Getting+Started+with+Photoshop

__**Overview:**__ In each session, you will learn new Photoshop tools and techniques to edit photos.These photos will then be combined with text,objects,and effects to create eye-catching scrapbook pages.
 * Getting Started with Photoshop CS6**

Technical Skills: OperatingEnvironment __Photo Editing Skills__ __Applied Technology Skills__
 * L****earning Objectives:** Below are learning objectives for this session. Students should be able to independently complete each task.
 * Content Knowledge:**
 * recognize the tasks that can be completed using photo editing software
 * define the terminology filter, filter category, filter thumbnail, filter options, filter effect list, and preview
 * define the terminology layer,layer thumbnail,and layer name
 * define the terminology control point,control point handle,and mesh
 * label the parts of the program window
 * label the parts of the Toolbox
 * right click to display a flyout menu of tools
 * discover the location of tools on the Toolbox
 * select tool options on the Options Bar
 * close, move, open, and reset Palettes
 * open and close a program
 * save a picture file
 * create a folder
 * open a picture in Photoshop
 * create a duplicate of a picture
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">display the Filter Gallery
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">apply filter effects from a filter category
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">adjust the filter effect settings by adjusting the sliders for each option
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">set the properties including the size and colo rmode of a document
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">place a picture in to a document
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">resize, rotate, warp, and move a picture on a layer
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">select a layer
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">adjust the position of a layer to change the stacking order
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">add text
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">format the orientation, font, size, alignment, color and shape of text
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">resize, rotate, and move text
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">apply filter effects to transform the appearance of a picture
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">create a scrapbook page with pictures and text to create a contact sheet

Introduction to Photoshop <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In this assignment,you are introduced to the Photoshop environment. Start label the parts of the Photoshop window including the Menu Bar,Options Bar,Toolbox,Document Window, Palette, Palette Well. Afterwards,you will take a closer look at the tools in the Toolbox.Once familiar with the content of the Toolbox,they experiment with selecting tool options from the Options Bar.The assignment ends with students closing, moving, opening,and resetting palettes.
 * Introduce the following terminology:**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Photoshop:**__A type of photo editing software.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Menu Bar:**__ A bar at the top of the window that contains menus used to organize tasks.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Options Bar**__: A bar below the menu bar that displays options for the active tool.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Toolbox**__: A box that contains tools to select,add,edit,or move objects.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Document Window:**__ A window that displays the active open file.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Palette:**__ A box that contains options to monitor and modify an image.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Palette Well:**__ An area at the top of the window used to organize palettes in the work area.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Section 3: Label the Parts of the Toolbox
Tool Box Link

**Parts of the Tool box: The toolbox has tools you can use to type, select, move paint, and draw, edit, and view objects. It has ten types of tools. Make sure you know and can Label the 10**


Click on the **Performance** category on the left to bring up the new **“Performance**” options. Change Your State to 50 instead of 20 and Leave the Cache to 6. Don't Worry about the MB setting. You will not be able to change this. Select OK
 * __Step 1 Preferences:__** Access **Edit Menu** at the top of the screen, choose **Preferences**, then choose General: Edit > Preferences > Performance






 * I will Grade your Workspace after you have it completed.**
 * Go on to Assignment 1 Link**
 * Practice**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You will open the program and explore the interface and practice with an image.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After you are familiar with the program you will learn about the filters menu and apple the overall apperarnce of an image. Once familiar with this editing technique,they apply different filters to the same image,and save each version.These images are then used to create a scrapbook page.