Duration:1 day | Book this course
Cost: $395.00 + GST
Course Description
This one day class introduces participants to Adobe® Photoshop® . Participants will learn fundamental principles and navigation of the application; tools, palettes and basic editing techniques. In addition, this introduces layers and the colour spaces used within Photoshop.
Prerequisites
Before taking this course, the student must have basic PC skills, including a basic understanding of a computer's operating system, how to launch an application and create and save files, as well as how to copy files from CDs and other media.
Who Should Take This Course
New users of Adobe® Photoshop®
Course Outline
Introduction to Adobe® Photoshop® CS3
- Raster vs. Vector Graphics
- Understanding pixels
Getting Started
- Launching Photoshop for the first time
- Setting User Preferences
- Getting around the Photoshop environment
- Ctreating a new document
- Bringing images into Photoshop
- Navigating withing the Photoshop Workspace
- Dealing with Screen Modes
- Arranging windows
- Using the History palette to Undo/Redo actions
Explopring the Toolbox
- Tools Overview
- Dissecting the Toolbox
- Manipulation Tools
- Selection Tools
- Painting Tools
- Retouching Tools
- Drawing Tools
- Type Tools
- Shape Tools
- Annotation, Sampling, and Measuring Tools
Basic Image Processing
- Understanding colour
- Resizing images
- Distorting images
- Enhancing images
Working with Layers
- Creating new layers
- Deleting layers
- Selecting layers
- Renaming layers
- Moving, rearranging, and grouping layers
- Linking multiple layers
- Locking layers
- Transforming layers
- Aligning and distributing layers
- Setting layer transparency and blending modes
- Applying layer styles
- Merging and flattening layers
Applying Basic Filters
- Exploring the Filter Gallery
- Using the Save Command
- Using the Save As Command
- Saving images for commercial print
- Saving images for web
- Printing images straight from Photoshop