Step 2 - MAC Lab Work
COMPUTER LAB RM 200 ONLY!!!
- Choose a short word you would like to illustrate in a design utilizing sign language. (Homework)
- In the computer lab create a folder in your documents titled "studio in art".
- In that folder create a folder titled "sign language".
- Now, find an image of a silhouette on the internet that could represent the word you have chosen. Search in google images, click on search tools, and change size to LARGE.
- Open the image first by clicking on "view image".
- Then, right-click on the image in order to "Save-as"
- Save your chosen silhouette as an image or a picture .jpg to your art folder "sign language."
- Once the image is saved properly in your folder you can Print out the silhouette as a 5" x 7" via our printing program.
- NOW... type out your word in Microsoft Word.
- Choose a font that you feel works with the image you have chosen.
- Enlarge your font size to approx. 400... You want each letter to be about half of a printed out piece of paper. Each font varies of course so view it on print preview to double-check.
- When font is chosen and size is chosen, save this document to your art folder.
- Then, print out your word with your chosen font.