Photoshop+Project+Guidelines


 * Project # || Description ||
 * 2 || Photoshop: Creating our own media messages

Please make sure that you have completed the following written work (You will need to ask Ms. Romney for the handouts):

1. BCR: Dove Evolution or Dove Onslaught Choose one of the videos and write a short essay about it using the provided questions. You can find the videos on youTube if you are at home. They are also on your desktops at school. Here are the questions:

2. The Language of Persuasion Please define and give examples of techniques that advertisers use to get our attention and convince us to buy their products.

3. The Merchants of Cool Video Guide Please answer the questions as you watch and during our discussions about each section. If you were absent, you can find the video at: [|Merchants of Cool]

Here are the questions:

Please make sure that you have completed the following exercises in Photoshop:

1. An image that combines a photograph (taken from the stock photo folder) with text and drawing. This image should be saved as a .JPEG and uploaded to your wikispace documents page.

2. An image that has at least three layers: a background, a text layer, and a layer with drawing. Save this image as a .PSD file and upload it to your wikispaces documents page (you won't be able to view it, but I will be able to see the layers when I open it in Photoshop)>

3. A collage: Please use the magic wand and the magnetic lasso to cut out the cat and the mouse images. You will paste them on the winterwonderland image. Add text and save this file as a .PSD documentand as a .JPG. Upload them both to the documents page on your wiki.

4. Your choice collage: Choose at least three photos to combine in a collage. Use the magic wand and magnetic lasso to cut the objects out. Add text and drawing to your image. Save it as a .PSD and as a .JPG and upload it to the documents page on your wiki.

5. Clipping Mask: Choose one image to use as a pattern to fill your name. Please see the tutorial that is on your desktop. || Please double check your wiki against this list. Have you completed the following:
 * 1 || Introduction to Wikispaces: Guidelines for your personal wikispace

1. Your domain name should read as the following: bfatech(yourname).wikispaces.com go to > manage wiki > domain name

2. Invite Ms. Romney to be a member of your wikispace. When she has accepted, list Ms. Romney as an Organizer

3. Your wikispace should have the following pages: a. First Ups b. Projects c. Reflections d. Documents

4. Personalize your wikispace. Change the colors, theme, and add a logo: go to > manage wiki > look and feel

5. The first up page should have entries beginning on September 8th.

6. Your home page should include the following: a. A paragraph about you (do not include any personal identifying information) b. A photo (appropriate for school)

7. On your reflection page, please answer the following questions: a. What is the most important thing you learned while creating your wikispace? b. What do you wish you had spent more time on? c. What was the most enjoyable part of creating your wikispace? d. What was the least enjoyable part of creating your wikispace?

If you have completed everything on this page, congratulations! You are ready to move on to the next project. Good Job! ||