Dewey Mac Lab - Surreal Environment 2

Surreal Environment L2 File Setup and Create Room

1. Lesson Goals

SWBAT:

• ANALYZE examples of LINEAR PERSPECTIVE

• Use Linear Perspective to create the illusion of 3D Space and Form in a room interior image

• Use advanced Photoshop skills to create and edit image layers

2. Learn About 1 Point Perspective

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3. Horizontal Set Up File

1. Load ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

2. File > New.

3. Name: "Surreal Environment" followed by a space, your last name and then your first.

Example: Surreal Environment Hooker Martina

4. Enter all of the other settings you see to the left

Vertical Composition Measurements:

Width: 10 Inches
Height: 15.75 Inches

4. Add 3 Vertical Guides

1. Add 3 vertical guides to define the left and right edges of your back wall and the vanishing point.

GUIDE SET UP OPTIONS:

• Use the same guide placement as show left

• Place guides as you wish for a different effect,

5. Add a Horizontal Guide (Horizon Line)

Example left is at 3.5" on the Vertical Ruler

6. Lock Your Guides

1. Go to the View Menu to find the LOCK GUIDES option

7. Draw a Rectangle Guide for Back Wall

1. Select the rectangle tool and set the fill to none and the stroke to black in the options bar

2. Use the Rectangle Tool to draw a back wall shape and center it with the guides you created in section 4

8. Draw Diagonal Guides

1. Use the line tool to draw diagonal lines.

2. Make sure your diagonal lines connect to the vanishing point.

3. Make sure your guides intersect the corners of the back wall. (See red arrow)

4. Merge the 5 Shape layers into one layer

9. Copy and Paste a Texture or Pattern for The Floor or Ground

How to Video

Texture Ideas

• At least 2 of your room layers should be textures/patterns

See Surreal Environment Rubric

10. Tile & Merge to Create Oversized Layer

Period 6 Only

Complete Texture Tiling Exercise

SWBAT

1...Tile and merge small texture / patterns in order to maintain image quality

1. Feather edges to create seamless tiling

11. Transform to Diagonal Guides

1. Use the following 2 Transform options until you get the floor texture/pattern to line up properly to the diagonal lines.

• Edit > Transform > Perspective

For best results, only click on corner tabes with the Perspective Option

• Edit > Transform > Distort

For best results, only click on center tabes with the Distort option

It's ok if the layer is outside the canvas - do it so it looks right

1. Find a pattern or texture for your walls

PATTERN IDEAS: Fleur De Lis • Stripes • Argyle • Gingham • Madras

TEXTURE IDEAS: Marble • Wood Paneling • Concrete • Glass Brick

MORE IDEAS: Texture Ideas

13. Tile and Merge if Needed

Make your texture/pattern layer larger than needed

14. Transform to Guides

15. Duplicate Side Wall & Flip

1. Option Drag your side wall to make a copy of it.

2. Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal.

3. Position as needed

16. Create Another Wall & a Ceiling Layer Paint, Texture or Pattern

1. Create a NEW LAYER and name it "Back Wall" or "Ceiling" Etc.

2. Create a MARCHING ANT selecting

3. Fill with PAINT BUCKET or GRADIENT TOOL

How To....

PAINTED SHAPE LAYERS

17. Assessment

Surreal Environment Rubric

15 points --- ROOM LAYERS • There are 5 ROOM LAYERS (Floor, Ceiling, & 3 Walls) • TWO room layers are TEXTURE / PATTERNS • Layers have been TRANSFORMED to create the illusion of 3D Space & Form • The TEXTURE/PATTERN layers are NOT BLURRY • The transforming is done so that the diagonals CORRECTLY line up to the VANISHING POINT • Each room layer is in a SEPARATE LAYER