Using TYPE in Photoshop

Do Now: For our final project of the semester we are going to make social issue public service announcements (and festive) posters :

Think again of the community that you did your identity map of.  If there was one MESSAGE that you could say to the people in your community what would it be?.

1. Would you be trying to tell people to STOP doing something?
2. Would you be trying to tell people to START doing something?
3. Would you be trying to get people to NOTICE something?
4. Would you be trying to get people to BELIEVE in something?

What do you YOU want people to HEAR?

• AFTER looking at the examples below and then submit TWO or three ideas yourself on THIS FORM (log in to your email first).

AFTER looking at the examples above and then submit TWO ideas yourself on THIS FORM (log in to your email first).

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 Please WAIT before continuing 

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Today's Lesson:  PHOTOSHOP SPECIFICS #3

Using Type in Photoshop

Basic Skills

1. Setting "Point" type
2. Setting "Paragraph" type
3. The Character panel
4. Using layer BLENDING MODES
5. Using layer STYLES
6. Using layer EFFECTS

To Practice & Get Credit

• Select a photo 
• Add  TITLE text as Point type
• BLEND the title text into the photo on the layer below it
• ADD an EFFECT and/or use STYLES on the title text
• Add some explanation/information as Paragraph text (making sure it is readable - look at Smokey ABOVE as example)
• Save as a JPG and email to John@EnvisionAcademy.Org for credit when finished (today or tomorrow)

Extra Credit

• When you are finished with the practice you may start working on a festive HOLIDAY message for the EA community!
• The message can be anything school appropriate
• The message may be serious ("STOP LITTERING", for example) but it must also be CHEERY to get credit!
• Email it to John@EnvisionAcademy.Org for credit.