🔰 In class practice task: Pixel dimensions and resolution

Download the resolution task sample files

Submit all three files at the specified pixel dimensions, resolution and file type.

Make sure to pay close attention to file names.

• image-01 - save in JPEG format, 300 ppi. Do not change the number of pixels. Save file as YOURLASTNAME_task1-image-01 and make sure it has the correct file extension for the file format required.
• image-02 - save in PSD format, 240 ppi. Save at print size that will fit an 8x10 inch page - image should fit with or height but may not fit exactly in other dimension. Save file as YOURLASTNAME_task1-image-02 and make sure it has the correct file extension for the file format required.
• image-03 - save in JPEG format, 400px wide. Save file as YOURLASTNAME_task1-image-03 and make sure it has the correct file extension for the file format required.
• image-04 - try changing the resolution to 300ppi while leaving the print dimensions the same. Note: this is not normally a good idea - the point here is to see what happens when you try. Save file as YOURLASTNAME_task1-image-04 and make sure it has the correct file extension for the file format required. Save in PSD format.

For each, make a note for yourself: does the image you have submitted have more, fewer, or exactly the same number of pixels?

Submission:

Assignment 2: Make a version

Start with a photograph. (Not a picture from a book or other commercially printed source.) The photograph needs be your own work. You can create an image with a digital camera or phone. Then, create a new version of the original. Make sure to save your original file and your altered file.

Remember: Images you use in this class need to be your own creation. Any exceptions to this will be noted in the assignment details I post for each assignment.

The version should be based on one of the following themes:

1. Colour: Change colours. Make colourful things less colourful. Make less colourful things more colourful. Use selections carefully - both of regions in your image, but also geometrical selections. Show multiple ways of working - painting, cloning, saturation sponge, moving selected areas, etc.
2. Clean up your mess: Start with an image of a messy workspace, the more mess the better. It could be a studio, desk, kitchen or elsewhere. Note that you will need to find multiple things to "clean up" - success on this assignment means showing multiple "fixes" of different types, using different tools.
3. Time: Turn night into day, or day into night. Don't just make the images brighter or darker, think about how everything changes: how busy it is, what people are doing, differences in lighting, etc.

Read all instructions carefully.
Failing to follow assigned instructions may result in lost points.

Technical requirements:

You must demonstrate use of most of the following tools as a minimum:

• Clone stamp
• Dodge and burn
• Paintbrush
• Selection tools, including marquee and object select tools

General requirements:

• You may not use filters for this assignment.
• Don't be afraid to change the image radically from the original.
• Don't include parts of other images; that will be the next assignment.
• For this assignment, use a resolution 240 pixels/inch. Both your original and altered image should be set to 240 ppi. Your both your original and altered image should be set up to fit on a 8.5 x 11 inch page - either wide or tall orientation are fine.

Submission

Format: Save as Photoshop file. Filename: YOURLASTNAME_Assignment2a.psd for your original and YOURLASTNAME_Assignment2b.psd for your altered version.

In the Brightspace comments, note your "theme" (the option you chose),the pixel dimensions, (x by y pixels, the print size (in inches) and the print resolution in pixels per inch.)

Upload the two files to Brightspace by 6 pm, Mon, Jan 22

Checklist:

• Did you check to see the resolution of the original file is high enough?
• Check the resolution (and change it if necessary) to match the assignment requirements.
• Have you set both files to 240ppi?
• Make sure the image is one you have created yourself.
• Have you named the files correctly?
• Did you add a note in Brightspace with the resolution, theme and print size?

Marking guidance

This is meant to be a general guide. Your mark will be governed by the overall quality of the assignment.

Resolution low: -2 points.

Resolution much too low: -4 points.

Missing information/wrong file name: -1 point per item

Range of tools: 0-4 points

Quality of work: 0-4 points

Technical correctness: 0-2 points