Activity: CONTRAST - Abstract and Blur

Process 1:

• Make a new folder called "Contrast"
• Create a new file called "2_lastname_abstract" that's 11 inches wide by 8.5 inches tall, 300 ppi
• Hit CTRL+SHIFT+R to turn on ruler
• From the left, drag a vertical guide at 5.5 inches
• Find two HIGH-RES images online.  One REPRESENTATIONAL, meaning that it looks like something familiar.  The other, ABSTRACT, meaning it is art or a texture that doesn't necessarily look like anything recognizable.  
• PLACE each of the images and crop and move them to fit the spaces.
• Once your images are in place, SAVE your PSD
• SAVE a JPG and turn it in to "abrstract"

Process 2:

• Open your "2_lastname_abstract" file.
• SAVE AS "2_lastname_abstractblur.psd" in your Contrast folder.
• Delete one of your image layers
• PLACE the image back on your document.
• BLUR this image until it isn't recognizable. FILTER>BLUR>GAUSSIAN BLUR
• Crop and move it into place.
• Once your images are in place, SAVE your PSD
• SAVE a JPG and turn it in to "abstractblur"