Adobe Photoshop
Level 1 – New User (1-2 days)
What is Photoshop?
Adobe Photoshop is a photo editor and image manipulator enabling the professional transformation of digital images and pictures. Offering easy-to-use tools to optimise graphics for either print or web publication, this powerful software gives life to photos allowing you to make adjustments in order to enhance impact or generate a specific mood.
Overview of the Course
This course aims to provide a solid foundation in the use of Adobe Photoshop to edit and manipulate images for those who are new to the product. Emphasis will be placed on applying practical techniques whilst ensuring the user develops an efficient working style.
Content
- Overview of Photoshop capabilities and features
- Using the Crop, Hand and Zoom tools
- Selection techniques and methods
- Copying and pasting selections
- Working with layers and using layer management
- Creating layer styles and how to use them
- Creating rectangles, ellipses and polygons
- Using the Add, Subtract and Intersect commands
- Working with Text
- Using colour palettes and the Eyedropper tool
- Controlling the foreground and background colours
- Filling an area with the Paint Bucket tool & applying gradient fills
- Editing and retouching images, (including using the Smudge, Blur, Sharpen, Dodge, Burn and Sponge tools)
- Cloning elements using the rubber stamp tool
- Using the Healing Brush to remove artefacts
- Using levels and adjusting image Hue and Saturation
- Using the Undo function and History palette
- How to keep images small, (including quality considerations)
- Cropping and re-sampling images
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