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ANNOUNCE Digital Photoshop Course Starts December 10th
Subject:ANNOUNCE Digital Photoshop Course Starts December 10th From:Jan Oliver <Explorecds -at- AOL -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 28 Nov 1997 18:59:33 -0500
For all of you who have been asking questions about converting graphics,
resizing graphics, and producing better looking documents by adding artwork
created/edited in Adobe Photoshop, this course is for you. Finally, you can
learn ,directly from a pro, all of the tips and tricks you will need and it
won't take 6 months at a community college!!
Announing: "The Digital Adobe Photoshop Course" or "Way Beyond Adding
Clipart to your Manuals-Wowwing your clients or boss"
Length: Six weeks
Method: Distance Learning-Email Correspondence
Details: Assignments will be emailed to registered students each
Wednesday starting December 10th. (excluding Christmas week) Assignment
packets will contain an overview of the assignment, step-by-step
instructions, and examples of the completed project. The assignments will
cover a variety of topics but will focus on achieving mastery of the most
commonly used special effects created using Photoshop (including: creating
soft shadows behind images/objects, clipping images from photographs,
creating painterly effects, creating buttons/spheres/etc. for help/web pages,
etc. etc... These are the the techniques used by high-powered graphic design
and web-design firms. This course will transform you from amateur to
professional in the visual/technical communication arena! STUDENTS WILL HAVE
E-MAIL ACCESS TO AN INSTRUCTOR FOR QUESTIONS/PROBLEMS/HELP etc. Past
students have said things like "Wow, this is soooo....cool." "Oh. my
god...." etc.
Maximum registration is 100 students. 10 Scholarships will be awarded to
writers/communicators with unique circumstances warranting a scholarship.
Cost: $100.00 Way cheaper than anywhere else we know.
About the Instructor: The instructor has developed high-end web sites,
consumer CD ROM titles, game interfaces, and consumer level software
documentation and packaging for clients including Radio Shack, AT&T, TCI,
Reuter's NewMedia, The ImagiNation Network, Jones Internet Channel, Exxon,
etc.
HOW TO REGISTER:
If interested, please email your Name, Address, Phone, Email etc. to
explorecds -at- aol -dot- com -dot- Please type PHOTOSHOP in the subject line. An
information/registration packet will be emailed to you. Deadline for
registration is December 8th.
