YouAreWhatYouEatProject:StepbyStepTutorial

SearchingforHighQualityImagesandOpeningFilesinPhotoshop:
Itisvery
importanttousehighqualityimageswhenyourecreatingartworkmeantforprinting.
PPI(PixelsPerInch)isessentiallytheamountofinformationcontainedinaninchof
yourimage.Ifyouhaveaverysmallimageandyoutrytostretchitouttomakeitlarger
onyourscreen,theimagewillappearfuzzyandpixelatedbecausethereisntenough
informationwithineachinchofthatimagetogiveaclearpicture.

1. Createanewfolderonyourdesktopandlabelthisfolder:

Lastname
FoodImages
.
(ex.
PeairsFoodImages
)
2. OpenGoogleanduseGoogleImages
Searchtosearchforwhateverfooditem
youplanonusingforthebaseofyour
face.(YouwillneedHIGHQUALITY
photosorelseyourfinalprojectwilllook
pixelated.)
a. Toensuretheimagesyoure
searchingthroughonGoogleare
largeenoughtouseforthisproject:
b. Select
SearchTools

Size

Largerthan

1024x768.

3. OnceyouvefoundaLARGEimageyou
wouldliketouseeitherdragthephotointoyourimagefolder,or:
a.
Rightclick

Saveimageas...
findyourfolderonthedesktopandsavethe
image.

4. KeepsearchingandsavingmoreLARGEimagesinyourfolder.Keepinmindyour
themeandthinkabout1)
interestingshapes
2)
color
3)
scale.

5. Onceyouhaveavarietyoffoodimagesinyourimagefolder,openPhotoshop.

6. Openanewfile:(Thiswillbethespacewhereyouwillassembleyourdigitalcollage.)
a. File

New
Nameyourfile

Lastname
FoodFace

b. Adjustyoursettingstomatchthefollowing:
i.
Width:8.5inches
ii.
Height:11inches
iii.
Resolution:300pixels/inch
iv.
ColorMode:CMYK16bit
c. Clickokay.

7. Now,openthefoodimagesthatyoufound.
a. File

Open
findyourimagefolderandselectallofyourfoodimagesSelect
Open

UsingtheLassoToolandMakingSelections:Thereareavarietyofwaystomake
selections.
1. Setyourworkspacetothedefaultsetting.Thiswillensurethatthesedirectionsmatch
yourworkspace.
a. Window

Workspace

Essentials(Default)

2. Selectoneoftheimagefilesthatyouhaveopenedinphotoshop.

3. Now,withtheimageinfrontofyou,findyourlayerspanelontherighthandsideofyour
workspace.

4. Makeacopyofyourimage:
a. Selectyour
Background
layerandhold/dragitontothe
newpageicon
atthe
bottomofthelayerpanel.(Thenewpageiconlookslikeapaperwithafolded
corner.)

b. Onceyouvemadeacopyofyour
Backgroundl
ayer,labelthecopy.(ex:
cauliflower,bacon,donut,etc.)

5. Findyourtoolbox.Thetoolboxshouldbeonthelefthandsideoftheworkspace.

6. Findthe
LassoTool
(shortcutkey=[
L
]).
7. Clickandhold
or
rightclickonthe
LassoTool
toseemorehidden
lassotools.Wearegoingtousethe
PolygonalLassoTool
.

8. Zoominonyourimagebyusingtheshortcutkeys,[
command
]+
[
+
].(Tozoomoutyoucanusetheadverseshortcutkeys,
[
command
]+[

].)


9. WithyourPolygonalLassoTool,SLOWLYclickalongtheperimeterofthefooditemyou
wanttoselect.
a. Ifyoumakeamistakewhiletracingtheimage,usethe
backspace
or
delete

keytogoback.
b. Ifyourunoutofroomwhileclickingandyouwanttomoveyourimagewithout
deletingtheworkyouveputintoyourselection,simplyholddownthe
spacebar

andmovetheimagewhereyouneedit.Onceyouhavegivenyourselfmore
roomtokeeptracing,proceed.

