posted May 8, 2015, 11:01 AM by mdreyfus@ctkschool.org
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updated May 8, 2015, 11:01 AM
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Your
assignment is to design a magazine cover that characterizes where you
see yourself in 20 years. This should demonstrate success in a career path that you find compelling. Here is a (silly) example:
RequirementsYour design must consist of a minimum of: - two photo layers:
- A picture of you (your face must be recognizable)
- A background
- some text explaining your future position
Your design must be submitted as a JPG or PDF. Photoshop, Word, or Pages files will not be accepted.
TechniquesHere
is a video series on Photoshop skills that you will need. It walks
through a different project, but the ideas are the same:
Instructions- Determine what future career you might like to pursue. Try to find a magazine that typically features people in that field. For example, a scientist might be featured on Scientific American.
- Find an image to use as your background. DO NOT USE AN EXISTING MAGAZINE COVER. Instead, use an image of a person at work. The image should be large enough to be sharp at letter paper size. Try to use a picture with angles, shadowing, and skin tone you can match.
- Create a new Photoshop file. Set the canvas to 8.5x11 inch letter size. Name it "<your number> magazine cover."
- Copy the background into your Photoshop file.
- Take a picture of yourself, matching as best you can the angle and shading of the background image.
- Copy your image into the Photoshop file.
- Use the quick select tool and eraser to remove any unwanted parts of the picture of you. Resize the image to match the background.
- Copy from the background layer anything that needs to go in front of your face: hair, clothing, props. Paste it into a new layer and bring that layer in front of the picture of you.
- Use the text tool to create the title and other text of the magazine cover.
- Export your work by using "save for web." Save it as a JPEG or PDF.
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