Dewey Mac Lab - 03Working Extension

Dewey Mac Lab

03Working Extension

Period 1: Background Required

Period 6: Background and 3 Added objects Required

1. Review Goals

SWBAT:

1. Add images from the Internet

2. Maintain image quality

3. Manage Layers

4. Select and Delete Pixels from specific layers

2. Unlock Background Layer

1. Open your layers palette and unlock the Background layer and turn it into a regular layer by double kicking on it. Double click on the layer name in the Layers Palette

2. Set the Transparency Setting to Grid so you can see the results of deleting the white pixels in step 4. Photoshop > Preferences > Transparency & Gamut: Set the Grid Size to Small/Medium/Large

3. Select & Delete White Pixels

1. Select the Magic Wand Tool and make sure the Tolerance is set to 32.

2. Click on the white pixels with the Magic Wand Tool to select them. Delete them. Shift Click to select any that didn't get selected if you need to.

4. Find Background Image

1. Go on the Internet and search for a texture/pattern that is 2000 pixels x 2000 pixels or larger.

••• Texture & Pattern Examples: Water, Grass, Rocks,

Stripes, Polka Dots, Burlap, Marble.

••• 2000 x 2000 because your 03Working file is about that big and you don't want to scale any images up if they are smaller..

2. Right-Click on the Full Size Internet

3. Edit > Copy

4 Activate your 03Working File

5. Edit > Paste

6,. Drag the pasted image file LAYER to the bottom of the LAYERS palette

5. Add More Objects

1. Google Image Search: Search for an image of an object that goes with the seashell theme of 03Working.

2. Make sure it has enough pixels

Remember, your file is about 2000 pixels wide so if you want a dolphin that is about the same size as the sand dollar, find one that is no smaller than 400 pixels wide. You can always scale it down if it's bigger but if you scale it up, you will lose image quality.

3. Go to FULL SIZE image

4. Right Click COPY

5. Open your 03Working file

6. Edit > Paste

7. Add at least 2 more images