Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 & 4: More Collages and Composites

This class picks up where the first Collages and Composites class left off. We’ll be working on shadows and lighting, more masking, photo edges, and more tricks and tips to make your collage and composites one of a kind. Although this is not a scrapbooking class, the skills you learn here would be useful for digital scrapbooking as well as for making collages and composites.

Prerequisites:

Because this is a Level 2 class, there are previous class requirements. The completion of the first collage class, Photoshop Elements 3 and 4: Composites and Collages, is absolutely required for this class.

You must have Photoshop Elements 3 or 4 installed for Windows or Mac.

An understanding of your computer and operating system is required. You must know how to unzip a file and locate it and open it in Elements once you have unzipped it. You must understand the use of menus (File > Open, or any other command) and keyboard shortcuts. This means knowing how to use commands for your operating system, such as command + V means paste on the Mac and control + V means paste on the PC. You will have to know how to use keyboard shortcuts and menus, as well as palettes, and be able to open, close, and save files.

To post homework, you will have to be able to either build a simple webpage, or use one of the free web hosts or photo gallery sites. Ideas for free or low cost web space can be found here: http://www.northlite.net/homework.htm If you are really new to web pages then I suggest one of the gallery sites like Yahoo Photos which is free, or pbase (http://www.pbase.com), which is very reasonable. Neither of those options require you to know any html.

Links:

Where to post homework if you need space: http://www.northlite.net/homework.htm Elements 3 Answers from Northlite Designs: http://www.northlite.net/elements3.htm

Enrollment:

Classes are $30 for a six week session. You can click here to enroll.

Syllabus

Lesson 1:
What makes a good collage?
Finding inspiration for your collages and compositions
Soap bubbles and glass spheres

Lesson 2:
Andy Warhol Images
Changing the Atmosphere of a Photos
Gallery Frames
Playing with Patterns
Jigsaw Puzzles
What Goes Around Comes Around: Weaving a Shape in and Out of a Photo

Lesson 3:
Reflections in Negative Space
Reflections in Sunglasses
Adding a Rainbow
The Grunge Look: Grunge Brushes
Aging Paper

Lesson 4:
Creative Backgrounds
Textures, Brushes, and Filters
Creative Blurs
Adding Lighting Effects
Techno Collage: Scanlines, Spikes, Grids, and Crystals
Plastic Tendrils

Lesson 5:
Photoshop Elements and Actions
Special Edge Effects in Elements
Using Grayscale masks
Layers masks (Requires Hidden Power, Grants Tools, or Shipley’s Extras)
Cookie Cutter
Third Party Filters and Plug-ins: How to Use and How to Install
Montage: Telling a Story with Pictures

Lesson 6:
Seamless Tiles
Light Rays
Movie Poster
Lightning
Fog and Mist
Working with Lighting
Working with Cast Shadows

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