Adobe Photoshop CS4 Workshop

I freely admit that what you will learn about Ps during the next couple of weeks will only be drop in the ocean of content that exists in this amazing piece of software. My goal is to give you some basic tools, and my hope is that you seek out tutorials to guide you further down the rabbit hole.

Day One

Navigating the workspace

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Day Two

Please have a photofile you can work with today (and the ones I send, too)

Working with documents, composition, color

Day Three

Selections, masks, lettering, and layers

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Day Four: Elements of Line, Color, Texture; Principles of Contrast and Emphasis

Looking at how good and bad composition is affected by the elements and principles

Day Five: Creation Statement as a Movie Poster

You will design poster that includes type of various styles, colors and sizes. Your goal is to communicate what you want to accomplish as an artist: a model of your personal goals as a creative learner.

Do a SKETCH of your CONCEPT (idea) first, in your sketchbook. A sketch is a fast drawing that will help you plan out your composition once you get working on the computer. Like this one:

Requirements:

• 8" x 10" at 300 dpi
• No pixelization
• Must be original, contain a photograph, and lettering heirarchy
• You are encouraged to use the rule of thirds in your composition
• You are encouraged to use a planned color harmony
• I'll send you a link to a Picasa album where you'll upload the final JPEG version of your artwork.