Photoshop Assignment 3: Web Hero Banner (In-class and homework assignment)  For your third Photoshop assignment, you will be creating a web hero banner using Photoshop

Photoshop Assignment 3: Web Hero Banner (In-class and homework assignment)

 For your third Photoshop assignment, you will be creating a web hero banner using Photoshop tools and techniques we have learned this week including:

·        Selection tools

·        Masking techniques

 There are two parts of the assignment: in-class and homework parts.

 To complete the in-class assignment:

·        Download PS Web Hero Banner.psd

·        Open the Photoshop file

·        Open the Selection exercise folder and use the following tools to select the objects:

o   Rectangular marquee tool on the picture frame

o   Elliptical marquee tool on the plate

o   Polygonal Lasso tool on the star light

o   Magnetic Lasso tool on the vase

o   Quick selection tool on the dog

o   Magic wand tool on the plant

·        Once you have made each selection, add the layer mask.

·        Make adjustment to the mask layer to refine the selection further.

·        Then resize and arrange it as appropriate.

·        Feel free to move the price tags to fit with your objects’ positions

• Make sure you save the file regularly so if there is a problem, you will not lose all your work.

At the end of the class:

·        Save your file as PSD and upload your work in progress to Slate

To complete the homework assignment:

Continue working on PS web hero.psd to create a website hero banner

·        Complete the masking exercise as shown earlier in class

o   Choose one person and mask the rest of the people

·        Add marketing messages and any design elements

·        Organise your layout

• Make sure you save the file regularly so if there is a problem, you will not lose all your work.

To submit the assignment:

·        Save the file: PS web hero.psd

·        Reduce the image size to 1024px wide. Constrain aspect ratio is on and resample option is checked.

·        Go to File: Save as…to save a new file: PS web hero resized.psd

·        Go to File: Save as… to save another new file but this time choose JPG format: PS web hero compressed.jpg

·        Make sure the file size is under 250KB

·        Preview to check the quality is acceptable after the compression

·        Upload the PS web hero resized.psd and PS web hero compressed.jpg to Slate

·        Please note PS web hero.psd is your work and back-up file. No need to submit it.

Grading requirements

• This activity is worth 10%.