Digital+Collage

//**Digital Collage Instructions:**//

1. Open a new image file in Photoshop. Click on FILE, then NEW. In the menu that pops up, name your image, set the size, and RGB color mode and set background content as transparent.

 2. Choose an image as your background. Open the file and change its size to match the new file you created. Then select the image, copy and paste it onto the new image file.

 3. Open a second image to paste onto your digital collage. It may need to be resized. Select, copy and paste it to the file you created. Notice that it was pasted onto a new layer. Check the layer pallet in the lower right hand corner of the screen.

 4. Combine two images. For example, I added the angel, and then a globe for the angel to hold.

5. Select another image to add to your collage. After you add an image, use the eraser tool, located on the right hand side, to remove any unwanted border around the image you are pasting to the collage. This is similar to cutting out an image in a magazine. Be careful not to erase the wrong layer.

6. Use the magic eraser tool in the left hand menu to erase all the background of an image you add to the collage.

7. Find another image to add to your collage. You can find images online, and copy and paste them into Photoshop. This is similar to cutting out images from magazine (make sure to cite where your images come from if taken off the internet).

8. Duplicate the background image, and change its order in the layers menu. Then erase most of the image. This will allow you to have part of the image in front, and in back, of an image you've added.

9. I want your group to upload your digital collage on our Wiki. With the link, please include a short paragraph describing your digital collage and what themes you chose from the book to inspire your collage.


 * // Some examples: //**

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// **Rubric for Digital Collage:** //