Platform : Windows

Course Objective:

The course is designed to equip participants with the knowledge of PhotoShop CS6 by editing images using modifying selections, managing layers, cropping and resizing, draining of colours, photo-retouching, learning of basic sharpening techniques and creating artistic text.

Course Outline

1. Getting Started

• Work with Images
• Understanding Photoshop
• Start Photoshop on a PC
• The Photoshop Workspace
• Find Images for your projects
• Open an Image
• Exit Photoshop

2. Understanding Photoshop Basics

• Introduction the Photoshop Toolbox
• Work with Toolbox
• Magnify with the Zoom Tool
• Adjust Views
• Using Rulers and Guides
• Undo Commands
• Revert an Image
• Manage Image Windows

3. Changing the Sizes of an Image

• Change he On-Screen Size of an Image
• Change the Print Size of an Image
• Change the Resolution of an Image
• Crop and Straighten Photos
• Trim an Image
• Change the Canvas Size of an Image

4. Making Selections

• Select with the Marquee Tools
• Select With the Lasso Tool
• Select with the Magnetic Lasso Tool
• Select with Quick Selection Tool
• Select with the Magic Wand Tool
• Select with the Color Range Command
• Select All the Pixels in an Image
• Move a Selection Border
• Add to or Subtract from a Selection
• Invert a Selection

5. Manipulating Selections

• Move a Selection
• Copy and Paste a Selection
• Delete a Selection
• Rotate a Selection
• Scale a Selection
• Skew or Distort a Selection
• Scaling
• Feather the Border of a Selection
• Create Vanishing Point Planes
• Copy between Vanishing Point Planes

6. Painting and Drawing with Color

• Select the Foreground and Background Colors
• Selecta color with the Eyedropper Tool
• Select a Color with the Swatches Panel
• Using the Brush Tool
• Change Brush Styles
• Apply a Gradient
• Fill a Selection
• Using the Clone Stamp
• Using the Pattern Stamp
• Using the Spot Healing Brush
• Using the Healing Brush
• Using the Patch Tool
• Using the History Brush
• Using the Eraser
• Replace a Color
• Fix Red Eye in Photo

7. Adjusting Lighting and Colors

• Change Brightness and Contrast
• Using the Dodge and Burn Tools
• Using the Blur and Sharpen Tools
• Adjust Levels
• Adjust Curves
• Adjust Hue and Saturation
• Using the Sponge Tool
• Adjust Color Balance

8. Working with Layers

• What Are Layers?
• Create and Add to a Layer
• Hide a Layer
• Move a Layer
• Duplicate a Layer
• Delete a Layer
• Reorder Layers
• Change the Opacity of a Layer
• Merge Layers
• Rename a Layer
• Transform a Layer
• Create a Solid Fill Layer
• Create an Adjustment Layer
• Edit an Adjustment Layer
• Apply an Adjustment-Layer Preset
• Link Layers
• Work with Smart Objects
• Filter Layers
• Add a Layer Mask
• Edit a Layer Mask

9. Applying Layer Styles

• Apply a Drop Shadow
• Apply an Outer Glow
• Apply Beveling and Embossing
• Apply Multiple Styles to a Layer
• Edit a Layer Style
• Using the Styles Panel

10. Applying Filters

• Turn an Image into a Painting
• Blur an Image
• Sharpen an Image
• Distort an Image
• Add Noise to an Image
• Turn an Image into a Charcoal Sketch
• Apply Glowing Edges to an Image
• Add Texture to an Image
• Offset an Image
• Using the Liquify Filter
• Apply Multiple Filters
• Using Smart Filters

11. Drawing Shapes

• Draw a Shape
• Draw a Custom Shape
• Draw a Straight Line
• Draw a Shape with the Pen
• Edit a Shape

12. Adding and Manipulating Type

• Add Type to an Image
• Add Type in a Bounding Box
• Change the Color of Type
• Warp Type

13. Saving and Printing Images
    • Save in the Photoshop Format
    • Save an Image for Use in Another Application
    • Save a JPEG for the Web
    • Print by Using a PC

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IT Centre reserves the right to reschedule the course without prior notice due to class size or unforeseen circumstances.