Courses « Digital Art Academy » donna sellinger http://www.digitalartacademy.com/courses Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:59:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Introduction to 3D for Photoshop http://www.digitalartacademy.com/courses/introduction-to-3d-for-photoshop/ http://www.digitalartacademy.com/courses/introduction-to-3d-for-photoshop/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:32:20 +0000 Donna Sellinger http://www.digitalartacademy.com/courses/?p=833
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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)

    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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    Adobe® Photoshop® is the industry standard image manipulation tool used for many tasks, from photo retouching to creating posters. One of the most versatile and powerful programs available to the designer, it is essential for a professional finish.

    This is true not only because Photoshop is available on a wide array of platforms ranging from Mac to Windows to UNIX, but because after four generations of development, Adobe Photoshop has the most intuitive user interface, the most complete set of tools, and the largest number of reference books around.

    We use Photoshop to color correct and sharpen scans. Photoshop gives us the ability to make great looking reproductions of not-so-great looking photographs. It lets us create whatever we want, from scratch and come out with amazing results.

    The Intermediate class is designed to continue from the Beginning class and introduce you to more of the wonderful things you can do with this program. Armed with the knowledge of how the program works, you can now put that to use with more advanced skills.

    Prerequisites

    • Introduction to Photoshop 1

    Software Requirements

    • Adobe® Photoshop® – CS and above – if you have an earlier version, you can still benefit from this class as it covers the basics which haven’t changed. There would be some activities you wouldn’t be able to participate in because depending on your version, you might not have access. That would be the exception more than the rule.
    • You can download a trial version of Photoshop CS4 Extended if you don’t have Photoshop. It’s only good for 30 days. Then, after taking the class and the program, by all means purchase it so you can take the follow-on class and learn even more about the program. It’s the best graphics program you can find, so it’s an investment well worth making. If you want to try the 30 day trial, give it a shot: Photoshop CS4 Trial Download

    Hardware Requirements

    • A PC or MAC capable of running Photoshop

    Before Class

    Be sure to check out the syllabus to see what we’ll be covering each week. Please introduce yourself so we’ll know a little bit more about you than your name.

    Week One

    • The Pen Tool and Paths
    • Text in Circle/Text on a Path
    • Clipping Paths
    • Histograms
    • Adjustment Layers
    • Levels
    • Curves
    • Brightness/Contrast

    Week Two

    • Channels
    • Clipping Masks
    • Layer Masks
    • Channel Mixers
    • Grayscale Images
    • Calculations
    • History and Art History Brushes

    Week Three

    • Gradients
    • Contours
    • Background Eraser
    • Magic Eraser
    • The Dodge, Burn and Sponge Tools

    Week Four

    • Blur, Sharpen and Smudge Tools
    • Extract
    • Refining Extracted Edges with a Layer Mask
    • Removing Red Eye from Photos
    • Scanning
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    • Description

    Adobe® Photoshop® is the industry standard image manipulation tool used for many tasks, from photo retouching to creating posters. One of the most versatile and powerful programs available to the designer, it is essential for a professional finish.

    This is true not only because Photoshop is available on a wide array of platforms ranging from Mac to Windows to UNIX, but because after four generations of development, Adobe Photoshop has the most intuitive user interface, the most complete set of tools, and the largest number of reference books around.

    Photoshop is widely used to color correct and sharpen scans. It gives us the ability to make great looking reproductions of not-so-great looking photographs and even to repair badly damaged photos. It lets us create whatever we want, from scratch and come out with amazing results.

    In this first class, you will receive a complete introductioon to the basics of the program. You will learn how to use the tools, manipulate them, and enhance their output. You will learn how to get around and feel comfortable with the program and, in the process, learn how to do some magic stuff…

    Skill Level

    • Anyone with an interest in learning Photoshop

    Software Requirements

    • Adobe® Photoshop® – CS and above – if you have an earlier version, you can still benefit from this class as it covers the basics which haven’t changed. There would be some activities you wouldn’t be able to participate in because depending on your version, you might not have access. That would be the exception more than the rule.
    • You can download a trial version of Photoshop CS4 Extended if you don’t have Photoshop. It’s only good for 30 days. Then, after taking the class and the program, by all means purchase it so you can take the follow-on class and learn even more about the program. It’s the best graphics program you can find, so it’s an investment well worth making. If you want to try the 30 day trial, give it a shot: Download the Photoshop CS4 Trial

    Hardware Requirements

    • A PC or MAC capable of running Photoshop

    Before Class

    Be sure to check out the syllabus to see what we’ll be covering each week. Please introduce yourself so we’ll know a little bit more about you than your name. Let me know if you’ve ever worked with Photoshop before.

    Week One

    • Introduction
    • The Toolbox
    • The Palettes
    • Creating a New File
    • Using the Paint Brushes and Beginning Layers
    • Layers Sets
    • Saving Files
    • Modes and Images
    • Selections
    • Working with Images

    Week Two

    • Colorizing and Modifying Selections Using a Quick Mask
    • More on Layers
    • Moving and Image into another Image and Creating a New Layer
    • Understanding Transparency
    • Working with Type
    • Layer Styles
    • Contours
    • Shapes

    Week Three

    • Brushes
    • Filters
    • Blend Modes

    Week Four

    • The Clone Stamp
    • Pattern Stamp
    • Healing Brush Tool
    • The Patch Tool
    • Color Replacement Tool
    • Photoshop How-to’s
    • Creating your own brushes and editing brush presets
    • Creating your own custom shapes
    • Creating Warped Text
    • Actions and creating your own
    • Applying Textures to Selections
    • Saving for the Web
    • Making Navigation Tabs
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