Description

This class covers creative advanced  techniques using Painter’s Auto-Painting palettes. The student will cover the basics of the palettes and discover advanced techniques using the various palettes.

Video presentation will accompany the written lesson. The course is appropriate for the digital artist and photographer seeking new ways to apply the Auto-Painting palettes to their creative process.  All video is produced in QuickTime format and can be saved on your computer for future reference. This is a self study course with limited instructor support. All lessons are available to the student upon successful registration.

Skill Level

Intermediate

Software Requirements

• ®Corel Painter X or higher
• Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista or Apple Mac OS X operating system

Hardware Requirements

• A computer capable of running ®Corel Painter
• Wacom or comparable tablet is highly recommended. With a mouse you may suffer frustration and not be able to take full advantage of the new features that ®Painter 11 offers.

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Before Class

Students should have a solid foundation of the ®Painter interface.

• Create a new layer
• Create a Layer Mask
• Familiar with the Clone and Quick Clone
• Know how to Open the Brush Controls and Brush Creator
• Know how to Create a Custom Palette
• Be open to experimenting with new ideas and concepts

Week One

Reviewing the Auto-Painting palettes

In part One of your lesson you will be reviewing the Auto-Painting palettes to ensure that you understand the basics of using the palettes. We will practice some basic skills.

Week Two

Experimenting with new techniques and ideas

This week we will have some fun and experiment with several new techniques. The Auto-Painting Palette is really where your creativity can take flight. It is a place where imagination can transform and ordinary image into an extraordinary image.

Week Three

Having some fun with brush dabs and working with Clone Sources

This week you will learn about the importance of using great photos to achieve great image. You will learn how to make basic and advanced corrections to get the most out of your images before the Auto-painting process. You will design your own brush stroke and use it to create backgrounds quickly. You will experiment with the Effects menu to enhance your final image. Students will continue with another project and learn how to work with different saturation values as they Auto-paint. Emphasis this week will be on Auto-Painting using the Smart Stroke option.

Week Four

Creative Effects and Final Image

This week you will continue experimenting with various effects including the Posterize Effect. Emphasis will be on developing your final image for review.

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Description

What’s hot in business marketing today?  If you pay attention to the media or trade publications you have heard, viral marketing, video technology, pod casting, squidoo, article marketing, blogging and a host of other tools that brand weird names. Have you been hearing the buzz?  Have you wondered if there is any merit to utilizing any of theses social media opportunities?  Can a blog, for example, really help my business?

Over the last few years I’ve created over 15 blogs using various software platforms.  That process has allowed me to unearth many of the pitfalls to using blogging for business or personal ventures.
Enroll now in Blogging and you’ll get a crystal clear picture of how blogging could help your business grow.

Creating a blog may not be for everyone – no matter what hype exists in the market place. Is a blog right for you?

In this course you will discover;

• What is a blog anyway?

• How much time will it take to be effective.

• How to select the web hosting and software that is right for you.

• Exactly what you need to set up your blog.

• What a permalink is and the crucial part they play in your business.

• 7 different ways to make a blog work 24/7 for your business.

• How a blog can BOOST customer satisfaction.

• Why a blog is a powerful marketing tool.

• How much will it cost to set up and maintain my blog. The answer may surprise you.

• Why you should not waste your time learning HTML design, Front Page, or any other technical skill … and what you should concentrate on instead.

And more…….

Skill Level

The person taking this course will need to have basic computer skills and know how to use a word processor like MS Word or Word Perfect, and how to play videos on there computer. This is an entry-level class.

Software Requirements

• Word Perfect, Microsoft Word or comparable
• QuickTime

Hardware Requirements

• Mac or PC with adequate processing speed  (much less than what one would need for painting or photo manipulation). This is a video class with a book so your computer must be able to play video’s from a download link. A thumb drive may be helpful but not mandatory.

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Before Class

In this course you will discover;
What is a blog anyway?

• How much time will it take to be effective.

• How to select the webhosting and software that is right for you.

• Exactly what you need to set up your blog.

• What a permalink is and the crucial part they play in your business.

• 7 different ways to make a blog work 24/7 for your business.

• How a blog can BOOST customer satisfaction.

• Why a blog is a powerful marketing tool.

• How much will it cost to set up and maintain my blog. The answer may surprise you.

• Why you should not waste your time learning HTML design, Front Page, or any other technical skill … and what you should concentrate on instead.

And more…….
Learn how to save time and money. This course will provide you the information you need to make an informed decision on whether blogging is right for you and your business.
There is a Video Guide with 10 videos and an ebook included with this course.

Week One

Setting Up Your Domain Name

• Hosting and Domain Names
• Installing Wordpress software
• Using the Freebie area of Wordpress
• Your Word Press Blog Dashboard Overview

Week Two

Applying Your New Theme

• Adding a New Theme or Template to your Blog
• Modifying Your Permalinks
• Modifying Your Default Blogroll

Week Three

Setting up Categories

• Setting up Relevant Categories
• Configuring your Pinglist

Week Four

Adding Essential Plugin Enhancements

• Adding Essential Plugins
• Posting New Content

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Description

Prepare to immerse yourself in a whole new world of digital art. Leave pixels behind and discover vector illustration using the industry standard application. In Illustrator I, learn the tools and interface of Adobe Illustrator CS3 in a friendly environment and at your own pace.

Skill Level

This course is designed for complete beginners.

Software Requirements

• Microsoft^® Windows^® XP, Microsoft^® Windows^® Vista or Apple^® Mac OS^® X operating system
• Adobe^® Illustrator^® 10* or above

Hardware Requirements

• A computer capable of running Adobe Illustrator
• Mouse and keyboard input devices
• Wacom or comparible tablet is recommended, but not required

*While this course is designed for Adobe Illustrator CS3 (version 13), most of the materials covered are standard as far back as version 10 of the software. If attending with any version below 13, please be aware that some of the features of the software covered in the course may not apply to your version and that no substitute materials will be offered.

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Before Class

If you have not already ran a trial of Adobe Illustrator CS4 on your computer, a free 30-day trial may be downloaded from Adobe’s Illustrator page. If choosing this option, please do not install Illustrator until the course begins to avoid your trial expiring before the end of the course.

Week One

Basic Shapes

Explore the Illustrator interface and create a basic illustration with primitive shapes like circles, rectangles and triangles. The lesson is designed to familiarize the student with the very basic commands of Illustrator.

Week Two

Complex Shapes

Expand from simple shapes into complex shapes using the Pen tool, Pencil tool and the Pathfinder panel.

Week Three

Working with Text

Learn to work with text inside of Illustrator. Also, see text in a whole new light as it is used as a graphic element to create photo frames.

Week Four

Special Effects

Explore the Effects menu and gradient mesh to add realism to your Illustrator projects.

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