Essential Questions:
How will Photoshop be used to create a Hockney/Cubist piece?
What shortcuts key strokes can be used?
How will you reference Hockney’s work and Cubism to create yours?
1. DIN – online (What do you know about Photoshop? What can you do with it?
2. Teacher demonstration of Photoshop process.
3. Begin to create your Hockney/Cubist piece you will work with PhotoShop:
(*steps written as well as I could*take your time*Photoshop can be tough)
Open Photoshop. Create a NEW document by going to FILE, NEW and make the dimensions 17” W and 11” L. SAVE as lastnamelayerhockblock# (remember to save as you go) You are required to use at least 10 photos in the final piece and a minimum of 18 layers. Images will be cut from original photos and may be altered in scale.
OPEN about 5 of your photos and arrange them on one side of your window.
Using the SELECT tool find an area of the photo you want for your collage, switch to the MOVE tool, and drag it onto your large canvas. Repeat with other areas of the photo and other photos. Each selection dragged will become another layer. If you have the MOVE tool selected you will be able to check a box above the canvas: AUTO SELECT layer. Now you can move each photo/layer independently by clicking on the particular photo.
You may need to hit CONTROL T to TRANSFORM to a larger or smaller proportion. (Click the CHAIN above the canvas, so you can do this correctly without altering the proportions) You can move layer order in your layer palette by selecting and dragging up or down in the order. You can play with contrast and brightness selecting a layer, go to IMAGE tab, ADJUSTMENTS …
Once you like your whole image you’ll want to click on the EYE (makes a layer visible) of each layer one at a time from the bottom up and determine whether you even need that layer. Maybe it is hidden by the time the last layer is seen in the final image. Highlight the extra layer and drag it to the trash can on the bottom of the Layer Palette. The top layer in the palette is the one on the very top, the last image.
In the LAYERS palette, click on each layer name from the bottom up and change to 1-16 (or however many layers you have). For some reason, in a later step the layers can get out of order.
(If you have time and want to add a drop shadow for each layer to give your piece some dimension, see Mrs. Thomas and she’ll show you how to do it)
Next CROP your final image if you need to. SAVE.
Next create a smaller version to be used for your animation. Go to the IMAGE tab, down to IMAGE SIZE, and make your image 8” W with CONSTRAIN PROPORTIONS at the bottom and a RESOLUTION of 72 pixel/inch. SAVE AS: lastnameanimblock#. Image Ready will have trouble with your large resolution version. CLOSE it.
Next open your lastnamelayerhockblock3, go to the layer pallet and merge all layers. Go to IMAGE, to Image Size, type in numbers so it will fit on a 8.5" X 11" photo paper. Save with this label: lastnameflathockblock#
Now you have 3 versions of your image saved. You will want to delete the first image with the high resolution once you are completely happy with the other images and animation.
Close all images.
If you finish early, give Mrs. Thomas a copy of your last 2 images. Please help someone else in the class.
March 30th
TOD: What did you learn today? What do you need more help with?
April 1, 2011
TOD:
