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WEEK ONE: {SEPTEMBER 2-5}
Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED
WEEK TWO: {SEPTEMBER 8-12}
Lesson 2: THE BASICS OF SELECTIONS & RESOLUTION
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Read:
ONE ON ONE TEXT: Lesson 4 - Making Selections
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VIDEOS - Watch/practice:
These videos USE CS 2 but are current in demonstrating upsampling in CS 3.
Resolution part 1 (5 mb)
Resolution part 2 (11 mb)
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TEXT Tutorials:
1.
P.114 Video Lesson 4: The Power of Selections.
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Selecting Regions of Continuous Color
p.116-121.
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Quick Selection and Refine Edge
p.124-132.
4.
Selecting an Irregular Edge
p.133-141.
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homework:
Homework Week 2
due: SEPT. 17
CHECK OUT YOUR CLASS FORUM - please INTRODUCE YOURSELF!
CHAT
There is chat this evening @ 7 pm.
go To the community section to see how we do chat. |
WEEK THREE: {SEPTEMBER 15-19}
Lesson 3: ESSENTIAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES
There are many excellent examples of duotones on the web but the silky grey shades in print form
tend to be richer than what we can see and appreciate in a web graphic. HOWEVER, Below are two
duotones
that illustrate the beauty of this technique:
http://www.wingwitt.com:
 
Have fun!
jm
WEEK FOUR: {SEPTEMBER 22-26}
Lesson 4: COLOR YOUR WAY PERFECT
WEEK FIVE: {septEMBER 29 - october 3}
Lesson 5: INTRODUCTION TO MASKS - part 1
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Read:
ONE ON ONE TEXT: Lesson 7 - Creating and Applying Masks. We will split this chapter
over two lessons.
For this weeks lesson please read:
Introduction to the Lesson P. 226-229
+ the tutorials listed below.
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VIDEOS - Watch/practice:
This week's videos demonstrate the text tutorial: Defining a Mask from Scratch. There
is no one way to create a mask, however the
text tutorial outlines one approach. Please do
this tutorial and then you will have a chance to try one on your own in this weeks homework.
CS 3 videos:
mask video: part 1
mask video: part 2
mask video: part 3
NEW CS3 VIDEOS:
Quick tutorial on TIFF file format
Using a channel mask to make a selection
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TEXT Tutorials:
1. P.226 Video Lesson 7: The Power of Masks
2. Erase a background with the Extract Filter
P. 243.
3. Defining A Mask from Scratch
P. 250.
4. Putting a Mask in Play
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homework:
Homework Week 5
due: OCT. 8
CHAT
There is chat this Wednesday evening @ 7 pm. Go to the community section to see how we do chat.
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WEEK six: {OCTOBER 6-10}
Lesson 6: MID-TERM PROPOSAL + REVIEW
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REVIEW Lessons 1- 5.
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VIDEOS - Watch/practice:
REVIEW videos from Lessons 1-5.
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BLOG TUTORIALS:
There are some blog tutorials to help you get started with your blog, there are also some excellent instructions available at http:///www.blogspot.com that you may
prefer to use to create your blog.
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homework:
Mid-term Proposal
due: OCT. 22
Mid-term
due: OCT. 29
BLOG:
Post homeworks 3, 4, 7 + mid-term, + any other class work you would like to share.
due: Nov. 5.
Please post questions, tips, tricks, lesson findings, web resources, etc., in your class forum.
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WEEK seven: {OCTOBER 13-17}
Lesson 7: ESSENTIAL TYPOGRAPHY
WEEK EIGHT: {OCTOBER 20-24}
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WORK ON the MID-TERM.
due: OCT. 29.
WORK ON THE BLOG.
due: NOV.5.
CHAT
There is chat this Wednesday evening @ 7 pm. |
WEEK NINE: {OCTober 27-31}
Lesson 9: PAINT, EDIT, HEAL
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Read:
ONE ON ONE TEXT: Lesson 6 - Paint, Edit & Heal P.201-223 (we will do the line art tutorial later on)
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VIDEOS - Watch/practice:
PDF Tutorial - Portrait Retouching by Katrin Eismann.
Video Tutorial - Katrin also produced a video tutorial on retouching and restoring old photos with Photoshop CS3.
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TEXT Tutorials:
1. Video Lesson 6: The Brush Engine p. 180.
2. Retouch A Face - P. 201.
3. Healing and Patching - P. 212.
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homework:
Homework 9
due: NOV. 5.
BLOG
due:
Nov. 5 - please remember to post your blog url in the Photoshop Class Forum. Please post HWS 3, 4, 7 + mid-term.
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WEEK TEN: {NOVEMBER 3-7}
Lesson 10: VECTOR SURREALISM
WEEK ELEVEN: {NOVEMBER 10-14}
Lesson 11: INTRODUCTION TO MASKS continued - part 2
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Read:
This lesson continues from the Week 5 Lesson- Creating and Applying Masks. One on One pages 229-242.
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VIDEOS - Watch/practice:
There are no videos this week.
