Photoshop Projects!

So many new tools!

We recently did four different, yet similar projects in photoshop to get us used to some common tools in Photoshop. We really made use of the clone stamp tool, and magic wand tools, which are some of my favorite tools to use.

 Project 1

Our first project was to crop a picture of our school that was provided to us. After we've cropped it we would then put a semi transparent logo for our school over it, and then an acronym for Olathe NorthWest.

Project 2

our second project was to edit different colors into a monarch butterfly's wings. I chose pastel colors, because I think they're easy on the eyes. After we chose our colors, we used the clone stamp tool to make the butterfly look like its flapping its wings.

Project 3

The third project was to use another pre-provided picture of our school, and this time use the text mask tool to have a selected area that says "Northwest". After we've inverted the selection, we needed to use the gradient tool to make a blue and black gradient around the letters.

 Project 4

The fourth and final project was to make a collage of different areas in our school, and our mascot, the raven. We used the layer mask tool to make the pictures look like they were floating over the school. We also had to use the clone stamp to take out some cars and light poles that looked out of place in the photo.

What did I learn

These projects taught me very basic, yet important and widely used tools in photoshop. These tools are very important to making even the simplest edits in photoshop.