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Photoshop Curriculum with Video Tutorials for EACH lesson

Posted on Oct 10, 2011 by andrew drozd

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Subject

Graphic Design

Grade Levels

15-16, 17-18

Resource Type

Curriculum

Keywords

drozd, graphic design, Photoshop, video tutorials

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Description

UPDATE (9/16/2012) I've submitted a brand new Photoshop curriculum for the 2012 Choice Awards that can be found here: http://edexchange.adobe.com/posts/a24908ad3b UPDATE(4/14/2012) I've uploaded curriculum files necessary to complete projects here: https://picasaweb.google.com/MrDrozdAUP/IntroGraphicsCurriculumFiles?authkey=Gv1sRgCPyuqY_ex7-qsQE# I've uploaded examples of student work here: https://picasaweb.google.com/MrDrozdAUP/IntroGraphicsStudentWork While tutorials specific to each assignment for this Introductory Graphic Design class can be found in the attached excel spreadsheet, all of my video tutorials can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/user/mrdrozdaup?feature=mhee This dynamic curriculum includes the first 60 lessons for a high school graphic design course. Lessons are original, sequenced, creative and fun. Video tutorials, typically 2-3 minutes in length, demonstrate a tool, technique, or concept. By the end of the semester, students will have developed the skills necessary to create authentic products of graphic design. Once the fundamentals are mastered, students apply their Photoshop skills in other academic classes: redesigning books covers in their English class, creating posters for their Earth Science class, creating trading cards of historical figures for their Global History class. These projects are the result of years of teaching NYC high school students. This curriculum can be adopted in its entirety or used in bits and pieces according to the teachers specific need. Please visit misterdrozd.com to see some of the outstanding work my students have produced. I am committed to providing my kids with an outstanding education so please feel free to include feedback or suggestions. Please view this short video of lesson 23 (Adding photorealism to black and white Disney image) that I taught on 10/17/2011. This should give you an idea of what a typical class looks like! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4Y36fkCfpA *The video below ("Image in Text") is one of over 150 video tutorials I've created for Photoshop. These tutorials were created using Camtasia videocasting program (techsmith.com). See the Excel file for links to additional videos.

Each lesson is takes approximately 50 minutes to complete. Students recieve and submit all their work via email. The structure of my class is as follows:

Do Now (5 minutes)

Video Tutorial/ Question and Answer (10 minute)

Work Period (30 minutes)

Analysis of work product (5 minute)

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Downloads

Drozd_Intro_to_Graphic_Design_curriculum.xls - 0.03 MB

Web Links

class website

Additional Information

Creative Commons License

Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives

Content Standards

Common Core State Standards

Custom Standards

NY Common Core

production and distribution

Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.

National Educational Technology Standards for Students

(content standards)

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity

a. promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness

b. engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resource

2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity

b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become

active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress

ISTE NETS·S Standards

Communication and Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation, Technology Operations and Concepts, Critical Thinking Problem Solving and Decision Making

Timing

1-2 Hours
1+ Day
1+ Week
1+ Month
Semester
Year

Technical Expertise

Rookie
Novice
Intermediate
Pro
Expert

Materials/Equipment

You will need Photoshop, a Digital Camera, a gmail account and Picasa.

Find necessary curriculum files here:

https://picasaweb.google.com/MrDrozdAUP/IntroGraphicsCurriculumFiles?authkey=Gv1sRgCPyuqY_ex7-qsQE#

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All Comments (30)

B FL

Posted on Jan 29, 2013 - Permalink

Where are the 60 different lessons? Are they in PDF files or just YouTube videos?

Thank you

John Doherty

Posted on Aug 31, 2012 - Permalink

Eccellent. Thanks for all your effort and hard work.

Adobe Education

Posted on Aug 20, 2012 - Permalink

@Bojan - We're working on a feature that will enable sharing to other social networks. Stay tuned...

Bojan Živković

Posted on Aug 18, 2012 - Permalink

This is excellent resource to share but it is not possible. When I try to share here is how description looks like: Thank you for your interest in the Adobe Education Exchange. In order to access the Adobe Education Exchange, you will be required to log in. Can you fix this and allow us to share articles from here on fb, linkedin, google+.

Vicky Putnam

Posted on Jun 8, 2012 - Permalink

Wow! Thanks so much!

I taught Digital Graphics for the first time last year (Computer Lit before that). I did not know Photoshop or Flash in August 2011, and school was starting in two weeks. Wow, how I WISH I had found your resources back then! I stumbled through the first year by watching hours and hours of Adobe TV.

I am very thankful for your curriculum. I am breathing a little easier now!

I will also be teaching 3D Modeling Animation next year ~ which by the way ~ I know NOTHING about! So I will be looking at your Google SketchUp lessons as well. I am writing curriculum for that course over the next two weeks. Help please...

I don't want my students to suffer because I'm new to all of this. That's just not right!

Thanks again,

Vicky

Jim Armstrong

Posted on Jan 27, 2012 - Permalink

I was trying to upload File#2. It uploaded but when trying to extract it says that the files is either Invalid or Corrupt. Could you re-package, re-post it or send it to me (jarmstrong@mail.scdsb.on.ca). I also suspect our school network. I will try from my home account where there are fewer constrictions and will report back. Thanks in advance.

Tracy Freeman

Posted on Jan 11, 2012 - Permalink

Ditto on unable to unzip download #2

Gary Townsend

Posted on Nov 18, 2011 - Permalink

Wow! i hit the motherlode! Thanks Mr. Drozd!

Cathy Mullahy

Posted on Nov 15, 2011 - Permalink

I am also unable to download #2 can you repost it.

Thanks

Elizabeth Goodman

Posted on Nov 11, 2011 - Permalink

Trying to unzip Download #2 but get error message that it is not a valid RAR file.

Dena Wilson

Posted on Nov 9, 2011 - Permalink

I love the way you captured a technique or skill in a small capsule. My classes are three hours so I can easily build a longer lesson by showing more than one with discussion between each one. Thanks for sharing! Dena Wilson

Sadie Estrella

Posted on Nov 8, 2011 - Permalink

this seems really great!! I can't wait to start using it.....thank you for sharing *:)

Mark Schwandt

Posted on Nov 8, 2011 - Permalink

Thanks for providing this. I was hoping to have a look at the Graphic Design Curriculum files, but Extract Frog couldn't open the .rar file. Is there encryption?

thanks,

Mark

Lukas Engqvist

Posted on Nov 8, 2011 - Permalink

Nice job. Great use of video tutorials, straight to the point, and glad that you zoom in where appropriate.

Mike Skocko

Posted on Oct 23, 2011 - Permalink

Cool beans! Kids are able to work at their own pace via your videos. Keep it up! :)

Adobe Education

Posted on Oct 19, 2011 - Permalink

Hi Bruce,

I'm very sorry for the trouble you are having. Unfortunately we don't deal with purchases or software troublshooting on the Exchange. You will need to contact Adobe support to help with the problems you are having.

Best,

~Adobe Education

Bruce Monroe

Posted on Oct 18, 2011 - Permalink

Please Help me to get my new copy of CS5.5 to work properly! After using some of your temporary software, I purchased CS5.5 Premium at the MJC bookstore, where they assured me that it would update and become my entire design software. I cannot get it to work! Will you please contact me at bmonre@student.yosemite.edu, or Phone number of 209/408/6205, in order to get this started as soon as possible. Thanks ahead of time, Sincerely Bruce Monroe.

Please contact soon....

Bruce Monroe

Posted on Oct 18, 2011 - Permalink

Please contact soon....

Nancy Parker

Posted on Oct 18, 2011 - Permalink

Thank you so much for sharing this with the community!

Margaret Young

Posted on Oct 17, 2011 - Permalink

Looks fantastic

bob blob

Posted on Oct 12, 2011 - Permalink

i love it was great paced.

juan marcano

Posted on Oct 12, 2011 - Permalink

Hey, the videos are nicely done but I'd like to see how the additional videos you have on your youtube page figure in to the course of your semester. keep up the good work!

kaitlyn lucy

Posted on Oct 12, 2011 - Permalink

Great videos for EACH lesson!

jasmine kingston

Posted on Oct 12, 2011 - Permalink

amazing!! i love it!

Joel del la santo

Posted on Oct 11, 2011 - Permalink

This is really helpful. Thank you.

juan valdez

Posted on Oct 11, 2011 - Permalink

yooooooooooooooooo

more credit

pablo ortiz

Posted on Oct 11, 2011 - Permalink

very good

yusef abdullaatif

Posted on Oct 11, 2011 - Permalink

GOOD JOB. I LOVE IT!

veronica petron

Posted on Oct 11, 2011 - Permalink

Thank you so much! I've been looking for video tutorials designed for students and these seem perfect. I'm going to use the Winnie the Pooh and Air Force 1 project with my students.