This class is SELF STUDY. It was originally written as an instructor led class, so you will find references to message boards and posting homework. Self Study courses have no instructor support and you are not required to post any homework. There is no message board, and certificates are not awarded. You will be able to download the whole course and supporting materials all at once and work at your own pace.

Photoshop Elements Pizzazz!

This is an intermediate class for Mac and Windows Elements users. The class was written with Elements 7 for Windows, but will work with Elements 8 for Mac and Windows and for that matter, earlier Mac and Windows versions for the most part, as many of these filters have not changed since Elements 1.

LVS Online With so many third party filters available for Photoshop Elements, people tend to forget about the ones native to the software. Native filters are the ones you will find under the Filters menu. These filters can produce some dramatic effects whether used alone or combined with others, how to use these filters is the focus of this course..

One more problem is often these filters aren't very intuitive, so even if you have noticed them, or even experimented with them, you may not know what the sliders and settings mean, or when you might want to use a particular effect.

Over the six weekly lessons, we will cover quite a few of these filters to enhance photographs, create paintings and make your text stand off the page. I believe in learning by doing so we'll be creating images as we go to learn more about these filters.

Lessons will include making paintings from filters, beveling text and adding texture to photographs using the Lighting Effects filter, using the Texturizer and Displace filter, using the 3D Transform Filter, and much more.

Software: Photoshop Elements 7 and up

Prerequisites:

You need Photoshop Elements for Windows or Mac installed on your computer, and you must have taken the basic courses for your version of Elements or be very familiar with the program. This is an intermediate course, and as such, you will be expected to know how to use layers, text, and other basic skills.

Homework can be posted to your own site, or students have the option of using the Student Upload Area or free web hosting made available for LVS students. Details are provided in the classroom.

Enrollment:

Enrollment information can be found here.

Syllabus

Lesson 1

First Class Info
What is Covered in this Class?
Respecting Copyrights
Using the FIlter Gallery
Using the Correct Camera Distortion Filter
Genral Filter Tips and Tricks
The Adjustment Filters
The Blur Filters
Making a Line Drawing
Soft Focus Technique

Lesson 2

Artistic Filters
Brushstroke Filters
Noise Filters
Using Luminosity Blend Mode to Reduce Texture

Lesson 3

Pixilate Filters
Distort Filters
Polar Coordinates and Lens Flare: a Reflective Bubble

Lesson 4

Render Filters
Making a 3D Photo Cube
Parchment Paper Fill
Woven Texture
Stone Texture
Saving Patterns as Custom Sets
Sketch Filters
Woodcut Effect

Lesson 5

Stylize Filters
Using Find Edges for a Cartoon Look
Adding Antique Craquelure Effect to a "Painting"
Texture Filters
Adding Canvas Texture to a "Painting"

Lesson 6

Video Filters
Other Filter Category
Line Drawings with High Pass
Half-Painted Image
Sharpening with High Pass
Seamless Backgrounds using the Offset Filter
Law & Order Effect
Placing Objects Behind Other Objects
Adding Mist and Fog to Photos

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