Learn how to create stunning titles, banners, icons, buttons, rules, borders, backgrounds, animated images, text effects, drop shadows, 3-d effects, and more! You'll also learn the difference between the .gif and .jpeg formats and how to work effectively with both. You'll learn about interlacing, transparent backgrounds, color palettes, animation and imagemaps. Finally, you'll learn several exciting tips that will help you keep your image sizes small and your web pages loading fast!Requirements:
Windows 95, Internet access, e-mail, and the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator web browser. On the first day of class, you will receive instructions on how to download a free shareware version of Paint Shop Pro.Syllabus:
Week One Lesson 1 GIF vs. JPG; the <img src> tag Lesson 2 Keeping your graphics lean Week Two Lesson 3 Text effects Lesson 4 Advanced text effects Week Three Lesson 5 Color palettes and transparency Lesson 6 Icons and buttons Week Four Lesson 7 Advanced icons and buttons, backgrounds Lesson 8 Retouching photographs Week Five Lesson 9 Advanced retouching techniques Lesson 10 Animation Week Six Lesson 11 Advanced animation Lesson 12 Imagemaps
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