Workshop: Photoshop (for Photo-Collage)

The University Settlement

Workshop: Photoshop (for Photo-Collage)

This 8-week course will cover basic Photoshop concepts and techniques, including introduction to the tools palate, layers palate, adjustment layers, various file formats and creating a work-flow that works for you.

There will be a special focus on the selection tools and techniques for creating photo-collages, including adjustment of the opacity, feathering selections, and the Free Transform tool. It is suggested that this course be taken simultaneously with the Photo-Collage class, but either class may be taken independently.

* Note: Students should have access to a computer where they can practice working on Photoshop outside of class.

Students will also need a flash drive or external hard drive for saving their work.

Course Plan:

Class #1

1. Introduction to the course, student and instructor introductions.

2. Introduction to the Tools Palette

3. Working in Layers/ Adjustment Layers

4. Save, Save As, JPEG, PSD

5. External Hard Drives and Flash Drives

Class #2

1. Review of Week 1

2. Move Tool

3. Opacity Slider

Class #3

1. Review of week 2

2. Move Tool

3. Opacity slider

4. Free Transform

5. Zoom in/Zoom Out

6. Eraser tool

Class #4

1. class trip- Chelsea Galleries

Class #5

1. Review of week 3:

Free Transform

Zoom in/Zoom Out

Eraser tool

2. Marquee Tools

3. Copy and Paste Selections

Class #6

1. Review of week 5:

Marquee Tools

Copy and Paste Selections

2. Magic Wand

Class #7

1. Review of week 5:

Magic Wand

2. Clone Stamp

3. Resize / Image Size

Class #8

1. Review of all techniques covered

2. Final Presentation of students finished images.