Adobe Photoshop Class Schedule

updated 9-3-01

VCA 121 Adobe Photoshop Class Schedule
	Adobe Photoshop 6.0 Illustrated Introductions, Course Technology, 2001 Elizabeth Eisner Reding
Dates	READING MATERIAL	Class Discussion Topics	Practice
Class Meeting 2 - Answers to 46 practice questions from UNIT A & B due at beginning of class on reading material
R-Sept. 6 M- Sept. 10	Unit A Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop 6.0 Unit B Incorporating Color Techniques	UNIT A - Define digital imaging software - Start Adobe Photoshop 6.0 - View the Photoshop window - Open and save a document - Get Help - Use the Layers palette - View and print a document - Close a document and exit Photoshop UNIT B - Learn Color Terminology - Choose foreground and background colors - Modify colors - Add a border to a selection - Apply a gradient fill - Colorize a grayscale image - Adjust image settings - Balance colors	Skills review
Class Meeting 3 - Answers to 21 practice questions from UNIT C due at beginning of class on reading material
T- Sept. 11 W-Sept. 12	Appendix AP-6 Selecting Objects Appendix AP-14 Aquiring Images Unit C Placing Type in an Image	Appendix AP-6 - Selecting objects Appendix AP-14 - Using the scanners/digital cameras - Understanding digital vs printer resolution - Cropping images - Saving images UNIT C - Understand type fundamentals - Create type - Modify type - Create a drop shadow - Change a font and apply anti-aliasing - Apply the Bevel and Emboss style to type - Use filters with type - Apply a filter to type	Selecting objects Cropping objects Scanning objects Skills review FINAL Project introduced / due M-Oct.15/ T-Oct. 16 100 pts
Class Meeting 4 - Answers to 42 practice questions from UNIT D & E due at beginning of class on reading material
R- Sept. 13 M- Sept. 17	Unit D Understanding Layers Unit E Using Layers to Finesse a Document	UNIT D - Define layers - Turn a layer into a background - Add and delete layers - Drag a selection onto a layer - Display and hide layers - Adjust opacity - Stack layers - Flatten layers UNIT E - Understand blending modes - Create a layer mask - Paint a layer mask - Link and unlink layers - Blend pixels between layers - Remove a layer mask - Add an adjustment layer - Create a clipping group	Skills review
Class Meeting 5 - Answers to 42 practice questions from UNIT F & G due at beginning of class on reading material
T- Sept. 18 W- Sept. 19	Unit F Creating Special Effects with Filters Unit G Enhancing a Document	UNIT F - Understand filters - Apply a Blur filter - Use an Artistic filter - Stylize an image - Twirl a layer - Understand lighting effects - Apply lighting effects - Apply a texture UNIT G - Understand channels - Create an alpha channel - Extract an object - Fix a blemish - Erase areas in an image - Make specific selections - Understand snapshots - Create a multiple-image layout	Skills review
Class Meeting 6 - Answers to 21 practice questions from UNIT H due at beginning of class on reading material
R- Sept. 20 M- Sept. 24	Unit H Creating Web Documents	UNIT H - Understand ImageReady - Optimize an image - Create a button - Use slices - Create a rollover - Place files for animation - Create animation - Enhance animation	Skills review
Class Meetings 7 - 10
T- Sept. 25 W- Sept. 26 R- Sept. 27 M- Oct. 1 T- Oct. 2 W- Oct. 3 R- Oct. 4 M- Oct. 8	Work on final project		FINAL Project and presentations due M-Oct.15 T-Oct. 16 100 pts.
Class Meeting 11 - BRING YOUR ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR 9.0 Advanced Text