Layers+and+Manipulation+PD13


 * [[image:icsmedialiteracy/thistles.jpg caption="thistles.jpg"]] ||
 * uploaded from Flickr Commons ||

1. Download the image above to **My Documents** from Flickr Commons 2. Upload the image from the computer into pixlr.com/ 3. Crop one flower using the crop tool. Erase the background around the flower using the erase tool. Save to **My Documents** on the computer using a different file name. 4. Upload the original full image with to pixlr.com again. 5. In the Layer toolbar, select **open image as layer**.Select the image of the single flower from My Documents. 6. Use the wand tool to clear the white background of the single flower. 7. Use the move pointer tool to reposition the flower. 8. In the Layer toolbar, select duplicate the layer. This will create a new flower exactly over the previous flower. use the move tool to reposition it. 9. Repeat several times to add additional flowers to the image. 10. Save the image. When you do, this will flatten the image to a single layer.


 * [[image:icsmedialiteracy/thistles many.jpg caption="thistles many.jpg"]] ||
 * Manipulated using http://pixlr.com/ ||

Assignment

 * 1) Follow the directions above to create you own flower image.
 * 2) Find an image on Flickr Commonsto use to create layers and to manipulate the photo.
 * 3) Create a wiki page called **Manipulations initials.**
 * 4) Upload an original photo from Flickr Commons.
 * 5) Upload the cropped portion of the image.
 * 6) Upload the final manipulated image.
 * 7) Write a summary of the manipulations you used to create the final image
 * 8) Compare and contrast the flowing terms: creative commons, commons, copyright.


 * 1) I found an image from Flickr Commons.
 * 2) Then I uploaded the image to pixlr.com.
 * 3) On the picture, I cropped the plane using the cropping tool.
 * 4) I erased the background of the plane.
 * 5) Saved the new plane to My Documents.

Comment: There were many more steps than this. What tools did you use? How and when did you create the layers?