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Assignment 4 Instructions

Image Research: How to find textures for Assignment 4

Type a key word into the search bar on Google

Select >images in the menu that appears at the top of the screen.

Select >search tools , in the drop-down menu under “any size” select large.

Select an image

Select “View original Image”

On a Mac hold the controlkey down while clicking theimage.

From the drop-down menuselect “save image as.”

Save the image as texture_#_color

Create a folder on your flash drive called “Textures.” Inside of that folder create a folder called “Native.” Native means original. This is where you will keep all of your original unmodified textures.

Find and save ten different textures this way.

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Photoshop Instructions

Creating a New Document:

Open Photoshop

Select >File >New

Change the width to 6 and the height to 6. Make sure the drop-down menu to the right says inches.

Change the resolution to 300 dpi (this will make sure that your collage prints clearly when you print).

Name the file > name_assign4_collage# and save to your flash drive.

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Creating the Black and White Texture Files:

In order to create the black and white texture files you will open each file in Photoshop separately and save them.

First, in your textures file create a new file entitled "Black and White"

Next go to >File >Open

Choose your texture file from the "Native" folder.

Go to >File >Save As > texture_#_BW and save the file in your "Black and White" Folder.

Then go to >Image >Image Size

Deselect "Resample Image" and change the resolution to 300 ppi.

Then go to >Image >Mode and choose >Grayscale. Photoshop will then ask you if you want to discard the color information. Select yes.

Do this for all of your texture files.

Creating Different Values:

Open each texture file and apply the Curves tool.

Go to >Window >Adjustments >Curves.

Click anywhere on the line in the curves menu to create a point. Click and drag to change the value.

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Creating the Collage

Open the collage file that you made.

Go to >File >Place and select one of the black and white textures that you made.

The texture file will appear in your document.

Do this until you have at least 3 texture documents.

The textures will appear as layers in your document.

Select each layer and hold the control key while clicking it.

This will bring up a drop-down menu.

From the drop-down menu select >Rasterize layer.

Now your textures are ready to manipulate into a collage.

You can use the eraser tool, cut tools, or masking tools to alter the shapes of the images on each layer.

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Photoshop Shortcuts

command z = undo 1 action

option + command + z = undo previous actions

option + click and drag = duplicate

command + click = toggle between layers (so you can select objects that are on top of eachother. You must be clicked on the move tool).

command + t = transform (this will select your object so you can rotate or resize).

command + D = deselect

E = eraserV = move toolL = lasso toolC = crop toolI = eyedropper toolT = type tool

Tutorials

Using the marquee and move tools – http://adobe.ly/yomGCD

Using the selection/masking tools – http://adobe.ly/xJiVBy

More on selection tools – http://adobe.ly/AxTBlq

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Photoshop Tools