Photoshop 101: The Essentials (6 weeks)

This is a 6-week design intensive course that focuses on the ins and out of Photoshop. This class is taught at the beginner level so anyone with no or little Photoshop knowledge is welcome. Students will learn how to navigate their way around Photoshop and familiarize themselves with all the different tools present. This class will cover the essentials of Photoshop – what it is, working with palettes and different workspaces, photo manipulation, and the different tools of Photoshop. Students will be taught the importance of type usage and different color schemes. At the end of the class, students will be assigned a design project. Evaluations and input will be given to completed projects by the instructor.

Classes will consist of ten lessons and an end of course project of the student’s choice. Lessons will be posted on Monday and Wednesday morning of each week. Lessons will be held via a YahooGroups email loop and will also be posted in the files section.

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Please Note: This is a design intensive class. Class participants do not need any design or Photoshop background. Students must provide their own Photoshop application. The class will be conducted using CS2, but Photoshop 6, 8, Elements, and CS3 can be used.