Course
Description

Level I: Join Paul Young as he explores the Photoshop interface and uses several tools to select parts of images as well as move, duplicate, and resize images. Learn to use layers, and to apply layer effects and filters to create special effects. Use painting tools and blending modes to create shading effects and perform adjustments to contrast and color balance. Finally, you will save images in formats for print and web use.

Level II: Improve your ability to create accurate masks, image effects, retouch images, and automate repetitive tasks with Paul Young. Work with advanced tools and techniques to create accurate masks and for better image editing flexibility. Create, edit, and save vector paths; and also convert a path to a clipping path to prevent pixels outside it from being printed. Create and save swatches, gradients, and patterns to fill image areas. Use Photoshop’s wide range of tools and techniques to create special effects in images. Use the Actions palette to combine a series of commands into a single command and to create keyboard shortcuts for frequently used commands.

Emphasis

Through hands-on lessons and projects, students will be introduced to Photoshop's powerful tools for image manipulation and creation. Design and technical issues relating to print production and web development will also be covered.

No prior Photoshop knowledge is required, although familiarity with personal computers and browsers will be helpful.

Topics

Using hands-on lessons, we will focus on the following basic skills:

• Retouching
• Image enhancement
• Selections/Masks
• Special effects
• Layers
• Layer styles
• Vector masks
• Type effects
• Smart Objects
• Typography
• Web animation

Etiquette

It is expected that all students respect the following seminar guidelines:

• Courtesy (treat others as you would like to be treated)
• Be helpful (interaction and collaboration among students is encouraged)
• Ask questions (don't don't be embarrassed if you don't know something)
• All cell phones and beepers turned off
• Have fun (graphic design is a very creative endeavor!)

Materials

The following materials are recommended to succeed in the workshop:

• Paper or notebook, pen or pencil (to take notes)
• USB flash drives(to copy files between the lab and your personal computer)
• Textbooks (provided)

Macs vs. PCs

All Adobe programs are cross-platform. Macintosh and Windows computers are almost identical once you are inside an Adobe application. However pay attention to the following keyboard equivalents:

Windows	alt	ctrl	(example: ctrl+S)
Mac	opt	cmd	(example: cmd+S)