Clickable: CHS Art

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Schedule, Syllabi, Helpful links

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” – Aristotle

first day.digital art

“The key to great ideas is not having them, it is executing them. And great ideas come from problems. As designers we call problems, briefs and we call reactions to problems, concepts.” – Kate Moross

first day-photography

“It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart, and head.”
-Henri Cartier-Bresson

Adobe Photoshop Helpful Links:

Photoshop and the designer

http://inspire.adobe.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcm7G8KLIZc

Understanding color adjustments

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/color-adjustments.html

Grids and guides

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/grid-guides.html

New crop tool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0t4-RfhuYk

Selecting areas of a photo

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-photoshop-cs6/selecting-areas-of-a-photo/?go=13214

Manage layers

http://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/layer-management-photoshop-cs6--psd-16353

Time saving tricks for layers

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/how-to/layer-basics-explained.html

Painting demonstration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C98ONDk_2gE

Quick painting and drawing demo-suicidal robot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Nl8KFMgCvg

How to use clone stamp tool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DdH4qmU-FU

Spot healing tool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLvPYCW5PeA

Make something new in illustrator/photoshop

http://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/illustration.html

Color correction

http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1928944&seqNum=3

Content aware tool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgi74GhtJk4

Using layer masks to remove parts of the image

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAsSKfvtM7c

5 layer mask tricks

http://www.macprovideo.com/hub/photoshop/5-layer-mask-tricks-photoshop-cs6

Pen tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b864uM8HgtU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkB2BN_Asog

Tutorials on new effects

http://creativenerds.co.uk/tutorials/learning-photoshop-cs6-tutorials/

http://www.yvelledesigneye.com/2012/05/31/cs6-photoshop-tutorials-tips-tricks/

Helpful links for Adobe Illustrator:

Working with documents/multiple artboards:

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/files-templates.html

http://www.adobepress.com/articles/article.asp?p=1338168&seqNum=4

Raster vs. Vector

http://www.signindustry.com/computers/articles/2004-11-30-DASvector_v_raster.php3

Tools gallery

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/tool-galleries.html

Drawing basics

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/drawing-basics.html

Tools beginners show know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7CpHuHomUg

Combining objects

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/combining-objects.html

Working with color

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdgqVZfhSCo

http://www.digitaltutors.com/11/training.php?vid=340

Working in patterns

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/patterns.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI90SIEiiWs

Pen tool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DzpT8POAME

Adjusting path segments

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/adjust-path-segments.html

Working with paths and appearances

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I891WRTYgo

Working with layers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKHTidSMB08

http://www.ehow.com/how_16670_work-with-layers.html

Drawing gets easier

http://layersmagazine.com/category/tutorials/illustrator

Working with type

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBIngdQnzOY

Type, text, and logos

http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/illustratortutorialstext/

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