Illustrator Power Shortcuts
Illustrator Power Shortcuts
Monday, 9:15 – 10:00 am
Description to come.
Photoshop Channels and Masks
Photoshop Channels and Masks
Sunday, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Channels and masks are what allow you to accomplish one of the most quintessential Photoshop tasks—merging different images in to one seamless work of art. Coming to terms with how to create great masks (alpha channels) will effect every compositing project you have. Sure, through the years, Photoshop features have evolved that attempt to automate the masking process, much of the quality still resides in the hands of the compositor.
Notorious Photoshop expert and masking master, Deke McClelland does a deep dive into the power of layer masks, the efficiency (or not) of automated selection tools, the nuances of the Refine Edge command, the unsung heroism of the Color Range command, and the overall power of bending Photoshop channel information to your will. Your layers will love you for it.
Covering Your Assets: Bridge, Libraries, and Other Secret Weapons
Wednesday, 1:30 – 4:30 pm
Face it: You have too many files—images, graphics, icons, photographs… Hey, that’s okay! By the end of this half-day tutorial you’re going to understand how to manage them efficiently, whether you’re producing artwork for web, print, tablet, or any other medium not yet invented.
- Bridge: you’ll learn to love the glue that holds it all together
- CC Libraries: collaborating with others has never been easier
- Making Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator (and a host of other apps) work together
- The ultimate Search, right on your own desktop!
- Stuff you never knew Bridge could do that will blow your cerebral cortex
Photoshop + Illustrator + InDesign
Wednesday, 1:30 – 4:30 pm
Face it: You have too many files—images, graphics, icons, photographs… Hey, that’s okay! By the end of this half-day tutorial you’re going to understand how to manage them efficiently, whether you’re producing artwork for web, print, tablet, or any other medium not yet invented.
- Bridge: you’ll learn to love the glue that holds it all together
- CC Libraries: collaborating with others has never been easier
- Making Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator (and a host of other apps) work together
- The ultimate Search, right on your own desktop!
- Stuff you never knew Bridge could do that will blow your cerebral cortex
How-To: Recreating Popular Design Trends
Wednesday, 1:30 – 4:30 pm
You use Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, but are you using them well? Soak in a half-day of awesome techniques for making the most of these three programs, and helping them help you make your final publications even better. If you use Creative Cloud (CC) or the Creative Suite, it’s a day you won’t want to miss!
- Moving artwork from one program to another with no loss of quality
- Picking the right tool for the job
- When copy and paste is awesome (and when it will cause you problems!)
- Sweet effects you can only achieve when you use the programs together
Compositing and Masking
Wednesday, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
If you don’t understand masking, channels, and compositing, you simply cannot function efficiently in Photoshop or create the highest-quality images. Fortunately, it’s not as hard as it looks… when you understand the fundamentals and a few good tricks! Come learn from one of the best in the business and take your Photoshop work to the next level.
- Discover workflows you never thought of!
- Combining photos for real-world production needs
- Unlock the deep power of Photoshop’s channels and masking
Blow You Away Images
Tuesday, 3:20 – 4:00 pm
Images can make or break your whole message. Get inspired with techniques that will help you create images that blow your audience’s mind. Award-winning, best-selling author and artist Colin Smith will reveal some of his favorite tricks for building brilliant imagery.
- Drone-ography: Yes, you can do it!
- Adjusting lighting long after the shoot
- Compositing for maximum power
Retouching Techniques for Designers
Tuesday, 3:20 – 4:00 pm
Images can make or break your whole message. Get inspired with techniques that will help you create images that blow your audience’s mind. Award-winning, best-selling author and artist Colin Smith will reveal some of his favorite tricks for building brilliant imagery.
- Drone-ography: Yes, you can do it!
- Adjusting lighting long after the shoot
- Compositing for maximum power
Lunch with Adobe: Sit Down with the Adobe Development Team
Tuesday, 11:20 am – 12:00 pm
You might think that Photoshop’s blend modes are just for wacky effects, but they’re actually very powerful tools that designers and publishers can take advantage of for easy and fast image editing. Join Adobe’s own Michael Ninness as he explains the building blocks of layer blending and demonstrates how blend modes can be used for color correction, compositing, and sharpening.
- Understanding the three must-learn blend modes
- Adding texture overlays
- Recovering detail and enhancing highlight and shadow details
Blend Mode Magic
Tuesday, 11:20 am – 12:00 pm
You might think that Photoshop’s blend modes are just for wacky effects, but they’re actually very powerful tools that designers and publishers can take advantage of for easy and fast image editing. Join Adobe’s own Michael Ninness as he explains the building blocks of layer blending and demonstrates how blend modes can be used for color correction, compositing, and sharpening.
- Understanding the three must-learn blend modes
- Adding texture overlays
- Recovering detail and enhancing highlight and shadow details