Class 13 Notes are in progress and are subject to change

Class 13 Outline

• Understand the basics of different kinds of graphical formats - .jpeg, gifs, tiff
• Understand the basic tools in PSE6/7/8
• Be able to use the correction tools such as the clone stamp
• Create an animated GIF file
  •   custom shapes
  •   layers
  •   colors
  •   save for web
• Review for midterm exam - Questions? Exam will be a week from today on Thursday, March 4

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Intro to Photoshop Elements - Making a Simple Logo

Downloading Photoshop Elements - note: expires in 30 days, may want to wait

Graphical Formats Chart

What format is this graphic? How do you know??

Hands-on:

• Corrections - using the clone tool to copy and replace pixels

• Brain in a Bottle

• Animating a GIF File Using Photoshop Elements 6

Homework:

Part 1 - Digital Photos, Pixels, Resolution and File Size
Read these online explanations, then answer the questions in the 13digital homework file

• What is a Digital Photo?
• JPG vs GIF

Part 2 - This weekend, take some digital photos that illustrate a theme (let me know if you need to borrow a camera from the library). You may choose any one of these themes:

• Emotions
• Pollution
• Architecture
• Mystery Objects
• Animals

Save your three VERY BEST photos in the folder inside the MyPhotos file in 13digital. Do not worry about resolution, photo size or what kind of camera you should use - just have fun and capture interesting shots.

Review for MidTerm class-by-class

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