A brief video extract from this workshop’s Performing Photoshop session where Brush Work assumes a relationship with images as Objects, and thereby transcends the autographic simulation of something else.
STREAMED On-Demand delivery +
Tutorials Live Streamed on ZOOM
This advanced workshop is attended via STREAMING On-Demand delivery so the course material can be studied in your own time and at your own pace, while your practice and questions are subsequently addressed, clarified and supported in free follow-up Tutorials. The cost per person/workshop is AUS $330 and includes all fees and charges.
Tutorials – Live Streamed
• 15 December 2024 (AEDT) 10.30am to 11.30am
• 19 January 2025 (AEDT) 10.30am to 11.30am
• 06 April 2025 (AEST) 10.30am to 11.30am
• 06 July 2025 (AEST) 10.30am to 11.30am
• 21 September 2025 (AEST) 10.30am to 11.30am
• Time Zone Convertor
DETAILED MASTER CLASS OVERVIEW
Photoshop, though often characterised as a confusing, confidence sapping, overwhelmingly complex and even at times fearful experience, in the ‘right-hands’ is also capable of realising truly stunning images capable of conveying the deepest feelings, revelations and associations. To achieve this we prioritise sophisticated Photoshop techniques, logical and efficient workflows, and creative problem solving production strategies. It is designed for enthusiasts and professional photographers, artists and designers who want to appreciate, understand and apply Photoshop in ways that quickly and profoundly enhance their images.
Our Live Streamed Tutorials start with your current understanding and application of Photoshop. We then ensure you are working with the most appropriate tools, critical distinctions, and the production skills needed to significantly enhance your images, while working together resolving and perfecting your overall Photoshop workflow. And while a working knowledge of Photoshop is assumed, these outcomes can be successfully applied to any intermediate to advanced workflow. Our aim is to inspire, clarify, and facilitate your creative endeavours and artistic ambitions.
The workshop is supported by a resource rich website and presented in six one hour sessions accessed by clicking on each Session Button below:
Session 1 – Advancing Photoshop
• How does Photoshop contribute to your workflow?
• Making it believable – illusions and lies
• Colour Models versus Colour Gamuts
• Photoshop strengths and weaknesses
• Working Spaces – aims and objectives
• Seeing is believing – numerical correlation
Session 2 – Befriending Photoshop
• The famous five colour and density correction principles
• Prioritizing the right tools – sliders, nodes and blending modes
• RGB colour: Editing errors and curves that don’t work
• LAB colour: The advantages and disadvantages of working in CIE LAB
• CMYK colour: GCR, UCR, and Max GCR controls
• Saturation models: HSL, HSB, Vibrance
Session 3 – Imaging Photoshop
• The Drawing Composition (relational)
• The Tonal Composition (drama)
• The Colour Composition (mood)
• The Spatial and Temporal Compositions (metaphysical)
• Global vs. Local – presence, frequency, de convolution, distortion
• Divide and Conquer – separating luminosity and chromaticity strategies
Session 4 – Blending Photoshop
• Intensification and reduction controls – Lighten, Darken, Screen, Multiply
• Tone controls – Luminosity, Blend if Gray
• Colour controls – Color, Hue, Saturation
• Variable contrast controls – Soft Light, Overlay, Hard Light
• Stacking and alignment controls – Difference, Exclusion
• Gradation controls – Subtract, Add, Divide
Session 5 – Masking Photoshop
• Visual masks – node based masking
• Luminosity masks – brightness and intensity masking
• Chromaticity masks – hue and saturation masking
• Blend-If masks – highlight/shadow bump masking
• Relighting masks – tone equalization masking
• Isolation masks – Zone System masking
Session 6 – Performing Photoshop
• Resolving contradictions and clarifying intentions
• Harmony – toning, blending and staining
• Volume – Drawing with light, shade and shadows
• Presence – substituting Luminosity
• Staging – restoring the ‘missing’ 3rd dimension
• Agency – conjuring and coercing
The ‘Flipped Classroom’ facilitates a uniquely comprehensive yet individual learning experience where your creativity, knowledge and needs focus the inquiry, while your engagement and participation defines your outcomes. Our Live Streamed Tutorials are designed to maximise our time together clarifying the course content and answering any follow-up questions and topics.
Venue: STREAMED On-Demand delivery
Duration: 6+ hours (workshop + ongoing tutorials)
Resources: Extensive course notes, videos, test images, actions, macros, luts
Cost: AUS $330 (includes all fees and charges)
More Information: See FAQ (Education)
Updated 06 November 2024