Description

This class is a continuation of Diana’s Portrait Painting – Part I class. It is designed to help the student go beyond the techniques taught in Portrait Painting – Part I. Learn how to really put life and character into your portraits by painting skin with texture! Also involved will be learning how to paint peoples “laugh lines”! : Yes, we will deal with painting wrinkles! Learn how to paint youthful portraits, making babies and children look more painterly by enhancing details that make them who they are in a painterly way.

Diana will show you exciting techniques for converting your painting that you painted in her Portrait One class, or a finished portrait that you already have, into a Charcoal painting! “Wow” your clients and friends with this very popular style of Black and White or Sepia toned paintings!

This class will cover texturizing paintings, adding new and different backgrounds with the use of Photoshop and Painter to create a masterpiece of your imagination! Place your subject in a background that is unique to them as a person, or create a fantasy background that will come to life with different textures, special papers, and special techniques to take your portrait paintings above and beyond my first class in Portrait Painting – Part I.
Diana will also teach you how to enhance your portraits with basic embellishments! Take your painting to the highest level of finishing by adding even more depth and texture with this process! By applying just a few products you will have a painting that resembles the look and feel of a traditional work of art.

Skill Level

Intermediate

Software Requirements

• ® Corel Painter 9.5 or higher
• ® Photoshop 7 or higher

Hardware Requirements

• A computer capable of running ®Corel Painter and ®Adobe Photoshop
• A Pen tablet is highly recommended.

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Before Class

Prerequisites: Although not a must, it is highly recommended that you take “Portrait Painting – Part I with Diana Dillion” BEFORE this class – OR, if you already have portrait painting skills we invite you to learn a continuation of exciting and different ways you can enhance, improve, and take your paintings to the next level. Students must also have a good basic knowledge of Painter and Photoshop, like how to open and save files, how to choose brushes, etc.

Week One

Getting Started

• Backgrounds – Using other pictures and textures to enhance backgrounds.
• Put your subject on a background that brings out their personality!

Week Two

Painting skin

• Painting skin with texture emphasis on wrinkles and older people’s skin.
• How to make babies smooth skin look more painterly

Week Three

Learning about light

• A continuation of painting skin with texture. You will learn how different papers can be utilized to add texture to skin.
• Painting men’s “five o’clock shadows” and freckles.
• Learn how to create your own direction of light to add depth on photos taken with an on-camera flash.

Week Four

Embellishment and charcoal exercise

• Make your painting come alive with embellishments.
• Converting your painting into a Charcoal painting.

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Description

Corel Painter and the Amateur Photographer is a new class by Diana Dillion. You already know how to create a painting in Corel Painter, now it’s time to learn how to create your own photograph to paint with! This class is designed to help the hobbyist/amateur level photographer learn how to create their own beautifully lit photographs using all natural lighting! Learn the simple technique used by professional photographers to create beautiful lighting for portraits, still lifes and landscapes! Use your compact digital camera, or your SLR digital camera. Get ready to take lots of pictures!! Painting techniques in Corel Painter will NOT be covered, you are encouraged to use your own techniques. However, if you need ideas for painting, Diana will be there to help you along!

Skill Level

Beginning to Intermediate Photographer – Students need to be able to perform basic functions on their camera, such as turning on and off, transfer photos from camera to computer, and changing picture taking modes.

Intermediate User in Corel Painter and Adobe Photoshop – Students must have a working knowledge of both Painter and Photoshop, such as how to open and save files, how to adjust levels and curves, how to use layer masks, etc.

Software Requirements

• Photoshop 7 or higher
• Corel Painter 9.5 or higher

Hardware Requirements

• Digital Camera (compact point-and-shoot or SLR)
• A pen tablet is HIGHLY recommended

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Before Class

The student must have a good, basic concept of how to paint in Corel Painter, and how to get around in Photoshop. You should know how to open and save files, load brushes, and complete minor adjustments such as curves and levels.

Week One

The Portrait

• Learn how to “see the light”!
• Discussion about what equipment you will need
• Create your own photographic portrait!

