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Photoshop, Beyond the Basics: Intro to Layers

Instructors
Jesse Turnbull, Sarah Jacoby, David Toccafondi
Vitale Digital Media Lab

Vitale Digital Media Lab
215-746-2661
wic1@pobox.upenn.edu
http://wic.library.upenn.edu/lab/

Lab Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 9am - 10pm
Friday: 9am - 9pm
Saturday: 12 noon - 9pm
Sunday: 12 noon - 9pm

Scheduled Lab Closings
When we know ahead of time that the lab will be closed for a class, we list it online at
http://wic.library.upenn.edu/lab/closings2.html

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Course Objectives

In this fast-paced class, we will introduce and explore one of the most fundamental yet powerful features in Photoshop -- Layers, which allow you to edit your images in a nondesctructive way, retaining as much flexibility and editability as possible. This class assumes a working knowledge of Photoshop basics.

This training is a fast-paced introduction to using layers in Adobe Photoshop, intended for people with no prior knowledge of layers.

In this course you will learn:

• What layers are and why they are useful
• How to use the Layers palette
  
• How to create, move, reorder, and align/distribute layers
• About layer opacity
  
• About different types of layers, such as the background, normal layers, and type layers, and adjustment layers.
• About layer masks
• How to add layer styles
• More as time permits
  

Where can you use Photoshop?

• Download a free 30-day trial (Mac or Win) at http://www.adobe.com/downloads
• Use it for free in the Vitale Digital Media Lab or in the Weigle Information Commons
• Purchase it at a discounted price at the Computer Connection (located in the Penn Bookstore)
• Purchase the much less expensive Adobe Photoshop Elements, at the Computer Connection

Workshop Handouts