I hope your business is still thriving in these shaky economic times.

You were a treasured client of mine before I went into teaching full time. The school I have dedicated nearly every waking hour to for the past year and a half is laying me off. I am therefore considering returning to working for myself. If so, I would be available for design work part time until June, and then full time after that. I have kept up all of my Web and design skills; in fact, I am teaching those subjects at the high school. You can see my graphic design students’ work here.

I am considering rebranding myself as Blue Lobster Art & Design. I would offer portraits and other art products in addition to Web & graphic design.

You can help me decide whether this is a smart move (leaving teaching for a return to self-employment). Do you foresee any design projects you might steer my way if I became available again? Do you know anyone else who might be interested in an honest, dedicated, and effective designer?

Thank you very much for any feedback you can give.

Fondly,

Dawn Pedersen
Blue Lobster Art & Design (maybe)

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I’ve been adapting enough Photoshop tutorials lately for my graphic design class that I decided I can do these on my own in about the same amount of time. You are free to use these tutorials in your own classrooms. They are very detailed and can be completed by even a beginning student who knows a little about the toolbox, the options bar, and the layers palette.

Clipping Masks

Using a custom shape:

Using text:

If you like, follow up the tutorial with this independent project.

Using a custom shape:

Using text:

UPDATE 2/11/09: Student Work

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