Your Name
Date, Period #
Sample Project Notes
Project001_sandrahise (Description) “House”: Make a drawing of a house, like a
little kid’s drawing.
Requirements:
 Tools: Marquee, Polygonal Lasso, Paintbucket, Brush
 Layers: 4, Named Sky, House, Yard, “Extras”
 Objects/Items: a house; a yard w/ grass, trees, flowers, etc; sky w/ sun;
something extra – your choice
Notes/Steps
1. File > New > Default Photoshop Size > Project ##_______
2. Background > rename ‘Sky’ > Foreground Color = sky blue, Background Color
= pale blue > gradient > Filter> Render > Clouds
3. New Layer > House > Rectangular Marquee > Foreground Color = Brown >
Paintbucket > Brown > Rect. Marquee > Window 1 > [shift] Window 2 > FG
Color = Yellow > Paintbucket > Yellow [windows] > Polygonal Lasso >
triangle/Roof > Foreground Color = Red > Paintbucket > Red > Rect Marquee
> FG Color = Brick Red > Paintbucket > Brick Red [chimney] > Brush = soft
round 17 > FG Color = Gray > Brush > paint smoke spirals from chimney
4. New Layer > Yard > FG Color = Bright Green, BG Color = Yellow Green > Brush
[Grass> Master Diameter = 36] > Paint Grass > FG Color = Dark Brown > Brush
[Hard Round, Master Diameter 50] > Paint Tree Trunk > FG Color = Green >
Brush = Soft Round 100 > Paint Treetop > FG Color = Light Green > Brush
[Scattered Maple Leaves, Master Diameter 30] > Paint Leaves on Treetop
(& so on, to the last step taken to complete the project)
*** Please Note: ***
 Notes are arranged by Layers _____
 All steps are given, in order done__
 SPECIFIC tools used are always noted
 Adjustments to tool options are noted
These notes are complete and detailed (enough to reconstruct project) = “A”