Tech Integration Project
Lesson Accelerator: Project Launcher

Wild for Warhol
Application: Photoshop Elements 3
Platform: Mac

Description

The process for creating the example image using Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 3 is described below. The Completed Project Movie shows what the finished product might look like. The tutorial movies that follow demonstrate, step-by-step, how to construct a graphic image in the style of Andy Warhol. This project can be easily modified or adapted for creating other graphical images from photographs students have found or taken themselves. For a complete project description, including goals, objectives, and materials, see the Project Overview.
The Example Project
The Completed Project movie will show you what the completed example project looks like.
 Completed Project Movie
Key # Length
1. preview What the example project looks like 26679 1:30

Go to: Project Overview (Information for Teachers)

Subscribers have access to download the resource materials for this project, which includes all example files, an assessment rubric, and information about adapting and extending the example project.

Creating Your Own Project
We will begin by opening a photograph in Photoshop Elements. We'll learn how to use some of the different selection tools to copy parts of the image to different layers. Then, working with copies of the flower on separate layers, we'll apply filters and change the colors to create some pop-art in the style of Andy Warhol.
Key # Length
1. preview Opening an image 26680 1:48
2. preview Erasing the background 26681 2:49
3. preview Copying layers 26682 0:57
4. preview Hiding layers 26683 0:46
5. preview Creating a new background 26684 2:13
6. preview Showing layers 26685 0:50
Key # Length
1. preview Using the Cutout filter 26686 2:21
2. preview Using the Magic Wand tool 26687 1:48
3. preview Resetting default colors 26688 0:29
4. preview Using the Stamp filter 26689 2:10
5. preview Selecting similar colors 26690 1:00
6. preview Flattening the layers 26691 0:25
Key # Length
1. preview Copying a layer 26692 0:58
2. preview Resizing the canvas 26693 1:04
3. preview Using the Zoom tool 26694 0:41
4. preview Moving layers 26695 1:27
5. preview Adjusting the colors 26696 1:25
6. preview Repeating the color change 26697 1:57
Key # Length
1. preview Flattening the final project 26698 0:53
2. preview Saving as a JPG 26699 2:05
3. preview Printing the project 26700 1:45
Tutorial series by Susan Prabulos