Adobe Photoshop Introduction

• Combine images together to create professional presentations and publications using print, web and video
• Retouch photos and make them look more attractive and professional
• Create visualisations and save to pdf format
• Import 3D models into Photoshop, edit textures and composite them with 3D or 3D images

Course outline:

Day 1

Lesson 1 The Photoshop interface

• Creating, saving and navigating documents
• How to use the file browser

Lesson 2 Using colours

• How to choose a colour and use it in a composition
• Lesson 3 Type and text
• How to add text to a Photoshop document and type on a path

Lesson 4 Image sizing

• Learn how to resize and crop your images

Lesson 5 Photoshop actions

• Learn how to automate your workflow using actions

Lesson 6 Making selections

• Understand how to make, transform and save a selection from an image

Lesson 7 Retouching

• Learn how to use the various retouching tools to enhance your images, and how to remove the background from an image

Day 2

Lesson 1 Layer styles and layer comps

• Exploit the power of layer styles to add exciting design effects

Lesson 2 Correction of tone and colour

• Learn how to use levels and curves to correct colour

Lesson 3 Photoshop creations

• Create a simple animation, a web photo gallery and a PDF presentation

Lesson 4 Using brushes

• Loading and using brushes and making your own

Lesson 5 Using layers

• How to creatively use layers in Photoshop

• Learn about adjustment layers and quick masks

Lesson 6 Shapes

• Creation of vector shapes and fill layers

Lesson 7 Using the filters

• Learn how to creatively use the filter gallery

Lesson 8 Further techniques

• Keyboard shortcuts, file formats, Q and A