​Free Stock Photo Sites:

https://unsplash.com/ 
Search library of images, click image, click free download button. Multiple sizes available. Download the largest file. 

https://www.pexels.com/ 

Search library of images, click image, click free download button. Multiple sizes available. Download the largest file. 

https://pixabay.com/ Search library of images, click image, click free download button. Only the 640x480 image size is available.

Project:
Create two Kaleidoscope designs from two different images.

You may use either Photoshop or Photopea.

Objectives:

• Use tools to crop, transform, and rotate to create their designs.
• Use multiple reflections, flipping, rotating, and mirroring the same image repeatedly to create a Kaleidoscope pattern.
• Apply and experiment with layer blend modes to see how different blend modes can affect and change visuals in Photoshop.

Master Artists' Abstract Designs (Slideshow)

Kaleidoscope Tutorial (Video)

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Process:

Prep:
Your initial photos should have a lot of details, be colorful and be a high resolution (300 dpi) Use your photos, if you don't have access to images- visit the stock photo sites posted in Google classroom.

Step 1:
​Open photo in Photoshop/Photopea.

Step 2:
Using the crop tool will eliminate any non-detailed areas from the image.

Step 3:
Save as cloud document- Last name_Kaleidoscope

Step 4
Add more canvas space: Go to image> canvas size In the canvas window change size to Width 200 percent - Height 100 percent keep relative box unchecked Anchor box move points to the left middlebox. Hit Ok. This will expand the page size to allow the image to be flipped and rotated again.

Step 4
Duplicate image layer (dragging image layer onto a new layer icon or go to menu > layer > duplicate layer

Step 5
Select the move tool, Hold down the shift key and drag the Background copy image to the right to fill the open area.

Step 6
While on the background copy layer --Go to Menu > Edit> Transform>Flip Horizontal. You've created a mirror reflection of the image to the right.

Step 7
Hold down the option key and Go to Menu > Layer> Merge Visible this will create a third layer joining the background images. SAVE FILE

Step 8
We will now need to add more canvas space: Go to image> canvas size In the canvas window, change the size to Width 100 percent - Height 200 percent - keep the relative box unchecked in the anchor box move point to the top middlebox. Hit Ok. This will expand the page size to allow the image to be flipped and rotated again.

Step 9
Duplicate Layer 1 image layer (dragging image layer onto a new layer icon or go to menu > layer > duplicate layer

Step 10
Select the move tool, Hold down the shift key and drag the Layer 1 copy image to the white below to fill the open area on the bottom of the page. SAVE FILE

Step 11
While selecting Layer 1 Go to Menu > Edit> Transform> Flip Vertical You created another mirror reflection on the bottom of the page.

Step 12
Selecting Layer 1 copy Go to Menu > Layer> Merge Down this will join the background images.

Step 13
Duplicate Layer 1 image layer (dragging image layer onto a new layer icon or go to menu > layer > duplicate layer

Step 14
While on Layer 1 copy Go to Menu >Select > All Go to Menu > Edit > Transform > Rotate 90 Clockwise

Step 15
We are going to crop the image - Hold down the command key and double click on layer thumbnail this will select the image - Go to Menu >Image>Crop this will give us a square-shaped image

Step 16
File> Image Size Change Image box details to Resolution 150 -- Width to 1000 pixels -- Height to 1000 pixels SAVE FILE

STEP 17
Applying Blending Modes: Examples of blend modes are shown below.

Assignment:
Using the brush and paint tools of Photopea, create an artwork that visually expresses the idea of Growth. It will start as a photocollage of at least three photos, which you will then trace.

Objectives:
Develop your skills with the following tools:

• Brush tool
• Eraser
• Paint bucket
• Layers

Requirements:

• 8.5” x 11” - “Letter” sized document, either horizontal ("landscape" orientation) or vertical ("portrait" orientation)
• Filename: growth yourlastname.psd
• Save to: Google Drive
• Must combine at least three photographs
• Must fill the page
• Must use at least ten different colors
• Must use each of the tools listed above

Steps:

1. FIRST, if you haven't already done so, create a Google Drive folder entitled “Computer Graphics I yourlastname”. This is where you'll save all your in-progress work every day.
2. Go to photopea.com to access the program.
3. Go to New File
4. Set the proper dimensions (8.5” x 11”), resolution (300 dpi), and click "Create".
5. Save immediately as filename “growth yourlastname.psd”.
6. Collect at least three digital photos to make a photocollage about "growth".
7. File-Open each of the photographs in Photopea, then Select All, copy and paste each into the "Growth" PSD.
8. Resize, move, and transform the photos in the "growth" file.
9. When you like the placement, lock each of the photograph layers in the Layers palette.
10. Use the brush tool to trace parts of the photographs. Use different paintbrush thicknesses and colors. Make as many closed shapes as possible, so that you can fill in the shapes with the paint bucket tool. 
11. Save regularly (every few minutes) as a PSD. Save over your older version when asked.
12. At the end of every session, place the file in your Google Drive “Computer Graphics I yourlastname” folder
13. At the end of every session, turn in a JPG or screenshot of your progress via Google Classroom as an "Exit Ticket"
14. When completed, Save as a PSD and Export the image as a JPG; then share the final PSD file and the JPG with Mr. Ratkevich.

Trouble?:
If you run into difficulty while working remotely, you can always refer to the following resources:

• Watch this 20 minute YouTube video tutorial on Photopea for Beginners: https://youtu.be/4pfdGEnFtUU
• Check the helpful hints in getting started with the program on this page: https://www.photopea.com/learn/

Grading Criteria

• Creativity
• Content (Development and communication of ideas)
• Design
• Technical Quality (“Finished”)
• Studio Work Habits

As the assessment tool, we will be using the Studio Habits of Mind rubric.
Rubric: Art Studio Habits of Mind

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Photopea

Photopea is a full-fledged graphics and photo editor that works with Photoshop, GIMP, and Sketch file formats.  It supports layers, raster & vector graphics, and a full suite of editing tools.

There is no iPad app for Photopea. You can use it in Safari by going to Photopea.com

The free version does have ads, but students don’t need to have an account to use Photopea. 

When Photopea is used on a Chromebook, you can open and save directly to Google Drive.