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1. going to do Say 2 minutes In front of each of you is a mouse pad our background You also have a group of smaller pieces of paper your images want you all to place these smaller ones on top of the background in any way you want Now notice that some are on top of others Now take one from the bottom layer and place it on the top layer This is the same term PhotoShop uses for the same thing Layers and they behave like your small papers Okay now take one and rotate it 90 degrees This too is the term PhotoShop uses rotate Now take 2 at a time and move them to another area of your background Yep PhotoShop does this and calls it this Move Very good know this seems really simple but what we are doing is what PhotoShop does and it is just as easy PhotoShop allows you to get images into the computer several ways Then it helps you move them rotate them and change the order of the layers What you just did with the paper was the same Of course PhotoShop can do much more but basically it is the same as the collage example Questions for Review 3 minutes Q Now can anyone name something we did to the small papers rotate move change layer position Q Do you see the relationship between the collage example and PhotoShop Do it in one do it in the other Q Name something you might be able do to the collage that we didn t but that you think PhotoShop can also do Duplicate scale color change flip Etc Tra2. practiced as the effects are many Basically you must balance file size with quality and format type Quality is a combination of of colors and quality setting Practice Steps 3 minutes Have them do on their own Open Test psd Menu gt File gt Save for Web Save a GIF that is 100k or smaller with the name Work01 gif in the workshop folder on the desktop Next save a jpeg of 75 k or smaller as Work01 jpg in workshop folder on desktop Now go to workshop folder and check that files are in folder Review 1 minute We saw how to save a document for the web in the correct format with size and quality being balanced This is very important for web development and will be use often Transition Next we will work with the history pallet and all the options it has to offer File name Photoshop7_Instructor pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona Photoshop 7 Basic Instructor LECTURETTE 8 LAYERS AND HISTORY 9 min Instructor Note Two items of interest will be covered here Layers and History DO Open layer and history windows Open Test psd Use paint brush to create 4 lines anywhere on top layer and 4 lines of a different color on the bottom layer Do this while saying the following Say 2 minutes Lets say have just made a few mistakes PhotoShop like a word processor has an Undo option under edit It is a single state removal option Say want to remove an action from o
3. Multimedia Module PHOTOSHOP 7 BASIC INSTRUCTOR MANUAL For information and permission to use these training modules please contact Limell Lawson limell u arizona edu 520 621 6576 or Joe Brabant jorabant u arizona edu 520 621 9490 Modules available online at http mll arizona edu workshops shtmlI tutorialpdfs Photoshop7_Instructor pmd Last modified 08 14 02 Photoshop 7 Basic Instructor TABLE OF CONTENTS Instructor Setup Introduction and Overview Lecturette 1 Photoshop Concept Lecturette 2 Opening a File Lecturette 3 Creating a New Document with Resolution Included Lecturette 4 Selecting Copying Pasting Lecturette 5 Saving the Document and the Format Lecturette 6 Printing the Document Lecturette 7 Saving for the Web Lecturette 8 Layers and History Final Review Criterion Test File name Photoshop7_Instructor pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona Photoshop 7 Basic Instructor INSTRUCTOR SETUP Materials Instructor Manual with disk of accompanying files User Manual 1 copy per student Job Aids 1 copy per student Equipment Electronic Classroom PC or Macintosh workstations 1 per student with Adobe Photoshop 6 installed Instructor PC or Mac workstation with Adobe Photoshop 6 Overhead projector connected to instructor workstation Zip drives on all computers A working printer loaded with paper connected to all com
4. TION AND OVERVIEW Instructor Note At this time pass out the User Manual and Collage parts to the students Indicate that the students are Not to get ahead and do anything without the instructor Indicate that the students are Not to do anything on the computer besides the indicated tasks at the indicated times Say Welcome to the PhotoShop 7 0 Basic module workshop We will be going over all the basic features of PhotoShop 7 0 including opening and saving a document saving for the web printing and some simple editing such as copy paste We will use the following format on most areas First you will Listen and Watch Me Listen and Do with Me Do it Alone This will aid you in gaining a full and complete understanding of the skills presented in this module You will be using a series of handouts the User Manual for you to follow along with and a Job Aid for you to use while on the job to access some frequently used information without much searching Before we get into details lets get a concept of what PhotoShop can do File name Photoshop7_Instructor pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona Photoshop 7 Basic Instructor LECTURETTE 1 PHOTOSHOP CONCEPT 5 min Instructor Note Remind the students of the structure Watch and Listen Do with me then Do Alone DO Open Collage psd and show them layers transform scale amp rotate in PhotoShop so they see what we are
