March 14 :: Another compelling letter portrait using masks!

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

CELL PHONES IN YOUR BACKPACKS!

BACKPACKS UP FRONT!!!

ANY cellphone out will be taken for guardian pick up...no exceptions!

Typing.com ASSIGNMENT!

Advanced: Skill Builder :: Due Thursday, March 14

typing.com

Typing:

Log in to typing.com
Click Lessons
On Advanced Tab, Click Skill Builder
Due Thursday, March 14
10 Pts.

If you are finished or waiting, work on Clever!

Students click on the Clever icon on the desktop

Sign in using the username & password (same as logging into computer)

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.

Clever/iReady

Get to know Photoshop!

What you NEED to know!!!!

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING: Adobe Photoshop

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT: Adobe Photoshop, computer application software used to edit and manipulate digital images. Photoshop was developed in 1987 by the American brothers Thomas and John Knoll, who sold the distribution license to Adobe Systems Incorporated in 1988.

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

Create a compelling letter portrait using masks

Make a portrait pop by applying a layer mask in the shape of a letter; then add depth by revealing additional parts of the photo.

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 EXCITED"

Click SAVE

Select each layer then click Select (from top menu)>Subject

To select each person and create a layer mask!

Remember...once selected click the layer mask icon in the layers panel! (you have done this before!

We need to APPLY the mask

We now need to APPLY the masks and make them permanent...

Click on each LAYER MASK (make sure you grab the MASK thumbnail and not the layer itself!) and drag it to the trash can on the bottom of the layers panel

In the pop up box, click APPLY!

Do this for each Layer Mask (E, X, C, I, T, E, D)

If you accidently throw the layer away, Ctrl + Z is UNDO!

Reveal the EXCITED Layer

Click the EYE icon in the layers panel to reveal the word

Press Ctrl + S to SAVE!!! Do this often!

Use the Magic Wand tool

Select the EXCITED LAYER

Select the Magic Wand Tool and click the letter E to select the Letter E

Create a Layer Mask

Select the E1 Picture layer in the layers panel and click the Add Layer Mask Icon (Rectangle with circle)

Yes it will seem as if the image disappears but the EXCITED word (in white) is still visible. We will turn this off after all the pictures layers have masks!

Create a Layer Masks for each picture

Following the instructions above, use the Magic Wand Tool to select each letter on the EXCITED layer (individually) and create a layer maask on the cooresponding layer!

Example: Select the X with the Magic Wand Tool. Then select the X Picture layer and click the Add Layer Mask Icon and so on!