• Adobe Photoshop I
  
• Adobe Photoshop II - Advanced
  

  Layout & Illustration

• Adobe Illustrator I
  
• Adobe InDesign I
  
• Adobe InDesign II - Advanced

Adobe Photoshop I
Session BPWN12-01: Mon thru Thurs, 6-8:30pm; February 13, 14, 15, 16
MAC members: $329 Nonmembers: $375

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Adobe Photoshop is the world’s most popular image editing software; a must for photographers and anyone involved with producing art for print, multimedia, the web, or video. You'll learn more than just the basics in this comprehensive class.
Total class time: 10 hours.

Topics include:

• Memory Settings
  
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Color Theory
  
• Navigating
  
• Selecting Techniques
  
• Panel Management
  
• Tools
  
• Raw Format
  
• Compositing photos together
  
• Layers
  
• Color Correction
  
• File formats
  
• Modes
  
• Transforms
  
• Type
  
• Filters
  

Class limited to 8 students. Specify Windows or Macintosh.
Prerequisite: Basic computer skills*.
Recommended follow-up course: Advanced Photoshop II-Advanced (Package price eligible)
Instructor: Ted Maynard
To Register: Call 203.795.6400

Adobe Photoshop II - Advanced
Session APWN12-01: Mon thru Fri, 6-8:30pm; March 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
MAC members: $409 Nonmembers: $470

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Whether you produce graphics for print or for the screen, you'll learn how to achieve stunning results with this extremely in-depth, 5 day Photoshop class.
Total class time: 12.5 hours.

Topics include:

• Advanced color correcting and photo repair
  
• Retouching
  
• Advanced Adjustment Layers
  
• Layer Groups
  
• Alpha Channels
  
• Quick Mask Mode
  
• Gaussian Drop Shadows
  
• Content-Aware Scale
  
• Fill Layers
  
• Black & White Conversion
  
• Blend Modes
  
• Mixed Resolution issues
  
• Image Resizing Techniques
  
• Bridge
  
• PDF and Web Gallery output
  
• Styles
  
• Actions
  
• Batch Automation
  
• Layer Comps
  
• Layer Masks
  
• Smart Objects
  
• Keyboard Shortcuts (shortcut card included)

Class limited to 8 students. Specify Windows or Macintosh.
Prerequisite: Adobe Photoshop I or comparable experience.
Recommended companion course: Website Design & Graphics I
Instructor: Ted Maynard
To Register: Call 203.795.6400

A note to previous MAC Photoshop students. As Photoshop has evolved, so have our Photoshop classes. In the past we have offered 3 levels of Photoshop beyond our Basic level I class. The new Adobe Photoshop II-Advanced pulls all the best and most useful techniques from those 3 classes and highlights new features that continue to make it the most powerful graphics program on the planet. Please also note the new 5 day format.

Adobe Illustrator I
Session AIWN01: Mon thru Thurs, 6-8:30pm February 27, 28, 29; Mar 1
MAC members: $329 Nonmembers: $375

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Explores the world’s most popular illustration program.
Total class time: 10 hours.

Topics include:

• Shape Creation Tools
  
• Beziér Curves
  
• Path Editing
  
• Custom Gradients
  
• Patterns
  
• Create Outlines
  
• Type on Path
  
• Calligraphy, Art, Scatter & Pattern Brushes
  
• Live Trace
  
• Live Paint
  
• Gradient Mesh
  
• Repeat Transforms
  
• Pantone Colors
  
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Blends
  

Class limited to 8 students. Specify Windows or Macintosh.
Prerequisite: basic computer skills*
Recommended companions course: Adobe InDesign I (Package price eligible)
Instructor: Ted Maynard
To Register: Call 203.795.6400

Adobe InDesign I
Session INWN12-01: Mon thru Thurs, 6-8:30pm; Feb 20, 21, 22, 23
MAC members: $329 Nonmembers: $375

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If you create, brochures, newsletters, business cards, posters, business forms, magazines, books or virtually any printed materials, Adobe InDesign, the industry standard, is must-know software.
Total class time: 10 hours.

Topics include:

• Frames
  
• Non-printing Guides
  
• Panel Management
• Drop Shadows
• Keyboard Shortcuts
  
• Importing Graphics
  
• File Formats compared
  
• Drawing Tools
  
• Styles
  
• Threading Text
  
• Master Pages
  
• Colors and Gradients
  
• Preflighting
  
• Collecting for Output
  

Class limited to 8 students. Specify Windows or Macintosh.
Prerequisite: basic computer skills*
Recommended companions course: Adobe InDesign II-Advanced (Package price eligible)
Instructor: Ted Maynard
To Register: Call 203.795.6400

Adobe InDesign II - Advanced
Session IAWN12-01: Mon thru Thurs, 6-8:30pm; April 16, 17, 18, 19
MAC members: $329 Nonmembers: $375

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An in-depth, comprehensive class for magazine editors, graphic design professionals and page layout enthusiasts.
Total class time: 10 hours.

Topics include:

• Flow Options
  
• Illustrator Integration
  
• Importing Layered Photoshop files
  
• Clipping Paths
  
• Advanced Character and Paragraph Styles
  
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Object Styles
  
• Frame Templates
  
• Advanced Tabs
  
• Smart Text Reflow
  
• Complex Spreads
  
• Building large documents using the Book feature
  
• PDF Output
  
• Advanced Master Pages
  
• and more...

Class limited to 8 students. Specify Windows or Macintosh.
Prerequisite: Adobe InDesign I or comparable experience
Recommended companions course: Adobe Illustrator I (Package price eligible)
Instructor: Ted Maynard
To Register: Call 203.795.6400

* Basic computer skills include opening a file from within a program, and the ability to click, double click and mouse down & drag with a mouse. Also, student should have experience opening and saving files from within a program and have the ability to navigate to different folders.