Graphic Design Alphabeasties

Typography: Alphabeasties
Graphic Design Project

Watch Typography PPT, take notes, & turn into Mrs. Hurd

Typography from Natalie Hurd

Project Challenge:  Create an animal of your choice out of the the letters the animal spells!
Example:  Bird- B   I    R   D- you could use one or all of those letters.
Use the font you installed from early in the week.

Tools:

Adobe Photoshop

Pen tool

Type Tools (Typing inside an area, Typing along a path/outside of shape, etc)

The Internet (To find an image of an animal only)

You may use two colors + black + white
1 letter, 1 font or 1 word 1 font

Step1: Finding an Animal or Insect

• Using the internet find a picture of your animal. (Google image search)
• Save the image of your animal to your folder.
  Right Click> Save Image As> Name and <Save
• Open up Adobe Photoshop
• Open up your saved animal picture (File > Your Folder> Your Image)
• Go to View > fit to screen or (ctrl+0)

Step 2:  Setting up your work area in Photoshop

• Go to File< New
  Change size to around 8.5x 11 inches 200 ppi
• Go to Window> History (Drag History box to right hand side of screen)
• Copy & Paste Animal or Insect onto this layer. Ctrl+ T to resize.
•  Select Magic Wand Tool/ Quick Selection.  Delete the background if necessary.
  Holding SHIFT down while using the mouse adds to selection
  Holding ALT down while using the mouse subtracts from selection
  Name this layer animal with no background.
• Create a new layer.  Fill layer white with paint bucket tool.

Step 3:  Using the Pen Tool & the Type Tool

• Change opacityof the all white layer to around 65%
  This will help you see what lines to trace with the pen tool.
• Watch Pen Tool Demos- Links are listed below.
• Select and hold down the Pen Tool.  A menu will appear, select Desired Pen
• Draw lines and fill in with text.  Vary the size, shape, or color of font.
• DON"T FORGET TO SAVE YOUR PATHS
  to save double click on path and name it.
  You can move your anchor points and toggle wands by holding ctrl key.
  

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TIPS & TRICKS to REMEMBER:
CTRL- SPACEBAR to zoom
CLICK for a corner point
CLICK and DRAG for a curve
Place points at curve mid points
Hold CTRL to adjust existing points
Must close the path to finish
Double click paths palette to save while holding space bar
Hold Spacebar down to move image


HERE IS WHAT YOUR LAYERS PANEL SHOULD LOOK LIKE.....

 HERE IS WHAT YOUR PATHES PANEL SHOULD LOOK LIKE.....