The video below explains the process you will follow, step by step, for completing this assignment.
Do not watch the entire video at once. Watch a few minutes of it at a time as you complete the assignment.
You will be given four class periods to do this project, but will need to use additional time on your own to complete it and submit it by the deadline.
This project is designed to help you develop Photoshop skills and graphic design skill.
If you have Photoshop at home you may use it instead for this project. You may NOT use your phone or any other photo-collage app for this project.
For this project, you will need to use the website Photopea. Log in using Google. Pick your school account. This website is free. You do not need any of the paid services in order to do any of my lessons.
Throughout this lesson, you will be using various web based applications. In every case, these applications will allow you to do more things if you create a free account.
You will also be using a site called Background Burner. It also works best if you log in with Google. You wont be using these websites until later but take a moment to create your accounts now, so that your do not forget.
Day 1 and 2
Now, go to the camera roll on your phone. Create a new album called 'Me'. Start adding photographs to the album that illustrate what you want your teachers and classmates to know about you.
Try to pick photographs that you took or that others took of you.
Avoid photographs that have any stickers added to them. Avoid photographs that have filters on them. When choosing these photos, think about:
Things you care about
Ideas that are important to you
Things you are good at
Things that you are interested in
People in your life who inspire you
Places that are meaningful to you
People you love
Now, email these photos to yourself 5 at a time. Do not upload them directly to your Google Drive, especially if you have an iPhone. IPhone uses a photo format that cannot be read on a Chromebook. When you email a photo it automatically converts to a JPEG format, which can universally be read and used on any device.
Download the images to your Chromebook and then upload them to this assignment in Google Classroom. DO NOT hit submit. Your teacher will be able to see the images. Add a private comment explaining how the images represent you.
Next, gather together your very favorite quotes. Copy and paste them all into a Google Doc. You may use song lyrics but please edit out any curse words. You may use Bible quotes (or quotes from any religious text), quotes from your favorite books, movies, TV show characters, comedians, video games or anything else that inspires you, as long as you delete any profanity.
I picked lots of quotes from famous artists and a quote from a science fiction writer.
Next, go to a website called Wordclouds.com and click on word list. A pop up window will appear. Click Paste/Type
A dialogue box will appear. Copy and paste all your quotes together into the dialogue box and click 'Apply'. A word cloud is a design that makes the most frequently repeated words larger and the less frequently repeated words smaller. It eliminates punctuation and words like 'to' 'and' and 'the' so that it can focus mainly on the words that give your text meaning. Because of the quotes you selected your word cloud will look different from every other word cloud in the class.
Click on 'Shape' and pick a simple square or rectangle for this project.
Choose a font that appeals to you. Play around with different fonts to find one you like.
Choose a color scheme. Play around with different color schemes to find one that appeals to you but remember that your word cloud is actually going to be the background for your final photo collage. If you wish to create an effective overall design, you will need to avoid bright and warm colors. Cool or neutral colors work best. I chose a gradient of cool colors.
Click 'Save' and 'Save as image'. You may use a PNG or JPEG.
Upload both your Word Cloud image and your Google Doc with all your quotes into Google Classroom. Do not hit submit. Your teacher will be able to see your classwork from the first day in Google Classroom even if you do not hit submit.
Your finished word cloud image, your photographs that represent you, your private comment explaining how the images represent you and your Google Doc with your favorite quotes are due by the end of day 2.
DO NOT HIT SUBMIT YET
Day 3
Now you are going to start using Photopea. Remember to log in using your school Google account. Right click on the image below and open it in a new tab. It is a guide to all the tools we will be using in this project. You will be referring to it often until you get used to Photopea. Photopea is very similar to Photoshop, so learning how to use it will also make you more comfortable using Photoshop.
By the time I was done with the project, I ended up with a file that was 8"x 8", with a DPI of 300. If you make it any smaller it will be blurry when you print it. If you make it much bigger Photopea will not allow you to publish it.
Click Select>Color Range and click on the white background. This will select just the white part and leave the words. Click 'Backspace' on your keyboard and the white will disappear.
Do not click on the magic wand instead because that will leave the white inside all of your letters. This will detract from your finished design.
Follow the instructions in the images below, step by step. If you wish the image to appear larger, right click and open it in a new tab.
Congratulations! You have completed day 3! Now it is time to export your image as a PNG. A PNG is a flat image file.
Upload your PNG to Google Classroom. DO NOT hit submit. Your teacher can see your work even if you do not submit it.
If you are not quite done, you may also wish to save your layered Photoshop file to keep working on tomorrow. If you have a regular laptop or desktop computer you can just save the file to your downloads and upload it to Photopea tomorrow. If you are working on a Chromebook, this process it a bit more tricky! Below is a video that shows you step by step how to do it. This only works if you are logged in to Photopea and you will need to save the URL so that you can find it later. I suggest pasting it into this assignment in Google Classroom as a private comment :
Day 4
On day 4 you will be using the website Background Burner. Remember that Background Burner works best if you log in with Google, using your school account. You will need to refer to the video at the beginning of this post to see how to use Background Burner. Upload a recent photograph of yourself and delete the background. You may need to make adjustments in Background burner to create the best looking image possible.
When you are done using Background Burner, export your image as a PNG with a transparent background and then upload it to Google Classroom. DO NOT hit submit.
Watch the rest of the video at the beginning of this post and add more images to your collage. You will find that your work goes faster and you enjoy the process more as you grow more comfortable using Photopea. If you have any questions please add a private comment to this assignment in Google Classroom. If you wish Mrs. Wintemberg to call you and walk you through something confusing, please also leave your phone number. I can also meet with you in Google chat and share my screen with you to show you how to do something.
Create a new Google Doc and use it to describe your finished project. The title of the Doc should be "What I want you to know about me". Describe the quotes you used, and why they are meaningful to you. Describe the photographs you selected and explain why you chose them. Explain any challenges or frustrations that you experienced completing this assignment. This document does not need to be long. 1 or 2 paragraphs is fine.
Before hitting 'Submit' make sure this Google Doc is attached to the assignment. You must also upload a JPEG or PNG of your finished project. You must also add a private comment with the URL of your finished layered PSD project on the Photopea website.
The finished image must be 8"x8" with a DPI of 300.
If you have Photoshop at home you may use it instead for this project. You may NOT use your phone or any other photo-collage app for this project.
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