Course Target:

Participants should have an interest in graphics and traditional imaging.This Photoshop course is suitable for all levels of Photoshop users. Seasoned users may wish to take this class to enforce their Photoshop knowledge.

Entry Requirements:

Participants must have basic PC or Mac skills, including an fundamental 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.

Qualification:

Participants, on satisfactory completion of the course and any related assignments, will be awarded a Certificate in photoshop.

Total Course Time:

Duration: 2 Days

Course Description:

This course provides users with training in Adobe Photoshop, the leading image manipulation software. During this scheduled Photoshop course you will learn about the capabilities of Adobe Photoshop CS4 as well as build an effective workflow. You will use Adobe Photoshop CS4 tools for painting, retouching and enhancing images with selections and layers.

Upon successful completion of this course delegates will be 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

Course Outline:

• 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
• Creating, saving and loading custom colours
• 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 & optimising artwork for Web