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Project 1 – Name Tag |
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Project Description: Create 1 nameplate in PhotoShop using one of the templates below. The nameplate will mimic the stick-on name tags that say: “HELLO, My name is” across the top. Across the bottom will be a descriptive statement about likes, dislikes, preferences, attributes, etc. Your name in the middle will reflect the description at the bottom. |
| Requirements:
- General:
- Use provided template
- Background must remain white - no background color or image
- Finished sentence at bottom of page must match the font -size and color - as the "and I"
- at least 2 prototypes
- Files: One 300dpi 8.5 x 11 inch psd file with all layers appropriately named and in tact.
- Prints: One 8.5 x 11 print.
Instructions:
To Warp a Text Object in Illustrator: (for those who choose to do this - it is NOT a requirement)
- Open a new Illustrator image the size and orientation that you are using
- Create the text you want, the correct size (Use something bold like Arial Black and use all Upper case for best results)
- Create the shape you want with the pen tool
- Select both the shape and the text
- Select Object/Envelope Distort/Make With Top Object
- Save your file - It will be an ai file
- Close the file
- Open your new ai file in Photoshop - use 300 dpi
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Exercise 2 - Layers and Masks |
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Project Description: Using layers and masks, create a montage of images inside your own initials. |
| Instructions:
Download 4 files (See below)
- Using maskes perform the following tasks on the files:
- A-SkyMask - Put in a sky behind the light post (Save as Exercise 2A)
- B-Levels1 - Darken the butterfly (Save as Exercise 2B)
- C-Levels2 - Lighten up the house but leave the sky as is (hint: use a gradient) (Save as Exercise 2C)
- D-Color - Change the color of the orange shirt and the red sweatshirt to 2 different colors. (Save as Exercise 2D)
Download required files from the Server - 7-Downloads/2-Design/2-LayerMasksFiles
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Project 3 - Find the Differences |
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Project Description: Create a ‘Find the Differences’ puzzle with 6 changes. |
Requirements:
- General:
- File at least a Four megapixel image - bigger is better
- Differences were carefully planned
- Minimum of 6 well planned, well executed differences a good variety of
- additions
- color changes
- deletions
- Layers in tact
- No changes on the Background or copy of the background
- Layers organized and named appropriately
- File in Completed Work
- File named correctly
- Effort beyond the minimum required
- Final choices made from many options
- Final artwork patiently done (as good as hard work can make it)
- Class time used efficiently
- Files:
- One psd files:
- One file with the following orderly and appropriately named layers / layer sets:
- Background Untouched original
- Changes (Layer Set) All changes in this set
- Answers Circled answer key
- Adjustment(s) (optional) Levels, color balance, brightness, contrast, etc
Instructions:
- Use the advanced techniques that you learned in exercise 2 to create the difference
- Put each difference on a different PhotoShop level
Links: AudubonHunt
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Project 4 - Asian Chop |
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Project Description: Research the history and development of the Asian Chop and using only letter forms, create your own on PhotoShop making it look like it is the result of a rubber stamp |
Requirements:
- General:
- File create on the provided template - 3" x 3" at 300dpi
- Minimum of 2 Positive/Negative and 2 Figure/Ground well planned, well executed designs, each in it's own set, all in the same file
- Layers in tact
- Layers organized and named appropriately
- File in Completed Work
- File named correctly
- Effort beyond the minimum required
- Final artwork patiently done (as good as hard work can make it)
- Class time used efficiently
- Files:
- One psd file
- Two jpg files
Instructions:
Create multiple prototypes of 3 different design types all in the same file (provided template) using sets to organize your designs
- Negative/Positive Design
- Work in Full Screen Mode
- Work in Black & White Only
- Use your own initials (at least 2 and no more than 3 letters),
- Use the same font for all your letters.
- Avoid very decorative fonts. Your design should come from the placement of the letter forms, not the inherent decorative quality of the font itself.
- You can scale and rotate - don't distort
- Vary the size of the letters
- Overlap!
- Challenge the borders of the template
- Figure/Ground Design
- Work in Full Screen Mode
- Work in Black & White Only
- Use only 2 letters (You don't have to use your own initials),
- Use 2 different fonts for your letters.
- Use solid black or white shapes
- You can
- extend the edge of a shape
- overlap a form or
- hide an edge by placing a black letter against a black background or white against white
- Do not distort the basic shapes

- Your own Design
- Create a chop of your own design using the provided template
- No other rules
Choose you best design from 1 and 2 above and create the "rubber stamp" effect
- Open a new Chop Template file
- Drag the 2 sets of your selected final designs into this file
- Merge each set so that there are now 2 layers - one of each design
- Change the black pixels to red: E1150F
- Create rubber stamp effect
Downloads: Chop Template file from the server - Right click to copy file and paste it in your own Project 4 folder.