5. ameTest jpg in the Test folder with a file size of 200 k or less Save as YourNametTest psd in Test Folder Print one copy File name Photoshop7_Instructor pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona
6. document and specify its location The File gt Save for Web takes you into an optimizing option window and will be explained in detail later The first time you save a document it should be done with the Save As command The reason is you can specify location and format From then on a simple Save command will update the file in the location you specified There are many formats They are the way your file is saved Each format has a benefit and a limitation and a reason for its use We will learn a few now with the understanding that there are others we will not learn First there is PSD This is the PhotoShop format and it preserves layers JPG This is for the web and is used for graphics on the web GIF This is also for the web but is best for text TIFF A great cross platform format that preserves all quality for printing PCT Another good format for print and cross platform File name Photoshop7_Instructor pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona Photoshop 7 Basic Instructor Say continued The above options of format are decided on when you use the Save As command If you have layers that you want at a later date the PSD must be used otherwise the layers will be Flattened or using our Collage example everything will be glued down to the background and inseparable Another thing to note is the size of the file after
7. e font type Apply a bend Move the text Click OK the check mark Review 1 minute Once text is typed using the text tool it must be selected Once selected you can apply color size font and position changes as well as a few preset effects such as drop shadow and outline These presets are accessed by double clicking on the text layer opening another window that is easy to interact in File name Photoshop7_Instructor pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona Photoshop 7 Basic Instructor FINAL REVIEW Here is a recap of what we have learned in this workshop The concept of PhotoShop How to open a document How to create a new document with the needed resolution How to select an area copy and paste the selection How to save the document and saving formats How to print our document How to save images for the web and their formats The use of layers and the history palette And finally how to use the text editor CAE A A a a A a a a Instructor Note At this time pass out the JOB AID to the students and inform them that it contains some frequently used information that will assist them as a quick reference while they are on the job All in all a lot of stuff Any questions about any of this before we go into the criterion test phase File name Photoshop7_Instructor pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of A
8. e tool bar At this time lets reset all the tools to the default setup Clicking and holding the left area of the tool option bar does this A window will pop up and reveal two options one being reset all tools Select this and release mouse then answer yes to prompt Steps 2 minutes Do with them then have them do it alone Okay lets do this together 1 Everyone click on the marquee tool in upper left corner of the tool bar 2 Next click and hold the tool reset tab on the tool option bar 3 Reset all tools Questions for Review 1 minute Q Why reset your tool bar options A prior setting from someone else may not be what you desire Say 3 minutes The marquee tool allows you to click and drag an area of an image thus selecting it Notice that the selected area is surrounded by the Marching Ants a moving dotted line This is the area that you can affect This selected area can be affected in many ways for now though we just want to copy and paste it This works just like a word processor in the sense that you select an area copy an area and then paste it to a destination Actually paste to the Document Notice that when you paste into another document a new layer is created What you just pasted is separate from other parts it can be moved rotated etc separately from the others just like in the Collage example Also note that you cannot affect that layer unless you single click on it in the Layer windo