Week Two

The Still Life

• Painting the portrait that you created in Corel Painter. Emphasis will not be on technique. You will be free to paint your portrait as you would like. However, if you need guidance on how to paint your photograph, Diana will be there to assist you.
• Composition in Still Life
• Setting up a still life

Week Three

The Landscape

• Painting the landscape
• Discussion on landscape composition
• Creating a landscape photographer, techniques to help you grow as a photographer

Week Four

Wrapping it all up

• Refinement of the landscape painting
• How to approach a painting from poorly lit photographs

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Description

Welcome to Fall Open Studio! Fall Open Studio is all about  fun and painting the season of autumn. We can feel autumn in the air, the days are shorter and cooler and the landscape takes on a new palette of colors. This is my favorite time of the year. Autumn is a time of change, a change in season which brings changes in our daily routine. It can be a highly creative time of the year for digital artists as we leave behind the cool colors of summer and dive into the warm palettes of fall.

This four week series will offer the digital artist a chance to explore the concepts offered using their favorite software from Painter, Photoshop, ArtRage and anything in-between. Each week students will work from a reference image and will produce a final painting based on the lesson. Students are encouraged to exercise their artistic liberties with every lesson.

Students are required to complete the lesson image as well as one image of their own based on the autumn theme. Students may use any software or a combination of software to create their paintings each week. This session will have an emphasis on how you render your final image based on the software of your choice.

Live sessions will be held each week using techniques on how to approach your image. Students can ask questions and receive constructive critique on their specific painting. Students will receive a down loadable file of the live session which they may view at any time for future reference. Your instructor may schedule more than one session during any week.

Open Studio is for the digital artist who aspires to learn and grow in a supportive group environment. The student must be open to receiving  constructive critique from the instructor as well as from the students in the class. It is by participating in class that we learn and grow as artists.

Skill Level

Beginner to Advanced

Software Requirements

• A computer capable of running ®Corel Painter-Any digital painting or rendering software such as Photoshop, ArtRage, Elements, Paintshop Pro

Hardware Requirements

• Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista or Apple Mac OS X operating system
• 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.

Course Gallery

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Before Class

Start now by collecting a wide assortment of autumn images to use in class. Organize your files so they will be easy for you to find when class begins.

Week One

The Colors of Autumn

Using your favorite software, paint the colors of autumn. Emphasis will be on color harmony and creating the feel of the season using color and creating a vibrant under-painting.

Week Two

Autumn Leaves

Experiment with various techniques and create a colorful leaf collage. Emphasis will be on strong textures and experimental overlays. Students who own scanners will be encouraged to use them create textures and overlays for this project.

Week Three

Autumn Landscapes

Emphasis will be on painting landscapes with watercolors or wet media. Your instructor will demonstrate how acrylics, chalks and pastels can be altered to create the transparent watercolor effect in Painter. Your image can be created in any software program using any digital medium, then once in Painter the magic begins.

Week Four

The last days of Autumn

Emphasis this week will be on painting atmosphere and the transition from the warm tonal values of autumn to the cool colors of winter.

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Description

This course is an exploration of Photoshop’s Pen Toolset and Paths.  The course will cover the creation, manipulation, and many uses of vector paths within Photoshop.  Students will become familiar with using Photoshop’s Paths for a variety of real world tasks such as vector drawings, logo creation, clipping paths, cutouts and other effects that can be accomplished with Paths.  Detailed step by step instructions as well as video examples provide the means for students to take control of this powerful but intimidating tool.

Skill Level

Beginner to Intermediate

Software Requirements

• Photoshop CS or above

Hardware Requirements

• Windows or Mac capable of running Photoshop CS or above.
• Graphics tablet is helpful but not required

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Before Class

The Pen tool in Photoshop is one of the most avoided tools by the most Photoshop users.  It may be explored or played with while using the program, but many users find in unintuitive and cumbersome to make a part of their normal workflow.  There tends to be a strange level of intimidation regarding the Pen.  This course is meant to change that.  At the culmination of this class students should be as comfortable with the Pen as with any other tool in Photoshop.

Week One

The Pen is mightier than the sword, or the brush, or the clone stamp tool, or even the filter menu.

This week we’ll delve into what exactly the Pen does that is different than anything else in Photoshop, and why you’d want to use it.  We’ll explore the interface and get some hands on time in Path wrangling.

