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Photoshop Elements 2.0 

ST. PATRICK’S DAY PROJECT

Photoshop Elements 2.0: St. Patrick’s Day  Project

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 Typing a greeting.

From the toolbox, select the horizontal type tool. In the
options bar, select Arial for the font, bold for the style, and
font size to 36. In the Swatches well, select the type color you
prefer. Type Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! To change the color,
double-click the type to highlight it and select a new color
(Figure 21).

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To reposition the type.

From the toolbox, click the move tool.   Click and drag on the
outline to move the type. If your type disappears behind the
castle or a cloud, it means that the type layer is stacked
behind another layer. To move the type to the top layer, click
and drag the type layer to the top of the Layers palette.
Don’t forget to make the type 3D like you did for the other
layers (Figure 22).

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To print the card.

From the file menu, choose File > Page Setup. Click on
Properties and select Landscape. Click on OK. From the file
menu choose, File > Print.  Click on OK to send the card to
print.

Assembly

Print out and fold the card in half Lengthwise.

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Summary of Contents for PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2.0 - LESSONS FOR EDUCATORS (ST. PATRICK S DAY PROJECT)

Page 1: ...Adobe Education Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 0 Lessons for Educators St Patrick s Day Project...

Page 2: ...greeting card All areas of the landscape will be created directly in Photoshop Elements Photoshop Elements features will be used to create the illusion of 3D paper cutouts from all the landscape eleme...

Page 3: ...Create a new work folder on your desktop Name this folder with a unique name that you will recognize Always keep all image files for a single project in their own unique work folder In Photoshop Elem...

Page 4: ...e the dialog box for your folder Open the folder name your master file a short easy to remember name and click on Save Make sure that the name in the title bar is the name of your work folder 2 Creati...

Page 5: ...line The shape tools and other painting tools are located in the second section from the top The shapes tool is the first tool on the left side of this selection It can initially appear as a line rec...

Page 6: ...o this From the Layer Styles palette choose Drop Shadow and Soft Edge Figure 7 10 To create the hills do this Select the custom shapes tool In the options click and hold on the small downward pointing...

Page 7: ...izontally across the screen to the right ending up outside the image area You will see another lighter green hill appear Figure 10 15 In the palette well click on the Swatches tab Select a deep green...

Page 8: ...ight most hill layer to activate it In the Layer palette click the Layer Styles tab Click and hold on the small down pointing arrow in the top left corner to see the submenu Click on Drop Shadows Sele...

Page 9: ...t shape on the image area and use the corner and center boxes as well as the arrow keys on the keyboard to resize and reposition the tower Repeat step 21 to make enough towers for the castle Figure 16...

Page 10: ...f tops to the proper position on the towers From the toolbox select the move tool In the Layers palette click on the new roof layer then move to that shape on the image area and use the corner and cen...

Page 11: ...ng from behind the hill Figure 19 28 Creating a 3D effect In the Layers palette click on the Tower layer on the Tower that is supposed to be the closest to the front of the castle In the Layers palett...

Page 12: ...cloud it means that the type layer is stacked behind another layer To move the type to the top layer click and drag the type layer to the top of the Layers palette Don t forget to make the type 3D li...

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