Written by Stefano Virgilli Sunday, 05 September 2010 05:34

Hi crew,
I would like to invite you all to our next Creative Crew meeting in Yishun.

Here is the free registration link:
http://creativecrewsept2010.eventbrite.com/

Time: 6:45 PM

How to get there: MRT station : Yishun Buses : SBS Transit Bus No 39, 85; SMRT Bus No. 171, 800, 804, 806, 811, 812, 851, 852, 853, 853C, 854, 854E, 855, 856, 857, 859

"THE COMPARISON NIGHT"
...
Stefano Virgilli, Adobe Design Master @LAB School, will give his point of view about some the most common photography tasks in Adobe Photoshop, in a completely free 2 hours meeting.

PROTECT YOUR PICTURES
- Metadata
- Copyright
- Watermarks
Advantages and disadvantages of the most common ways to protect the rights of your pictures.

BLACK and WHITE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
- Channel mixer
- Black and white adjustment
- Saturation
- Lab 
Advantages and disadvantages of the most commons Photoshop tools for black and white.

PIMPLES and WRINKLES
- Spot Healing
- Healing Brush
- Clone Stamp
- Patch 
Advantages and disadvantages of the most commons tools for digital make up in Adobe Photoshop.

SELECTIONS
- Pen tool
- Lazoo (plus magnetic and polygonal)
- Layer mask
Advantages and disadvantages of the most commons ways to make selections in Adobe Photoshop.

-- 
Thanks and Best Regards

Stefano Virgilli

Adobe Community Professional - Photoshop, Adobe User Group Manager
Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) Expert (ACE) in:
After Effects 6.0 / 7.0 / CS3 / CS4, Acrobat 9 Professional, Captivate 3, Dreamweaver CS3, Encore CS3, Illustrator CS3 / CS4, InDesign CS3 / CS4, Photoshop CS2 / CS3 / CS4, Photoshop Lightroom, Premiere Pro 2.0 / CS3 / CS4
Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) in:
Creative Suite® Master, Contribute CS3, Photoshop Lightroom 1.0
Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) in:
Creative Suite® Master CS3, Design Master CS4, Design Specialist CS3 / CS4, Video Specialist CS3
Adobe Certified Educator
Adobe Certified Associate in: 
Visual Communication using Photoshop CS4, Web Communication using Dreamweaver CS4, Rich Media Communication using Adobe Flash® Professional
Apple Certified Final Cut Pro 7 End User

Last Updated on Wednesday, 04 August 2010 04:43 Written by Stefano Virgilli Wednesday, 04 August 2010 04:37

 

WHERE and WHEN?

From 6:45 PM to 8:45 PM, at Ang Mo Kio Public Library (Singapore), on Tuesday 10th of August.

HOW?

Free registration link: http://august2010creativecrew.eventbrite.com/

Walk-ins are also welcomed.

WHAT?

Do you think resolution has something to do with the quality of a picture?

Do you think 300dpi is high resolution?

Do you use Pantone spot colours in order to avoid colour mismatch?

THINK AGAIN! (30 minutes)

Myth buster Stefano Virgilli (Adobe Master Instructor @ LAB School ) will shock you with evidences. Everything you knew about print and digital image may fall apart in front of your very own eyes!

(Using Adobe Photoshop)

and then…

FREE PICTURES (20 minutes)

Do you need free images for your commercial design works?

Discover Creative Commons. A worldwide movement of creatives that share content such as pictures, video, audio, music and text.

Featuring Mohit Sebastian, the videographer who animated an MTV for Ivan Chew's song Endless flowers.

and also…

RECOLOR and RETOUCH! (30 minutes)

By Adobe Certified Instructor Stefano Virgilli. How to retouch and recolour a portrait like this one:

In Adobe Photoshop, featuring picture by StellarRemix:  under CC Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic

Last, but not least...

enjoy the NETWORKING session after the meeting (40 minutes)

 

Written by Stefano Virgilli Thursday, 22 July 2010 02:47

Dear members,

We hoped you have enjoyed our previous month's meeting's coverage during our session of Creative Sushi.

