NWA Photoshop Lesson 1

2. BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING
• Be an ACTIVE learner
• Be willing and ready to learn
• Behave positively
• Treat everyone with respect
• Always try your best.
Are you Ready for Learning?
Neale Wade Way – logbooks on the desk,
correct uniform, no phones or ipods out.

3. OBJECTIVES
• To develop an understanding of the quick
selection and rubber tools in Photoshop.
• To be able to merge more than one image
together to form a collage.
• To begin to appreciate the role of layers in
Photoshop

4. LESSON OUTCOME
You will be able to create a collage in
Photoshop and show some understanding
of layers in Photoshop.

5. STARTER
Find and save three pictures of your favourite
celebrity, singer, band or TV show (3 Mins)

6. MAIN TASK ONE
• Today you are going to make a collage like the
picture you have just seen on the starter.
• Your teacher will briefly demonstrate the skills you
need, if you are unsure at any point remember you
can always ask those around you and when you
have been asked to start, sometimes Google really
can be your friend and you can be an independent
learner!
•
To develop an understanding of the quick
selection and rubber tools in Photoshop.
•
To be able to merge more then one image together
to form a collage.

7. MAIN TASK ONE
• Using the skills you have just learnt
begin to design and create your own
collage.
• Remember the tools you need are the
rubber, quick selection and move.
•
To develop an understanding of the quick selection
and rubber tools in Photoshop.
•
To be able to merge more then one image together to
form a collage.

8. MINI PLENARY
• Can you explain to the person next to you why
layers are important in Photoshop? Can you prove
you progress against the lesson objectives so far?
• Have you created or used any other tools that were
not demonstrated, share your success and failures
with a friend.
• Your teacher may ask you some questions too!
•
To begin to appreciate the role of layers in Photoshop

9. MAIN TASK TWO
• Continue to develop your collage.
• If you think you have finished, what else could you
add to it or how could you improve it. Use those
around you, your teacher and the internet to help
you make your collage the best!
• If you really have finished your teacher can tell you
what to do next.
•
To develop an understanding of the quick selection and
rubber tools in Photoshop.
•
To be able to merge more then one image together to
form a collage.
•
To begin to appreciate the role of layers in Photoshop

10. QUESTION
Why are layers
important in
Photoshop?
•
To begin to appreciate the role of layers in
Photoshop