10. Onceyouvemadeyourwayaroundyourselection,asmallcirclewillappearabovethe
cursorifyouhoveraboveyourfirstpoint.Thatlittlecircleindicatesthatyouvefound
yourbeginningpointandyoucancloseyourselection.

11. Tadaa!
Whatyoullseenextiswhattheindustryreferstoas
marchingants.
Thisisjust
apulsingblackandwhitelinethatindicatestheouteredgesofyourselection.

Copying/Resizing/Rotating/ReflectingSelectionsandMovingSelections
BetweenFiles

1. Onceyouvemadeyourselection,gotoyourtoolboxandfindthe
MoveTool

(shortcutkey=[
V
]).

2. Onceyouveselectedyour
MoveTool
youllseeasmallframeappeararoundyour
selection.Eachcorner,andwithineachsideofthisframetherearelittleboxes.These
littleboxesallowyouto
expand,

shrink
,and
rotate
yourselection.

3. Ifyouwanttoreflectyourselectionhorizontallyorvertically:
a. goto
ImageImageRotation
Andthenselecthowyouwouldliketorotate
theimage.

4. Ifyouwanttomakeacopyyourselection,youcangoaboutusingeitherofthese
methods:
a. Usingthe
MoveTool
clickonyourselectionandgoto:
i.
EditCopy
(shortcutkey=[
command
]+[
C
])
ii.
...followedby
EditPaste
(shortcutkey=[
command
]+[
V
])
b. OR,usingthe
MoveTool
simplyholdthe[
option
]keyandclickanddragyour
selectiontomakeacopy.

5. Now,moveyourselectionintotheblank
fileyoumadeandtitled

Lastname
FoodFace
.Todothis,usingyour

MoveTool
simplyclickanddragthe
selectionintoyourblankfile.Thiswill
moveyourselectionintoyour

Last
name
FoodFace
fileandintoitsown
layer...

6. Onceyouvemovedyourselectioninto
your

Lastname
FoodFace
file,
LABELYOURLAYERS.
(ex:

asparagus,cauliflower,bacon,donutetc.).Thiswillhelpkeepyouorganizedwhen
youhavemultiplelayersinyourdocument,anditwillalsohelppreventyourheadfrom
explodingwithfrustration.

7. Repeatthisprocessforeachoftheitemsoffoodyoudecidetouseforyourfacecollage!

PHOTOSHOPCHEATSHEET:(Why?BecauseIcare.)

Function

KeyboardShortCut

Copy

[
command
]+[
C
]

Paste

[
command
]+[
V
]

Undo/Redo

[
command
]+[
Z
]

UndoAgain

[
command
]+[
shift
]+[
Z
]

ZoomIn

[
command
]+[
+
]

ZoomOut

[
command
]+[

Deselect

[
command
]+[
D
]

Reselect

[
command
]+[
shift
]+[
D
]

ScreenMode

[
F
]

FAQ:
1. Q:
Iusedthemovetoolto
rotatemyselection,andnow
Imstuck.WhatdoIdo?
A:alwaysmakesureafteryou
alteraselectionwiththemove
tooyouapplyyour
transformation.Simplypress
[
enter]
.Thisisyourwayof
tellingphotoshop,okayimdone
adjustingthisfornow!

2. Q:
Ikeeptryingtomoveoneof
myselectionswiththemove
toolbutItwontdoanything.Whatnow?
A:Checkthreethings:
i.
Areyouonthecorrectlayer?
ii.
Isyourlayerhidden?
iii.
Isyourlayerlocked?

3. Q:
IwashalfwaythroughmakingmyselectionandIaccidentallydeletedallofmy
work!Whattheheck?!
A:Fearnot,youngpadawan.Simplyundo[
command
]+[
Z
].WHENINDOUBT
[
command
]+[
Z
]or[
command
]+[
shift
]+[
Z
]!