Texture Artistry - Class 1

Michelle Anderson creates some very beautiful art utilizing photographs, textures, and Photoshop.  Over the years she has refined her skills, identified resources and located markets for her products.  We are fortunate to have her as a Camera Guild member and pleased that she has offered to teach a series of classes that share her knowledge.  Several pieces of her work have been purchased and used on book covers throughout the world.

Dates & Time: All classes are on Wednesday afternoons 1PM to 3PM.

Cost: $7.00 for each class.

Prerequisite: Students must know how to create folders, download photos from cameras to flash drives and reload them into Photoshop.  Please create a personal folder on the server in the Camera Guild lab.  We will be using this to save files for future classes.  If you can not accomplish these skills with confidence, please attend a Basic Computer class offered or ask for assistance from club members prior to attending these classes.

CLASS 1

March 23, 2022.  The first class will be a lecture covering the selection of photos, subject matter, textures, and layers.  This will be followed by lab work in the Computer Room learning how to set up your workspace in Photoshop.  If time permits us, we will spend more time becoming familiar with the layers panel.  *Bring paper and pen for notes.  Note: 1-2 PM will take place in the main Training Room and 2-3 PM will take place in the Computer Room.

CLASS 2

March 30, 2022.  Textures will be discussed in length.  Several sources of textures will be identified, some for purchase, some free, and others made by you the students.  Also the type of texture, coloring, blending, etc.  Bring in textures you may already have along with a charged camera/cell phone as we will obtain textures from our surrounding environment.  You will be given a homework assignment for the next class.  Note: This class will take place in both the Training Room and the Computer Room.

CLASS 3

April 6, 2022.  The last class will take place in the Lab.  With the knowledge they have gained from the prior classes, students will apply their skills to create a final product utilizing their own photos and layers.  If time permits, the final products will be peer reviewed.  Comments from third parties are often useful when developing future projects.  Bring your photos and layers on a flash drive if you have not already loaded them into your personal file at the Camera Guild.  Note: This class will take place in the Computer Room.

To sign up for a class or classes, log into cameraguildsuncity.com select the class(es) and then select “I will attend”.  If your plans change, sign into the website, select the class and then “I will not attend” so the space will be available to others.