As a graphic designer, you are starting to familiarize yourself with image creation and editing using Photoshop. Understanding the different tools and features available in Photoshop will help you to maximize your creative potential. In this course, you?ll work with several tools and features to edit images using Photoshop.

 

Target Student: Graphic designers, or people transitioning into a design job or taking on design responsibilities. This course is intended for new users of Photoshop.

To create professional images using a wide range of Photoshop functionality.

• Confidently explore the Photoshop environment.

• Ensure images have appropriate balance between file size and print or display quality

• Use different selection tools to select parts of images and also save selections for future use

• Create image composites and use several techniques for creating and manipulating layers

• Apply blending effects to composite images so that they appear more realistic

• Identity various image mode characteristics to be used for specific purposes

• Select colours and paint image using the various colour and painting tools

• Add type to an image, format it, and create special effects by applying filters

• Adjust an image's brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation

• Save completed images for printed applications, the web and as PDF documents.

Exploring Photoshop Environment - Differentiate Raster and Vector Graphics - Explore the Photoshop Environment - Customize the Photoshop Environment - Work with Navigation Tools - Customize Menus - Explore Adobe Bridge - Apply Metadata and Keywords

 

Sizing Images - Determine Display and Print Resolution - Crop an Image

 

Selecting Image Areas - Select Image Areas with the Marquee Tools - Select Image Areas with the Lasso Tools - Save Selections - Select Image Areas with the Magic Wand Tool - Select Image Areas with the Magnetic Lasso Tool - Modify Selections

 

Creating Image Composites - Make Floating Versus Fixed Selections - Undo Previous Steps - Copy Selections - Create Layers - Create Smart Objects - Transform Layers - Copy Layers Between Images - Save Images in Photoshop Format - Arrange Layers

 

Blending Composite Images - De-fringe Images - Simulate Transparency with Opacity and Blending Modes - Feather Edges

 

Exploring Image Modes - Examine Mode Characteristics - Explore Grayscale and Bitmap Modes - Explore Colour Modes

 

Applying Colours - Select Colours - Work with Painting Tools - Clone Image Areas with the Clone Stamp Tool

 

Enhancing Images with Text and Special Effects - Create Type Layers - Apply Layer Effects - Work with Filters - Merge Layers and Flatten Images

 

Adjusting Images - Create Levels Adjustment Layers - Enhance Images Using Toning Tools - Adjust the Hue/Saturation of Images

 

Saving Completed Images - Save Images for Use in Print Applications - Save Images for the Web - Save Images as PDF