Classes I teach

Adobe Photoshop Elements Level II

at Eclectic Academy

This class is DIY (Do it Yourself). It was originally written as an instructor led class, so you will find references to message boards and posting homework. DIY courses have no instructor support and you are not required to post any homework. There is no message board to ask questions, and certificates are not awarded for self-study courses. You can read more about how DIY classes work here.

PS Elements is all new with version 2 and better than ever! Come learn to edit photos, create great special effects and make slideshows to share your creations!

Prerequisites: Successful completion of both Elements from the Ground Up and Photoshop Elements Level 1 is absolutely required to take this course. “Successful completion” means all exercises from the prerequisite courses were completed, posted, and reviewed by the instructor. Even though the course is written for Elements 2, users of version 1 can benefit from the lessons. You can download a 30 day trial of Elements 2 from Adobe.

Enrollment:

Classes are $12 for the DIY course. You can click here to enroll.

Syllabus

Lesson 1:

• Using Save for Web, Gif or JPG? Which to choose and why?
• File formats explained
• Creating transparent gifs
• Making seamless background tiles
• Resizing your digital photos for the web
• Unsharp Mask filter: how to get the most out of it

Lesson 2:

• How to add File Info for copyright and labeling
• Batch processing: Thumbnails the easy way
• Making a web photo gallery: use the information embedded from the file > info to minimize your typing
• Making a PDF Slideshow
• How to size a photo for emailing
• Adding a watermark copyright to your images

Lesson 3:

• Advanced cloning techniques
• Cloning from a different source image
• Pattern Stamp Tool
• Let's Crop---straightening and adding a border using the crop tool, and setting crop options
• Transform tool: Perspective, putting an image on a computer screen and Photo Cubes

Lesson 4:

• Creative backgrounds for collages
• Hey! I wanted that blue! Changing colors in Elements
• Masking with Elements
• Using grayscale masks in Elements
• Using Photomerge to stitch a panorama

Lesson 5:

• Replacing the sky in an image
• Contact Sheets
• Printing your photos
• Picture packages
• How to make a custom picture package
• Blowing up a photo to poster size without losing quality
• Photo matte: several photos on one page

Lesson 6:

• Using the photo tools: burn and dodge and more
• 3D Shading with burn and dodge
• Displacement filter
• Making a glass sphere
• Colorizing line art