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Dave Cross

Senior Developer, Education and Curriculum for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals and is involved in all aspects of the training that is provided to NAPP members including the content of seminars, conferences and workbooks. He also creates very popular weekly QuickTime-based tutorials that appear on the members' website. Dave is an Adobe Certified Instructor in Photoshop CS2 and Illustrator CS2 and is a Certified Technical Trainer.

Prior to joining the NAPP, Dave lived in Canada and trained thousands of users across North America. Dave co-authored Illustrator CS2 Killer Tips and is the author of the Photoshop CS2 Help Desk Book and Photoshop Finishing Touches. Dave writes for Photoshop User magazine, teaches at the Photoshop World Conference & Expo and is the Lead Instructor for the Photoshop Seminar Tour. He is also featured on a series of DVDs and is one of the "Photoshop Guys" on Adobe Photoshop TV.

Online Classes by Dave Cross

InDesign for Photographers
Here is a quick introduction to InDesign with some useful techniques for photographers. Rather than covering all tools and functions of InDesign in detail, this course teaches the basics for photographers so they can get started in creating simple documents using their Photoshop files.
Lesson 01 Basic Concepts (7:01)
Lesson 02 Setting Up (9:12)
Lesson 03 The Control Panel (6:47)
Lesson 04 Importing Graphics 1 (8:10)
Lesson 05 Importing Graphics 2 (3:59)
Lesson 06 Working With Type (7:43)
Lesson 07 Creating Templates (6:04)
Lesson 08 InDesign Contact Sheet (4:19)
Lesson 09 Printing Basics (6:56)
Lesson 10 Creating PDFs (5:34)
Lesson 11 Sample Project (12:10)

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Photoshop and Illustrator Creative Integration
Learn how to create stunning visual effects that are only possible when you combine the best that vector and raster graphics have to offer.
Lesson 01 Introduction (0:45)
Lesson 02 Key Differences (9:12)
Lesson 03 Important Similarities (4:16)
Lesson 04 Open, Place, Export (9:45)
Lesson 05 Copy and Paste Smart Objects (6:49)
Lesson 06 Photoshop to Illustrator (11:08)
Lesson 07 Paste and Trace (2:49)
Lesson 08 Paste and 3D Mapping (3:22)
Lesson 09 Photoshop Shapes Into Illustrator (1:46)
Lesson 10 Illustrator Objects into Photoshop (3:28)
Lesson 11 Smart Object Warping (3:12)
Lesson 12 3D Text Smart Objects (2:21)
Lesson 13 Illustrator Shapes for Edge Effects (4:15)
Lesson 14 Illustrator Shapes for Borders (4:08)
Lesson 15 Exchanging Color Swatches (1:35)
Lesson 16 Better Live Tracing (8:55)
Lesson 17 Conclusion (0:37)

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Photoshop CS3 Finishing Touches
Imagine your Photoshop masterpiece is almost complete, but you need a last, little something for that finishing touch. This course is all about adding a finishing touch to your images, including frames, artistic effects, dramatic lighting effects, combining color with black and white, and much more.
Lesson 01 Introduction (1:08)
Lesson 02 Key Concepts Part 1 (5:49)
Lesson 03 Key Concepts Part 2 (5:48)
Lesson 04 Edge Effects Part 1 (5:34)
Lesson 05 Edge Effects Part 2 (5:23)
Lesson 06 Edge Effects Part 3 (6:06)
Lesson 07 Edge Effects Part 4 (5:04)
Lesson 08 Edge Effects Part 5 (5:31)
Lesson 09 Threshold Borders (6:45)
Lesson 10 Using Borders (4:54)
Lesson 11 Using Shapes (5:15)
Lesson 12 Building Frames (4:59)
Lesson 13 Painted On Effect (4:37)
Lesson 14 Making Colors Pop (6:27)
Lesson 15 Burnt In Edges (5:29)
Lesson 16 Lighting Effects (5:37)
Lesson 17 Make It Old (5:55)
Lesson 18 A Gritty Finish (7:11)
Lesson 19 A High Contrast Finish (5:18)
Lesson 20 A Soft Focus (5:21)
Lesson 21 Convert To Black and White (6:26)
Lesson 22 One Photo Two Sizes (5:53)
Lesson 23 Using Actions (4:10)
Lesson 24 Color Snapshot (5:40)
Lesson 25 Conclusion (0:35)

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Photoshop CS3 for Beginners
If you're just beginning to learn AdobeÂ® PhotoshopÂ® CS3, this training course is your perfect jumping-on point.
Lesson 01 Introduction (0:51)
Lesson 02 Key Concepts (6:08)
Lesson 03 The Workspace (5:50)
Lesson 04 Navigating (4:47)
Lesson 05 Tool Overview (6:06)
Lesson 06 Changing Your Mind (6:18)
Lesson 07 Making Selections, Part 1 (6:45)
Lesson 08 Making Selections, Part 2 (7:55)
Lesson 09 Saving Selections (3:22)
Lesson 10 Layers, Part 1 (6:23)
Lesson 11 Layers, Part 2 (5:34)
Lesson 12 Layers, Part 3 (7:07)
Lesson 13 The Type Tool (6:21)
Lesson 14 Intro to Adjusting Images (6:05)
Lesson 15 Shadow/Highlight and Curves (6:44)
Lesson 16 Working with Color and Brushes (6:52)
Lesson 17 Make Your Own Brushes (4:19)
Lesson 18 Introduction to Filters (5:59)
Lesson 19 The Filter Gallery (4:00)
Lesson 20 Retouching Part 1 (6:39)
Lesson 21 Retouching Part 2 (5:59)
Lesson 22 Resizing, Part 1 (7:09)
Lesson 23 Resizing, Part 2 (4:32)
Lesson 24 Saving and Output (5:10)
Lesson 25 Project time! (5:52)
Lesson 26 Conclusion (0:38)

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Photoshop CS2 for Beginners
If you are a newer Photoshop user or if you want to brush-up on those essential skills
Lesson 01 Introduction (0:49)
Lesson 02 Key Concepts (6:20)
Lesson 03 The Workspace (6:15)
Lesson 04 Navigating (5:04)
Lesson 05 Tool Overview (7:43)
Lesson 06 Changing Your Mind (8:44)
Lesson 07 Making Selections Part 1 (5:55)
Lesson 08 Making Selections Part 2 (7:28)
Lesson 09 Bonus Lesson 1 - Saving (6:30)
Lesson 10 Layers Part 1 (6:39)
Lesson 11 Layers Part 2 (6:21)
Lesson 12 Layer Masks (8:25)
Lesson 13 Working with Type (6:53)
Lesson 14 Adjusting Basics Part 1 (7:09)
Lesson 15 Adjusting Basics Part 2 (5:46)
Lesson 16 Painting and Color (5:40)
Lesson 17 Bonus Lesson 2 - Custom Brushes (5:59)
Lesson 18 Filters Part 1 (5:43)
Lesson 19 Filters Part 2 (5:09)
Lesson 20 Retouching Basics (6:32)
Lesson 21 Retouching Part 2 (6:00)
Lesson 22 Resizing Images Part 1: Image Size (6:15)
Lesson 23 Resizing Images Part 2: Cropping (5:48)
Lesson 24 Saving and Output (5:25)
Lesson 25 Bonus Lesson 3 - Collage (5:08)
Lesson 26 Conclusion (0:38)

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