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.
