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8/15/2013
Today we learned to make pages on weebly.com. We learned how to name it and we learned the different styles you could put it in. I also changed my theme today cause I liked this better than my old one.
8/16/2013
Today we learned about Photoshop. In Photoshop we learned about the toolbar. We learned hot to use the paintbrush and other such tools. We also learned that control+J is how you copy something in Photoshop. We also learned to make a brush tool. You get a picture and select what you want to with the rectangle tool on the task bar and clear all of the background and click the marquis tool and define your brush.
8/19/13
To do this you select the rectangular marquis tool and select your signature and put a box around it. Then right click and copy to another layer then make the first layer transparent. Then you get the magic eraser and erase the grey. then use the rectangular marquis tool to select it. then click edit and select define brush and then save the brush.
To make a new layer inside another layer you select view, show, and then grid. Then you select the rectangular marquis tool and select what you want to change colors. Then you right click the box and select copy via layer. Then you select it again with the marquis tool then click which color you want and press Ctrl+backspace and it will change color.
8/21/13
To make a Wassily you just make circles that stand out through color and set background. You make the circles with the eliptical marquis tool.
8/22/2013
To make a bling assignment you set a background then a put a text box with the word you want to bling. You go to layer style inner glow and you give your word an inner glow. Then you go to Bevel and Emboss and you click for style stroke emboss. Then you to pattern overlay and then you select a gray overlay. Then you gradient to a chrome color.8/26/13To make an image reflection you have to select a picture with water then make a text b ox with the text you want. Then you add the wind effect to it acouple of times and then you press ctrl+j to copy the text layer. Then you flip it around and distort it on transform. then you go to the erase and you put the opacity to 10% and make the text look like its disappearing.
8/28/13
Today we learned how to make text on fire. You have to get the smudge tool and smudge the tops until they look like flames then you have to change the color to red.
8/30/13
Today we learned how to make a GIF. To make a GIF you have to make a 5 by 7 document with a black background. Then you have to make about 2 inches of the bottom white and then you have to give it a Gaussian blur. After that you copy that layer and delete the black in the new three. Then you animate it then you tween it and add more frames.
9/4/2013
Today we learned how to make paths and write in paths with the freeform pen tool. First you create a 5 by 7 document then you click pen tool then paths and click freeform pen tool and make a shape. Then you select the text box and click a part on the shape and start typing.
9/5/2013
To make a stitch you have to create a text box with text and then you make a path by right clicking on the text box and clicking the create path selection. Then you make a new layer and select the stitches brush and then you click the brushes on the right toolbar by the histogram. And you adjust the size and stitch.
9/16/13
To make a clipping mask you find a picture that you want to use and open it up on Photoshop. Then you copy it onto another layer. After that you create a text layer and type out in a text box.
9/23/13
Ctrl-c copy
ctrl-a select all
ctrl-d deselect
ctrl-z undo
ctrl-j copy layer
ctrl-i invert colors
alt-layer mask slect layer mask layer
10/1/13
Today we learned how to create text to fill in the shadows of your face on Photoshop. First you crop a close up picture with your face and select the shadows and fill them with black then you select mid tones and fill them in with 50% grey. Then you get a brush after you merge shadows and mid tones into one layer and put it in as the layer mask.
10/10/13
Select the highlights off of select>color range. Press edit and fill it with white. Then add bling to the areas that are reflecting light. You then select the body. Then click filter>distort then click on any of them and select accented edges. Then repeat but select crosshatch. And Refine the edges to give it more depth. Then go back to filter gallery and click glass. This makes the background more blurry giving it a heated characterization.
10/15/13
For the next week we are going to make historic pictures of art for the prehistoric time periods.
10/17/13
On my first peice I did a cave painting.
Today we learned to make pages on weebly.com. We learned how to name it and we learned the different styles you could put it in. I also changed my theme today cause I liked this better than my old one.
8/16/2013
Today we learned about Photoshop. In Photoshop we learned about the toolbar. We learned hot to use the paintbrush and other such tools. We also learned that control+J is how you copy something in Photoshop. We also learned to make a brush tool. You get a picture and select what you want to with the rectangle tool on the task bar and clear all of the background and click the marquis tool and define your brush.
8/19/13
To do this you select the rectangular marquis tool and select your signature and put a box around it. Then right click and copy to another layer then make the first layer transparent. Then you get the magic eraser and erase the grey. then use the rectangular marquis tool to select it. then click edit and select define brush and then save the brush.
To make a new layer inside another layer you select view, show, and then grid. Then you select the rectangular marquis tool and select what you want to change colors. Then you right click the box and select copy via layer. Then you select it again with the marquis tool then click which color you want and press Ctrl+backspace and it will change color.
8/21/13
To make a Wassily you just make circles that stand out through color and set background. You make the circles with the eliptical marquis tool.
8/22/2013
To make a bling assignment you set a background then a put a text box with the word you want to bling. You go to layer style inner glow and you give your word an inner glow. Then you go to Bevel and Emboss and you click for style stroke emboss. Then you to pattern overlay and then you select a gray overlay. Then you gradient to a chrome color.8/26/13To make an image reflection you have to select a picture with water then make a text b ox with the text you want. Then you add the wind effect to it acouple of times and then you press ctrl+j to copy the text layer. Then you flip it around and distort it on transform. then you go to the erase and you put the opacity to 10% and make the text look like its disappearing.
8/28/13
Today we learned how to make text on fire. You have to get the smudge tool and smudge the tops until they look like flames then you have to change the color to red.
8/30/13
Today we learned how to make a GIF. To make a GIF you have to make a 5 by 7 document with a black background. Then you have to make about 2 inches of the bottom white and then you have to give it a Gaussian blur. After that you copy that layer and delete the black in the new three. Then you animate it then you tween it and add more frames.
9/4/2013
Today we learned how to make paths and write in paths with the freeform pen tool. First you create a 5 by 7 document then you click pen tool then paths and click freeform pen tool and make a shape. Then you select the text box and click a part on the shape and start typing.
9/5/2013
To make a stitch you have to create a text box with text and then you make a path by right clicking on the text box and clicking the create path selection. Then you make a new layer and select the stitches brush and then you click the brushes on the right toolbar by the histogram. And you adjust the size and stitch.
9/16/13
To make a clipping mask you find a picture that you want to use and open it up on Photoshop. Then you copy it onto another layer. After that you create a text layer and type out in a text box.
9/23/13
Ctrl-c copy
ctrl-a select all
ctrl-d deselect
ctrl-z undo
ctrl-j copy layer
ctrl-i invert colors
alt-layer mask slect layer mask layer
10/1/13
Today we learned how to create text to fill in the shadows of your face on Photoshop. First you crop a close up picture with your face and select the shadows and fill them with black then you select mid tones and fill them in with 50% grey. Then you get a brush after you merge shadows and mid tones into one layer and put it in as the layer mask.
10/10/13
Select the highlights off of select>color range. Press edit and fill it with white. Then add bling to the areas that are reflecting light. You then select the body. Then click filter>distort then click on any of them and select accented edges. Then repeat but select crosshatch. And Refine the edges to give it more depth. Then go back to filter gallery and click glass. This makes the background more blurry giving it a heated characterization.
10/15/13
For the next week we are going to make historic pictures of art for the prehistoric time periods.
10/17/13
On my first peice I did a cave painting.