This month, we will again, have both Ivan and Stefano doing a mashup of their work to create a final creative work that would be released under Creative Commons.

Creative Crew would like to give a huge thanks to our sponsors, NLB, Red Dot and attendees for their generous support.

This time our meeting will be held at Woodlands Regional Library.

Venue:
900 South Woodlands Drive 
Woodlands Civic Centre, #01-03 
Singapore 730900

How to get there: Nearest MRT Station
Woodlands Buses : 
- SMRT 169, 178, 187, 856, 858, 900, 901, 902, 903, 911, 912, 913, 925, 926, 960, 961, 962, 963, 964, 965, 966, 969 
- SBS Transit 161, 168



Programme Details
6.45PM - Registration

7.00PM - A good workflow for creative writing and business/marketing by Sven Berg Ryen, Director of Maxus

Writing for the internet? We all need to write, and sometimes, we simply get stuck. There's writer's block, lack of proper words, lack of structure, etc... Proper workflows ensure you stay on track while writing. By setting the right target/call for action and focus.




7.20PM - GarageBand "Audio Unit" Feature by Ivan Chew

Ivan the Rambling Librarian will demonstrate how to use GarageBand "Audio Unit" feature to make pitch adjustments to the audio tracks. As with other Creative Sushi sessions, the tracks will be CC-licensed materials.



7.40PM - Animate that Solid by Stefano Virgilli, Adobe Master Instructor and Director of Lab School, Adobe Video Specialist.

Stefano will demo how to dynamically create fractal animation in
After Effects using plugins such as Pixel Polly and Ball Action
combined with expressions. Stefano will carry on Ivan's audio
production to complete the monthly Creative Sushi and license it under
Creative Commons


8.00PM - Q&A; / Networking

8.45PM - END

See you there!

Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 June 2010 03:48 Written by Stefano Virgilli Tuesday, 01 June 2010 03:46

Free registration - click here

 

Dear members,

We hoped you have enjoyed last month meeting on Creative Sushi

This month, we will have again both Ivan and Stefano will do a mashup of their work to create a final creative work to be licenced under Creative Commons.

Please bring along your MAC laptops to tryout along with the demo.

Creative Crew heartily thanks NLB, our sponsor, Red Dot and attendees for their generous support.

This time our meeting will be held at Pasir Ris Public library

Venue:
1 Pasir Ris Central St 3
#04-01/06 White Sands
Singapore 518457

How to get there:
Nearest MRT station : Pasir Ris
Buses: SBS Transit 3, 5, 6, 12, 15, 17, 21, 58, 88, 403, 518 (Alighting at Pasir Ris Interchange)
SBS Transit 39, 53, 81, 89, 109
SBS Transit Feeder Services 354, 358, 359 (alighting at Pasir Ris Interchange)

Programme Details
6.45PM - Registration

7.00PM - HDR by Lynus Hee [15min]
Lynus will do a short demo on HDR effects

 

Creative Sushi - Music and Video Remix

7.20PM - Part 1 - Video Remix by Stefano Virgilli, Adobe Video Specialist

AFTER EFFECTS Creating 3D titles - Duration 20 minutes
Stefano Virgilli, Adobe Master Instructor is going to showcase how to
take control of text in After Effects. As part of Creative Sushi
session, he will provide the final output to Ivan to create a music
for it. Feel free to contribute to the session, either providing the
phrases for the video... maybe from your poem.

 

7.40PM - Part 2 - Audio remix by Ivan Chew

For the next part of Creative Sushi, Ivan will create a music track,
using Stefano's Creative Commons (CC) licensed image as inspiration
and as a track cover. The completed music track will be released under
a CC license. In the 20-min demo, Ivan will use CC-licensed tracks
from ccMixter.org, and a free, open-source software (Audacity) to edit
and remix the audio. The software is available for Microsoft Windows,
GNU/Linux, Mac OS X and other operating systems (see:
audacity.sourceforge.net). Participants are welcome to attempt their
own Creative Sushi creation on the spot.

