Instructor: Steve Burger
Price: $399 Public / $369 Photographer and Patron Members
A printed book is $35
Session 1: Starting Wednesday, 18 January
6-9pm for five weeks

Art Intersection presents Photoshop classes geared to real world applications. From image retouching and photo manipulation to perfectly printed digital files, Art Intersection will provide the hands-on instruction that makes learning Photoshop fun and easy. Instruction, tips, tricks and techniques will be useful for both platforms - Mac and PC.

• Each student learns the program hands-on at their own iMac
• The current version 5.5 of Photoshop
• The class is limited to 12 students
• Participants will learn how to calibrate their personal machines for optimal output
• Tips and Tricks at every session
• CD of the class book with tutorials and practice Images for each student

It's never too late to learn the magic of Photoshop. Come see why so many photographers and artists are having so much FUN! Classes are limited to 12 students. Register early for placement. Registration and fee covers all five classes. Classes run consecutively from first session.

Week One:
The Digital File
Understanding Levels
Understanding Curves
The Eyedroppers of Levels Color
Correction Technique
How Big Is A Pixel?
Understanding Resolution
Sizing Images
File Formats

Week Two:
Selections
Selection Overview
Selection Techniques
Quick Masks
Paint A Selection with Quick Mask
Put A Gradient in a Selection
Subtract From Your Selection
Put a Fancy Edge on Your Image

Week Three:
File Prepping Techniques
Photoshop Brushes
Fun With The History Brush
Dust & Scratches Filter
Understanding The Un-Sharp Mask
De-Fogging The Image
Smart Sharpen
Eyedroppers of Hue & Saturation
Color to Black & White
Image Adjustment Sequence

Week Four:
Layers
Understanding Layers
Adjustment Layers
Image Adjustment Sequence-Layers
Layer Masks
Great Soft Focus Technique
Importing Clouds
Make Your Own Self Promotional Piece

Week Five:
Retouching
Using The Clone Stamp Tool
Retouching Faces
Clone Tool - Add A Selection
Precise Cloning Technique
Retouch Faces With Liquify
Make Someone Look 10 Pounds Lighter
Great Sharpening Technique
Combining Images
Layer Mask Tips

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Public $399.00 USD Member $369.00 USD

For more information please call 480-361-1118 or email us.

Seminar: Taking Your Work to the Next Level

Instructors: Carol Panaro-Smith & James Hajicek
$220 Public / $200 Members
8 weeks: February 23, March 1, 8, 15, April 5, 12, 19, May 3
Thursday evenings: 6-9pm

Artists often feel isolated and can benefit from professional feedback when they are trying to make progress with or are in a transitional phase of their creative process. In this 8-week intensive critique/seminar, participants will have the opportunity to engage in focused critiques that will facilitate emerging artists in the creation of a cohesive body of work. Whether you need help bringing a project to completion, help in establishing your unique artistic voice, or getting a portfolio of finished work edited for admission into an academic program or a gallery, this opportunity provides you with informed direction by veteran educators that understand the creative process. Both instructors will facilitate a professional and supportive atmosphere, which will nurture and assist you as you take your work to the next level.

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Public $220.00 USD Members $200.00 USD

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How to Give Your Story Liftoff: Keep Your Feet on the Ground

Instructors: Laura Cruser
$40
Session I: Saturday, 28 January, 9-11am
Session II: Saturday, 4 February, 11:15am-1:15pm

We all want our stories to soar, but sometimes it's easy to forget that to fly a kite well, we must hold onto the string. This workshop will offer strategies for staying grounded throughout the writing process: for starting a story and for seeing it through, for freshening the creative palate and for finding help when your kite does, indeed, get tangled in the trees. Plan to exit the class with a new short story in-hand.

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Bringing Characters to Life

Instructors: Beth Staples
$40
Session I: Saturday, 4 February, 9-11am
Session II: Saturday, 11 February, 11:15am-1:15pm

Using portrait photography as inspiration, this class will help students create, develop and bring a character to life on the page. Students will spend time studying examples of memorable characters, learning techniques for building and crafting character through writing, and then developing their own character as the basis for a story.

