Lesson 1 - Photos and Kits
Lesson Downloads: 3 Ploppers, 3 Alphas, Word Art sets
Section 1 - You Gotta Start Somewhere!
Section 2 - Using Premade Products
1. Download
2. Unzip
3. Back Up Files
Section 3 - Starting a Project
1. Using Images
a. Open Image
b. Image Windows
c. PPI, Pixel Density
d. DPI, Dots per Inch
2. File Format
a. JPEG
b. PNG
3. Crop Tool
4. Undo History Palette
5. Make a New Image for Your Layout
6. Move Images to the New Layout
7. Saving Images
Section 4 - Layer Basics
1. Move Tool
2. Free Transform Command
a. Resize
b. Rotate
c. Straighten
Section 5 - Time to Share!
1. Resize
2. Uploading to Web |
Lesson 2 - Customizing Kits
Lesson Downloads: 3 Page Kits, 3 Alphas, Word Art sets
Section 1 - Custom Crops
1. Cropping Specific Sizes
2. Cropping Multiple Images
Section 2 - Working With Layers
1. Viewing Images
a. Scrolling
b. Zoom Tool
c. Hand Tool
d. Navigator Palette
2. Understanding Layers
a. Layers Palette
b. Layer Order
c. Renaming Layers
d. Layer Thumbnails
e. Layer Visibility
3. Editing Multiple Layers
a. Transforming
b.
Aligning Layers
c.
Distributing layers
d. Linking Layers
Section 3 - Customizing Color
1. Hue
2. Match Color
3. Replace Color
a. Color Replacement Tool
b. Replace Color Adjustment |
Lesson 3 – Paper Layout
Lesson Downloads: 3 Patterned Paper sets
Section 1 - Building the Layout
1. Working with Color
a. Color Palette
b. Swatches Palette
c. Dropper Tool
d. Color Picker
e. Paint Bucket Fill Tool
f. Fill Command
2. Creating Shapes
a. Marquee Tool
1) Cropping a Layer
2) Crop Shapes
b. Filled Selection
1) Create New Layer
2) Custom Selections
Section 2 - All in the Details
1. Texture
a. Texture Filters
b. Fade Command
c. Texture Overlay
2. Drop Shadow
a. Shadow Placement
b. Drop Shadow Effect
Section 3 - Text is Next
1. Inserting Text
a. Title
b. Font
c. Font Size
d. Color
2. Commit and Edit
3. Transform Text
4.
Journaling
5. Text Effects |
Lesson 4 – Graphic Layout
Lesson Download: 3 DSU Exclusive fonts
Section 1 - Photo Manipulation
1. Composition
2. Vignette Edge
3. Photo Effects
a. Layer Opacity
b. Hue/Saturation
Section 2 - Special Effects
1. Layer Opacity, Vellum
2. Brush Tool
a. Brush Options
b. Brush Presets
Section 3 - Text Effects
1. Downloading and Installing Fonts
a. Downloading Font Files
b. Saving on Hard Drive
c. Unzipping Files
d. Installing Fonts
e. Font Managers
2. Word Art - Typography
a. Vertical Type
b. Text Overlay |
