Adobe Photoshop Beginner to Intermediate Training - 2 Days

Platform: Windows PC and Apple Mac

Courseware: Comprehensive training manual provided per person

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Windows or Apple Mac operating system

Software Version: Training available for Adobe Photoshop CS5.5, CS5, CS4, CS3, CS2, CS, 7, 6, 5.5

Course Overview:
Photoshop allows designers and photographers to produce variety of artwork by manipulating and composing digital and drawn images, using powerful layering and masking techniques and a wealth
of special effect filters. During this photoshop training course you will learn how to produce professional
quality images for print and web. You will cover fundamental topics such as size, resolution, contrast
and colour adjustments, retouching, special effects and correct output.

Photoshop Beginner to Intermediate Training Outline

Photoshop Overview

About Photoshop
Working with bitmap and vector images
Various design workflow's

The Interface

Using the menu bar
Setting preferences
Customising palettes
Opening and importing images/graphics
Creating new documents
Navigation and magnification
Using the Navigator window

Basic Image Manipulation

Cropping
Resizing the image
Working with image resolution
Setting colour modes
Making greyscale images
Saving formats

Image Enhancement

Basic Levels
Basic Curves
Using Hue and Saturation
Sepia effects
Sharpening images

Correcting Mistakes

Undo shortcuts
Using the History palette
Making a snapshot

Working with Selections

Using the range of selection tools
Working with selection options
Saving selections to channels
Editing selections
Feathering images with selections

Changing Image Content

Cloning in an image
Using the retouching tools
Working with the paint tools
Using colour options in Photoshop
Copying parts of other images

Working with Layers

About Photoshop layers
Creating/deleting layers
Automatic layer creation
Adding text layers
Hiding/locking layers
Setting layer attributes
Working with layer sets
Transforming layers
Blending layers
Using layer masks
Creating Adjustment layers
Working with layer effects
Using the Flatten Image command

Considerations for Web and Print

PSD documents for future editing
Print based file formats
Image compression for web

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