CD Cover – a Photoshop project in Corel PhotoPaint
Making a CD cover.
The Photoshop version of this is here
Part 0 – File types
Theory. The first part of the first lesson.
Do now task (PowerPoint version)
Intro slides 1 (PowerPoint version)
Task slide (PowerPoint version)
Aim for 20-30 minutes on this. They don't seem to know it. You might want to get in to pixels as well.
Part A – Black and White
This part might be a lesson, it might be less, it might be more. It will depend on the skills the children come with.
This is about teaching skills, including file management and image types, not making the CD cover.
Non-destructive editing (PowerPoint version)
The idea of non-destructive editing is super important. If we can tie it in with version control that's helpful as well.
Now the creative bit...
Intro slides 1 – black and white (PowerPoint version)
Order of work 1 (PowerPoint version)
Key Tools (PowerPoint version)
Skills guides:
Images to use:
Shouting man image (Johnnie Wright, who I used to teach and now works for BBC Suffolk)
And a gallery task to keep adding to:
Gallery task – to keep adding to
Part B – Using Colour
Different ways to use colour effectively. Quite possibly more than one lesson here.
Do now task (PowerPoint version)
Intro slides 2 – colour (PowerPoint version)
Order of work 2 (PowerPoint version)
Key Tools (PowerPoint version)
Skills guides:
Images to use:
Ferry image – use for Hue and Sat (Swedish west coast ferry)
Wind turbines image – use for Hue and Sat (Denmark, on Jutland somewhere near Struer)
Students on steps image – use for colour filters (the UEA)
Tree on beach – use for coloured sky (Benacre on the east coast. It was there for years. It fell down a while back)
Part C – More Colour – Selective colour and Overlays
The colour stuff may be two lessons. I'm not sure yet.
Do now task (PowerPoint version)
Intro slides 3 – selective colour and overlays (PowerPoint version)
Order of work 2 (PowerPoint version)
Key Tools (PowerPoint version)
Skills guides:
Selective colour guide (ducks)
Advanced selective colour guide (3 colour ducks)
Images to use:
Ducks image – use for selective colour (a bathmat)
Head image – image by Juan Pablo Serrano Arenas from Pexels used with the Pexels license (May 2022 – close to open source)
Rainbow flag image – image by Sharon McCutcheon from Unsplash used with the Unsplash license (May 2022 – close to open source)
Part D – Combining Images
Creating images made up of more than one image.
D–1 Simple backgrounds – Tree, earth, and duck
Simple background removal guide
Moving the duck behind the tree
Images to use:
Beach and Tree image (Benacre)
Earth image – image taken by the crew of Apollo 17 in 1972 and published by NASA. Public domain. This version downloaded from Wikimedia Commons
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Ducks image (a bathmat)
Boat image (Copenhagen harbour)
Helicopter image (on a ferry to Denmark; a training exercise)
D–2 More simple(ish) backgrounds – Astronaut and guitar
It seems like more practice is needed.
Images to use:
Astronaut image – image by Brian McGowan from Unsplash used with the Unsplash license (May 2023 – close to open source)
Guitar image – image by Annie Spratt from Unsplash used with the Unsplash license (May 2023 – close to open source)
D–3 Complex backgrounds – batman and the lighthouse
Complex background removal guide
Images to use:
Lighthouse image (Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia)
Batman image (Toronto after a Blue Jays game)
D–4 Space themed cover
Specific tips on removing backgrounds
There's a general guide to removing backgrounds:
Images to use:
Space background image – image by Aldebaran S from Unsplash used with the Unsplash license (May 2023 – close to open source)
Flying saucer image 1 – image by Roses_Street from Pixabay used with the Pixabay license (May 2023 – close to open source)
Flying saucer image 2 – image by Peter-Lomas from Pixabay used with the Pixabay license (May 2023 – close to open source)
Astronaut image 1 – image by Brian McGowan from Unsplash used with the Unsplash license (May 2023 – close to open source)
Astronaut image 2 – image by Niketh Vellanki from Unsplash used with the Unsplash license (May 2023 – close to open source)
Spaceship image – image by Jeremy Straub from Unsplash used with the Unsplash license (May 2023 – close to open source)
Earth image – image taken by the crew of Apollo 17 in 1972 and published by NASA. Public domain. This version downloaded from Wikimedia Commons
Saturn image – image taken as part of the Cassini mission to Saturn in 2008 and published by NASA. Public domain. This version downloaded from Wikimedia Commons
Making the CD Cover
Lesson 1 – plans
Lesson 2 – sourcing images
There's a template to use. At 300 ppi. Prints at the right size.
CD Cover template (300 ppi)
Lesson 3 – working
This is working on stuff.
Lesson 4 – logo
Making a record company logo.
This needs updating as it still mentions Illustrator
Order of Work – lesson 4 – logo
Vector graphics – theory slides
Lesson 5/6 – back cover & completion
Back cover and completion