Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Introduction — A 2-day course
Synopsis
You will use Adobe Photoshop tools for painting, retouching and enhancing images with selections and layers.
In this course, you'll learn about the capabilities of Adobe Photoshop as well as build an effective workflow.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this Photoshop training course, students are able to:
- Enhance an image by removing colour cast, compensate for flash lightning and red eyes
- Increase/Decrease the contrast and brightness of your artwork
- Create simple compositions by blending images together or selecting only parts of an image
- Use colour in Photoshop effectively
- Create type and produce simple adverts
- Output an artwork for web
Suitable For
This class is for all levels of Photoshop users. For those who are completely new to the application through to seasoned users may wish to take this class to rid themselves of bad Photoshop habits.
Prerequisites
In order to complete this course you will require basic computer skills such as a basic understanding of a computer's operating system, launching an application, creating and saving files, and copying files from CDs and other media.
Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices
London — £495 (+VAT)
- 22–23 Mar 2010
- 8–9 Apr 2010
- 19–20 Apr 2010
- 6–7 May 2010
- 17–18 May 2010
- 3–4 Jun 2010
- 14–15 Jun 2010
- 30 Jun–1 Jul 2010
Birmingham — £495 (+VAT)
- 22–23 Mar 2010
- 17–18 May 2010
Manchester — £495 (+VAT)
- 22–23 Mar 2010
- 26–27 Apr 2010
- 7–8 Jun 2010
- 28–29 Jun 2010
Newcastle — £495 (+VAT)
- 19–20 Apr 2010
- 14–15 Jun 2010
Glasgow — £495 (+VAT)
- 22–23 Mar 2010
- 17–18 May 2010
- 14–15 Jun 2010
Course Contents
Managing the Adobe Photoshop Environment
- Exploring default Workspace & Bridge
- Introduction to the Toolbar
- Palette management & Screen real estate
- History Palette & Undoing Actions
- Navigation shortcuts
Working with Selections
- Creating Selections using Magic Wand
- Adjusting Selections
- Quick Selection and Lasso tools
- Combining Selection tools for complex objects
- Saving and Reloading a Selection
Enhancing an Image
- Using Levels and Curves
- Compensate for flash with Shadow & Highlight
- Variations to quickly decide about a colour cast
- Hue & Saturation controls
- Blurring and sharpening using Filters
Painting and Retouching Images
- Digital darkroom techniques
- Clone Stamp and Heal tools
- Painting with Paintbrush, Pencil or Paint Bucket tool
- Introduction to Gradients and painting with Gradients
- Working with Quick Mask mode & Layer Masks
Working with Layers
- Importing images, Layers and Selections
- Transforming Layer Objects & using the Smart Objects
- Starting to build layered compositions
- Applying Transparency
- Basic Blending Modes
- Other goodies as Text Layers, Adjustment Layers and Layer Styles
Outputting your artwork
- Colour modes, Resolution and Image Size
- Cropping an image vs Extending the Canvas
- File formats & optimizing artwork for Web
