Adobe Photoshop

Description

Do you need to:

Learn to create, edit and apply special effects to images and text that can be prepared for various uses such as print and marketing materials, presentations, websites, eLearning and digital apps?

Aim

This course is based on using and understanding the working methods of Adobe Photoshop. Selecting and Masking, Type, Layers, Fill Layers, Colour Models and Modes, Transforming, Resolution Issues.

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this course you should have the skills and knowledge to:

• Cut out items, change colours and create compositions
• Photo-retouching, tonal correction, deep etching, image editing, colour painting and montaging

Topics Covered

Key topics covered on this course include:

Getting to Know the Work Area

• Open image files in Adobe Photoshop
• Select and use tools in the Tools panel
• Set options for a selected tool using the options bar
• Use various methods to zoom in to and out from an image
• Select, rearrange, and use panels
• Choose commands in panel and context menus
• Open and use a panel in the panel dock
• Undo actions to correct mistakes or to make different choices

Basic Photo Corrections

• Understand image resolution and size
• View and access files in Adobe Bridge
• Straighten and crop an image
• Adjust the tonal range of an image
• Use the Spot Healing Brush tool to repair part of an image
• Use the content-aware Patch tool to remove or replace objects
• Use the Clone Stamp tool to touch up areas
• Remove digital artefacts from an image
• Apply the Smart Sharpen filter to finish retouching photos

Working with Selections

• Make specific areas of an image active using selection tools
• Reposition a selection marquee
• Move and duplicate the contents of a selection
• Use keyboard-mouse combinations that save time and hand motions
• Deselect a selection
• Constrain the movement of a selected area
• Adjust the position of a selected area using the arrow keys
• Add to and subtract from a selection
• Rotate a selection