Embedded Files
Before reading about this project, spend a few minutes on the TinEye Labs MulticolorEngine site. Appreciate the power of this colour-based image search engine and how a series of completely unrelated images can actually be linked closely based on their similar colour schemes.
You have THREE classes to work on this project.
PROJECT: COLOUR GRID
For this assignment, you will create a single document in Photoshop that features NINE different images (arranged in a 3 x 3 grid). Note that these will need to be cropped so that each image is square.
You will pick one colour and create a portfolio of excellent images (again, 9 of them) in the theme of that colour.
CAMERA SETTINGS
Shoot RAW so you can develop your images afterwards. Otherwise, your choice for everything! Use whatever settings or gear you need to realize your creative vision!
TO HAND IN:
1) Upload your grid (in .jpg form) to Classroom.
2) Complete the rubric, which is a bigger job for this project. You'll need to write an artist statement. Explain your creative choices (why you chose the colour, how you approached the project, why you chose the order you did, did you adjust any colours using Photoshop?, etc. Convince your audience why this is purposeful art and not just random snapshots).
3) TURN IN this project.
INSTRUCTIONS:
STEP 1) Build your grid in Photoshop
Use this video to cover this first step.
STEP 2) Take all of the photos you need. Take some extras so you have choices!
STEP 3) Insert and arrange your images into your grid
1) File > Place Embedded
2) Position your image (approximately) over the square in which you wish it to appear.
3) In the layers panel, ensure that your current image layer is immediately above the layer of the square ("rectangle") to which it should be clipped.
4) Create a clipping mask. You can either right-click on your image layer and select "Create Clipping Mask" OR you can ALT+left-click on the line between those two layers. You know this has worked because the image layer will be indented and show a little arrow pointing at the layer beneath it.
5) Repeat the process with the other eight images.
6) You can always go back and change the composition of a single image by adjusting the appropriate image layer.
7) IF YOU WISH TO TWEAK THE COLOUR OF AN IMAGE to better match the others, you can create a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer that is then clipped (with a clipping mask) to the appropriate image. With the Hue/Saturation adjustment, select the correct colour channel for your project (e.g. Reds, Yellows, etc.) and adjust the Hue or Saturation until the colour better matches the others.
8) If you wish to change the background colour (tip: light-coloured images might look better with a black background), add a Solid Color adjustment layer by clicking on the half-black/half-white circle button in the bottom-right of your screen and choosing the top choice: Solid Color.
You just need to make sure that you then drag that layer under all of your images & shapes. You can easily change colour by double-clicking on the Solid Color layer thumbnail image.
Extra tip: You can even match existing colours from your project by using the colour picker (double-click on the Solid Color layer thumbnail to open it) and then clicking outside of the menu box and over part of your image. The cursor should turn to an eyedropper and will match the colour to wherever you've clicked!
EXAMPLES OF STUDENT WORK:
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