1.28.10 - Reinroducing

Warm - Up (10 min)
1. P.O.T.D.
2. Q.O.T.D.: What project(s) is this Text to Image project most similar to? Describe what is similar about the projects you have done in the past (in this class or outside of this class). What Photoshop techniques or art techniques have you used before? Be specific.

3. Drag your images & citations folder to the desktop.

Part 1 - The Timeline (5 min)
Special schedule next week has pushed everything back a week.

Part 2 - Adding images to your canvas (20 min)
With an image saved to your desktop follow these easy steps

http://blip.tv/file/3143948

1. Right-click to open image in Photoshop
2. Duplicate the layer (layer > duplicate)
3. Mute the bottom layer
4. Cut out any back ground (magic wand > delete)
5. Select the entire image (select > all)
6. Copy
7. Click to your canvas
8. Paste

Part 3 - Resizing an image using Free Transform (10 min)
Follow these steps to resize any image you have on your canvas.

http://blip.tv/file/3144003

1. Select the layer that the image is on
2. press CMMD + T.
3. Drag the corner blocks to change the scale. (TIP: hold down SHIFT so your image doesn't get to skinny or fat!)
4. Press ENTER when done adjusting.

Part 4 - Work Time (60 min)
Use this time to complete your rough draft.

Save for web & devices

Save as JPG

Set width to 600

It’s OK if it doesn't look perfect, it’s a ROUGH draft!

SAVE FOR WEB & DEVICES AND POST TO YOUR BLOG BY THE END OF THE DAY.