Advanced Photoshop Techniques

Course Overview

Adobe Photoshop is everywhere. From web to print ads to feature length motion pictures, Photoshop is a part of our visual vocabulary. Photoshop comes loaded with a host of advanced features that allow you to produce spectacular graphics and explore your creativity. This compelling course is aimed at those who want to polish their Photoshop techniques and delve deep into Photoshop's powerful functionality. Take this opportunity to study with a Photoshop expert in a relaxed and inspiring atmosphere. It doesn't have to be hard.

You will focus on advanced features including transforming, saving & loading selections, working with channels, paths and layer mask. All demonstrations are presented as entertaining step-by-step lessons that are uncomplicated and satisfying. This comprehensive class promises to be fast paced, demanding and a very rewarding digital experience for those who are committed to being a Photoshop pro.

Creative projects include:

• image compositing
• experimenting with blending modes
• photographic illustrations
• applying creative type treatments
• using the scanner in innovative ways

Prerequisites

Working knowledge of Macintosh (OS X preferred) or Windows based PC. Photoshop I instruction or equivalent experience including familiarity with the Photoshop interface, layers, selections, basic layers color adjustment, sizing, cropping, inserting text and saving files.

Recommended Texts

VTC-CD, Photoshop CS2, $99. Priced for Tom Tuttle students at $49.95 Give operator Reference #13565 for a 50% discount on Photoshop only. Must be ordered by phone with credit card (or send money order) 1-888-872-4623. They offer a 10-25% student discount on other CDs, if you ask for it. Visit their web site at www.vtc.com for complete listing, descriptions and samples videos.

Required Text

(will be supplied on 1st day of class): Photoshop CS2 Essential Skills by Mark Galer & Philip Andrews, Focal Press, c..2005, ISBN 0 240 52000 9



DMA's Recommended Multiweek /Multicourse Programs
Summer 2007
Our courses are built around the weeklong immersion format and can be taken in multiweek tracks. DMA's multiweek/multicourse tracks allow you to gain a great deal of knowledge and skills in a particular topic and progress from beginning to advanced levels. The suggested programs below are just some of the many course combinations that are available. Please note all of the multicourse programs listed are available at Stanford. Please refer to our course schedule for other locations.