Desaturation Assignment Rubric
1. Goal: To remove the colours from a photo, preserving colour(s) from an object.
o Grade 11: Preserve 1 object’s colours in the photos
o Grade 12: Preserve 2 or more objects’ colours in the photo in at least one picture
2. You should submit 3 pictures in total. Please choose your own picture, not cartoon, graphics or paintings.
Suggested topics:
3. Watch the following tutorials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIuHMQgYggk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_HyWF2g-cQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28P0ABvTLZQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXHYd90utDE
Remember to add "Alpha Channel" by right clicking on your image, go to Layers - Transparency - Add Alpha Channel in order to have transparency in your work
Don't use any photos with a black, grey or white object to preserve colours (e.g., a black dog, a panda).
Put "Before" and "After" together. Go to Image - Canvas Size and double the width or height to do so.
4. Grade 12 only:
Watch the following:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpGfcHcSX4s
Blur out one of your picture's background. You do not have to consider perspective or depth of field.
See below for sample student work: