Design Academy

[JulieO]

Would you like to know what all is involved before you decide to 'jump in the pool'? At the Design Academy you will learn all that and more starting at the very basics of design knowledge and on to more advanced principles of graphic design. There is a fee for this course. The Academy Courses are given in a private forum located exclusively at Stone Accents Studio!
A basic Photoshop OR Paint Shop Pro knowledge is required for participation.
Classes will be billed upon start date of the course when class literature will be sent directly to you via e-mail.
To sign up for the first series of classes e-mail Sherah Kraan at skrapperdigitals@yahoo.com

[Aquarius]

Were can i find more info about this?

[Karne]

Do you know if this will be offered again? I'd sure like to do it, but don't quite have the money just yet...

[kittenb]

What an Awesome idea Julie! Love it! Maybe I will take it if I can work out the $.

[SkrapperDigitals]

Hi Everyone! :-)

The Academy classes will be offered on a rotating schedule of every two weeks a new Session begins.
The topics that will be covered deal with nearly every aspect of becoming a Designer from the very start!

Here is more info in case you are interested :-)

$40.00

Have you thought of trying your hand at designing?
With information utilizing Both Photoshop (7+ ) and Paint Shop Pro (available soon!)
this course should help you achieve your dream!

Here are some of the topics that will be covered in the 8 weeks :

lessons detailing ways to verify the quality, detail accuracy
and legal copyright of all your available resources.
(including resources from your computer, 'found' and purchased tools)
Industry Standards
File types and Saving sizes
Copyrighted Items and Fonts and Piracy
Checking your tools
Quality Control
Creating a TOU ,antipiracy ad, visual TOU
Standard Product Packaging and Logo Creation
Color theory and color palettes
Making sure that your monitor correctly adjusted
Defining your style,
Finding Inspiration
suggested creative areas to explore
Essential items for a good kit
Preview Making
Product Packaging and Logo Creation
Kit naming and standard file naming
Product pricing
Writing a product description
Blogging 101
Promoting your Designs through all available means
(Creative Teams, and all other advertising areas)
Creating 'blinkies' and banners
Basic design principles for the following items:
creating a brush
creating a pattern
creating a texture
creating an overlay
making a paper using all of these techniques
creating some standard basic elements and the
basic techniques of creation that can be applied to create
hundreds of others
Critique and limited one on
one coaching is available
creating a kit from beginning to end
with critique using all lessons applied
FTP basics
applying to a store
Question and Answer period in each lesson and
One on one tutoring for additional design related questions is available as well.
Numerous links to online resources available to assist you as a designer


TO SIGN UP e-mail me (Sherah K) directly at skrapperdigitals@yahoo.com

Yahoo instant messaging service will be used for One-on-One coaching services and chatrooms for this course.

[darlingina]

This sounds awesome. I'm gonna give this some serious thought and maybe have to do some begging for the $. When will the firs session start, or did you say and I just missed it?

[Catsrul]

Ok, I went ahead and signed up through the store, downloaded messenger and sent Sherah an email. I'm so excited! Can't wait!

[Catsrul]

WOW! I definitely want to do this course, but I didn't quite understand if it is being offered for PSP yet or just PS7. I use PSP9, is the up and coming course on the 8th going to be compatible with PSP?

-Autumn

[SkrapperDigitals]

Catsrul I am working with a PSP knowledgeable assistant who will be 'translating' the information in the course for me as well as answering some questions that you may yes, it should be PSP friendly by the 8th. :-) Amberpony The next available course dates will be October 6th and November 10th
O2BNGdHope I am in the North Central WV region (Marion/Harrison Co.)
Glad to see another Mountaineer! LOL :-)

[Lori11941]

I've never used CS or PS, so I can't compare, but I love my PSPX2, and we got it super cheap, around $35. My sister searched for OEM versions, which is the same software, but without the big box and the thick manual, and then ordered copies for all the main computers, since the price was so good. I'd been using PSP 8, so I was already familiar with the software, but Diane never used it before. I found the manual at the library for her, and she never even opened it. She was able to figure everything out by just playing around and using the help screens.