Adobe Photoshop Introduction/Intermediate Syllabus
This course is designed for delegates who want to learn how to
use Adobe Photoshop effectively.
If the course syllabus does not entirely match your requirements, please contact us
as we are able to customise it to your needs.
This course has a duration of 2 days.
Basics
Overview of the Photoshop interface
Bitmaps and vectors explained
Image modes
Image size and resolution
Image colour concepts
Basic Tools and Colour
Overview of the Photoshop toolset
Brushes and brush types
Adjusting brushes
Choosing colours by eye
Numerical colour
Pantone colour
Dos and do nots of choosing colours
The background image
Erasing and canvas colour
Image Adjustments
Using adjustment layers
Levels explained
Colour balance and colour balance considerations
Hue and saturation
Selective adjustments using masks
Selection
Essential image navigation shortcuts
The marquee tools
Adding and subtracting selections
Automatic selection using the wand tool
Automatic selection using the quick selection brush
Manual cut-out techniques
Transforming a selection
Understanding selection edges
Refining selection edges
Saving and reloading a selection
Layers
Understanding layers
Creating layers
Managing layers
Montages with multiple images
Editing within layers
Layer Effects
Overview of layer effects
Applying drop shadow
Applying other layer effects
Retouching
Using the clone stamp tool
Using the healing brush tool
Filters
An overview of filters and their uses
Pixel (100%) view and what it means
Advantages of using smart filters
Image sharpening in detail
Image blurring
Selective filtering
Export and File Formats
Saving a PSD
Saving for print and web
Considerations when choosing a file format
Common file formats explained