Week Two

Now cut that out! Remove an object from a background without the Magic Wand tool!

Remove an object from a background without the Magic Wand tool!

This week we’ll see why the Pen is the “Anti-Magic Wand” tool.  We’ll use it to cut an object out of the background of an image.  We’ll explore the techniques the pros use and develop an efficient work flow for quickly creating precise clipping paths, and discuss why that’s a good thing.

Week Three

Illustrating in Photoshop, learning to draw a logo that can be scaled to any size without smudging

Learn to create tight vector illustrations in our favorite image editor.  In a program where pixels reign supreme, the vectors tools are often forgotten.  This week we’ll dust them off and see that Photoshop can draw!

Week Four

Keeping it real, practical path projects and Professional Pen practices

This week we’ll cover some real life applications of the Pen techniques and explore some of the secret tricks of the pros.

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Description

In this class, you will learn to incorporate a combination of collage and digi-scrap techniques to make four different projects. In the process, I hope to teach you a few new tricks about Painter. Your finished projects will be suitable for printing, either to hang on your walls or to use for greeting cards (my favorite use of computer graphics).

Note: This class is suitable for users of Corel® Painter[TM]IX.5, Corel® Painter[TM] X or Corel® Painter[TM] 11. In areas where Painter 11 differs from Painter 9.5/X, appropriate annotations have been made.

Please Note: This is a self-study class. Instructor support is only provided on a limited basis.

Skill Level

Intermediate to Advanced

Software Requirements

Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista,  Windows 7, Mac OS X

Any of the Corel® Painter[TM] versions listed below:

• Corel® Painter[TM] IX.5
• Corel® Painter[TM] X
• Corel® Painter[TM] 11

Hardware Requirements

• A computer capable of running Painter
• Mouse and keyboard input devices
• Wacom® or comparable pen tablet and pen (optional, but useful)

Software Covered: Corel® Painter X.5, Corel® Painter X and Corel® Painter 11. Please note that the Screenshots were made using Painter X.

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You’ll be learning to use some of the lesser known features of Painter to create themed collages. Some of the techniques we’ll cover may also be applied to making scrapbook elements for those of you who like to do digital scrapbooking. One thing I promise…you will have fun!

Week One

Under the Sea

Create a scrap-collage and learn to make cut and deckled paper shapes.

Week Two

Iconic Japan

Create a scrap-collage and make a pieced, paper Kimono.

Week Three

Out of Africa

Create a scrap-collage and learn to use the Painter “Make Mosaic” tool

Week Four

Mom’s Sewing Basket

Learn to create your own scrap collage elements using various Painter effects, then put them all together to create your own original image.

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Description

The course will introduce the student to the principles of color theory via an exploration of color families and their associations, color variations, and an examination of the skillful distribution of color to achieve the desired impact.

Skill Level

Beginner

Software Requirements

• Microsoft Word, Works or equivalent
• Adobe Reader, QuickTime

Hardware Requirements

• A computer capable of viewing PDF lessons and QuickTime video
• Mouse and keyboard input devices

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Before Class

Please take some time to become familiar with the navigation of the site and our classroom set-up.  Be sure to review this course syllabus and all documents uploaded to the classroom carefully.  Please take a moment to view the video on how to navigate Digital Art Academy and your classroom.

Week One

The Color Wheel: Color Families and their Associations

Week one includes a careful review of the color wheel, focusing on color families and specific types of color schemes.  There will also be a discussion of objects and emotions associated with specific colors.

Week Two

Complimentary Colors: Opposites Attract

Week two includes an examination of complimentary color schemes.  Complimentary colors are those colors that are directly across from one another on the color wheel.  There will also be a focus on the creation of neutrals derived from mixing two complimentary colors together.

Week Three

Shades, & Tints: Developing a Monochromatic Color Scheme

Week three includes a focus on the development of shades by adding black to colors, and tints by adding white to colors.  There will be an emphasis on developing monochromatic compositions.  A monochromatic color scheme is a color scheme based on one color and its derivative shades and tints.

