Example of Christmas Photomontage

Christmas Photomontage

These are the requirements for the Christmas Photmontage.

File size: width 35 cm / height 25 cm / resolution 100 px inch

Christmas frame or border

Your name at the right down corner. (small)

Practice #1 - Wallpaper

Practice #1 - Wallpaper

Create a new PS document, with the following guidelines:

• Width 1250 px / height 850 px / resolution 70 px/inch / RGB 8 bit / bg transparent
• Layer #1 background: Color the background with a gradient of at least 4 colors. (free to choose)
• Layer #2 your name: Type your name with a font of your choice. (Layer style or special effects: drop shadow or outer glow / stroke / gradient overlay (at least 2 colors) / bevel and emboss. (free to apply)
• Layer #3 or as needed: Type your name at least 5 more times in different layers. Use opacity and fill to create a pattern in the background.
• Layer #4 or as needed: Use brushes to decorate your wallpaper. (Remember to use a layer for each drawing)
• Save it as JPEG medium quality.

Principles and rules of copyright

Make a research on the internet and use your own words to answer the questions below.

1. What is copyright?
2. What is intellectual property?
3. What is the fair use doctrine (related to copyright laws)?
4. What are the derivative works? How are they protected?
5. What are the academic standars for copyrighted material?
6. What are bibliographies? Mention at least 5 sources you can use as bibliography?
7. Is it necessary to have written permission to use copyrighted material? Why? Explain your answer.
8. What does the © symbol represent and what does it mean?
9. If a material doesn’t display the © symbol, that mean is not protected?
10. Mention at least 3 penalties for violating copyright laws.
11. What can you do to make sure you are not violating any copyright law?
12. What can you do to protect your own material?
13. Mention at least 5 different products or things that you know are copyrighted.
14. What is the web page of Mexico’s copyright office?
15. What are the elements that the copyright notice for visually perceptible material must contain?

Certification Project

Send a mail, where you explain how do you think the certification project is made. What tools, special effects, gradients, colors, process, etc. are used.