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Gleaning Poetry from Art: Writing Poetry Inspired by Visual Works of Art

Instructors: Allyson Boggess
$40
Session I: Saturday, 11 February, 9-11am
Session II: Saturday, 18 February, 11:15am-1:15pm

This course explores the practice of writing poetry ekphrastically--that is, the writing of poetry in response to, and inspired by, works of visual art. We'll look at examples of ekphrastic poetry from literature together and discuss the techniques we can use to generate new writing from observing works in other mediums. Ultimately, we'll try these strategies out by viewing art on exhibit at the Art Intersection Gallery and producing new poems in response. The goal is to experience and reflect on the power of translating this intersection of art forms.

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Looking Glass: Where You Stand Makes a Difference

Instructors: Fernando Pérez
$40
Session I: Saturday, 31 March, 9-11am
Session II: Saturday, 7 April, 11:15am-1:15pm

As writers, what we choose to look at and what we choose to reveal are up to us. Either way, in poetry, details make the difference. If writing is like holding a camera to your eye, and breathing slowly and deeply, either waiting patiently for the right moment or taking a risk and shooting, then the details matter. We will consider the details of a poem in the same way that light lends itself to the perfect photograph. Using photos as inspiration, we will assemble words that leave an impact on the eye and on the brain.

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Haibun: The Poetry of Walking

Instructors: Mark Haunschild
$40
Session I: Saturday, 7 April, 9-11am
Session II: Saturday, 14 April, 11:15am-1:15pm

Popularized by Matsuo Basho in the 17th century, haibun is a classical Japanese form of travel writing that combines prose and poetry. In this class we will practice the art of "walking meditation" as we reflect on the mundane aspects of moving through our day-to-day lives. Working from these observations, students will draft a lyric essay that reflects extra-ordinary insights drawn from ordinary occurrences. We will discuss ways to convey our travels with concrete, descriptive, and evocative prose, and will practice writing haiku poems that crystallize the insights that arise from the world in and around us.

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Personal Fragments: Using Collage to Create Memoir

Instructors: Rosemarie Dombrowski
$40
Session I: Saturday, 14 April, 9-11am
Session II: Saturday, 21 April, 11:15am-1:15pm

The task of writing a full-length memoir is daunting even for a seasoned writer. Thus, through the technique of collage, we'll begin crafting sections of what could potentially become a long(er) memoir, ultimately unifying sections with the subtle repetition and interweaving of sensory imagery, phrases, people, and objects. The technique of threading sections together allows us to focus on the subtleties, nuances, and sounds of narrative as well as the gaps, spaces, silences, on the page, and within the memoir itself.

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Instructor: Esther Lee
$35
By appointment

This class is designed for those who want to learn how to develop a roll of 35mm or medium format black and white film on their own, or those who need a quick refresher on how to develop film. Students will get practice on loading film on plastic reels, and the instructor will demonstrate each of the chemistry’s functions. Open studio is available after class with help from staff if you have a roll of film you would like to develop.

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Set up an appointment for Developing Black and White Roll Film in the Darkroom by emailing info@artintersection.com

Instructor: Esther Lee
$55
By appointment

This class is for students who are interested in learning how to make prints in the darkroom from a black and white negative. In this class, the instructor will demonstrate the process of making a black and white gelatin silver print in the darkroom. In addition, the students will learn how to use an enlarger and work in a traditional wet darkroom. Each step of printing, all the way to final wash and storage will be covered in class.

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Set up an appointment for Black & White Printing in the Darkroom by emailing info@artintersection.com

Developing Black and White 4x5 Sheet Film

Instructor: Esther Lee
$40
By Appointment

Learn how to develop 4x5 sheet film. Various methods will be discussed along and a demonstration will be provided of the simple and effective method of tray developing. Participants will develop their own film with the assistance of AI technical lab staff.

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Set up an appointment for Developing Black and White 4x5 Sheet film by emailing info@artintersection.com