snowfox computer animation - Workshops
 

Scott Hamm
3D Modeler/Animator
Instructional Learning Consultant
hamms@umich.edu
Workshops

In my work in the University of Michigan's Instruction Group, I am regularly called upon to give workshops on several of the Adobe Creative Suite applications and other graphics related software. Links to workshop materials including files, images and class handouts are below.

Materials are intended as self-guided, step by step instruction, but results may vary depending on the aptitude of the student.


Flash CS4

Introduction to Flash CS4 - Coming Soon!
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Illustrator CS4

Drawing With Illustrator CS4 - [13MB]
Expand your graphical horizons with Adobe's premier drawing package, Illustrator! Learn about the joys of vector objects, layers, image and text placement, and several other drawing and organizational tools.

You will not come out of this workshop with an owl.

Flash CS3

An Overview of Flash CS3 - Download Flash workshop .zip file
Workshop PDF [7MB]
An overview of the Flash interface and some of the basic tools.

Linked below are three interactive Flash apps created for UM.
App1 Vector Poem
App2 Qwizdom Clicker Clinic
App3 Cell Mitosis

Flash Vector Poem - Download Vector Poem workshop .zip file.
Workshop PDF [5MB]
Vector Poem is a Flash application which allows students and poetry enthusiasts to visually manipulate and rearrange a group of three poems in real time.


Illustrator CS3

Drawing With Illustrator - Download Illustrator workshop .zip file
Workshop PDF [10MB]
In this session participants will review layer functionality, the building blocks of Illustrator vector images (Path, Object, Stroke, Fill), and several different drawing and manipulation tools. We will also cover how to align, distribute and otherwise organize images and vector objects for a clean presentation.

Photoshop CS3

Photoshop for Beginners - Download Photoshop workshop .zip file
Workshop PDF [8MB]
Class will take participants through basic Image Resizing, Selection Tools, Edit/Transform Tools, Image Adjustments, and an introduction to the life-affirming functionality of Layers.
 
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