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Either in your backpack or the lock box!
C: Voice Level 2 (only the people next to you can hear you and no shouting across the room)
H: Ask your team, elbow partner or raise hand
A: Work on the assignment
M: Stay in your assigned seat
P: Work till assignment is completed
S: Finishing your work
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING: Adobe Photoshop: Explore the kinds of images you can make in Photoshop as you get to know the interface.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT:
Discover the Layers panel: Learn some fundamentals of working with layers in the Layers panel.
Try out key tools: Experiment with tools you’ll use often, like the Move tool to move content around and the Spot Healing Brush tool to remove unwanted objects.
Explore the options bar: Learn about key tool settings in the options bar, like brush size for the Spot Healing Brush tool.
Make basic photo edits: Explore how to edit your photos flexibly with adjustment layers.
HOW WILL MY TEACHER KNOW WHAT I LEARNED: You will practice different tools and techniques and gradually show your success!
This will save the file to your Photography or Downloads folder!
Shortcut: Shift + Ctrl + S
(or File: SAVE AS)
Save to CREATIVE CLOUD!
Click the Save to CREATIVE CLOUD button
Name the document:
"First Initial Last Initial SAFARI"
(Example: TE SAFARI)
Click SAVE TO CLOUD DOCUMENTS
Check your workspace...
Click on the WINDOW tab on top
Select Workspace>Essentials (Default)
This will help us be consistent during the class!
Let's Begin!
Note the shortcut!
Take a look at the LAYERS Panel on the bottom right of your screen!
Every Photoshop file has at least one layer.
Look in the Layers panel to see how many layers this file has.
How many layers are there?
To make designing flexible, you can turn layers on and off.
How might the image look with a planet in the background?
Click the empty box to the left of the Planet layer to turn on layer -> Planet
What happened?
The Planet layer is now visible in the image, but it appears on top of the giraffe and the trees.
We can fix that by changing the order of the layers in the Layers panel.
Drag the Planet layer below the Waterfall layer.
Release when you see a blue line under the Waterfall layer.
That looks better! Now the planet appears behind the giraffe and the trees.
Reordering layers in the panel changes the order of the images on the canvas.
Let's move the moon closer to the giraffe so it looks like he's reaching for the moon. Select the Move Tool.
It's a good habit to first select the layer you need to work on. Click on an empty part of the Moon layer to select the layer -> Moon.
Drag the moon down to position it just above the giraffe's head, to make it look as if the giraffe is reaching up to the moon.
We don't really need a second moon in the sky, so we'll use the Spot Healing Brush to remove the smaller moon.
In the Tools Bar, select the SPOT HEALING BRUSH
This tool is easiest to use and is great for removing small objects.
Whenever a tool is selected, notice that the options across the top of the screen change!
The settings for a selected tool are located in the Options bar at the top of the screen.
Click to open the Brush size options. Set the Size slider to about 100 px (slightly larger than the moon).
We want to remove an object that's on the Clouds and Stars layer, so we need to make sure that layer is selected.
Select the Layer -> Clouds and Stars.
Hover over the second moon...
Click and pull to use use the Spot healing brush...
Place the circular cursor for the Spot Healing Brush over the small moon and click and pull over the second moon to remove it.
That's all it took ... a single click! The magic of the Spot Healing Brush removed the moon and seamlessly blended in the surrounding color and image detail.
Create new adjustment layer icon is the circle (half black, half white):
Select Brightness/Contrast:
The background looks a bit too bright for this twilight scene, so let's use an adjustment layer to darken the sky.
At the bottom of the Layers Panel...
Click the Create new adjustment layer icon and choose Brightness/Contrast.
The controls for an adjustment layer are found in the Properties panel.
Drag the Brightness slider to the left to about -35 to slightly darken the Clouds and Stars layer.
An adjustment layer affects only the layers that are below it, so only the Clouds and Stars layer is darkened by this adjustment.
The controls for an adjustment layer are found in the Properties panel.
Drag the Brightness slider to the left to about -35 to slightly darken the Clouds and Stars layer.
The assignment!
TOTAL: 10 POINTS!!!
DUE: TODAY!
Ctrl+Alt+Delete then select SIGN OFF!
Please place HEADPHONES on your Monitors!