The Digital Advantage
Location: Scottsdale Location
Room: TBD
Mar 28-Apr 1, 2011
Meets 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
on Mon Tue Wed Th Fri
Tuition: $585.00
Level: All Levels
Status: This program is completed
Digital photography is no better than film if you don't learn how to make the improvements that help the images become art. The best way to learn any software is by doing. Our focus will be on what an artist's needs and concerns are, whether composition, color balance, tonality etc. You will be surprised to find that almost anything a figurative painter would like to see change in their reference can be accomplished with Photoshop. The week will revolve around a series of assignments that will have you utilizing Photoshop to produce preliminary studies for painting. Pencils, paper and a basic watercolor set up are all that is required for your sketches. (Even if you are not a watercolor painter, please bring only these supplies as space is limited). This class is a guided tour of the fundamentals of digital manipulation and a great way to get up to speed without the tedious prospect of facing "Techno-Stuff " alone.
- Students need to bring their own laptop and Photoshop Elements 8, Photoshop 7, or CS
Instructor -- Mark Daily
Mark Daily studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the American Academy of Art in Chicago. During 30 years of professional painting, his work has been exhibited in numerous one-man and group shows. His work has been featured in Artists of the Rockies, Art Magazine, Southwest Art and American Artist Magazine. Daily is represented by Gallery 1261, CO, Nedra Matteucci Galleries, NM, and Mad Creek Gallery, CO. www.markdaily.net
- Laptop
- Software: Photoshop Elements 8, Photosho 7, or CS
- Pencils
- Paper
- Basic watercolor set up (for sketches)