1. File management
&
Layers and effects

2. File management

3. Step 1
• Each student create a folder
• Click file – new folder
• Name ‘Student 29’
• (top of list is student 1)

4. Step 2
• Create 5 new folders in your folder
• Call 1 ‘Photoshop intro tasks’
• Call another folder ‘layers’
• Leave rest unnamed

5. Step 3
• Copy all the tasks into your folder
• If in pairs, copy and paste the files (to
duplicate)

6. Step 4
• Make a media file on your USB
• Copy the folder on your USB if you want to
save your work
• Go back to desks (or watch videos on your
computer)

7. Layers and effects

8. Step 1
• Go back onto computers

9. Step 2
• Go online (google from bing)
• Type ‘mountain’ ….
• save this image as ‘mountain in layers folder’

10. Step 3
• Go online and type in ‘grass field’, copy the
first image
• Save this picture as ‘grass field’ in ‘layers’
folders

11. Step 3
• Go online and type in ‘horse’, copy the first
image
• Save this picture as ‘horse’ in ‘layers’ folders

12. Step 4
• Go online and type in ‘skyfall james bond’,
copy the first image
• Save this picture as ‘jb’ in ‘layers’ folders

13. Step 5
• Go online and type in ‘skyfall james bond’,
copy the first image
• Save this picture as ‘jb dark’ in ‘layers’ folders

14. Step 6
• Go online and type in ‘skyfall logo’, copy the
first image (with white background)
• Save this picture as ‘logo’ in ‘layers’ folders

15. • Go back to desks…….

16. Step 1
• Watch this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIcYWEQH
4z4

17. Step 2
• Open photoshop
• Open mountain photo
• Use the paintbrush/healing brush tool to get
rid of the logo in bottom corner

18. Step 3
• Create a text box and type MOUNTAIN
• Change font to white, sans serif, at about 20
pt size
• You can add an effect in ‘fx’ in layers window if
you want

19. Step 4
• With marquee, create a sqaure and paint it
black
• Then move your text layer under the black box
so the text fits on top

20. Step 5
• layer……flatten image
• (or shortcut)
• SAVE AS ‘mountain with text layer’ in your
folder

21. Further layering skills

22. Step 1
• Watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx_YR5-
k1Ko

23. Step 2
• Open photoshop
• Open ‘grass field’ (background)
• Put ‘horse’ on another layer (layer 1)
• On layer 2 create text saying ‘Horse’
• Change the colour/size/font as you wish

24. Step 3
• Play around with layer styles and apply one/a
few of your choice

25. Step 4
• Type ‘horse’ and create an effect on the text
that matches the effect on the horse
• Flatten image
• Save as ‘horse layers’

26. Main layer task

27. Step 1
• Watch
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACed8qlT
hFE

28. You will make this!

29. Step 2
• Create new file, A4 landscape
• Make the background layer all black
• (by painting it)

30. Step 3
• Jb layer – burn and add drastic shadows and
blend into black

31. Step 4
• Jb layer – burn and add drastic shadows and
blend into black
• This must be the 2nd top layer

32. Step 5
• Darken and desaturate the ‘jb dark’
• Bring the opacity down so it’s see through

33. Step 6
• You will have to delete the white from the
skyfall logo for it to be transparent
• This must be the top layer

34. Step 7
• With type tool type
Daniel Craig and Javier Bardem
• In white and change the font/size to look like
original ….you might need to bring opacity
down

35. Step 8
• Flatten image
• Save as ‘skyfall poster’