Week Four

Distribution of Color: Balance and Rhythm

Week four includes a focus on the skillful distribution of color to achieve balanced compositions with a desired impact.   There will be an emphasis on color relationships, including a review of color families, complimentary colors, neutrals, monochromatic color schemes and the visual and emotional impact of specific colors.  There will be a focus on how to use intensity (brightness or dullness) to help balance the overall composition.

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Description

In the next four weeks we will delve into expressionistic painting using a pastel technique.

We will take a peek at the history of traditional media pastels, some differences in the different types of pastels and how the ground, substrate, or paper will make a big difference in the look of your images. We will have the opportunity to paint three images using a pastel technique.

Skill Level

This class is a beginner to intermediate skill level class. For best results the student must be familiar with the Corel Painter user interface, be able to import an image into Photoshop and Corel Painter, select brushes, and save files.

Software Requirements

The software required for this class is Corel Painter 9 or newer, and either Photoshop CS2 or newer or PS Elements 7 or newer.

Hardware Requirements

Your computer that will work with your version of PS and Corel Painter.

Week four we will be printing out an image and laying down some traditional media pastels as an embellishment. You will need your own printer and a few sheets of water color paper to print out on. If you don’t have a printer that can do that you can use a local  printer to help you out.

If neither of those are available you can use our partner and sponsor for speaking tours, Allied Photo at http://www.alliedphoto.com/ or call them at 616-452-3941/800-368-6113

Other Requirements

As mentioned we will apply some traditional media pastels to a printed image in week four.  There will be an alternative assignment for those that do not want to go through with that project. If you do want to participate, you will need some pastels. Go to your local art/craft store and purchase some pastel pencils. Below is the complete list of supplies for the class IF you want to embellish a print.

• 1-2 sheets of water color paper that will go through your printer (or a lab/studio in town to print for you)

• 2-Spray fixative to seal your image after printing and before applying pastels

• 3-Pastels of some sort to use for your embellishment

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Before Class

There are a few things that will help you get a jump on this class. In the fourth week we will print one of the images from the first three weeks and embellish it with pastels. You will want to have on hand a few sheets of water color paper for your printer or find someone locally to print an image for you if you want to participate in that portion of the assignment. The other thing is that you will want some pastels to embellish with. If you are new to pastels I would suggest pencil pastels or soft chalk pastels. Purchase them at your local art supply store or a big box hobby store like Hobby Lobby or Michaels. Pastels are expensive. There is no requirement that you have to buy these for the class. There is an alternative assignment. Invest in the material if you desire to pursue pastels further.

To save you time here are a few online sources:

You can get a starter set of soft pastels or pencils at Dick Blicks or Cheap Joes for roughly $50.

http://www.dickblick.com/products/sennelier-soft-pastel-sets/

http://www.dickblick.com/products/stabilo-carbothello-pastel-pencil-sets/

http://www.cheapjoes.com/art-supplies/4598_pastel-supplies.asp

http://www.cheapjoes.com/art-supply/132230_5247_sennelier-soft-pastel-set-assorted-half-stick-colors.asp

The other thing needed is a fixative.  Sealing your paper will allow you to use your pastels on the print without rubbing off the emulsion. Here are some easy rattle can spray fixatives NOTE: DO NOT USE THESE SPRAY FIXATIVES IN AN ENCLOSED AREA.

The other thing to keep in mind about embellishment is that a lot of testing  needs to take place for your particular printer/ink/paper combination. Your setup will differ from mine. My recommendation is test, test, test. I have ruined many prints because the combination I was tying to use would not work. I have used Breathing color, and Golden Artist Colors  Varnishes as well as premier art sprays with good success but please don’t expect to have great results on the first try with your paper printer combo. It could happen but most likely will not.

http://www.cheapjoes.com/art-supply/3044913_5286_winsor-newton-artists-workable-fixative-spray.asp

This is an article written by my friend Michael Townsend. Mike is a super-tech from Golden Artist Colors. It tells you a bit about the importance of sealing images from a ink jet printer.

http://www.goldenpaints.com/justpaint/jp14article3.php

Week One

Brush Research

Watch the brush research video or read the Brush Research PDF.

Start by experimenting and see how each type of brush specific to pastels reacts to your stroke and how you can make various changes in the brushes.

