Projects

____________________________Katie, age 8	________________________Lake, age 11
Scanned object. This project is used to explore and experiment with Photoshop's various image adjustments and filters. Students also learn numerous Photoshop conventions.	Manipulating faces. The second project's purpose is to further examine the use of filters with one important addition. Students are taught how to use the three main selection tools in Photoshop. In this lesson students apply filters to selected parts of an image rather than the entire image.
____________________Chris, age 9	__________________Kai, age 9
Hand with Layers. This lesson introduces students to the application of gradients, numerous drawing brushes and how to employ layers.	Twin animals. Students learn how to work with imported images, how to apply specific combinations of filters and how to use the transform tools.
_______________________Laura, age 11	________________________Erin, age 10

Neon. A project that focuses on the use of paths in Photoshop.	Shapes. Students gain more exposure to filters and an additional feature of the lasso tool.
______________________Stephanie, age 12	__________________________Carmon, age 10
Combining photos and scanned images is the objective of this lesson. Students also learn how to create shadows.	Students scan hand drawings and thru the use of Photoshop's artistic, sketch and brush stoke filters convert the image to a painterly one.
___________________________Karl, age 10	__________________Chung. age 10
Make up a project - After 8 lessons students are encouraged to use what they know to occasionally make their own project. In this case, the student combined 3 earlier projects into an unique new lesson . The student's own body is used in this image with a face made from scanned food.	Repeat - A repeat of lesson 7. Reinforcement of Photoshop's strength - the seamless combination of images.