LayerMaskS1

Friday, November 21st
__**Part II of Boy in Clouds:**__ Follow these steps and then send your finished image to me.

the JUMP layer. Set angle to 160, distance to 70 and size to 30.
 * Step 1:** Open yesterdays file - if you made any mistakes, fix them before you move on.
 * Step 2:** Create a new layer on top. Activate your Type tool. Choose Myriad Pro font, Bold, 200 pts. Choose the color option and use the color picker to select the cloud color (light blue). Click and drag your text box from the boys left foot to his right foot.
 * Step 3**: Type the word JUMP.
 * Step 4:** Select the Create Warped Text Button in the Options Bar. Select Arc Upper from the list. Click check mark when finished.
 * Step 5:** Change the Opacity to 70% for the type layer JUMP.
 * Step 6:** Add a drop shadow to


 * Follow the directions below for creating a clipping mask. A clipping mask allows you to use the content of one layer to mask the layers above it. You are going to create a vector layer and position it under the background layer.**


 * Step 7**: Make sure your background layer is unlocked and name it SKY.
 * Step 8:** Select the Rectangle Tool and then select the Rounded Rectangle tool (underneath it). In the Options Bar choose Shape and then change the radius to __**1 in.**__ Make sure it is in inches not pixels.
 * Step 9:** Click and drag from the boys left hand to the letter P in JUMP.
 * Step 10:** Move the Rounded Rectangle Layer underneath the SKY layer.
 * Step 11:** Hold down the ALT and position your cursor over the line that separates the Rounded Rectangle Layer from the Sky layer. When you see a downward arrow with a square click with your mouse.
 * Step 12:** Repeat step 11 for the Sky and the Boy layer & Boy & Middle layer.
 * Step 13**: Move the Rectangle Layer and re-position the layer to see how they are all clipped inside
 * Step 14:** Choose Image>Trim; the Trim box appears. Use the default settings and press OK. The image is trimmed down to the smallest possible size, without cropping out any image data.
 * Step 15:** Save as lastname_boyjump and submit the JPEG file.



Thursday, November 20th

 * Using the files from yesterday (Boy Jump and Clouds), complete the Boy Jump Project
 * Follow the instructions below for detailed steps.
 * Follow these steps:**
 * 1) Open the boy image and use the Quick Mask tool to create a close to perfect selection. Remember to toggle back and forth to get all the areas.
 * 2) Once the boy is selected (shoe laces too), create a Layer Mask and name layer 1 - BOY.
 * Go to Layer>Layer Mask>Reveal Selection
 * 1) Using your move tool, move this layer (with the layer mask) to the Clouds file
 * Clean up any areas that are missing the clouds or need to come back by clicking on the layer mask on the layer (the black box) and using your brush to repair things. Make it look perfect
 * 1) Use the move tool and adjust the boy so his feet touch the bottom of the image.
 * 2) Hold down the ALT key, with the move tool still selected, and move the boy up. You should be able to see four arms perfectly. Name this layer - Middle Boy.
 * 3) Copy Middle boy and name this layer - Top Boy. Move this lay er slightly up. You should have three images of the boy. (Each image should be touching the previous one.)
 * 4) Select ALL three layers (use your shift key to make all 3 boy layers active). Make sure you are still on the Move tool. Choose the Align Horizontal Centers button and then the Distribute Vertical Centers button (these are at the top, hover your mouse over them to find them. You may not see a huge difference depending on how you arranged the layers to begin with.
 * 5) Select the Middle layer and apply a Filter>Blur>Motion Blur. Change the angle to -90 and the distance to 150.
 * 6) Choose the Boy 1 layer. Change the Opacity to 20%.
 * 7) Choose the Boy 2 layer. Change the Opacity to 40%
 * 8) Save this as lastname_boyjump.psd
 * 9) Wait for more directions tomorrow (this needs to be perfect)

Wednesday, November 19th

 * Here are the files you will need for today: [[file:Jump1.jpg|Jump 1]], [[file:Jump2.jpg|Jump 2]], [[file:Jump3.jpg|Jump 3]], [[file:Jump4.jpg|Jump 4]] and [[file:Boy Jump.psd|Boy Jump]], [[file:Clouds.psd|Clouds]]
 * Make sure they are in your Layer Mask folder
 * Open the Jump 1-4 in PS to start with
 * Remember for Extra Credit you can finish putting all 4 Jump images together according to the details (there is an example too)
 * [[file:Layers and Masks.docx]]

Tuesday, November 18th

 * Create a new folder called Layer Mask
 * Here are the files you will need: [[file:lisbon view.psd|Lisbon]] and [[file:background1.jpg|Background]]
 * You will need to follow along in class to learn these new things