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This is a lesson for Photoshop 7.0, but any version should work without much modification. This is a beginning Photoshop lesson so there are no prerequisites. The lesson will take one to three class periods. I teach high school students in a lab setting and each student works independently.

Have students open this web site along with Photoshop and be sure they know how to toggle between the two applications.

Demonstrate a step or two and then walk around the room to make sure they have completed the steps. Ask them to help each other to make things move faster. Students need to stay with the steps to avoid confusion and frustration. Make sure the students save their work often.

Note: Students often create 400 inches instead of pixels.

Allow students to create their own design or add their own innovations to the assignment.

After completing the design, have the students write a concise essay describing the shapes. They must include some mathematical descriptions along with a personal touch.

Grading is based on the quality and completion of work along with considering the students' level of computer savvy.

Please send comments/suggestions to me at PureHawk@aol.com