"Willie the Angel"

A really cool application in Adobe Photoshop CS5 is the ability to blend two images together while changing the opacity to make an "angelic" tribute such as this example shown above.

This tribute to one of my dogs, Willie, who passed away in 2012 of bone cancer. Willie loved going to Lake Erie and nothing made him happier than being with our family at the shoreline.

The source images are shown below and the Assignment Guide with printed directions are posted in the File Cabinet at the bottom. This is a fairly complex project that requires multiple tools and manipulation.

OHIO LEARNING STANDARDS FOR TECHNOLOGY (2017):

STRAND: Design and Technology

Addresses the nature of technology to develop and improve products and systems over time to meet human/societal needs and wants through design processes.

Topic 4: Evaluate designs using functional, aesthetic and creative elements.

Grades 3-5

• Use criteria developed with guidance to evaluate a new or improved product for its functional, aesthetic and creative elements.

Grades 6-8

• Examine the progression of a product to identify how the functional, aesthetic and creative elements were applied.

Grades 9-12

• Critically evaluate a design solution at multiple points of the design process. Consider design requirements and adjust processes and outcomes as needed.

OBJECTIVE:

• Students will create a blended image using two differently defined images.

LEARNING TARGETS:

• GRADES 5-6: I can use the Quick Select Tool to cut out an image.
• GRADES 7-8: I can refine my selection to make a better quality blended image.
• GRADES 9-12: I can use advanced design elements to create a high quality blend that should be difficult to determine where the edit was done.

ACTIVITIES:

1. Download the images provided.
2. Open Adobe Photoshop CC
3. File>Open>Navigate to each image and open them
4. Use the Quick Select Tool to select (aka Cut Out) the image you want
5. Copy the selection (CTRL+C)
6. Go to the other image and paste the selection (CTRL+V)
7. File>Save As>Navigate to your Google Drive
8. Save as PSD and again Save as JPG
9. Upload the JPG to the Google Classroom
10. Complete a Check Out Sheet and present for inspection

SUBMITTED WORK:

• This work will be submitted by:
  • Completing the Check Out Sheet (posted below) and having your project inspected by the instructor
  • Uploading a copy of the file to Google Classroom

LATE WORK/MAKE-UP ASSIGNMENT:

• If you are absent from school or do not complete the assignment on time, you must follow the directions posted above. (NOTE: A point deduction may be enforced for late work not due to an excused absence.)

EXTRA CREDIT:

• You may do a second file

EXTRA EXTRA CREDIT:

• You must hide the back wall of the model and show at least three pieces of furniture in the house. It must be appropriate to the model and be to scale.

FURTHER STUDY AND ENRICHMENT:

1. DoK1: Can you create a chimney?
2. DoK2: Can you color the house:
3. Dok3: Can you download from the 3D Warehouse?
4. DoK4: Go to the Sketch Up YouTube Channel to see more about the product. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC50lv4EYY1N1_-B495meX8w

SUPPORT FILES AND CHECK OUT SHEET: