Computer Training

Photoshop - Introduction

Course Length: 2 Days

Course Prerequisites

  • Required: Knowledge of Windows Introduction topics and ability to use keyboard and mouse.

Course Description

  • Topics include: Photoshop's environment, resolution issues, sizing images & cropping, selecting image areas, layers, blending and compositing, image colour modes, colour and painting tools, text, layer effects and filters, adjusting colour and tone of images, saving completed images.

Detailed List of Topics

Photoshop's Environment

  • Raster and Vector Graphics
  • Photoshop Environment Elements
  • Navigating in Photoshop

Sizing Images

  • Image Size and Resolution
  • Cropping

Selecting Image Areas

  • With Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee Tools
  • With the Lasso Tools
  • With the Magic Wand Tool
  • With the Magnetic Lasso Tool
  • Save Selections
  • Modifying Selections

Creating Image Composites

  • Floating Versus Fixed Selections
  • Undoing Previous Steps
  • Copying Selections
  • Creating Layers
  • Transforming Layers
  • Copying Layers Between Images
  • Saving Images in Photoshop Format
  • Arranging Layers

Blending Composite Images

  • Defringing
  • Simulating Transparency with Opacity and Blending Modes
  • Feathering Edges

Image Modes

  • Mode Characteristics
  • Grayscale and Bitmap Modes
  • Color Modes

Color and Painting

  • Selecting Colors
  • Painting Tools
  • Cloning Image Areas with the Clone Stamp Tool

Enhancing Images with Text and Special Effects

  • Type Layers
  • Layer Effects
  • Filters
  • Merging and Flattening Layers

Adjusting Images

  • Levels Adjustment Layers
  • Toning Tools
  • Hue/Saturation

Saving Completed Images

  • Saving for Use in Print Applications
  • Saving for the Web