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September 19: Anatomy of a Hamburger!

PLEASE KEEP CELL PHONES AWAY!

Expectations:

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

Get to know Photoshop!

What you NEED to know!!!!

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING: Adobe Photoshop: Layer concepts

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT:

Understand how layers work: Using layers, stack content to create exciting designs and captivating images.
Work with layers: In the Layers panel hide, show, reorder, or select content in a Photoshop document.

HOW WILL MY TEACHER KNOW WHAT I LEARNED: You will practice different tools and techniques and gradually show your success!

LAYERS

Change the order of content

Yesterday was

National Cheeseburger Day!

In honor of this momentious day, we will work on a special file!

We need to grab a file first!

Click the Ps Image on the left!

Left click the DOWNLOAD button on the top right

This will save the file to your Photography (or downloads) folder!

Quick Tip! After you click the download button, notice on the top right corner the download should appear...simply click the file to open!

SAVE (as) YOUR DOCUMENT!

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 BURGER"

(Example: TE BURGER)

Click SAVE TO CLOUD DOCUMENTS

With the document open...

Click on VIEW (on the top menu) and select Fit on Screen!

Note the shortcut!

Learning to use Layers makes managing your content faster and easier!

Create a new layer, add artwork to that layer, and change some properties for the layer...

Working with layers in the layers panel is useful in a lot of ways including for example when you have different elements in an icon or a logo that you need to work on individually without affecting the other elements.

If you don't see the Layers Panel...

To access the layers in the document you'll open the layers panel… so choose WINDOW then LAYERS (F7 on the Keyboard)

Check your workspace...

Click on the WINDOW tab on top

Select Workspace>Essentials (Default)

This will help us be consistent during the class!

LAYERS

You will see each layer is LOCKED and named

Let's unlock them!

LOCKED:

UNLOCKED:

Unlock the layers!

To unlock...

Select the Cheese layer

Then click the LOCK icon at the top of the Layers Panel or on the right of the layer to unlock!

The LOCK shown on the layer should disappear (it is UNLOCKED)

Now, unlock all of the layers except Bottom Bun and Background!

We leave layers locked so we don't accidentally move them!

Correcting the Layer order...

We now need to move the layers so they are in the correct order!

In the Layers dialog box, click and pull each layer (down and up) until they are in the following order!

TIP: Release the layer when you see the BLUE LINE where you are placing the layer!

Top Bun
Onions
Tomato 1
Tomato 2
Cheese
Burger
Lettuce
Bottom Bun (KEEP THIS LOCKED!)
Background (KEEP THIS LOCKED!)

Moving the items

Using the MOVE TOOL simply click and drag the ingredient into place.

Remember to LOCK THE LAYER when you are done moving the ingredient!

Make sure the layer is selected, then click the LOCK on the top of the Layers Panel!

Start with the lettuce layer (leave the Bottom Bun and Background layer LOCKED and where they are!)

Remember! Don't pull on the "Handles" or edges. That will scale/distort the item!

It should look like this...

Make a bigger burger!

Let's make a DOUBLE CHEESBURGER!

Unlock the Layers...

Now, unlock all of the layers except Lettuce, Bottom bun and Background!

Turn OFF the Top Bun, Onions, Tomato 1 and Tomato 2 layers! (Click the eye)

To Duplicate a Layer...

Drag the BURGER layer the + at the bottom of the Layers Panel

(Or select the layer, then select LAYER Tab the Duplicate Layer)

Drag the CHEESE layer the + at the bottom of the Layers Panel

(Or select the layer, then select LAYER Tab the Duplicate Layer)

Now there should be COPIES of the layers!

Moving the items

Using the MOVE TOOL simply click and drag the ingredient into place

Remember to MOVE THE LAYERS around so each ingredient is in the correct order!

Remember to LOCK the layer when you are done moving the ingredient!

Turn off (click the EYE) the Top Bun, Onions, Tomato 1, Tomato 2 layers while working on your duplicate layers.

Turn them BACK ON AFTER you have MOVED and LOCKED the Cheese and burger layers!

Top Bun
Onions
Tomato 1
Tomato 2
Cheese (copy)
Burger (copy)
Cheese
Burger
Lettuce
Bottom Bun
Background

Turn the other layers back on!

Turn them BACK ON AFTER you have MOVED and LOCKED the Cheese and burger layers!

Using the MOVE TOOL simply click and drag the ingredient into place

Remember to LOCK the layer when you are done moving the ingredient!

Export the final image as a JPG

Here's how!

In order to share the image with others (online or who otherwise don't have Photoshop) we need to Export our image to a different format.

Choose

File>Export>Export As

In the dialog box on the right under File Settings:

Format: JPG

Quality: 7

Click EXPORT

Save the JPG files in your Photography folder on your desktop!

File Name: First Initial Last Initial BURGER

Save as type: JPG (*jpg)

Click SAVE

File should be named:

First Initial Last Initial BURGER.jpg

SHOW ME ON YOUR SCREEN!!

Do not close Photoshop until your work is verified!!!

Being able to add and rename layers helps you organize and manage your content.

As you get more comfortable with layers, you'll find that adding and renaming them is especially useful for complex projects that use multiple objects and elements!