Using Adobe Photoshop 6.0 & ImageReady 3.0

Using Adobe Photoshop 6.0 & ImageReady 3.0
Sandhills Community College, Department of Continuing Education, Pinehurst, NC. Class text mandatory: Adobe Photoshop 6.0 Classroom in a Book, Adobe Press; ISBN: 0201710161, available in SCC Bookstore, list price $45, also available online for $36 at either Amazon or Booksamillion.com, BAM members $32.40.
Instructor: Internet Photojournalist John Myers
For questions on the class, send Email to: writeme@johnwmyers.com

No class on Monday, May 28, due to Memorial Day Holiday
Course 2240, Photoshop Level 1: May 21-June 13, 2001, Mondays and Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m., Van Dusen Bldg., Room 105
May 21	Lessons 1 & 2, pages 10-58	Getting to know the work area: tools, palettes, menus Working with selections: marquee tools, magic wand, lasso tools
May 23	Lesson 3, pages 62-80	Layer Basics: creating, linking, adding gradients, adding text, layer styles
May 30	Lesson 4, pages 84-107	Painting and editing: painting and filling with color, brushes, background gradients, glow, texture, patterned border
June 4	Lesson 5, pages 112-137	Masks and channels: quick mask, extracting images, filters in masks, gradient masks and effects
June 6	Lesson 6, pages 158-181	Retouching: adjusting tonal range, removing cast, replacing colors, sponge and dodge tools, unsharp mask
June 11	Lesson 7, pages 186-213	Pen Tool: drawing straight and curved paths, paths around artwork, creating transparent edges for web graphics
June 13	Lesson 8, pages 218-241	Vector Shapes and Clipping Paths: bitmap vs. vector graphics, creating a logo with type, actions and styles
Course 2241, Photoshop Level 2: June 18-July 2, 2001, Mondays and Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m., Van Dusen Bldg., Room 105
June 18	Lesson 9, pages 246-261	Advanced Layer Techniques: layer clipping paths, adjustment layers, text, multiple layer effects, border layer
June 20	Lesson 10, pages 266-286	Creating Special Effects: selection loading and colorizing, color balance, filters, animated rollover buttons for the web
June 25	Lessons 11, 12 and 13, pages 290-347	Color management: setting up monitor. Producing and printing color: color management settings, out-of-gamut colors. Two-color printing: channels, spot color, two-color web graphics
June 28	Lessons 14 and 15, pages 352-408	Optimizing Web Graphics: JPEGs, GIFs, dither, background transparency, creating image maps. Creating web graphics: slices in Photoshop and Image Ready, creating rollovers, banners
July 2	Lesson 17, pages 442-474	Creating animated web images: creating motion, transition, two-step animation, rotating objects, montage sequence, advanced layer animations