Course overview
Adobe Photoshop is a digital imaging program, which is primarily used to retouch, colour and modify images. This course introduces the basic aspects of Adobe Photoshop to manipulate and edit images.

Who should attend
To gain the most from this course, you should already have familiarity with the Windows or Mac operating system and web terminology.

Course contents

Getting Started
Photoshop overview (windows, palettes, help menu, tutorials)
Bitmap vs vector graphics
Resolution/print theory
Using digital and scanned imagery
Using the options bar
Using the tool box
Photoshop palettes
Docking palettes in to the palette well
Menus and dialog boxes
Opening, saving and exporting images
Using the history palette

Selections
Basic selection methods
Modifying selections
Using the mask tool
Colour range
Extracting images

Retouching
Using the cloning and healing tool
The retouching tool

Colour Correction
Colour theory
Converting image modes
Image adjustments
Applying colour correction
Using histograms, levels and info palette

Layers
Creating and organising layers
Layer composition
Applying effects to layers
Moving flattening and merging layers

Filters
Tips on using filters
Applying Filters
Smart Filters

Exporting Files
Setting transparency for web images
Optimising images for the web
Resolution and web images
File formats
Converting the image type

Printing
Printing from Photoshop
Print with preview

The course outline is only a guide. It can be adapted to suit your requirements.

Related courses

Adobe PhotoShop CS3 Intermediate
Adobe PhotoShop CS3 Advanced

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