Links: Rubber Stamp Effect |
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Project 5 - Program of Studies Cover (Fall) |
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Project Description: Design and create a camera ready Program of Studies book cover design for Ridge High School |
Minimum Requirements:
- Cover must contain all of the following information:
- Program of Studies
- 2009 - 2010
- Guidance Department, Ridge High School
- 3 printed contact sheets of finished designs (text, graphic, photo)
- 3 PSD files with all sets and layers named and organized
- Two flat duotone mode eps files of the selected cover design
- Printed B&W image(s) of your final selected design(s)
Instructions:
- Make a Project5 folder in your server folder
- Create subfolders as needed to keep gathered photos and graphics
- Create 3 Photoshop documents - Letter size preset
- project 5T for text prototypes
- project 5G for graphic prototypes
- project 5P for photo prototypes
- Set guidelines 1/2" in from all sides
- Create all of your prototypes of each type in the same psd file each in a separate set
- Lock the sets that you aren't working on
Useful Links:
Introduction to Type
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Project 5 - Ridge Planner (Spring) |
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Project Description: Design and create a camera ready Planner book cover design for Ridge High School |
Minimum Requirements:
- Cover must contain all of the following information:
- Ridge High School
- Student Planner
- 2010 - 2011
- 2 printed contact sheets of finished designs (text and graphic)
- 2 PSD files with all sets and layers named and organized
- 1 JPG of your best design
Instructions:
- Make a Project5 folder in your server folder
- Create subfolders as needed to keep gathered photos and graphics
- Create 2 Photoshop documents -5" x 8" - 300 ppi
- project 5T for text prototypes
- project 5G for graphic prototypes
- Set guidelines 1/2" in from all sides
- Create all of your prototypes of each type in the same psd file each in a separate set
Useful Links:
Introduction to Type
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Exercise 6 - Pen Tool |
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Exercise Description: Using the provided exercise files, practice using the pen tool in Illustrator |
Minimum Requirements:
- Completed exercises 1 through saved in your folder as Illustrator files
- Completed exercises 6A and 6B saved in Completed Work ad Illustrator files
Instructions:
- Create an Exercise6 folder in your Period folder
- Copy the folder "6-PenTool" from the Downloads/Design folder on the server
- Complete each exercise in order and save them as Illustrator files
- For Exercises 6A and 6B use a black single pixel stroke
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Project 7 - Graphic Translation |
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Project Description: |
Minimum Requirements:
- Files:
- One ai file
- One jpg file (600 pixels on the longest side)
Instructions:
- Prepare selected image
- Open reference photo in Photoshop
- Crop around image
- Use ImageSize to make image fit into 8" x 10" (Do NOT resample!)
- Save
- Setup Project in Illustrator
- Open image in Illustrator
- Save and name using the naming convention
- Click on File/Document Setup
- Set Size to Letter
- Set Orientation to the orientation you want (Landscape or Portrait)
- Click OK
- Duplicate image layer
- Rename top image layer “Original”
- Rename bottom image layer “Template”
- Check template box in Layer Options window
- Set Dim Images to 50%
- Create new layers between the Original and Template layers
- Name these layers appropriately
- Your layers palatte sould look something like this:

- Create your swatchs
- Lock all of your layers
- Begin to create your translation
- Select and unlock ONLY the layer you are working on
- Be sure that the Original image layer is showing
- ZOOM IN!!
- Using the pen tool create a very careful and precise path around your shapes
- Be very careful to NOT jigsaw!
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Project 9 - Lichtenstein Panel |
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Project Description: Create a single panel story piece inspired by Roy Lichtenstein's art from the 1960's |
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Requirements:
- General:
- Photo at least 5 megapixels
- Layers in tact
- Layers named appropriately
- File in Completed Work
- File named correctly
- Effort beyond the minimum required
- Final choices made from many options - both pictures and effects
- Final artwork patiently done (as good as hard work can make it)
- Class time used efficiently
- Files:
- One psd file with a layers organized in sets - All layers and layer sets should be appropriately named and in tact.
- Two JPG file - 640 on the longest side
- Original image
- Final image
- Storyboard: at least 3 ideas to choose from.
- Prints: One print of final image.
- Homework: Take/scan original photo/s.
- Other:
- Completed image will contain speech/thought balloons and/or Onomatopoeia splashes.
- Completed image will make use of Photoshop halftone filters
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Project 10 - Old Photo Restoration |
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