Creating Web Graphics

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!

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Requirements:

HTML experience or completion of the Creating Web Pages class, Windows 95 or 98, Internet access, e-mail, and the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator web browser. We will be using Paint Shop Pro in this class. Paint Shop Pro is the single most popular application on the Internet for creating web graphics. On the first day of class, you will receive instructions on how to download a free demonstration version of the award-winning Paint Shop Pro software from Jasc Software.

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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