Watch the Pastel technique video to get an idea of one method of creating a pastel emulation.

The first assignment is to create a loose piece based on a photo of a sphere, the file to use is located in the resource area  for week one. There are no rules, you can do anything you want with the image. The emphasis will be on using the brushes from your research to emulate a pastel drawing.

As points of interest there are a few other documents that are released in week one. A PDF file on the history of Pastels, A PDF document with various books on traditional media pastels and a PDF document with other pastel resources.

Week Two

Paper Color and Texture

Watch the Video or read the document on paper color and texture.

Experiment with paper texture combinations. Come up with three version that you like.

Use one of  these combinations to create your second pastel image of an overall landscape scene with a horse and rider. The image can be found in the Week two resource area.

Share your work.

Week Three

Read the PDF file on the differences in traditional pastel media.

Create your next digital pastel painting using the dancer reference image located in the Week Three resource area.

Week Four

Embellishment of Your Digital Pastel Image

Read the PDF file on embellishment.

Read the Pastel accessory document.

Read the document Common Pastel Mistakes.

Print out or have printed one of your images from the first three weeks and use your pastels to create a unique original mixed media piece.

If you don’t want to embellish one of your images then create a fourth digital pastel using one of your files or the file provided in the Week Four resource area.

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Description

Whether you are just starting out on your wonderful digital photo adventure or you have already ‘dipped your toes’ in the digital pool and now want to throw abandon to the wind and jump feet first into the creative pond, this course will give you a rock solid foundation!

One of the most common questions asked by fresh, keen image makers when faced with their first picture in Photoshop is “So, now what do I do?”. This course will answer that question and many more. From first opening your camera or imported image; to saving it as a fully corrected and clean digital file ready for more advanced work; this course will guide you through the various steps required in an easy to learn way.

Skill Level

Beginner

Software Requirements

• Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista or Apple Mac OS X operating system
• Adobe® Photoshop® CS3* or above (Many of the methods taught can be applied to other earlier versions of Photoshop and other software.)

Hardware Requirements

• A computer capable of running Adobe Photoshop
• Mouse and keyboard input devices

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Before Class

Knowledge of the standard Adobe graphical user interface.

Week One

Getting started

• Digital Images-Vector or Raster
• Image “Modes”
• Bitmap
• Grayscale
• Bit Depth
• Why is Bit-Depth Important?

Week Two

Getting to work

• Opening an Image in Photoshop
• File formats
• Which format to use?
• Analyzing the Image
• The Info Palette
• Assessing Tones and Colors
• The Eyedropper Tool
• Color Samplers
• Histograms
• What is It?
• Analyzing images with the Histogram
• Assessing Exposure
• Assessing Image “Mood”
• Lost Tones and Posterization

Week Three

Preparing a New Image

• The Rotate Canvas command
• The Ruler tool
• The Crop Tool
• Cropping with Perspective
• Blemishes and Artifacts
• Types of Blemishes
• The Editing Tools
• Spot Healing Brush
• Healing Brush
• Clone Stamp Tool

Week Four

Saving a Clean Image

• Choosing the right file format for saving
• Adjustment Layers and Layer Masks
• Dodge and Burn tools
• Hue and Saturation
• Replace Color
• Making Selections
• Color Editing
• Localized Editing

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Description

This course will introduce you to a collection of fascinating photo/image techniques used by experienced photographers and fine art print makers. With this set of creative photo effects you will discover and enjoy an exciting new journey of self-expression.

With digital technology, image manipulation has never been easier and this course will open the way to self-expression by giving you the confidence to enhance your own photographs and elevate them to the realm of ‘fine art’.

Each easy to follow technique will be clearly explained so that you can understand the background behind the process and not just blindly follow a step-by-step process. In this way, your imagination will be stimulated and at each stage you will be encouraged to explore your creative impulses.

The techniques are fully supported by video tutorials to make the learning experience more enjoyable.

Skill Level

Beginner to intermediate.

Since this is a creative techniques course, I will be assuming everyone has some prior knowledge of and hands-on experience with a mouse (clicking, dragging etc) and the computer’s operating system e.g folders and files management.

