Assignment 2: Make a version

Start with a photograph that you took yourself.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, based on one of the themes noted below. 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 must be based on one of the following themes:

1. Colour: Take a dull scene, and make it fun. Use colour, painting, moving and removing elements, and any other techniques you wish, as long as you follow the "General requirements" below. You can interpret fun broadly - whimsy, exuberance and cheerfulness all count.
2. Tend a garden Start with a photo you have taken of an outdoor area with some plants. Using a range of tools in Photoshop, tranform the image into an orderly garden. Copy or clone out plants, recolour (with the Color Replacement Brush) foliage, trim, "replant" and rebuild into a nicer place. Remember, you cannot add other images - use Photoshop's image manipulation and painting tools instead.
3. Analog to digital Start with a pencil sketch of a simple scene you've created on paper - it does not need to be elaborate, and the quality of your sketching is not important. Take a photo of it - or scan it, if you have access to a scanner. Then, using a range of tools in Photoshop, change it with colour, deleting or repeating elements, and any other techniques you prefer. Your sketch is considered the "original" for this option. Make sure to explore lots of different tools, and focus on altering the sketch rather than just drawing a new image in Photoshop.

Read all instructions carefully.
Failing to follow assigned instructions may result in lost points. You may not use any AI/artificial intelligence features for this assignment.

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 any generative AI features - such as prompt-based image generation.
• 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 original and altered image should be each be set up to fit on separate 8.5 x 11 inch pages - 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 6:00 PM, Sun, Feb 01

Suggested procedure

1. Don't put the assignment off - start soon and post any questions to the Slack #assignments channel.
2. Spend some time choosing a theme and image that will work well together.
3. Set the resolution and size of your original file to the assignment requirements, name it correctly based on the assignment requirements, and save it on your computer. Do not save in the "Cloud Documents" location.
4. Next, using Photoshop's Save As... function, to save the file again, this time with the correct name for your "altered" version and begin to make changes to it.
5. Review the checklist below and submit both files.

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