9. ert your document to the working space So what you see is what you get Transition Next we are going to create a new document and deal with the resolution or dots per inch issue File name Photoshop7_Instructor pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona Photoshop 7 Basic Instructor LECTURETTE 3 CREATING A NEW DOCUMENT WITH RESOLUTION INCLUDED 6 min Instructor Note If you feel you still need to remind the students of the structure Watch and Listen Do with me then Do Alone DO While speaking do the steps below You will need to open a new file so the students may see the settings window you are talking about Fill in the blanks of that window as you go along Say 3 minutes Several things come up when creating a new document First is size and that is simple how big do you want or need it to be We will use inches but pixels are also available Next is background do you want it colored or white or transparent like a pane of glass Again you fill in that blank according to your need Colored defaults the color in tool bar Finally there is Resolution how much information is contained in your image how clear it is how big the file is what it looks like in the format you want to output it in Rather than getting into a discussion on resolution lets just use these settings as they will work everywhere Resolution specs Web Resolution 72dpi Print resol
10. hy do you select a printer to print to Most labs have more than one printer Your test print should be black white first Transition We will now move into a couple of more complex uses of PhotoShop File name Photoshop7_Instructor pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona Photoshop 7 Basic Instructor LECTURETTE 7 SAVING FOR THE WEB 9 min Instructor Note There are several confusing issues in this section Try to keep things clear and leave some extra time for questions Say 2 minutes When creating anything for the web file size is of great importance almost equal to quality The save for web option allows you to optimize the files for size while seeing the results to quality This is easy even though the interface is confusing Also this is NOT Image Ready rather a new PhotoShop feature Steps 3 minutes Do with them Okay lets do this together E Open Test psd 2 Menu gt File gt Save for Web This opens a new window 3 In upper left click on 4 up it creates 4 images The upper left image is your original the others are examples of options 4 Select the second image by clicking on it notice black line surrounds it In upper right of window are options for saving Output settings are for creating HTML or background etc What you really need is the format setting Choose jpeg for image or GIF for text then set quality and OK The options should be
11. nsition Now from concept we go to reality Lets put away that real collage and go get a virtual one First we need to know how to open a file and that is the next task File name Photoshop7_Instructor pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona Photoshop 7 Basic Instructor LECTURETTE 2 OPENING A FILE 6 min Instructor Note Remind the students of the structure Watch and Listen Do with me then Do Alone DO While speaking do the steps below Then have students do them with you have them close their files and make them do it alone Say 1 minute Opening a file is easy just do Menu gt File gt Open Navigate to the file and highlight it then click OK But what if you don t know where the file is If the location of the file is unknown use Find File Steps 2 minutes Do with them then have them do it alone 1 Find the file Collage jpg Use File Find Note Location 2 Go back to PhotoShop 3 Do Menu gt File gt Open Collage jpg NOTE Sometimes a window asking if you want to convert to open Convert to working space is the desired option Questions for Review 3 minutes Know what we just did was basic but some of your clients in the ILC are going to need this type of assistance so We just learned to find a file and open it in PhotoShop have a few questions Q What do you do if you do not know where a file is located Use Find File Q Why conv
12. puters 1 Instructor disk with all files needed to be loaded onto the computers Zip disks for students 1 per student PROVIDED BY THE STUDENTS Collage Example Cae e A e e A A a Instructor Zip Disk Content Folder to be dragged to desktop is called PhotoShopWorkShop Inside folder Test jpg Test psd CriterionTest psd Collage psd Test Folder ToFind Folder Make sure CriterionTest psd is in the ToFind Folder All other files should be in the PhotoShopWorkshop Folder Instructor should check with the training coordinator to verify that all participants were informed to bring a PC formatted Zip disk to the workshop Instructor should be familiar with all aspects components of PhotoShop 7 0 basic module Load work files on instructor s and students computers on desktop Check that all computers function Reset tools and palettes or Trash Preferences Mac in PhotoShop to insure all interfaces are the same on each computer Turn on and test projector Have students sit at a computer by themselves The Instructor Manual is set up so that you can see the corresponding User Manual page next to it To make copies of the User Manual for the participants of the workshop print out the PDF version from http mll arizona edu workshops shtml tutorialpdfs File name Photoshop7_Instructor pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona Photoshop 7 Basic Instructor INTRODUC
