Badge Rubric for Photo Editing Using Adobe Photoshop

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ProjectOverview(0.5pointseach) Dothefollowinginaseparatetextdocument(e.g. Word.DOCorTextEdit.TXTfile) Deliverables Submitthefollowingthreeprojectdeliverablesinasingle compressed.ZIPfile: 1. 2. 3. Textdocument Photoshopprojectfile(.PSD) Photoshopoutputfile(.JPG)

Nameallfourofyourfilesaccordingtothefollowing namingconvention: BadgeName_SumbissionDate_SubmittersName(e.g. PsEditingBadge_2013_09_23_BryanRobinson) Analysis Defineyouraudience. Statetheprojectgoal. NatureofEdits Statethetypeeditingdonetotheimage(i.e.portrait retouching,compositingetc.)highlysupportsthe purposeoftheproject.Bespecificenoughsothe graderknowwheretolooktoassignyoupoints. Articulateeachoftherubricrequirementifnecessary. (e.g.Icreatedasetoffilterlayers,locatedinthe filtersfolder,togivethephotoagrungefeel.Ialso createssomeadjustmentlayers,intheadjustments folder,tolowerthebrightnessoftheimage,increase thecontrastandmultiplythesaturation.) ContentCitations Originalimageisproperlycitedandcredited.Include nameofphotographer.Iftheimagewasnottakenbyyou, statefromwhere(URL),andwhen(date),theimagewas accessed. VisualDesignBasics(0.5pts.each) Demonstratedinyour.JPGfile/s(Youmaychoseto

includemorethanone.) Nondestructive Generally,dontmakeirreversiblechangestoyour layers.Specifically,dontworkdestructivelyonthe originalimage(i.e.keeptheoriginalimagelayeris lockedanduntouchedcopylayersandaddlayer maskswhenneeded).Herestheidea. TheBig4 ObeyTheBigFourRule:Contrast,Repetition, Alignment,Proximity.(Read:PresentationZen) Color Colorisoneofthemosteffectivewaystocommunicate visuallytosomeone.Dosomethinginterestingwiththe colorthatprovesyouknowhowtomakeadjustments. Besureithighlyalignswithyourgoal/visualmessage. Creativity Doesthechangesyoumadetoyourimagealignwith yourmessageorprojectgoal?(Justbecauseyoucan dosomethingtoanimage,doesntmeanyoushould.) MAJORNOTE:Whileyoumaychoosetonotinclude (orturnon)allofyourlayersforyourfinalproject outputfile(.JPG)inordertocreatetheeffectyouwant. However,youmustincludethelayersinyourprojectfile (.PSD)inordertodemonstrateyourknowledgeofthe subsequentrubricrequirements. PhotoshopTechniques(1pointeach) Layerstructure Demonstratedinyour.PSDfile. Layersarenamedandorganizedintuitively.Group layersinfolderswhenappropriate.Andremember,you arenotrequiredtoturnontheselayerswhencreating youroutputfile.(E.g.5ReasonstoUseLayerGroups inPhotoshop.) Makeacopyalayerselection Createanewlayer,onwhichyouhaveanselection fromthebackgroundlayerofyouroriginalphoto(using atransparentbackground.(E.g.Removeaportrait

background.) Removeaselectionfromalayer (E.g.Removesomeonefromaphotousingthe ContentAwareFill/Scale/Healtools.) Text CompositeImage Includeatextlayer.(E.g.Addasubtletextsignature.) Incorporateasecondimage,notfromyouroriginalfile, toyourcanvas.(E.g.Addascanned,handwritten signaturetoyourimage.Addastudenttoaclassphoto usingtheHEADSWAPPINGTECHNIQUE!E.g.Here isanotherapproachtoswapheadsemphasisinglayer masks.) LayerMask Addalayermasktoatleastoneofyourlayers.Then, usethebrushtool(blackhides,whitereveals.)to maskoutsomethingappropriatefromthelayer.(E.g. Isolateapersonbymaskingouttheimagebackground. E.g.Thisexamplefocusesonmaskingoutthe backgroundbehindthewispsofawomanshair.) SmartFilters Smartfiltersallowyoutoedityourfilterslater.(E.g. Useasmartfiltertocreateatiltshift(blur)effect.) AdjustmentLayers Includeatleast3adjustmentlayers.(E.g.Video Brightness,Levels,PhotoFilter,Hue/Saturation.Try themincombinations.) LayerStyles(fx) Add3differenteffectstooneormorelayers.(e.g. stroke,gradient,dropshadow.) CropTool Thismightbethethemostcommonphotoeditingtool youwilleveruse.Cropyouroutputimage(.JPG)down tothesizethatemphasizethemessageyouaretrying tosendtoyouraudience.(See:SixRulesofThumbfor GoodPhotoCropping,Ruleofthirds,etc.)