Advanced Selecting in Photoshop: 
Density Masks & the Pen Tool
Saturday, February 18, 2012
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

How do you silhouette a photo of a person with wild hair and drop it into a new background so that it looks real and not cut out?
Learn how to use the color channels of the image itself to create complex selection masks; and how to select smooth areas using the points and curves of the pen tool.

LOCATION: Macintosh graphics lab in midtown Manhattan.
PREREQUISITE: Some experience making selections and using layers in Photoshop
FEE: $175 ($150 for ASPP members)

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER: please contact Mara at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 646-912-7171, or visit www.marasachs.com/workshops/advanced-selecting.

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Photoshop for the Web
Two Saturdays, March 3 & 10, 2012
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Enhance your website with eye-catching images, _buttons and animations
In this two-day workshop you will begin by learning simple, effective techniques to make your images bright and vivid. You will learn about appropriate size, resolution and file formats for the web. Then you will dive into Photoshop's special effects, creating banner type and buttons with rollovers. Finally you will learn how to create and save simple animations for your website.

TOPICS: making your images pop | sizing and saving for the web | special effects with type | buttons and rollovers | gif animations
LOCATION: Macintosh graphics lab in midtown Manhattan (directions sent upon registration)
PREREQUISITE: none
FEE: $325 ($285 for ASPP members)

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER: please contact Mara at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 646-912-7171, or visit www.marasachs.com/workshops/photoshop-for-the-web.

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Mara Sachs is a professional photo retoucher, digital mechanical artist, and Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop CS5. Since 1990 she has been providing training, retouching and digital production services to advertising agencies, retouching firms, designers, photographers and others in the graphic arts community. Mara lives in New York City and offers workshops, individual training and support in Photoshop, InDesign and other Adobe applications. She also offers individual training sessions both in person and remotely via Skype.