File management &

Layers and effects

File management

Step 1

• Each student create a folder

• Click file – new folder

• Name ‘Student 29’

• (top of list is student 1)

Step 2

• Create 5 new folders in your folder

• Call 1 ‘Photoshop intro tasks’

• Call another folder ‘layers’

• Leave rest unnamed

Step 3

• Copy all the tasks into your folder

• If in pairs, copy and paste the files (to duplicate)

Step 4

• Make a media file on your USB

• Copy the folder on your USB if you want to save your work

• Go back to desks (or watch videos on your computer)

Layers and effects

Step 1

• Go back onto computers

Step 2

• Go online (google from bing)

• Type ‘mountain’ ….

• save this image as ‘mountain in layers folder’

Step 3

• Go online and type in ‘grass field’, copy the first image

• Save this picture as ‘grass field’ in ‘layers’ folders

Step 3

• Go online and type in ‘horse’, copy the first image

• Save this picture as ‘horse’ in ‘layers’ folders

Step 4

• Go online and type in ‘skyfall james bond’, copy the first image

• Save this picture as ‘jb’ in ‘layers’ folders

Step 5

• Go online and type in ‘skyfall james bond’, copy the first image

• Save this picture as ‘jb dark’ in ‘layers’ folders

Step 6

• Go online and type in ‘skyfall logo’, copy the first image (with white background)

• Save this picture as ‘logo’ in ‘layers’ folders

• Go back to desks…….

Step 1

• Watch this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIcYWEQH4z4

Step 2

• Open photoshop

• Open mountain photo

• Use the paintbrush/healing brush tool to get rid of the logo in bottom corner

Step 3

• Create a text box and type MOUNTAIN

• Change font to white, sans serif, at about 20 pt size

• You can add an effect in ‘fx’ in layers window if you want

Step 4

• With marquee, create a sqaure and paint it black

• Then move your text layer under the black box so the text fits on top

Step 5

• layer……flatten image

• (or shortcut)

• SAVE AS ‘mountain with text layer’ in your folder

Further layering skills

Step 1

• Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx_YR5-k1Ko

Step 2

• Open photoshop

• Open ‘grass field’ (background)

• Put ‘horse’ on another layer (layer 1)

• On layer 2 create text saying ‘Horse’

• Change the colour/size/font as you wish

Step 3

• Play around with layer styles and apply one/a few of your choice

Step 4

• Type ‘horse’ and create an effect on the text that matches the effect on the horse

• Flatten image

• Save as ‘horse layers’

Main layer task

Step 1

• Watch

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACed8qlThFE

You will make this!

Step 2

• Create new file, A4 landscape

• Make the background layer all black

• (by painting it)

Step 3

• Jb layer – burn and add drastic shadows and blend into black

Step 4

• Jb layer – burn and add drastic shadows and blend into black

• This must be the 2nd top layer

Step 5

• Darken and desaturate the ‘jb dark’

• Bring the opacity down so it’s see through

Step 6

• You will have to delete the white from the skyfall logo for it to be transparent

• This must be the top layer

Step 7

• With type tool type Daniel Craig and Javier Bardem

• In white and change the font/size to look like original ….you might need to bring opacity down

Step 8

• Flatten image

• Save as ‘skyfall poster’