digital photograms

making digital photograms using the threshold tool

1. Open Photoshop

2. Open your image by going to the File menu and selecting Open.

3. Choose File and click Open

4. Make sure the Layers Palette is visible, if not go to Window - > Layers

5. Copy your background using the keyboard shortcut CNTRL + J (Command J)

6. Click on the "Create new fill or adjustment layer", choose "Threshold"

7. Adjust the slider until it is about 116-125

for advanced students:

1. you can use the magic wand tool to select particular areas and then press delete to remove the threshold layer.

2. or use the wand tool and then the eraser tool to gradually remove parts of the threshold layer

3. you can also use the wand tool to select areas and then fill them with the brush or paint bucket.

Save the image:

Save your image by going to the File menu and Save As (Choose JPEG for finished images and PSD for unfinished images). For JPEG save the image at the highest size (Size 12).

***REMEMBER YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BACKWARDS ONE STEP WITH THE KEYBOARD SHORCUT CONTROL + Z or COMMAND + Z***

making digital photograms using the posterize tool

1. Open Photoshop

2. Open your image by going to the File menu and selecting Open.

3. Choose File and click Open

4. Make sure the Layers Palette is visible, if not go to Window - > Layers

5. Copy your background using the keyboard shortcut CNTRL + J (Command J)

6. Click on the "Create new fill or adjustment layer", choose "Posterize"

7. Adjust the slider until it is all the way to the left.

for advanced students:

1. you can use the magic wand tool to select particular areas and then press delete to remove the threshold layer.

2. or use the wand tool and then the eraser tool to gradually remove parts of the threshold layer

3. you can also use the wand tool to select areas and then fill them with the brush or paint bucket.

Save the image:

Save your image by going to the File menu and Save As (Choose JPEG for finished images and PSD for unfinished images). For JPEG save the image at the highest size (Size 12).

***REMEMBER YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BACKWARDS ONE STEP WITH THE KEYBOARD SHORCUT CONTROL + Z or COMMAND + Z***

For advanced students:

making a digital photogram collage

1. Open Photoshop

2. Open your images by going to the File menu and selecting Open.

3. Choose File and click Open

4. Make sure the Layers Palette is visible, if not go to Window - > Layers

5. Copy your background using the keyboard shortcut CNTRL + J (Command J)

6. Use the selection tools (marquee, lasso, or wand to select areas of the image you want)

7. Use the Copy & Paste tools or the Move tool to bring the parts of one image into the other

6. Click on the "Create new fill or adjustment layer", choose "Threshold" or "Posterize" to make it into a photogram.

Save the image:

Save your image by going to the File menu and Save As (Choose JPEG for finished images and PSD for unfinished images). For JPEG save the image at the highest size (Size 12).