 

8.00PM - Q&A / Networking

8.45PM - END

See you there!

 

Last Updated on Tuesday, 04 May 2010 02:06 Written by Stefano Virgilli Monday, 03 May 2010 09:26

Dear members,

We hoped you have enjoyed last month meeting especially the Photoshop CS5 session by Stefano.
We're back with more for this month!

 

This month, we will introduce a new session called, "Creative Sushi". This 2 parts session, both Ivan and Stefano will do a mashup of their work to create a final creative work to be licenced under Creative Commons.

This is a session where "content" and "creativity" meet. You will see 2 speakers come together as attendees will learn and refine their creativity skills by doing remixing.

 

"A remix is an alternative version of a song, video, design concepts made from an original version creatively. "

Please bring along your MAC laptops to tryout along with the demo. The workfiles will be given.

Creative Crew heartily thanks NLB, our sponsor, Red Dot and attendees for their generous support.

 

This time our meeting will be held at Bedok Public library

 

Venue:
Bedok Public Library
21 Bedok North St. 1, Singapore, 469659

How to get there:
Nearest MRT Station: Bedok
Nearest Bus Interchange: Bedok
Buses: SBS Transit 7, 9, 14, 16, 17, 18, 25, 26, 30, 30e, 32, 33, 35, 38, 40, 60, 66, 69, 87, 168, 196, 197, 222, 225W/G, 228, 229, 401
SMRT 854

7.00PM - Fireworks CS5 by Linus Lim [15min]
At this point of time, no one has seen an official demo of Fireworks CS5.
Be the first to get a up close and personal with Fireworks CS5 as Linus gives you 
an interesting insights about Fireworks CS5

Creative Sushi - Music and Video Remix

7.15PM - Part 1 - Audio remix by Ivan Chew
7.45PM - Part 2 - Video Remix by Stefano Virgilli, Adobe Video Specialist

7.55PM - Learn the tricks behind MTV style videos by Stefano Virgilli (10 minutes)
Learn how to create professional mtv effects using Adobe After
Effects. A short inspiring and creative session.
Stefano will showcase how to create expressions that make your
pictures "dance" with the music.

8.05PM - Q&A / Networking

8.45PM - END

See you there!

Last Updated on Sunday, 28 March 2010 21:41 Written by Carlsson Chee Sunday, 28 March 2010 21:24

Hey Crew,

A blink of an eye and another month has passed. We're back with April's meeting!
And this time, we have other tips and tricks for Photoshop retouching, as well as a peek at the new Photoshop CS5! For music lovers, we have a special guest who will lead us the way he makes music. So come on and join us in this awesome load of fun!

This time our meeting will be held at:

Venue:Venue: Tampines Regional Library
31, Tampines Ave 7 Singapore 529620

Nearest MRT Station : Tampines
Tampines Buses : SBS Transit 8, 15, 18, 19, 27, 28, 29, 37, 38, 81, 168, 291, 293

Programme Details
6.45PM - Registration

7.00PM - Professional photo retouching by Stefano Virgilli
Stefano retouched the pictures of well known Italian photographers from 2002 to 2006. Last month he showcased the High Pass sharpening trick. This month, he will focus on other amazing retouching techniques, allowing the model to look younger and fresher while retaining her natural look as much as possible.

7.30PM - Creating music for beginners by Ivan Chew
Ivan Chew, a Garageband and DIY music enthusiast, will share how "non-musicians" can use Apple's GarageBand software and Creative Commons licensed music samples to create soundtracks -- instrumentals or vocal pieces -- for videos and slideshows. By non-musicians, it means you don't have to know how to play any instruments or sing to win Singapore Idol. All you need is GarageBand (which comes with your Mac), an ability to count (if you can count, you can keep in tune), and a connection to the Internet (to search and download free and legal music samples).

