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February 8 :: How to gradually blend images with a layer mask!

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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

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M: Stay in your assigned seat

P: Work till assignment is completed

S: Finishing your work

Typing.com ASSIGNMENT!

Intermediate: Intermediate Punctuation

Due Friday, February 9

10 Points

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STOP at Intermediate Punctuation!

Do NOT begin Quick Sentences!

If you go past this lesson it will be reset!!!

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Click Lessons
On Intermediate Tab, Click Intermediate Punctuation
Due Friday, February 9
10 Pts.

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Students click on the Clever icon on the desktop

Click on the square that says iReady

Continue until time is up!

Lessons have been assigned to them based on their diagnostic test results both in Math and Reading. Within each lesson are brain break games. The district is pushing a goal of 45 minutes per week on Online Lessons in ELA and 45 minutes per week in Math to close the gaps found in the diagnostic. Math and ELA are providing some of that time during the week, but not all.

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Get to know Photoshop!

What you NEED to know!!!!

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING: Adobe Photoshop: Gradient and a Layer Mask

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT:

How to add a gradient to a layer mask: Create a layer mask. Then use the Gradient tool to draw a white to black gradient on the layer mask. The gradient adds black, white, and multiple shades of grey to the layer mask.
The effect of a gradient on a layer mask: The black part of the gradient hides content on the masked layer. The white part of the gradient shows content on the masked layer. And the shades of gray in between partially hide the masked layer, creating a gradual, soft transition between images.

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

How to gradually blend images with a layer mask

Apply a gradient to a layer mask to create a soft transition between images.

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 Arts & Media 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 YOUR COMPUTER!

Click the Save on Your Computer button

On the left click THIS PC

Select Desktop

Select Arts and Media Folder

Name the document:

"First Name Last Name BLEND"

Click SAVE

Another way you create a layer mask is to add a black to white gradient to the mask. This is a great technique when you want a soft, subtle transition between images!

In this file, we have two different images:

A hand with a water droplet on the top layer

and an image of green hills on the bottom layer

We are going to add a layer mask to the top layer to smoothly transition from the hand down to the green hills at the bottom.

White to black gradient

Make sure you have the Hand layer selected

Click the Add Layer Mask button on the bottom of the Layers panel

You should now see a layer mask added to the layer (on the right)

Now let's put a gradient on this layer mask

First make sure the Foreground color is WHITE and background color is BLACK

If it isn't simply click the bent arrow to switch them or press X on the keyboard!

Select the Gradient tool

Once selected, you should see a white to black gradient on the top left of the screen.

If you don't see that, Click the pull down and select Basics and choose the first gradient

Apply that gradient to the layer mask

Starting at the center of the hand, click and pull to "draw" an imaginary line to about a third of the way in the dark reflection

The direction in the line you draw effects the gradient you have created!

Release the mouse!

When you release you mouse, you can see the hand image in the top photo gradually fading into the green hills of the image below!

To see the mask

If you hold the ALT key and click the mask you can see exactly what the mask is doing

The WHITE on the top allows the top of the hand image to be seen, while black at the bottom hides the hand image and in-between we see a gradual progression from light to dark to transition the blend!