Advanced Adobe Photoshop Syllabus

Instructor Mr. Shane Finley School Extension Ext. 9445

Class Advanced Adobe PS, Room 128 E-mail SFinley@nbcusd.org

Year & Semester Fall 2017 & Spring 2018 Website www.mrfinley.weebly.com

& Google Classroom

Text: Total Training for Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended essentials DVD series Additional Supplemental Texts, Tutorials and Activities (in class)

Description: This computer class is intended to advance the skills of a beginner Photoshop user. Previous experience with Adobe Photoshop CS5 is assumed and required. The objective of this class is to teach advanced Photoshop skills, continue to expose students to image editing techniques, and graphic design fundamentals, and help students develop in successful graphical documents from scratch.

Course Expectations: •   Classroom Expectations

•   Be Respectful of materials, equipment, teacher and each other •   Be Organized – bring all materials to class and complete work on time •   Stay On Task •   Try Your Best and Work Hard •   Follow All School Rules

•   Course Policies •   Missed Classes: The student is responsible for obtaining materials distributed on class

days when he/she was absent. Please see the teacher before or after class for the materials you may have missed.

•   Late or Missing work: All work may be turned in for full credit before the end of the grading period. Work turned in after the grading period will not be accepted and a score of zero will be recorded. Late or missing work must be completed on your own time outside of class time.

•   Academic Dishonesty: Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and may be punished by failure on the assignment, quiz, test, or even course. For this class, it is okay to assist classmates in general discussions of computing techniques. General advice and interaction is encouraged. Each person, however, must develop his or her own solutions to the assigned activities

State Goals: •   National Education Technology Standards (NETS) •   Illinois Math and Language Arts Goals

Grade Policies: The total points for assignments, projects, quizzes and tests will vary. The school grading scale will be given. Few extra credit opportunities are given. Your grade is based on the accumulation of points over the entire semester.

Resources/Supplies/Materials: •   Daily Planner •   Folder and Notebook •   Pen or Pencil •   USB Flash Drive (if desired)

Evaluation: Students will be evaluated in this course by completing assignments and formative assessments. Nearly all assessment in this course is performance based. Students will have to demonstrate their mastery of concepts by preparing items with the use of a computer. Some assessment items with require students to apply their knowledge to objective assessments. Units/Targets Unit 1: The Big Picture Targets:

•   Pixels and Resolution •   Color •   Interface •   File Formats •   Viewing and Navigating

Unit 2: Setting up like a Pro Targets:

•   User Preferences •   Color Settings •   Workspace •   Keyboard Shortcuts •   Rulers and Guides

Unit 3: Global Editing Targets:

•   Understanding the Histogram & Levels

•   Learning the Curves Tool •   Exploring Hue & Saturation •   Cropping & Straightening •   Adjusting Color Balance •   Creating a Black & White Image

Unit 4: Making Selections Targets:

•   Manual Selection Tools •   Using the Quick Selection Tools

•   Creating Color Based Selections and saving selections

Unit 5: Non-Destructive Editing Targets:

•   Using Adjustment Layers •   Understanding Layer Masks •   Creating Gradient Masks •   Applying Layer Blend Modes •   Snapshots & the History Brush

Unit 6: The Fixer Upper Targets:

•   Retouching Tools •   Removing Noise •   Cloning with perspective •   Adjusting perspective •   Content aware scaling

Unit 7: Type Design Targets:

•   Working with Type •   Paragraph and Character

Formatting Options •   Typing on a Path •   Applying Layer Styles to Type

Unit 8: Vectors, Shapes, & Paths Targets:

•   Vectors & the Shapes Tool •   Creating Paths •   Saving & Loading Paths as Selections

•   Subtracting, Adding, Intersecting, Excluding

Unit 9: Smart Objects Targets:

•   Vector Graphics as Smart Objects •   Creating & Replacing Smart Objects •   Creating Multiple Instances of a

Smart Object •   Smart Filters

Unit 10: Image Layers and Alpha Channels Targets:

•   Manipulating Image Layers •   Mastering the Layers Panel •   Creating Layer Groups

Unit 11: Compositing Images Targets:

•   Combining Images & Merging the Best Elements

•   Creating Panoramas •   Auto Aligning Layers •   Refine Edges

Unit 12: Working with Brushes Targets:

•   Exploring the Brush Panel •   Creating a Custom Brush •   Changing Brush Dynamics •   Painting with the Mixer Brush