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class followup: Thursday, 2/25

Carrie — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:58:47 +0000

Here’s an update/reminder about a few things we talked about in class Thursday. Leave a comment if you have any questions!

we changed the due date for the revised manifestos to Thursday, March 11, which is the last class before spring break.
the three Photoshop tutorials are due by class time tomorrow (3/2). If you run into any problems completing the tutorials, bring your questions and your Photoshop files to class tomorrow and Joe and I will help you troubleshoot so you can successfully complete them. Remember to put your name on your image file when you put it in the Writing Studio dropbox so know who it belongs to!
remember to email your blog questions to Joe. He will answer your question in person during the next class session.
we will spend all of class time tomorrow on the poster assignment. Bring your Nondesigner’s Design Book to class as it will be helpful in working on the assignment.

See you all tomorrow!

Day 12: Photoshop

Carrie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:51:38 +0000

In class today, we will be learning how to use Photoshop by working through the tutorials designed by Madeline Sorapure. Photoshop is what is called a “robust” program. This means that it has hundreds of functions—more than we can possibly learn in a few days and more than we need to learn in order to complete our projects.

Several of you already know how to use Photoshop, and I hope that you will be willing to help out those around you when they need assistance.

As you complete each tutorial, submit it to the proper folder in the Writing Studio Dropbox.

The instructions for the tutorials are linked below. The images you need for each tutorial are also listed below.

Photoshop 1: Interface, filters, and adjustments

Photoshop 2: Text & brush

Photoshop 3: Selecting & compositing

Image for Tutorial One:
ruins

Images for tutorial two:
coast
girl
crowd
driving
girls
city

Images for tutorial three:
hands
cellphone
house