I will also assume some basic knowledge of Photoshop BUT will explain in detail virtually everything you need to complete the course. Those of you with good expertise in Photoshop should forgive me if at times it seems I am ‘teaching my grandmother to suck eggs’ since there will be others with less expertise! Have patience!

All the techniques have been prepared in PS CS3 but should still be workable in most previous versions and CS4 as I have tried to avoid CS3 specific features in favour of a more general approach.

Software Requirements

• Adobe Photoshop  – windows or mac version.

Hardware Requirements

• Any computer capable of running Adobe Photoshop
• A graphics tablet makes life a lot easier but a mouse will do the job

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Before Class

I recommend you read the ‘How to get the most from your course’ information. Then open your mind to creative input and output!

Week One

Any colour you like as long as it isn’t black!

Week one will be all about adding colour to images. We will deal with a variety of methods for replicating the traditional ‘darkroom toning’ of an image and also explore hand-colouring; another highly effective and popular technique for adding your personal touch to a photo image.

Week Two

Beyond the range of the eye and into the infra-red!

Week two will deal with adding pseudo 3D effects to an image based on the traditional darkroom methods and an exploration into replicating the astonishing visual effect of infra-red black and white film.

Week Three

Move over Hockney, Warhol and Man Ray!

Week three will deal with posterisation and the ‘pop art’ look followed by another very popular darkroom ‘arty’ technique; pseudo-solarisation. These two techniques can produce very stylish, graphic images.

Week Four

Lith it here, lith it there! SX-70 it everywhere!

Week four will explore a real favourite amongst traditional fine-art photographers known as the ‘lith printing’ technique. This is a technique capaple of producing beautiful and unusual images. We will complete the course by learning to simulate digitally one of the truly unique techniques ‘discovered’ by art photographers when Polaroid introduced their SX-70 instant film and cameras. The digital Polaroid SX-70 technique, like the original method, is capable of producing quite individual and beautiful results.

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Description

Should Photoshop  include this art form, since more and more people are getting involved in the 3D world? It sure does.

“Will mastering these new 3D features make you an expert in 3D? No, but what it will do is make you more familiar with 3D in general and perhaps make learning a dedicated 3D application a little less frustrating. But what you will have is a new weapon in your design arsenal. With these few but robust 3D tools, you can create really compelling 3D art with just a little bit of practice.”
(Corey Barker, National Association of Photoshop Professionals, Photoshop User CS4 Bonus Issue)

In this class, you’ll be introduced to the basics of 3D and how to use the tools that Photoshop CS4 Extended offers.

Skill Level

Intermediate. Students must have a good command of Photoshop, its tools and terminology. It is assumed these tenets are known and understood.

Software Requirements

• Photoshop CS4 Extended

Hardware Requirements

• Windows
  1.8GHz or faster processor
  Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (Service Pack 3 recommended) or Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1 (certified for 32-bit Windows XP and 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista)
  512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
  1GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on flash-based storage devices)
• Mac
  PowerPC® G5 or multicore Intel® processor
  Mac OS X v10.4.11–10.5.4
  512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
  2GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on flash-based storage devices)

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Before Class

Students must have a good command of Photoshop, its tools and terminology.It is assumed these tenets are known and understood.

Week One

Lesson One

• 3D Basics
• Axis
• Meshes
• Workspace and 3D Tools
• 3D Postcards

Week Two

Lesson Two

• 3D Models
• Bringing 3D Models Directly into Photoshop
• Dealing with Downloaded Files
• Create a 3D Mesh

Week Three

Lesson 3

• Basic 3D Objects
• Spherical Panoramas
• Transforming 3D Objects
• Useful Tips for Easier Workflow
• Modifying Meshes
• Cross Sections
• Aligning Objects
• Merge 3D Layers
• Painting
  Cloning
  Using Selections to Paint on 3D Objects
  Hiding Selections to Paint on 3D Objects
  Painting Bump
  Painting Glossiness

Week Four

Lesson 4

• Painting Continued
  Painting Opacity
  Paint with Shininess and Adjust Specular Highlight Color
  Painting a Spherical Depth Map
  Importing Maps for use as Materials
• Lights
• Cameras

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