COMPUTERS

Introduction to Illustrator

with Stephen Moore

WINTER: Mondays, January 23-February 13;
SPRING: Mondays, April 30-May 21, 5:30-7:30pm
*Currently taking registration for WINTER only
$75 per season

Welcome to the world of Vector art! With Adobe Illustrator, you can create your own logos, text banners, drawings, templates, and other graphic designs. In this workshop you will become familiar with the basic tools and processes of the program. Learn the basics of creating graphic designs and images fromphotos and creating unique material directly into the program. We will also cover how Photoshop and Illustrator can work in conjunction with one another
to create dynamic images quickly and easily. Basic computer skills required.

Photoshop 1

with Stephen Moore

Mondays, February 20-March 12, 5:30-7:30 pm$75

Introduce yourself to the most powerful digital photographic editing tool in the world! We will use Adobe photoshop CS4 to improve lighting in photographs, edit and retouch images, and create original artwork. You will leave this class with a firm understanding of the basic tools and processes of Photoshop. Basic computer skills required.

Photoshop 2

with Stephen Moore

Mondays, April 2-23, 5:30-7:30 pm $75

Increase your digital imaging abilities by learning a few tricks of intermediate Photoshop. This course will focus on image manipulation, compositing, editing, and customizing by using advanced techniques such as layer modes, effects, and filters. Learn how to use Photoshop along with other programs such as Illustrator, as well as some tricks to improve the speed of your workflow as well as experimenting with digital painting techniques for creating custom raster based artwork. Completion of Photoshop 1 or basic Photoshop skills required.

Adobe Boot Camp

with Jessica Merriman

Friday, April 13, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
$110 (includes lunch)

Join us for a jam-packed day dedicated to learning the basics of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign (part of the Adobe Creative Suite). We’ll edit images in Photoshop, create a design in Illustrator, and incorporate both of these programs into a larger InDesign document. Whether or not you already have a project in mind, you’ll leave the boot camp with a flyer, brochure, newsletter, or another useful piece that you created! Please bring a photo saved onto a portable flash drive (or email it to yourself so you can access it from the lab). Great professional or personal development opportunity. Basic computer skills required.

Internet Basics

with Gerald Baker

Tuesday-Thursday, April 17-19, 5:30-7:00 pm $30

Learn the basics of the internet (World Wide Web). Conduct simple internet searches, open email accounts, and use instruction and practice time to apply what you learn. Fun and informative!