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TEXT Tutorials:
p. 229: Using the Color Range Command
P. 234: Refining a Selection with Quick Mask |
homework:
Homework 11
due: NOV. 19
Using the techniques demonstrated in this weeks 'One on One' text tutorials create a composite graphic using the text's graphics or your own. You need to use only two source graphics (the background and the masked graphic that you composite).
Save your tutorial graphic in jpg format {file>save for web} and in the subject field of the email put your last name and first initial with the number of the homework.
Example: McIntosh J-HW11
Link to final orientation and assignment. The final orientation is due Dec. 10. The final project (magazine cover) is due Dec. 17.
*PLEASE complete and email me the orientation BEFORE you begin the magazine cover.
Final Assignment Examples:
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WEEK twelve: {NOVember 17-21}
Lesson 12: MORE ESSENTIALS
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Read:
ONE ON ONE TEXT:
Lesson 9 - Building Layered Compositions P. 303-355.
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VIDEOS - Watch/practice:
Depth of Field with Layer Mask [13 mgs]
Using a layer mask and gradient provides an interesting effect.
This video refers to an older text - but the steps should be easy enough to follow to complete this week's homework.
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TEXT Tutorials:
1. WATCH Video Lesson 9: The Layered Composition. P.304.
2. OPTIONAL - Arranging and Modifying Layers P. 307-328. You may like to skim over this tutorial and hone in on any new information. Some of the short cuts and a review of the fx in the layers palette (p. 318) are important for you to know.
3. DO Masks, Knockouts, and Luminance Blending P. 329-340. This tutorial works with clipping masks and using gradients - really good info here.
4. READ Working with Layer Comps P. 341. Good information here for your consideration.
5. READ Aligning Layers and Blending Photographs - Please read as you never know when this technique may come in handy.
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homework:
Homework 12
due: NOV. 26
Link to final orientation and assignment.
Final Orientation due: DEC. 10
Final Assignment Examples:
CHAT
There is chat this Wednesday evening
@ 7 pm.
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WEEK thirteen: {november 24-28}
Lesson 13: LAST OF GROOVY PHOTOSHOP TECHNIQUES
We explore a few final Photoshop techniques this week that will add to your repertoire.
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Read:
ONE ON ONE TEXT:
Lesson 8 - Focus and Filters P. 266-301:
P.267 - The Subterfuge of Sharpness
P.268 - Sharpening an Image
P.278 - Using the Vanishing Point Filter |
VIDEOS - Watch/practice:
You have worked enough with masks that a review of these videos may or may not be necessary. They are from an older text - but provide a demo that you should be able to follow.
Creating Depth of Field Using Lens Blur and Depth Map:
part 1 (36 mgs)
part 2 (16 mgs)
Pop Dots
After extracting an element from a photograph try this tutorial to create a funky effect:
pop dots (graphic technique) (34 mgs)
Using Text As a Clipping Mask:
mask text: part 1
mask text: part 2
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TEXT Tutorials:
One on One text lesson 8:
Video Lesson: Filter Basics P. 266.
Using the Vanishing Point Filter P.278.
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Homework 13:
due: DEC. 3
Choose one of the following tutorial techniques: Using the Vanishing Point Filter, Pop Dots or Using Text as a Clipping Mask. Complete the tutorial using graphics of your choice.
Save your tutorial graphic in jpg format and in the subject field of the email put your last name and first initial with the number of the homework.
Example: McIntosh J-HW13
FINAL due: DECEMBER 17.
Final Assignment Examples:
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WEEK FOURTEEN: {december 1-5}
Lesson 14: ADOBE RESOURCES
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Read:
There is no assigned text reading this week.
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VIDEOS - Watch/practice:
There are no videos this week
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TEXT Tutorials:
There are no tutorials this week.
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Homework:
Homework 14
due: DEC. 10.
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WEEK fifteen: {DECEMBER 8-12} DEAD WEEK
Lesson 15: FINAL REVIEW
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Review:
There is no new material today. Review techniques and Photoshop tools from the past lessons. Your final requires you to cover many of the techniques and concepts covered in ALL of the lessons.
Of particular importance are: clean compositing and/or excellent quality graphics, effective and legible typography (look at magazine covers in print form to understand proportion, placement, and legibility), choose and execute an effective color scheme, and develop an interesting concept that you effectively communicate in your cover. YOU NEED AN ORIGINAL and outstanding photograph or graphic for your cover!
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VIDEOS - Watch/practice:
Review videos from the website and/or text that you need in order to execute your final.
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TEXT Tutorials:
There are no tutorials this week.
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homework:
Doublecheck the final requirements to make sure you meet the criteria.
FINAL due: Dec. 17.
BLOG:
Please post the final magazine cover + any 3 homeworks since the mid-term. Your final blog posting should include the first postings you made (the mid-term + 3 homeworks prior to the mid-term) and works as described above in the second half of the course.
FINAL BLOG POSTING DUE: DEC 17.
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FINALS WEEK: {December 15-18}
I will email YOU your final grade when i have completed grading.
thanks for taking the class. HaVE A GREAT BREAK!
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