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Unit 1 - Photoshop Basics

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This unit was developed and created by Mrs. Lori Taylor from Park Center Senior High School. Thanks Lori!
Lesson 1:
Background
1.     Color swatches
2.     Color picker
3.     Paint bucket
4.     Polygonal lasso
5.     Gradient tool
6.     Deselect
Lesson 2:
Foreground
7.     Make a new layer
8.     Edit –fill—color
9.     Layer style blending options palette –texture
Lesson 3:
Globe
10.  Move tool (v)
11.  Transform size with aspect ratio
12.  Curve/slant object with transform
13.  Text tool
14.  Link layers
Lesson 4:
Trees
15.  Nudge
16.  Transform keeping aspect ratio
17.  Duplicate layer
18.  Create layer groups
Lesson 5:
Building –yellow
19.  Threshold
20.  Magic Wand
21.  Select –similar
22.  Hue/saturation
23.  Layer order
Lesson 6:
Building –orange
24.  Hue/saturation –colorize
25.  Drop shadow
Lesson 7: 
Hands
26.  Photo Booth
27.  Magnetic Lasso
28.  Transform – flip horizontal
Lesson 8:
Paper airplane
29.  Levels
30.  Layer Mask
Lesson 9:
Clouds
31.  Paint Brush
32.  Define brush preset (making your own brush)
Lesson 10:
Orange swirls
33.  Pen tool
34.  Path to selection
Lesson 11:
Laptop computers w/ screen saver
35.  Transform –distort
36.  Layer style blending options palette – bevel & emboss
Lesson 12: 
Star
37.  Magic Wand & Quick Selection
Lesson 13:
Star Rays
38.  Changing tonal value
Lesson 14:
Pen with flower and vine
39.  Liquefy filter
Lesson 15:
Aqua swirl design
40.  Paint brush
41.  Brush size and hardness
42.  Default color swatches
43.  Transform – Warp
Lesson 16:
Front Sign
44.  Rectangular marquee tool
45.  Text tool
46.  Edit –transform—tilt

Lesson 17:
Self
47.  Quick Mask Mode
48.  De-saturate/Black and White
49.  History brush
50.  Notes Tool

Lesson 18:
Duplicate document from current state
51.  History Palette

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building--orange.psd
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paper_airplane.psd
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building--yellow.psd
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pen_and_rose.psd
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manders_exampleanimation.psd
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continents.psd
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red_dolphins.psd
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laptop.psd
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star.psd
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orange_swirls.psd
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tree.psd
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  • Home
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    • eLearning Day
    • AP Studio Art >
      • AP Drawing
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    • Drawing C
    • Jewelry / Metals A
    • Sculpture
    • DL Ceramics B/C
    • Ceramics A
    • Ceramics B
    • Ceramics C
    • Computer Art >
      • A >
        • Unit 1 - Photoshop Basics - Graphic Design
        • Unit 1 - Photoshop Basics
        • Unit 2 - Clone Multiplicity - Layer Masking
        • Unit 2 - 3D Tools: Photoshop CS5
        • Unit 3 - Surrealism & Digital Art
        • Unit 4 - Illustrator Basics & Vector Art
        • Unit 5 - Illustrator Logo Design
        • Extra Cred - 3D Imaging Oldschool!!!
        • Doodle 4 Google
      • B >
        • Unit 1 - Illustrator Basics & Vector Art
        • Unit 2 - Illustrator Logo Design
        • Unit 3 - After Effects CS5 Animation
        • Unit 3 - After Effects Lightsaber >
          • Student Examples - After Effects CS5
        • Unit 3 - Stop Motion Animation
        • Unit 4 - Illustrator to After Effects
        • Unit 5 - Cloning in After Effects
        • Unit 6 - Motion Tracking Fire Hands
        • Unit 5 - 3D Effects & Imaging
    • Painting >
      • A >
        • Unit 1 - Color Theory
        • Unit 2 - Tempera: Cultural Connection Parody
        • Unit 3 - Acrylic #1 - Classical Layering
        • Unit 4 - Acrylic #2 - Alternative Mediums
        • Unit 5 - Water Color
        • Unit 6 - Final Digital Portfolio
      • B >
        • Unit 1 - Watercolor Composition
        • Unit 2 - Oil Painting Sticks
        • Unit 3 - Identity Self Portrait
        • Unit 4 - Encaustic Painting
        • Unit 5 - Final History Composition
      • C >
        • Unit 1 -
        • Unit 2 -
        • Unit 3 -
    • Design: G,C,&SA >
      • Unit 1 - Understanding Art & Design
      • Unit 2 - Variety & Unity Poem Illustration
      • Unit 3 - Typography & Logo with Ligatures
      • Unit 4 - Logo Design
      • Unit 5 - Graffiti Lettering
      • Unit 6 - Comics & Character Design
      • Unit 7 - Character Development & Designer Toys
      • Unit 8 - Street Art
  • Syllabus
  • Expectations
  • Art Club
  • More About CrimsonArt
    • Meet Mr. Manders >
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