Photoshop Elements Assignments

Photoshop Elements Assignments

All original works as well as your recreations need to be placed into a web editor (Kompozer) to be shared in class. All assignments are worth 25 points. The total assignment is worth is 150 points.

Assignment 1

Crop an image

Download a graphic from the Internet by right clicking on the graphic and selecting "Save Image As" > save it in your home drive.
Open Photoshop > File > Open, or open the photo by Right Clicking on the image file in your home drive > select Open With > Adobe Photoshop Elements
Choose Save As from the file menu.
Give it a name and save in your home drive.
Your file name will change to the new name. leaving the original untouched and still in your folder.
Select the Crop tool and outline the area that you want to keep
Click the green check mark to crop or the red X to cancel
Save the file as a .jpg for a photograph or .gif for an illustration
Insert both the original file as well as the cropped file into Kompozer by going to Insert > Image and then navigating to your files

See a video lesson here

Assignment 2

Colorize an Image

Download an Ansel Adams photo, save it in your home drive.
Open Photoshop > File > Open, or open the photo by Right Clicking on the image file in your home drive > select Open With > Adobe Photoshop Elements
Choose Save As from the file menu.
Give it a name and save in your home drive.
Your file name will change to the new name. leaving the original untouched and still in your folder.
go to "Image -> Mode -> RGB Color" to change the preferences from Grayscale to RGB color.
Use one of the selection tools to select a portion to be colored.
Go to "Image -> Adjustments -> Hue Saturation", or press Command+U
Check the Colorize box and Preview box
Adjust colors to your preference.
Save the file as a .jpg (.psd files will not work on a webpage)
Insert both the original file as well as the colorized file into Kompozer by going to Insert > Image and then navigating to your files

See a video lesson here

Assignment 3

Famous Painters

Original da Vinci

Filtered Art - twirl, craquelure, tile

Download a famous painting and save it to your home drive
Open Photoshop > File > Open, or open the photo by Right Clicking on the image file in your home drive > select Open With > Adobe Photoshop Elements
Choose Save As from the file menu. Give it a different name and save in your home drive.
Use filters to digitally transform the art
List all filters used on your webpage
Save the file as a .jpg (.psd files will not work on a webpage)
Insert both the original file as well as the filtered file into Kompozer by going to Insert > Image and then navigating to your files

Assignment 4

Recreate Famous Artwork

Using the paint and drawing tools in Photoshop, recreate a famous work of art.
Open Photoshop > File > Open, or open the photo by Right Clicking on the image file in your home drive > select Open With > Adobe Photoshop Elements
Select File > New > Blank File

Select an appropriate Width and Height

make sure that the Resolution is set to 72 Pixels
set the Background Contents to Transparent

Select Window > Layers
In Layers, select More > New Layer each time that you add something to your artwork
Select File > Save As > from the Format pull down menu choose Compuserve GIF > then click Save.
Insert both the original file as well as the recreated file into Kompozer by going to Insert > Image and then navigating to your files

Here are some choices for Assignments 3 & 4

Mona Lisa by; DaVinci	Tweleve Sunflowers by; van Gogh	The Starry Night by; van Gogh	The Japanese Bridge by; Monet
The Scream by; Munch	By The Lake by; Afremov	Self Portrait by; van Gogh	Voice of the Winds by; Magritte

Page title centered	5
Multiple text colors	5
All graphics inserted in a table and labeled	10
Web page appearance	20
In class presentation	10
Total Points	150

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