Fear Poster

Overview

You will create a Photoshop poster that shows a personal fear of yours. You will need to use the pen tool some place within the design, along with your other selection tools. 

 

Objective - What is the problem I need to solve?

• How will I use the pen tool and selection tools in a variety of ways?

• How will I represent a personal fear in a school appropriate manner?

 

Project Skills

• Correctly setup a file and save a file with the correct name.

• You use selection tools to a high degree to remove image backgrounds

 

Project Requirements

• Your PSD file and JPG files are turned in with the correct names. 

• Clipping paths are created with the pen tool

• Either layer or clipping masks are used

 

Project Help

• Clipping Paths & Photoshop Masks

• Clipping Mask Tutorial

• Layer Mask Tutorial

• Create Glowing Effect

 

Step 1: Brainstorming Steps

1. Create a new folder in your Final and title it “Fear”.

2. Create a new Google Doc and open the Fear Creative Brief. 

3. Select all, copy and paste it into the blank doc. 

4. Title it correctly by just clicking on the Untitled Document at the top.

5. Fill in your name, capitalized, and the period at the top.

6. Complete the brainstorming in the Creative Brief.

 

Step 2: Project Steps

1. Create a new file that is 11x17 or 17x11” inches. 

2. Resolution is 180

3. Begin to find large images on Google and download them into your design. Or use your own pictures. Saving Google Images

 

Step 3: Turn In Directions

1. If you haven't already, create a new folder in your Final and title it “Fear”.

2. Save a Photoshop file as “lastName_Fear” by going to File>Save As.

3. Go to File>Save A Copy and change the Format to JPEG.

4. Select the highest resolution option selected when you are saving it.

5. Upload the PSD file and JPG file to your project folder.

6. Go to Schoology and complete the checklist in the project folder. 

7. Submit the checklist. 

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About Me Poster Assignment

Overview

This project will be an opportunity for you to share a little bit about yourself so we can get to know our fellow designers. You will present your work at the end of the project as part of your grade. The brainstorming needs to be done before you start working on your design. Brainstorming is part of the design cycle and part of your project grade.

 

Objective - What is the problem I need to solve?

• How do I create a poster that represents me using appropriate selection tools?

• How will I explore Photoshop tools during this project like layer masks?

 

Project Skills

• Correctly setup a file and save a file with the correct name.

• You use selection tools to a high degree to remove image backgrounds

 

Project Requirements

• Selection tools were used.

• Your name needs to be used in the design.

• Include at least five sentences that talk about you. You can write about your family, hobbies, or anything else that explains who you are.

• Correct grammar was used throughout your writing. Use spell check and capitalize I! 

• An image of yourself needs to be on the page. Email a photo from your phone to your school Gmail account. This will need to be done outside of class times since phones can’t be out. Plan accordingly.

• Include at least 5 other images, besides your photo. You need at least a total of 6 images, but this is bare minimum.

 

Project Help

• How to Save Google Images 

• Select Object, Remove Background & Layer Mask Video - Download Images

• Selection Tools

 

Grammar Tips

• Did you put a space after all commas and periods? 

• Did you capitalize I in your writing?

• Did you capitalize names of people, restaurants and places?

 

Step 1: Brainstorming Steps

1. Create a new folder inside your Final folder and name it “About Me”.

2. Copy and paste the About Me Creative Brief into this new doc.

3. Click on Untitled Document on the top-left to name it correctly. 

4. Fill in your name, capitalized, and the period at the top.

5. Complete the Creative Brief brainstorming steps.

 

Step 2: Project Steps

1. Create a Photoshop file 8.5x11” or 11x8.5” and 180dpi. 

2. Import images correctly by following How to Save Google Images Demo if needed.

 

Step 3: Turn In Directions

1. If you haven’t already created a new folder in your Final folder, create one and name it “About Me”.

2. Save a Photoshop file as “lastName_About Me” by going to File>Save As.

3. Go to File>Save A Copy and change the Format to JPEG. Select the highest resolution option selected when you are saving it.

4. Upload the PSD file and JPG file to your About Me folder.

5. Upload this to your Google Drive by going to New>File Upload in your Drive. Check that your Creative Brief is also saved to this folder. 

6. Complete and submit the checklist in Schoology.