Adobe Photoshop - Introduction 2 Days
Course Overview
Course objectives: This course is designed for anyone who needs to understand the fundamental features and uses of Adobe Photoshop and the best way to incorporate these into their work.
Pre-requisites
Experience of the Windows or Macintosh operating system or equivalent working knowledge
Course Contents
The basics:
What file sizes to expect?
System requirements
File format differences such as raster/bitmap (e.g. TIFF) v. vector files (e.g. EPS)
Image input
Display and output: discussion of scanners, monitors, desktop printers, image setters and film recorders in the context of image quality and resolution
Colour theory
Additive and subtractive
Perceptual colour – the eye, the monitor, the printed page
Colour gamuts
Device independent colour
Photoshop’s CMYK preview mode
Spot colours
Duotones, bit depth - 8 and 16 bit
Application basics
The toolbox and panels
The colour picker
View modes
Keyboard shortcuts
Navigation panels
Using Adobe Bridge to find, sort and open images
N-up and multiple document view with tabs
Selection techniques
Creating selection areas
Adding to and subtracting from
Using Quick Selection and refinement tool
Feathering and anti-aliasing
Quick Mask
Using the magnetic tools
The Magic Eraser tools to make cut outs
Selecting intricate elements like hair
Painting tools
The standard brushes
Custom brushes
Linear or radial gradient fills
Creating custom gradient styles
Using the Mixer Brush
Retouching
Cloning images
Using patterns
Smudging, blurring and sharpening
Cropping
Repairing scratches
Negative to positive, heal tool, shadow & highlight tool, match colour tool, red eye tool and vanishing point filter
Using Content Aware Fill
History panel
As an Undo
For effects
Using the History brush and the Art brushes to create natural media effects
RAM and hard disk (scratch disk) issues
Scaling
Resizing images while retaining the correct proportions for your subjects
Image adjustment
Using the Adjustments panel for live, non-destructive image adjustment
Brightness, contrast, gamma, hue/saturation
Colour balance for shadows, highlights and mid-tones
Levels and curves
The black and white conversion tool
Output generally
Re-sampling and printing
Resizing and adjusting resolution to the most appropriate values for printing
Screening issues
File formats for export
Working with Text
Adjusting text appearance
Using text effects commands
Rendering text
Text as a selection
Text distortion and warping, text on a path
Layers
Converting a selection path to a layer
Controlling layer transparency
Creating montages using components from different modes
Defining and using Adjustment layers
Placing guides and using grids
Layer styles and layer management, layer comps
Creating and using layer smart objects
Introducing video & 3D smart layers
Filters & special effects
Including soften, sharpen and numerous forms of distortion
Transforming areas of an image, including rotate, stretch, skew, flip and alter perspective
Using the Free Transform function
Using non-destructive smart filters
Warping and Gradients
The interactive image warping window
Creating and editing gradients
Using Puppet Warp to reposition an image element
Rapid processing of images
Recording sequences of editing steps using the Actions panel
Batch processing images
Adobe Photoshop - Introduction 2 Days
Course Overview
Course objectives: This course is designed for anyone who needs to understand the fundamental features and uses of Adobe Photoshop and the best way to incorporate these into their work.
Pre-requisites
Experience of the Windows or Macintosh operating system or equivalent working knowledge
Course Contents
The basics:
What file sizes to expect?
System requirements
File format differences such as raster/bitmap (e.g. TIFF) v. vector files (e.g. EPS)
Image input
Display and output: discussion of scanners, monitors, desktop printers, image setters and film recorders in the context of image quality and resolution
Colour theory
Additive and subtractive
Perceptual colour – the eye, the monitor, the printed page
Colour gamuts
Device independent colour
Photoshop’s CMYK preview mode
Spot colours
Duotones, bit depth - 8 and 16 bit
Application basics
The toolbox and panels
The colour picker
View modes
Keyboard shortcuts
Navigation panels
Using Adobe Bridge to find, sort and open images
N-up and multiple document view with tabs
Selection techniques
Creating selection areas
Adding to and subtracting from
Using Quick Selection and refinement tool
Feathering and anti-aliasing
Quick Mask
Using the magnetic tools
The Magic Eraser tools to make cut outs
Selecting intricate elements like hair
Painting tools
The standard brushes
Custom brushes
Linear or radial gradient fills
Creating custom gradient styles
Using the Mixer Brush
Retouching
Cloning images
Using patterns
Smudging, blurring and sharpening
Cropping
Repairing scratches
Negative to positive, heal tool, shadow & highlight tool, match colour tool, red eye tool and vanishing point filter
Using Content Aware Fill
History panel
As an Undo
For effects
Using the History brush and the Art brushes to create natural media effects
RAM and hard disk (scratch disk) issues
Scaling
Resizing images while retaining the correct proportions for your subjects
Image adjustment
Using the Adjustments panel for live, non-destructive image adjustment
Brightness, contrast, gamma, hue/saturation
Colour balance for shadows, highlights and mid-tones
Levels and curves
The black and white conversion tool
Output generally
Re-sampling and printing
Resizing and adjusting resolution to the most appropriate values for printing
Screening issues
File formats for export
Working with Text
Adjusting text appearance
Using text effects commands
Rendering text
Text as a selection
Text distortion and warping, text on a path
Layers
Converting a selection path to a layer
Controlling layer transparency
Creating montages using components from different modes
Defining and using Adjustment layers
Placing guides and using grids
Layer styles and layer management, layer comps
Creating and using layer smart objects
Introducing video & 3D smart layers
Filters & special effects
Including soften, sharpen and numerous forms of distortion
Transforming areas of an image, including rotate, stretch, skew, flip and alter perspective
Using the Free Transform function
Using non-destructive smart filters
Warping and Gradients
The interactive image warping window
Creating and editing gradients
Using Puppet Warp to reposition an image element
Rapid processing of images
Recording sequences of editing steps using the Actions panel
Batch processing images
