Comprehensive Web Design
Fall 2002 - Spring 2003
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Class 17 Handout

ImageReady Lesson 4. Background images and seamless tiles. Using the offset filter. Directional tiles. Transparent GIFS. Anti-aliasing/fixing bad edges.

1. Review of your homework -
We will take a quick look at our web galleries.

2. Background Images -
1. Defining, Editing, and Previewing a Background Image.
2. Saving a Background Image.
3. Recoloring Background Image Artwork.
4. Seamless Background Tiles.
5. Copying and Pasting with Offset.
6. Seamless Photographic Background Images.
7. Full-Screen Graphic Background Images.
8. Large-Screen Photographic Background Images.
9. Directional Tiles.

3. Transparent Gifs -
1. Creating and Previewing GIF Transparency.
2. Fixing Bad Edges.
3. Adding a Drop Shadow Over a Fine-Toothed Background.
4. The Pitfalls of Broad Backgrounds.
5. Saving Transparent Images.
6. Transparency in Photoshop.
7. Transparent Layer Versus Transparent GIF.

4. Chapter 9 of the Dreamweaver book pop quiz -

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT:
1) Read Chapter 10 of the Dreamweaver book.
2) Add a seamless background tile, a directional tile, and a transparent gif with a drop shadow to your mid-term project if you don't have them in there already.
3) Do any additional tweaks advised during the critiques.