Advanced Class Suggestions

[Alishaw]

A while back we talked about doing specific advanced classes to fine tune our skills and introduce new techniques.
I'm looking to get those classes scheduled, but I want them to be things YOU want to learn. I have a long list, but I know we have covered quite of few of them in our regular forum chats and I want to include new stuff too.

SOOOO.... let's post suggestions again for what tutorials you would like to see done in these classes. Anything from photo correction or the specific use of a tool, or a technique you've seen on a layout-ANYTHING and we'll teach it! (well, almost anything :rolleyes:)

[Jamie Hamblin]

I wouldn't mine learning the stiched thingy... We've talked about this so many times... and i still can't figure it out... Let me find the thread....

http://forum.digitalscrapbookmemories.com/showthread.php?t=1019&highlight=Stiching

[chryslergreen]

I think photo editing techniques would be AWESOME...

Also a whole class on brushes - there is so much there...

Specifics of drop shadows, maybe even including how to create your own? I just see this asked about a lot on the forum.

I'd love a more in depth look at different blending modes, and what all you can do w/ them...

Hmm, that's all I can think of off the top of my head. I'll post more if I think of any. I think this is a great idea!

[peverill]

I would like to see some on brushes and photo editing. I would also like to learn about how to use actions and what they are used for.

[supermombritt]

I would love to see stuff about photos as well. I want to learn how to antique pictures. Have you seen the ones of the LDS temples in Deseret Book? I want to know how to do that.

[Jamie Hamblin]

Brittany that is so easy... I'll have to do an example and post it!

[chryslergreen]

Using layer masks? I don't even really know what they are, but I've heard of them.

[Jenny McDonald]

Anything on photos. How to make your own filter maybe.

[Alishaw]

Jamie, please do show us! I'd love to see how you do it! Lynnette, you'd love layer masks!
Great ideas, keep 'em coming!

[supermombritt]

Jamie when you are up to it, please post how to do it. I want to learn.

[Kelli West]

yeahJamie, give it to us!!

[LucyLu]

i am interested in brushes as well

[Jamie Hamblin]

Hum... this could be a good bribe.. lol.. jk. I'll work on it tonight.

Okay, this is really close to how i do mine...


http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/antiquing-digital-images-in-photoshop-part-1/

[montmeag]

That looks really cool Jamie. Does it work the same way in Elements?

[Jamie Hamblin]

You have to do things a little different, but yeah it can work in elements.

[Jenny McDonald]

Thanks for sharing that. I've always wanted to do this but never really figured out how.

[supermombritt]

Thank you. I know someone who does them (she is not sharing her secrets) and she has some lines going through the photo to make it look even older. Any tips? maybe I will take a picture of hers and post it.

[Kelli West]

yeah, like scratches!! and like it's been sitting in a box for 50 years!!

[montmeag]

I think it was Quinn that posted a pic a while ago from the Manti Temple that had a really cool effect, too. Yep, I found it here: http://forum.digitalscrapbookmemories.com/showthread.php?t=3305 I'd love to learn that as well.

[jessie97]

I would like to learn how to make my paper and ribbons look like they are folded. I can never get the shadowing right.

[Alyson]

Lisa, I posted a folded paper tutorial on my blog a while back. It may help you out. There are different ways to do the shadowing, but this is what worked best for me. Go to this link (http://innucescrapbook.blogspot.com/2007/11/tutorial-folded-corner.html).

[jessie97]

Thanks Alyson I will have to try that.

[A-to-Z]

Photo stuff would be AWESOME!! I'd love to learn some of the things from this site: Flourish (http://shop.nicholev.com/?dst). The different effects and how to use actions and styles better!

[Kelli West]

that looks way cool Amy! Thanks for sharing!

[Alishaw]

Those are very cool Amy. What did we decide for these... an evening or Saturday morning? Which is better for you guys?

[A-to-Z]

either is fine for me (as long as its not Wed. or Thurs. night)! Can't wait for it!!

[Kelli West]

as long as it's not a tuesday or thursday night I'm good! :)

[supermombritt]

EIther is good for me.

[scrapy]

Either is good for me, too.

[goingdigi101]

I would like to learn how to take someones eyes that are closed and replace them with another picture of them with there eyes open ?

[chryslergreen]

evenings are better for me.

[tpowers]

Thursday or Friday evenings are best for me. I would prefer Saturday morning but, I am a morning girl.

[supermombritt]

We have not had this class yet have we? If so, I completely missed it.

[Misty]

I would love to learn more about adjustment layers, curves, blending and brushes.

[Jenny McDonald]

Ditto what Misty said.

[supermombritt]

I still am trying to figure out brushes.

[JoDee:)]

hi...I was searching around the forum for information on Brushes, and I would like to know a little more about them. EX: what are the differences when chosing between a brush and a .png?

Also, been doing some research on actions. They look pretty cool, maybe a good class would be on installing and using...I have found quite a bit of info on installing, but sometimes it helps to walk through?

[dovegirl]

Good ideas Jodee

[LucyLu]

i would love help with brushes as well

[allusee]

How bout some classes on CS3???

[JoDee:)]

At the retreat Alishaw was so great to teach me how to use brushes. I was so excited to use it in some pages I am working on and now, I can't get it to work. I want to make a brush out of text. So I typed the text the way and size I wanted it and then simplified it. Selected it and created a new layer. I am not sure what i am doing wrong but when I go to my edit>define brushes, it is not a choice. It will let me do it as a pattern, but not a brush. I looked in previous threads to see if that helped, and it didn't. Can you all help me?? Thanks so much!

Hey this is sort of what I have been looking into. What is the benefit of having a font as a brush? or word art?