Fun with Your Own Photo Using Adobe PhotoShop in 10 hrs

 

 

Objective:

To equip students with the skill of editing, modifying photos and scanning photo.

Requirement:

Age 11 and above and know how to operate application software such as Microsoft Power Point

 

Course Outline

Introduction to Adobe PhotoShop CS3

  • What is Adobe PhotoShop

Photoshop's Environment

  • Raster and Vector Graphics
  • Photoshop Environment Elements
  • Navigating in Photoshop
  • Navigating toolbars

Sizing Images

  • Image Size and Resolution 
  • Cropping

Scanning Picture

  • Inserting picture
  • Modifying picture

Selecting Image Areas

  • The Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee Tools
  • The Lasso Tools
  • Saving Selections
  • The Magic Wand Tool
  • The Magnetic Lasso Tool
  • Modifying Selections

Layers

  • Floating Versus Fixed Selections
  • Undoing Previous Steps
  • Copying Selections
  • Creating Layers
  • Transforming Layers
  • Copying Layers between Images
  • Saving Images in Photoshop Format
  • Arranging Layers

Blending and Compositing

  • Defringing
  • Opacity and Blending Modes
  • Feathering Edges

Image Modes

  • Mode Characteristics
  • Grayscale and Bitmap Modes
  • Color Modes

Color and Painting

  • Selecting Colors
  • Painting Tools
  • The Clone Stamp Tool

Text, Layer Effects, and Filters

  • Type Layers
  • L ayer Effects
  • Filters
  • Merging and Flattening Layers

Adjusting Images

  • Brightness/Contrast
  • Levels Adjustment Layers
  • Toning Tools
  • Hue/Saturation

Saving Completed Images

  • Saving for Use in Print Applications
  • Saving for the Web