Class 09

Homework Due This Class

• Completed Midterm Poster
• Upload your finished poster to Google Drive.

Topic

Midterm Project

Today, we will discuss the Photoshop Interface and Workspace.

Objectives

What you can expect to learn

• Opening Files
• Working with Multiple Documents
• Panning and Zooming Documents
• Using Hand Tool to scroll around the document
• Viewing Images
• Arranging Panels
• Switching and Saving Workspace
• Customizing the Toolbar
• Color Modes, Bit Depth, and Image Size
• Understanding Color Space
• Ethics of Image Editing
• Using the Crop Tool
• Rule of Thirds
• Clipping Masks

Lab

Lab assignments are done during class time.

• Find 3 photos. You can find them from online or from your cell phone’s camera roll.
• Change 1 color mode to grayscale, and crop to 3 inches by 4 inches. Save this as IMAGE 1.
• Change 1 color mode to RGB, and crop to 300 x 600 pixels
  (Determine size in inches). Save this as IMAGE 2.
• Change 1 color mode to CMYK, and crop to 4 inches by 5 inches. Save this as IMAGE 3.
• Create a folder and name it 08_LastnameFirst Initial_colormodes.
• Place all 3 of your images in this folder.
• Upload this folder to the Google Drive folder.
  
• See below video to create a double exposure portrait. Download a portrait image from Pexels or Pixabay. Download a landscape or cityscape to act as your double exposure.
  
  

Vocabulary

• Color Modes
• Bit Depth
• Zooming
• Panning

Resources