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PHOTOSHOP

The Project Collection

Discover the Photoshop projects that form the foundation of our Interactive Media curriculum. Each project is carefully designed to introduce new creative techniques, strengthen technical skills, and inspire students to develop original artwork while building a professional portfolio.

Featured artwork represents student work from multiple years and has been curated to showcase the creativity, technical growth, and diverse artistic interpretations inspired by each assignment.

BACK IN THE STUDIO

Mixed Media Reflections

Type:

Advanced Composite

Course:

Level 2

Student-created mixed media digital collage in Adobe Photoshop combining illustration, photography, typography, textures, and personal imagery.

BACK IN THE STUDIO COLLECTION →

THE BUTTON BOX

Little Art → Big Statement

Type:

Print & Physical Media

Course:

All Levels

Student-designed wearable button featuring original digital artwork of a dragon sleeping under a tree created as a small-format expression of creativity.

THE BUTTON BOX COLLECTION →

SKETCH TO STORY

Characters Come to Life

Type:

Character Design

Course:

Exploratory, Level 1

Student-designed original character from concept to completion of a multi-armed illustrated digital artwork using Adobe Photoshop and Wacom tablets.

SKETCH TO STORY COLLECTION →

ONE LANDSCAPE

Infinite Visions

Type:

Digital Painting

Course:

Level 1

Student-created digital blue mountain landscape painting completed in Adobe Photoshop using a Wacom tablet, custom brushes, layers, and painting techniques.

ONE LANDSCAPE COLLECTION →

TAG YOUR PAD

Mark Your Space

Type:

Print & Physical Media

Course:

All Levels

Student-designed mousepad in graffiti-style using Adobe Photoshop, typography, layer styles and creative brushes.

TAG YOUR PAD COLLECTION →

ABSTRACT IDENTITY

Design → Press → Keep

Type:

Print & Physical Media

Course:

Exploratory, Level 1

Student-created abstract character artwork designed in Adobe Photoshop for a custom sublimation tumbler.

ABSTRACT IDENTITY COLLECTION →

BEYOND THE SAVANNA

Tall Trails of the Imagination

Type:

Storytelling Composite

Course:

Level 1

Student-created digital artwork featuring a creatively posed giraffe in an imaginative environment using Photoshop Puppet Warp, compositing, and visual storytelling techniques.

BEYOND THE SAVANNA COLLECTION →

COVER GIRL MAKEOVER

From Ordinary to Extraordinary

Type:

Photo Restoration

Course:

Level 1

Student-designed magazine cover girl featuring a professionally retouched portrait with creative photo enhancements, typography, and magazine-style layout created in Adobe Photoshop.

COVER GIRL MAKEOVER COLLECTION →

THE VISUAL VOICE

Art That Blends Imagery, Message and Design

Type:

Visual Communication

Course:

Level 1

Student-created artistic typography composition featuring layered imagery, expressive text, textures, double exposure and Photoshop blending techniques.

THE VISUAL VOICE COLLECTION →

THE ART OF THE MASK

Silhouette & Layered Illusion

Type:

Advanced Composite

Course:

Level 1

Student Photoshop composition featuring custom clipping masks, layered imagery, and music themed visual design.

THE ART OF THE MASK COLLECTION →

THE ART OF THE COVER

Creative First Impressions

Type:

Collage

Course:

All Levels

Music themed mixed media digital sketchbook cover blending photographs, typography, textures, and creative effects.

THE ART OF THE COVER COLLECTION →

WISH YOU WERE HERE

Dream Destinations

Type:

Storytelling Composite

Course:

Exploratory, Level 1

Blended composition using two photographs to look like they were taken together based on a vacation theme.

WISH YOU WERE HERE COLLECTION →

COLOR YOUR WORLD

Transforming with a Gradient

Type:

Adjustment Layers

Course:

Exploratory, Level 1

Magenta, teal and chartreuse gradient map of a goldfish transformed with Photoshop Gradient Maps to explore color and mood.