8.00PM - BREAK

8.15PM - Finally CS5! by Stefano Virgilli
Synopsis > Beta tester Stefano Virgilli will showcase some of the most impressive new tools in Adobe Photoshop CS5! Do not miss it

8.45PM - END

See you there!

Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 March 2010 08:35 Written by Carlsson Chee Sunday, 28 February 2010 13:54

Hey Crew,

Update:
We have had some changes in the plan. This month, we'll continue to have 2 sessions of Photoshop that provides you tips and tricks that will help you retouch your pictures. After that, we'll have a music session by Robert.

This time our meeting will be held at:

Venue:
Marine Parade Community Building
278 Marine Parade Road #01-02, Singapore 449282

How to get there: Buses SBS Transit 13, 15, 16, 31, 36, 43, 48, 55, 76, 135, 196, 197 SMRT : 966, 853 (on weekends & public holiday) Map http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_32345/travel_site_67707/ Programme Details

6.45PM - Registration

7.00PM - Photo Retouching
Ever seen a photo of yourself that you like but wished that pimple of yours wasn't there? Or maybe you had a photo shoot but the photographer did not do a good job on the photo which you had the perfect smile? Well fret not! Carlsson will be giving some tips and tricks on how to make you look good in your own photo.

7.30PM - Stefano will share the tips and tricks he wrote in a tutorial scored among the 30 best tutorials in the world for Photoretouch and Digital MakeUp. He will show how to retouch skin, eyes, lips and hair in order to transform a model, without compromising the natural look. Stefano has retouched over 5000 models from 2003.

8.00PM - BREAK

8.10PM - Making music with GarageBand by Robert Hector R. Cristobal You do not need to be a PRO to produce your own music! Robert will talk about the basic principles of sound and demo everything from setup, recording techniques and effects with GarageBand and publishing your music.

8.45PM - END



See you there!

Register HERE!!: http://creativecrew09march10.eventbrite.com/

Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 February 2010 00:52 Written by Stefano Virgilli Friday, 12 February 2010 07:17

April 13 Tampenies Public Library
May 11 Programme Zone in Bedok Public Library
June 08 Activity Room at Pasir Ris Public Library
July 13 Woodland Public Library
August 10 Ang Mo Kio Public Library
September 14 Yishun Public Library
October 12 Jurong East Public Library
November 9 Queenstown Public Library
December 14 Choa Chu Kang Public Library

Which one are you attending?

Written by Carlsson Chee Wednesday, 03 February 2010 10:21

Dear Crew,
On February 10th, 2010, Photoshop turns twenty. To mark this anniversary, Creative Crew will like to invite you to come to our monthly meeting on Photoshop to celebrate this special day with us.

This time our meeting will be held at:

Bishan Public Library
5 Bishan Place,
Singapore 579841
Singapore
How to get there:
Nearest MRT Station : Bishan
Nearest Bus Interchange : Bishan
Buses : SBS Transit 13, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 88, 410
Map
http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_30887/travel_site_143103/

6.45PM - Registration

7.00PM - The Photoshop Story : Birth of the killer app by Linus Lim
How well do you know about history of Photoshop? In celebration of 20 years of Photoshop, 
Linus will talk about Photoshop that you may not know and also share some useful techniques.

7.30PM - Photoshop 20 years by Stefano Virgilli
Stefano's best tips from 11 years experience.
Stefano, who is an Adobe Certified Instructor, have spent thousands of
hours working professionally with Photoshop. In this 20 minutes
sessions will share his turning points and the favorite tools.
Content > Levels, Smart Objects, Pen Tool, Adjustment Layers

8.00PM - BREAK

8.15PM - The coolest Photoshop plugins by Stefano Virgilli
Stefano will demo some of the most useful Photoshop plugins such as PhotoTune2, Skin tune 
and PhotoTool onOne. The quickest way to fine tune pictures without necessary go into hard-core photo editing.

8.45PM - END

See you there!

Register HERE!!: http://creativecrew9feb2010.eventbrite.com

Last Updated on Monday, 04 January 2010 16:54 Written by Stefano Virgilli Monday, 04 January 2010 16:43