Adobe Photoshop Level One Course
Aims of the One-Day Course
This introductory course has been designed for new users of Adobe Photoshop.
Trainees will learn how to select areas of an image for editing and composition.
Trainees will also learn how to add type, apply effects and prepare images
for print and use on the web. The course is 100% hands-on, with exercises
to practice the skills as you learn them.
Course Content
- Photoshop’s Environment
- Raster and Vector Graphics
- Photoshop Environment Elements
- Navigating in Photoshop
- Sizing Images
- Image Size and Resolution
- Cropping
- Selecting Image Areas
- The Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee
- Tools
- The Lasso Tools
- Saving Selections
- The Magic Wand Tool
- The Magnetic Lasso Tool
- Modifying Selections
- Layers
- Floating vs. Fixed Selections
- Undoing Previous Steps
- Copying Selections
- Creating Layers
- Transforming Layers
- Copying Layers Between Images
- Saving Images in Photoshop Format
- Arranging Layers
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- Blending and Compositing
- Defringing
- Opacity and Blending Modes
- Feathering Edges
- Image Modes
- Mode Characteristics
- Grayscale and Bitmap Modes
- Colour Modes
- Colour and Painting
- Selecting Colours
- Painting Tools
- The Clone Stamp Tool
- Text, Layer Effects, & Filters
- Type Layers
- Layer Effects
- Filters
- Merging and Flattening Layers
- Adjusting Images
- Brightness/Contrast
- Levels Adjustment Layers
- Toning Tools
- Hue/Saturation
- Saving Completed Images
- Saving for use in Print Applications
- Saving for the Web
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Prerequisites
No previous experience of using Photoshop is necessary, although keyboard
and mouse experience is assumed. Familiarity with the use of Windows or
Mac software is essential.
Course Duration
Six hours (9.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 4.30pm).
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