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Greetings!

Happy to join the gruop and the class.

Rich



The Curvemeister class is a self paced class, offered every two months that covers the basics of using Curvemeister, including the new features of Curvemeister 3.  Class costs $30 US, and will be starting on July 13th, and enrollment will be from the 13th through the 20th. 

To join the class purchase a Curvemeister 101 ticket.

After buying your ticket, please join the forum if necessary, then click on the Reply tab at the top of this message and post a short note here to show that you are ready to begin the class.  If you used a different email address for your purchase, please include your purchase date and time so that we can match you up to your ticket.  You will then receive information you need to join the class discussion group, and to get started. 

For the month of July only, we welcome people who have taken the paid version of the class to enroll again at no charge.

Please email class@curvemeister.com if you have any questions before or during the enrollment process.

This class is about improving the colors in your photographs using an enhanced curve control that is supported by the Curvemeister plugin. You will be able to use the principles you learn in this class with any photo editing program that uses curves.
Prerequisites:

You must have access to a Windows system with any version of Photoshop 5.5 through CS3 or any version of Elements installed, and the Curvemeister 3 plugin. You may use the demo version of Curvemeister 3 for the class.

Enrollment:

The Curvemeister 3 class is $30 for the full session, normally six weeks, with an extra week for the July class.


Syllabus
Week 1
    The class will start off with an experimental week of "free form" image editing, using an image a day provided by students and instructors.

Week 2

    The Color Wizard: 60 Seconds to Brighten Up a Photo
    How Curves Work
    Setting Up Your Work Space
    Finding the Shadow and Highlight
    The Hue Clock, a Visual Speedometer
    Increasing Contrast using RGB mode
    Increasing Contrast using Lab mode
    Adding more color using Lab mode

Week 3

    Adding texture to Highlights
    Adding texture to Shadows
    Adding texture to MidTones
    Correcting Exposure with Curves
    Say Hello to Lab Color
    How Color Spaces Work
    Color Casts and How to Remove Them
    Finding the Neutral Point in a Photo
    Using the Hue Clock to Correct a Neutral
    Using Floating Neutrals to control Overall Britghtness

Week 4

    Philosophy of Color Correction "By the Numbers"
    Fixing Multiple Color Casts with RGB and the Hue Clock
    Pinning a Skin Tone
    Pinning a Neutral for a Warm or Cool Effect
    Pinning a Logo Color
    The Pin Library
    Defining Your Own Pins

Week 5

    Double Pinning to Increase the Contrast of an Object
    Histograms
    Copying a Channel for use in Photoshop or Elements
    Comparing Colors
    Measuring Statistics
    Smart Filters (Photoshop Only)
    Painting a Car Red
    Painting a Car Yellow

Week 6

    The Wonderfulness of Mask
    A Quick Example: Adding Color Without Creating "Demon Eyes"
    Adding detail and color to skin tones
    Selecting a Mask Channel and Inverting the Mask
    Selecting the Amount of Mask Blur
    Darkening a Sky and Making it Bluer

Week 7

    Adding Color to Bright Objects
    Controlling Texture in Skin Tones
    Adding Color to a Photo, Leaving Skin Tones Alone
    Adding Color Where it is Needed
    Using Masks With Selections
    Using an Alpha Channel as a Mask (Photoshop only)

For the month of July only, we welcome people who have taken the paid version of the class to enroll again at no charge.