Click here to check your classmates e-mail 

Send them the christmas card and make sure to add a copy to computingtec@gmail.com

Happy Holidays!

Christmas Cards Exchange

PS Actvity #13 - Creating Text in Adobe PS

Activity #13 of your PS book. Page 41
Due Date: Monday December 14th
Post the resultant images in your blog.

Click here to download the file needed for the second part.

Color Modes

Click here to download the Color Mode flash learning object, to learn a little bit more about the subject.

Take notes of the most important things and start searching photos related to the topic, you'll need them for the next practice.

While surfing the internet, search for creative and outstanding pamphlet or brochure designs.

PS Activity #11 & #12

Painting Pixels in RGB & CMYK mode.

Due date: Wednesday December 14th.

Pages 36, 37, 38 & 39 of your Photoshop Book.

Christmas Project

To start the activities of the Third Period, you are going to use all the tools we have learned so far about PS.

This project doesn't have specific steps or instructions, the purpose is that you use your imagination and apply the tools, effects, filters, styles, etc. you know.

The project consists in creating a christmas photomontage, where you are supposed to be a really really small person surrounded by giant and representative christmas things, like ornaments, cookies, christmas tree, lights, etc.

Take a look at the examples below, they were created by last year's students. You need to be part of the photomontage, so you will need a picture of yourself (high resolution) in different positions or angles. If you have a specific idea or christmas ornaments in your house that you'd like to use, take them a picture to use them in your project.

Use the image adjustments to make changes in the color or light.

Have Fun!!

PS file settings:  width 35 cm / height 25 cm / resolution 100 ppi.  *Christmas frame or border   *Your name at the lower right corner. (small)

These are examples of the perspective and angles you can use when taking your pictures, to make your photomontage more real.

Practice #11 - Shapes & Brushes

Vector art is a form of digital illustration and its use is increasing every day. Vector art can be seen in almost every part of print, online and televised media. Knowing how to use vector-based illustration is a prerequisite for almost every graphic design job due to its many applications in commercial media. Vector-based artwork is entirely dependent on computers because it is driven by complex mathematical equations. Though it is relatively new, many beautiful illustrations and compelling advertisements have been created with vector art.

Read more: Definition of Vector Art | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_5043089_definition-vector-art.html#ixzz1diGJiiKQ

Instructions:

1. Download different shapes and brushes
2. Create a vector art wallpaper, you can use gradients, layer styles, filters, etc. Be creative!
3. Post it in your blog

PSD file settings:

1024 x 768 pixels
120 ppi
RGB Color 8 bit
bg transparent

Here are some examples of the vectorial compositions you can create. Use your imagination!

I found the previous images on the internet, I am not the author of them. =)