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.
The course will be developed specific to the students in the class.
* 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. Crop tool, Move Tool, Hand Tool
3. Selection Tools - Marquee selection tools, Lasso tools,
4. Zoom in/Zoom Out
Class #3
1. Review of week 2
2. Quick selection/Magic Wand tools,
3. Copy and Paste Selections
4. Free Transform
Class #4
1. Review of week 3
2. Selections and Free Transform
Class #5
1. Review or week 4
2. Eraser tool, Brush tool
3. Opacity slider/ Blending
4. Swatches
Class #6
1. Review of week 5
2. Clone Stamp
Class #7
1. Review of week 6
2. Text Tool
3. Gradient
4. Resize / Image Size
Class #8
1. Final Presentation of students finished images.
2. Group critique.
3. Review of all topics covered