13. re Also note Do Not work from your Zip Disk Copy to the Hard Drive and work from it then copy finished work to your Zip Transition The final aspect of any graphic project is to print it out to a desired medium This will be the focus of the next section File name Photoshop7_Instructor pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona Photoshop 7 Basic Instructor LECTURETTE 6 PRINTING THE DOCUMENT 6 min Instructor Note Make sure there is a working printer and that there is plenty of paper in the printer Say 2 minutes The keys to printing are Resolution The higher the better but remember that it will increase file size Paper type Quality paper equals better quality Color Mode Screen is RGB most printers are CMYK Learn the difference Steps 2 minutes Do with them Okay lets do this together i Open the desired file Menu gt File gt Print A window will open Check that document is going to print to the printer you desire if not Select desired Printer Make sure Landscape Portrait is correct Practice Steps 1 minute Have them do on their own Open Test jpg Menu gt File gt Page Setup Check all areas of interest to you OK Menu gt File gt Print Check all areas of interest to you OK Questions for Review 1 minute Q What will happen if you print a landscape image as a portrait Printer will crop off some of picture Q W
14. rizona Photoshop 7 Basic Instructor CRITERION TEST 20 min Instructor Note Instruct the students to turn to the last page of their User s Manuals Inform the students they have 20 minutes to complete the Criterion Test which should be more than enough time At the end of the time allowed check the students final products to ensure they have passed successfully This is the criterion test for the Basic PhotoShop module It is going to test your comprehension of the module you just participated in or allow you to test out of the PhotoShop basic module Open PhotoShop Create a new document with 150 resolution and 8 0 inch by 10 0 inch size with a white background Open CriterionTest psd you will have to find it Select EgyptHead and paste onto your new document position on bottom of your document Select Artemis and paste into your new document position it in lower left corner Select Fairy and paste it into your new document position it in upper right corner Select Arena and paste into your document position above EgyptHead near top of document Make sure Fairy is visible on a layer above arena Select this is a test text layer and paste into your new document position it across the bottom of the document on top of EgyptHead layer Select Text tool and type your name in a blue color in a 30 point font position it near top left where it is visible Save for web as YourN
15. saving Both JPG and GIF are smaller than the others are while PSD is the largest When size matters these should be noted The other problem though is quality JPG and GIF give the least quality and are mainly for web use The others are all good in quality and good for printing Questions for Review 2 minutes Q When would you use the SAVE command After you have used the SAVE AS command that specified name and location Q What formats are good for the web Print Gif and jpeg are good for the web Tiff and Pict and PSD are good for print Q What is the benefit of the SAVE AS command It allows one to name file and specify location and format Steps 4 minutes Do with them then have them do it alone For this exercise we will save several files in several locations in several formats First lets open Collage psd located in the workshop folder on the desktop Menu gt File gt Open navigate to document click once on it click OK Next let s save it as Work psd in the Test folder in the workshop folder on the desktop Next save it as Work jpg in the FindMe folder in the workshop folder on the desktop Menu gt File gt Save As Change name Navigate to desired save location Click OK Notice how you change the name and the location Note When using a university computer you cannot leave your files on the hard drive So you will need to use a Zip Disk It is suggested you use a PC formatted since Mac doesn t ca
