Photoshop 2: Digital Design & Editing
Learn and develop your skills in Photoshop in a fun hands on learning environment!
Jennifer Rolfsness
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What's included
6 pre-recorded lessons
6 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
to the contentClass Experience
"Photoshop: Digital Design & Editing" and "Photoshop 2: Digital Design & Editing" can be taken in any order. Both programs develop your knowledge of Photoshop tools, but in different and exciting ways! Throughout the sessions, students will learn how to use Adobe Photoshop by creating several different projects. They will progressively learn the different tools within the program and multiple uses and techniques for the tools (including filters, transparency, and layers). Learning will occur though teacher demonstration videos in the program and group discussion throughout the week in the classroom discussion board. Students are expected to develop and complete their projects prior to the next session. Projects include, but are not limited to: Photo Restoration Logo Design Metaphorical Self Portraits "Alter Ego" (a play on opposites) Painting Manipulation Master Artist Recreation Background knowledge is helpful, but not required. For homework, students will need to spend between 1 and 2 hours per week developing a final artwork, using the instructions/discussion from the week, that will be provided in a video at the beginning of each week. Learner progress will be evaluated through in progress photos of their work correspondence with the teacher about progression during the creation process throughout the week. The teacher will provide individual feedback and guidance as the student works through their projects. This is a self-paced class with no live meetings. Students will be provided videos and instruction for each lesson and skills to practice. The teacher will provide feedback to student work within a day of posting. Students are encouraged to pace themselves to one lesson a week, but can spend as much time as needed to complete the projects.
Syllabus
6 Lessons
over 6 WeeksLesson 1:
Introduction to the Work Space & Repair Tools
Objective: Students will learn the basic layout and functions of the Photoshop Work Space and will create a project using repair tools for photographs.
Activities:
- Introduction to the workspace: Saving, image sizing, tool location, menus.
- Demonstration of repair tools for repairing photographs
- Application: Repair a photo utilizing the tools learnd. Lesson 2:
Master Artist Recreation
Objective: Students will learn how to recreate a master artist painting using a variety of tools and approaches.
Activities:
- Introduction of cropping images, adding multiples images to one composition, focusing on placement and positioning.
- Application: Recreate a master artist painting of your choice. Lesson 3:
Alter Ego
Objective: Students will learn how to organize images, text and shapes to create a composition that is a reflection of an alternate version of themselves.
Activities:
- Image sizes/pixels, layering, coloring, adding text.
- How to create effects of seamless layering through gradients and various tools.
- Application – create an Alter Ego composition. Lesson 4:
Master Artist Manipulation
Objective: Students will explore how to add and change elements of existing artworks to create new meaning and imagery.
Activities:
- Introduction to artist manipulation strategies.
- Tools: Blur, smudge, blend, liquify
- Project: Alter and existing work of art to create a new meaning to the original composition. Other Details
Supply List
Adobe Photoshop is required. (Make sure to get the discounted student version) For most projects, students will select their own images. Tutorial images will be provided on the classroom discussion board as needed per project. I highly recommend having a backup USB stick to save work.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined August, 2017
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Maryland Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Boston University
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Towson University
Artist. Teacher. Mother.
Hello! I am an art educator that has a passion for teaching all things art related. My experiences include teaching painting/drawing, photography, graphic design, sewing, sculpture, and art history to all ages (Kindergarten thru College). My goal with each student is to not only teach them how to improve their skill and knowledge, but how to think creatively and reflect themselves in their artwork.
My background includes a Bachelors of Art Education through Towson University and a Masters of Art Education through Boston University.
I am an active artist myself; frequently showing work in exhibits and working on various painting and graphic design commissions. I feel that in order to be a successful and current art educator, it is important to constantly be working as a professional artist in the field and to bring that knowledge and experience into the classroom.
I look forward to teaching your developing artists!Reviews
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