COLOR YOUR WORLD COLLECTION →

CREATIVITY UNLEASHED

Artists Without Boundaries

Type:

Mixed Media

Course:

All Levels

Student-created original artwork showcasing independent creativity, digital illustration techniques, and personal artistic expression in Adobe Photoshop.

CREATIVITY UNLEASHED COLLECTION →

HOLIDAY GREETINGS

Wicomico Shares the Season's Best

Type:

Community Project

Course:

All Levels

Student-designed holiday greeting card created using digital illustration, painting, typography, and mixed media techniques for the Wicomico County Executive's annual holiday card selection.

HOLIDAY GREETINGS COLLECTION →

INSPIRED BY NATURE

Painterly Perspectives in Digital Design

Type:

Digital Painting

Course:

Level 1

Student-created digital landscape painting completed in Adobe Photoshop using a Wacom tablet, custom brushes, layers, and digital painting techniques.

INSPIRED BY NATURE COLLECTION →

DRAWN TO DIGITAL

Foundations in Illustration

Type:

Digital Illustration

Course:

Level 1

Student-created digital illustration of an apple painted in Adobe Photoshop using a Wacom tablet, custom brushes, layers, and digital painting techniques.

DRAWN TO DIGITAL COLLECTION →

DREAMSCAPES

Twisted Reality

Type:

Advanced Composite

Course:

Level 1

Student-created surreal digital composition inspired by Salvador Dalí and using Photoshop compositing techniques featuring

DREAMSCAPES COLLECTION →

WILD IMAGINATION

Rare Species Discovered

Type:

Storytelling Composite

Course:

Level 1

Drift Ice Angel — Student-created fantasy species digital composite with accompanying field notes.

WILD IMAGINATION COLLECTION →

GARDEN TALES

Where Produce Becomes Protagonist

Type:

Storytelling Composite

Course:

Level 1

Student-designed storybook cover featuring original fruit and vegetable characters, creative digital compositing, and custom typography created in Adobe Photoshop.

GARDEN TALES COLLECTION →

EN POINTE AGAIN

The Ballerina Restoration Project

Type:

Photo Restoration

Course:

Level 1

Student-restored vintage ballerina portrait featuring repaired damage, realistic colorization, and professional Photoshop photo restoration techniques.

EN POINTE AGAIN COLLECTION →

DESIGNED TO INSPIRE

Meaningful Messaging

Type:

Visual Communication

Course:

All Levels

Student-designed motivational poster emphasizing kindness and featuring expressive typography, creative imagery, and digital design techniques in Photoshop.

DESIGNED TO INSPIRE COLLECTION →

WHEN WORDS MATTER

Hidden Images → Visible Meaning

Type:

Advanced Composite

Course:

Exploratory, Level 1

Student-created clipping of a fantasy evening sky and the words "Have an Amazingly Glitchy Day" filled with colorful photography.

WHEN WORDS MATTER COLLECTION →

LIFE IN LAYERS

Composing Digital Worlds

Type:

Collage

Course:

Level 1

Imaginative, leitmotif-driven collage featuring varied types and colors of goldfish on a blue gradient background.

LIFE IN LAYERS COLLECTION →

DIGITAL KALEIDOSCOPE

One Image → Infinite Transformations

Type:

Adjustment Layers

Course:

Level 1

Pink and blue abstract squirrel photo in symmetry arrangement using Photoshop Adjustment Layers to explore color and mood.

DIGITAL KALEIDOSCOPE COLLECTION →

INSPIRED ADJUSTMENTS

Every New Layer Changes the Story

Type:

Adjustment Layers

Course:

Exploratory, Level 1

Rich blue and aqua abstract artwork created using Photoshop Adjustment Layers to explore color, tone, and image transformation.

INSPIRED ADJUSTMENTS COLLECTION →

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