16. sire and all underneath become inactive If you make a change you permanently change the future states There are a couple more layer feature to discuss File name Photoshop7_Instructor pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona Photoshop 7 Basic Instructor Say 2 minutes On the layer palette there are several useful features One is the locking features At the top of the layer palette notice several boxes with icons Checking the boxes will lock features of layers on the active document Preserves transparency Paint prevents painting or drawing Position prevent moving things Locks All makes editing impossible Trashes a new layer Creates a new layer Transition Now we will combine layers and text since text works on layers as well LECTURETTE 9 TEXT AND FONTS 7 min Say 2 minutes Next we are going to edit the text we just typed Remember this next part is very much like a word processor Steps 2 minutes Do with them le On the open document Type some more text and change it to a bright color of a large size 2 Now lets apply a bend Notice the bent text tool 3 Double click on layer and apply a drop shadow 4 Now save document as TextTest tif in the workshop folder on the desktop Practice Steps 2 minutes Have them do on their own Select the layer your text is on Select the text to be edited Change the color of the text Change th
17. ur past say 6 clicks ago We have a history palette that we can use It records all the clicks our mouse has made in the work area and we can in a single click revert our document back to one of those past states The key here is that once you revert and make a change that becomes the new present or we lose all those other things we did History is a good way to see an idea decide if we like it and keep it or get rid of it and try another idea The History palette is opened by Menu gt File gt Window gt History Lets do this and a few other things Steps 4 minutes Do with them Open Test psd Open Menu gt Window gt History Open Menu gt Window gt Layers Click on top layer in Layer Palette Click on Paint tool in tool bar Paint 6 lines on document Stretch History Palette to show all states Click on state 2 or the second line we drew Notice that everything under it has faded Click on state 4 or the fourth line we drew Notice the changes Now click on state 2 and draw a line Notice that all states under 2 have disappeared DONOARWN gt O Also note that you can drag one layer up or down in the layer window This makes the dragged layer on top of or below the other layers Demonstrate this Review 1 minute What we just did was combine the functions of layers and history Remember that to affect a layer you must make it active by clicking on it Likewise with history you click on the state you de
18. ution 150 or 300dpi Film Resolution 600dpi Steps 2 minutes Do with them then have them do it alone Okay lets do this together 1 Menu gt File gt New 2 Put in a Size 8 inch by 11 inch 3 Background is White 4 Resolution is 150 this time Questions for Review 1 2 minutes Q What color can make my background Any color you want Q What is the Web Resolution setting 72 dpi Q Why use pixels instead of inches Project might be size specific Transition Now that we have opened a new document let s do some work in it File name Photoshop7_Instructor pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona Photoshop 7 Basic Instructor LECTURETTE 4 SELECTING COPYING PASTING 11 min Instructor Note This section is on selecting copying and pasting It will be broken up into several groups for simplicity First will be resetting the tools to the default position on the interface Say 2 minutes In the upper left area of the PhotoShop interface is the toolbar There are several selection tools including Magic Wand Magic Lasso Mask Mode and the Marquee We will only focus on the Marquee at this time In the upper left of the tool bar is the marquee tool It is activated by a single click on the tool Notice this brings up the tool option area right under the menu bar This is where you alter the nature of the tool and applies to every tool in th
19. w Menu gt Window gt Layer Another useful trick for copying pasting is the move tool Select a layer from one document and move it with the move tool to the other document It will paste whatever was on that layer into the new document File name Photoshop7_Instructor pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona Photoshop 7 Basic Instructor Steps 2 minutes Do with them then have them do it alone Okay lets do this together 1 Let s select a part of our original image 2 Now copy it by Menu gt Edit gt Copy 3 Select your destination by a single click on new document click on the new document 4 Now paste it by Menu gt Edit gt Paste Questions for Review 1 minute Q What is applied when you paste Whatever you copied Q What is the benefit of a new layer Pasted item may be affected separately from other items pasted Transition Now that you have done something you will want to keep Saving is the next task LECTURETTE 5 SAVE THE DOCUMENT AND FORMAT 10 min Instructor Note Inform the group that the next phase will be saving the document and some of the formats possible Say 4 minutes After creating anything most people want to save it Saving in PhotoShop is the same as a word processor There are several ways to save The simple File gt Save will act like a save as command The File gt Save As allows you to name the
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