>Photoshop–Tech Prep Teacher Workshop

Organizing your workspace (set up Tech Prep folder on each computer)

Introducing Photoshop Tools and Basic Editing>
User Interface, Adobe Bridge, Tools (Options) and Palettes
Graphics File Formats (Save As JPEG, TIFF, PSD, PDF),
Basics of Image Size.

File Formats Handout PDF
File Formats Practice PDF
Image Size Chart from Julieanne Kost

CIB CS 2 Lessons 1-2 review highlights. (to page 23? Provide basics of browsing with Bridge)
CIB CS 2 Lessons 3–Basic Photo Correction (Unsharp Mask; Adjustment Layers Tonal Adjustments)
CIB CS 2 Lesson 4 Retouching and Repairing (Opt)
Practice: Image Editing "Old Photo PDF, (Healing Brush and Patch Tool) This may be done after Layers....below.

Introduce Selections>Layers:
CIB CS 2 Lesson 5 Selections (Demo highlights of each selection tool)
Selection Tools: Marquee, Lasso and Wand
Editing Selections: Adding to and Subtracting,
Moving and Transforming Selections

CIB CS 2 Lesson 6 Layers
Adding and Moving Layers; Naming and Creating Layer Sets
Practice: Edges "Eiffel Tower" (alias, anti-alias, feathering) PDF
Demo Movie: Photoshop for kids (Wardrobe exercise-- Opt. From CIB book)

Day 2 may break here or earlier...

Integrating Project 1 Optional>
Introduce Integrating 1 PDF Project from DI I
Create a simple 'character" using only the images of food from this link:
http://www.freefoto.com/browse.jsp?id=9-0-0

Digital Imaged Examples (to give you ideas)>
Worth 1000 Contest site: http://www.worth1000.com/
Funny Pictures example: http://www.funnypart.com/funny_pictures/when_your_picture_gets_on_the_internet.shtml
Graphics.com:
http://www.graphics.com/modules.php?set_albumName=album206&op=modload&name=Gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

Come prepared to scan images, (your own photos and art), textures and things tomorrow.

Image Types: Line Art, Grayscale and Color

Image Size: Resolution and Bit Depth
Size Requirements for Print and Web

Digital Camera Image Sizes and "RAW" format.

Scanning>
Scanning Handout PDF
Halftones and Bit Depth Handout (Opt) PDF

Optimizing for Web>
Web Optimization Handout PDF
Practice Web Optimization (Opt) PDF

Correcting Images Demo/Show Highlights>
Adjustment Layers for Tonal Correction: Levels and Curves, Color Balance, etc
Cloning, Healing Brush, Patch Tool plus other selected "Image Editing and Correction Techniques

Demo: Movie--Total Clone Movie (Opt)
Practice: Advance Image Editing 2 PDF (Clone, Moire, Dark/Light Images, etc)

Integrating Project 1 from day 1>
Complete composite and/or use time to clean up and adjust your photos.

Introduce Masks-Tentative (Quick Masks, Layer Masks)

Introduce Painting, Brushes Filters, Layer Styles, and other Special Effects>
Practice: Brushes "Guitar" PDF
Practice: Art History "Sunflower" PDF
Demo: Movie Total Art History or see movie http://www.austincc.edu/pauler/art_historyqt.html
Practice: Paint Effects "Southwest" PDF
Practice: Type Effects PDF

Resources>
Adobe Education http://www.adobe.com/education/
National Association of Photoshop Professionals NAPP http://www.photoshopuser.com/

Evaluations and Closing