Advertisement, Poster, or Meme 1-Day Class
Overview:
This is a project-based class, intended to help students learn how to create a project, not necessarily to learn an entire program. This lesson is tied directly to its associated badge. Students will be able to earn a badge based on the project they complete in this class.
Outcomes:
- Understands the basic workflow of photo editing software
- Can reasonably combine text, images, and shapes into a cohesive project
- Is excited to earn badges!
Files: use the files linked below
Hook:
Start the class by showing them a project that someone (preferably you) has made using the tools you’ll learn today. They should be making a similar project along with you as you teach this class.
- Files
- For Poster or Advertisement class, use Poster/Flyer Files
- For Meme class, use Meme Creation Files
- These files should have everything you would need for the example project
- Quick Note
- Throughout the class, the goal is that you will work on and complete a project. If you need a project, use the example files.
Lesson Outline:
- What is Photoshop?
- When you should use Photoshop
- Setting up Document
- Size of canvas
- Importing images
- Importing images as layers
- Navigation
- Toolbar
- Panels
- Control Panel
- Menu Bar
- Zooming
- alt/option + scroll
- Command +/-
- Layers
- What layers are
- The Layers_Pizza.psd file is good for demonstrating this
- Found in Photoshop Day 1 files
- The Layers_Pizza.psd file is good for demonstrating this
- What layers are
- Creating Shapes
- Stroke
- Fill
- Creating a clipping mask
- Adding text
- Type tool
- Changing attributes with the paragraph and character panels
- Type on a Mask tool
- Recommended to practice this before-hand
- Adding Layer Effects
- Badges Plug
- Show open badges video
- Explain that there is a badge for this class
- Direct them to our badges website