1. Participants will create a Photo Montage that incorporates text and processed pictures using the photo editing platform, Pixlr.
Skills incorporated (Green Dot Technology Standards)
3.C.1 - Students utilize paint/draw tools to select and manipulate objects/graphics' properties (e.g. rotate, stretch, shrink, group, crop, color, duplicate.)
3.C.2 - Inserts/imports a graphic from an outside source (e.g. server, scrapbook, CD, library).
3.C.3 - Uses programs and/or application tools to create graphics (i.e. Autoshapes).
3.C.5 - Uses drawing/painting software for original designs/projects.
Agenda:
1. We Do - Create the example (15 minutes)
2. You Do - Make your own (15 minutes)
Example:
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| Example Montage Photo Created in Pixlr |
Step 1: Create a Folder on your desktop for your downloaded pictures.
- Right click anywhere on your desktop and click "New"
- Click on "Folder"
- Type your Name
- Go to Google and click on Images.
- Search for images.
- Click on an image you like.
- Click on the link on the right to enlarge the image.
- Click and drag the image to your folder.
Step 3: Go to http://pixlr.com/editor
Step 4: Create a new pixlr file.
- Click File > New Image
- Give your file a name
- Select the PRESET: "1024x768"
- Press "OK"
- Click File > Open Image
- Navigate to your desktop folder (the one you created earlier with all your files)
- Choose multiple files at the same time by holding the CONTROL KEY down while clicking on the pics you want.
- Click OPEN
- Select the window that contains the background
- Using the Move Tool (V), click on the layer in the Layers Window and drag it into the blank composition.
- Resize the background by clicking on EDIT - Free Transform
- Using the same steps as above, drag in your first picture.
- If your picture has a single color background, you can use the Wand tool (W) to select it and delete it.
- Select the Wand tool (W) then click once in the area you want deleted. This will select the area.
- Press Delete to remove the selection.
- Use the Move (V) tool to move the image into place
- Use the Free Transform (Edit>Free Transform) to change the size/rotate your image.
Step 9: Enter some text
- Use the Text Tool (T) to type text into your composition
- If you'd like to add effects like a Drop Shadow or Glow, go to the layers panel and click the Effects button when you have your Layer selected.
- Click File > Save
- Save your file in the same folder as all your pictures.
