Adobe Photoshop Introduction

Course Contents

Photoshop Basics

• Basic Photoshop concepts
• Paint versus Draw
• Methods of acquiring images
• Overview of Photoshop tools
• Viewing documents
• Using background and foreground colours
• Making text work in Photoshop
• File Formats

Selections

• Rectangular and elliptical marquees
• Select Complex Shapes
• lasso tool
• Magic wand
• Rubber Stamp Tool
• Paint and Pen Tools
• Cropping
• Defining a feather edge
• Using Subtract and add
• Useful keyboard commands
• Moving and exporting a selection
• Saving and reloading a selection

Transforming and Editing Tools

• Paint tools
• rushes and brush modes
• How text works in Photoshop
• Align image with Rules
• The advantages of using layering
• Transforming and distorting
• Blurring and sharpening an image
• Special effect filters
• Converting the image type
• Adding and deleting channels
• Channels, selection and effects

Retouching

• Colour correction techniques
• Adjusting brightness and contrast
• Colorizing greyscale images
• Colour Modes
• Choosing Colours Removing unwanted detail
• Correcting damaged images
• Defining then applying patterns
• Global and selective reversion
• Resolution and Resample
• Upsampling and Downsampling

Animation

• Layers and animation
• Using the animation palette
• The Tween command
• Previewing animations
• Exporting animation

Time: The course starts at 09:30 and runs until 16:30.

The course is run on a date that suits you! We do not run public scheduled courses.