Photo Activity - Textures and Portraits

 Textures

Find as many textured surfaces as you can to photograph around the school. Make sure to hold the camera close to the surface and to focus the image. Aim to get 10 -15 different images.

Portraits

Capture a portrait of each member of your group. Place your subject in front of a plain background that is one colour.

Photoshop - Layer Masks

 

1. Load an image into Photoshop that you want to add flames or smoke to.

 

2. Add the flames image above, or find one online, and open the image into the above layer. Double click on the layer and try a few different "Blend Modes" to see what looks the best.

 

3. Select the flames layer and then add a layer mask.

 

4. Select the brush tool and the colour black. Brush the flames layer with black to reveal the layer below.  Try different brushes and shades of grey to remove the parts of the flames layer.

5. Click on the layer mask icon in the layer menu and look for the the "Feather" option in "Properties". Try adjusting the "Feather" slider to blend the images edges.

                                                

Photoshop - Smudge tool and blending layers

 Go to: www.coolors.co

Follow the tutorial to learn how to select a random colour swatch. Export a colour swatch as an image.

Load your swatch into Photoshop and create some art using the "smudge" tool. See below.

Import an outline of an image into a new layer and trace with the smudge tool.

• 1. Select the Smudge tool   (R) from the toolbar. If you can't find the Smudge tool, click and hold the Blur tool (  ) to show the other related tools, and then select the Smudge tool.

• 2. Choose a brush tip and and blend mode options in the options bar. 

• 3. Select Sample All Layers in the options bar to smudge using color data from all visible layers. Deselect the option to only use colors from the active layer.

• 4. Select Finger Painting in the options bar to smudge using the foreground color at the beginning of each stroke. Deselect Finger Painting to use the color under the pointer at the beginning of each stroke.

• 5. Click and drag in the image to smudge the pixels.

Photoshop - Erasing Layers - Animal Mashups

1) Download two images of animals you wish to mash up.

2) Load the first picture into Photoshop onto a blank canvas.

3) Add a second layer by selecting the "Add new layer" button in the bottom right corner of the window.

4) Use "Ctrl T" to "Transform" your second image. Resize and rotate the image so it lines up with the first image.

5) You can double click on a layer and adjust the "Opacity" to see through the layer. This will help you line up the images.

6) Use the eraser tool on the top layer to remove parts of the image you don't need

7) When the eraser tool is selected you can adjust the tool's settings in the top right corner. Change the size of the eraser for more precise work. Adjust the "Hardness" setting down to about "10" in order to blend the edges of your image.

8) Add the 2 starting images you chose to your portfolio as well as your final Animal Mashup image.

Photography Activities

 Check out the "Photography Activities" link on the right side bar of the class website. 

When you have completed ALL previous class activities see Mr. Clark for a quick camera tutorial so you can go capture some photos.

FlipAnim

 Try out

https://flipanim.com/

Create a short animation using the app. Take a screenshot (use the Snipping Tool or shortcut Windows Key + Shift + S) and add to your portfolio or click "Save" to upload your creation and then download the GIF file to share.

Digital Art Inspiration

Find some inspiration by searching online for digital art blogs and sites.

Search "digital art", "digital photography" "graphic design" "graphic novels" etc.

Create a portfolio slide titled "Graphic Design Inspiration"

Copy 3 images to your post and include a link to the site that each came from.

Describe what you like about the images you found in a short write up

You must site at least 2 websites.