GAAMC Board Trustee, Wendy Roome will give a brief introduction to computer programs like Adobe's Photoshop and Illustrator. She can't turn us into experts -- that takes a lifetime! But she can introduce the fundamentals, including

 * The difference between pixel-based painting programs, like Photoshop, and object-based drawing programs, like Illustrator.

 * Fundamental concepts about how images are stored on a computer:

                * What's a pixel?

                * The difference between size & resolution.

                * How much resolution do you need?

                * Compression, aka "Cramming 25 pounds of fertilizer into a 5 pound sack."

                * Image file types, and the difference between standard and proprietary formats.

 * Fundamental concepts for Photoshop and Illustrator:

                * Layers

                * Selection

                * Transparency

                * Scaling

                * Masking

                * Text boxes

                * Effects