
Next class Summer 2010
The Photoshop Brushshop
Getting the most out of brushes in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements
Grab your smock, clean your digital palette and get your hands dirty for our premiere art class: The Photoshop Brushshop brought to you by Tiffany Tillman
This is the perfect course for digital enthusiasts who want to explore the Brush tool as well as discover their inner, creative artist. Tiffany will teach you secrets to mixing your brushes, not with paints, but with paths, masks and modes that put digital design on the map! She'll also pull you out of the pixels and into your own paper to digital art studio! My friends—this isn't just a workshop. This is the Brushshop!
Suitable for users of Adobe Photoshop Elements 6, 7 and 8 or Photoshop CS3 and CS4, this course is designed for the intermediate digital crafter using either a Mac or PC. While you do not need to be proficient in any of these programs, you do need to be familiar with using them and understand the concept of layers. (If you've never used Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, take a look at our introductory class, "Just the Basics" taught by Renee Pearson.)
Questions? Send them to Tiffany at tiffany@reneepearson.com.
The 3-week workshop includes:
Full-resolution video lessons
Over 60 brushes and masks
Free digital kit
Questions answered in 24-hours
Over 60 brushes and masks
Free digital kit
Questions answered in 24-hours
Support Forum
Discussion forum and gallery
PDF downloads
Lifetime access to class materials
Discussion forum and gallery
PDF downloads
Lifetime access to class materials
Key Concepts

Week 1: Prepare the Palette
Introduction to the brush tool and panel
Saving and loading brushes
Brush storage
Adjusting preset brush settings
Creating brush masks
Bonus: Programming a Wacom Pen tablet
Saving and loading brushes
Brush storage
Adjusting preset brush settings
Creating brush masks
Bonus: Programming a Wacom Pen tablet
Week 2: Become the Brush
Understanding scattering, texture and other dynamics
Building brushes using shapes and text
Creating homemade brushes with paint
Digitizing brushes
Building brushes using shapes and text
Creating homemade brushes with paint
Digitizing brushes
Week 3: Learn to Mix
Using brushes with additional tools
Combining brushes with blending modes
Combining brushes with clipping masks
Combining brushes with blending modes
Combining brushes with clipping masks
Supplies? Don't worry!
We'll have all your digital brushes laid out for you. Just bring your computer, a copy of Photoshop CS3 or 4 or Photoshop Elements 6, 7 or 8 and your creative heart! A stylus and pen tablet, a few "real" brushes, paint and a scanner will be useful but not necessary.
In addition to your course materials, you'll receive free digital brushes from popular digital designers:
Michelle Coleman
TaylorMade Designs



