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Course Information
Description
This course is designed to provide delegates with knowledge of the fundamentals of Adobe PhotoShop and all the key skills necessary to achieve professional results. Delegates will learn how to manipulate pictures and other graphic elements within different page formats for both one-off and regular production.
 
Basic knowledge
A basic understanding of computer graphics and some understanding of word-processing is desirable but not essential.
 
Target audience
Intending, new or less-experienced users of Photoshop, who wish to gain a good understanding of the software in a short space of time. Plus others who wish to learn about the scope of the software.
 
Duration
1 day or 2 days, depending on the time available, which will change the level of depth and quantity of exercises to be completed.
 
 
 
 
 Photoshop Outline
Image size and Resolution
Scanning resolution and file size; Differences between raster and vector files. Changing dimensions and resolution. Image input, display and output. Saving files in different formats
Interface basics
The Toolbox and floating palettes. View modes and keyboard shortcuts. Navigation palette. Tool options. Colour picker.
Selection Techniques
Selecting by shape and color. Adding to and subtracting from selections. Saving selections. Feathering and anti-aliasing. Using Quickmask. Drag-copy a selection.. Using the Crop tool. Using the transform settings.
Painting Tools
Using the colour and swatches palettes. Standard brush options and custom brushes. Linear and radial gradient fills. The eraser tools. Using vector shapes. Creating vector styles.
Retouching
Cloning parts of images and selections. Repairing scratches. Using the smudge, blur, sharpen and saturation tools. Using the History palette to undo multiple steps. Linear and non-linear history. Using snapshots. History Brush for effects. Adjusting the image with Levels, Colour Balance, Hue/Saturation. Compensating with Variations. Colour changes with Replace Colour and Selective Colour.
Layers
Creating and moving layers. Moving layers between documents. Using Adjustment layers for editable changes. Changing layer opacity. Layer styles for special effects; Using layer blending modes. Creating layer sets in complex artwork.
Using Type
Creating and editing text. Using type masks as a selection. Editable vs rasterized text. Text distortion and warping.
Special Effects
Special effects with filters, including Blur, Sharpen and Distortion. Changing the overall look with Artistic, Brush strokes, Sketch and Stylise filters.
Recording Actions
Recording sequences of actions. Replaying the actions. Creating sets of actions. Inserting pauses and stops. Batch processing and creating droplets.