Creating Posters with Photoshop workshop series

Photoshop POSTER Series (3 parts)

Adobe Photoshop is used for many purposes: digital drawing, photo editing, and graphic designing. Because of its multitasking, many users get confused by its large number of tools. To avoid the confusion, it is important to know that for each purpose, the user only touches upon some of Photoshop’s features.

For this particular workshop series, we will use Photoshop as a Graphic designing tool, or to be more specific poster design. Thus, the series is designed to help beginners to:

• Understand basic rules of creating a Poster
• Utilize Adobe Photoshop CS6 tools to create a Poster

At the end of the 3 workshops, the user should know who to design a complete Poster using Photoshop. Click the date/time links to register.
Workshop #1: Photoshop Imaging
Workshop #2: Photoshop Tools
Workshop #3: Photoshop Texting
Resources: Some simple Photoshop tutorials!

Workshop #1: HOW TO WORK WITH PHOTOSHOP IMAGING

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 from 7-8PM in Taylor 205

Download files used for this workshop! Click HERE.

Photoshop General

1. Open and create a PSD file
2. Resolution, dimension, and color mode
3. Export .PSD as different types (.PDF, .PNG, and .JPG)

Layers

1. What is a Layer?
2. Manage and work with layers
3. Blending Option basic
4. Layer Mask basic

Photoshop Imaging

1. Insert and scale an image
2. Apply Blending Option to create special effect
3. Apply Layer Mask to an image

Workshop #2: HOW TO USE PHOTOSHOP TOOLS

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 from 6-7PM in Taylor 205

Download materials used in the workshop HERE!

Photoshop General

1. Review of PSD file & Photoshop Layer
2. How to download and import Photoshop Tools

Photoshop Tools

1. Brushes and Brush Preset
2. Tools and Tool Preset
3. Gradient and Fill Tool
4. Kuler extension

Workshop #3: HOW TO LAYOUT TEXT

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 from 6-7PM in Taylor 205

Photoshop General

1. Review of PSD file
2. Blending Mode Basic
3. How to download and import Fonts
4. Export .PSD as different types (.PDF, .PNG, and .JPG)

Photoshop Text

1. Font and font-family
2. How to choose and combine fonts
3. Text layout on a poster

RESOURCES: ONLINE PHOTOSHOP TUTORIALS

1. Make Watercolor texture
2. A simple Typography poster
3. To find stock image
4. Adobe PTS Default keyboard shortcuts
5. How to make a starry night sky with Northern Lights

Atomic Learning:  Free tutorials for Wooster students

1. Layers
2. Text tools
3. Cropping
4. Type tool