htm

You are to find a photoshop tutorial that does something useful and/or fun.  You will develop a lesson to share with the class from this tutorial.

Tutorial sites can be found at: