Summary

Course Aim:

The Photoshop Level 1 comprehensive course introduces users to working with Adobe Photoshop. Users will examine the manipulation, retouching, editing, and preparation of original images to suit the page makeup/publishing process, multimedia, and the web.

Course Prerequisites:

Previous experience using applications on a PC or Macintosh is an essential prerequisite for this course.

Course Duration:

Two days 9:00am – 4:30pm

Classroom courses include:

• Adobe Certified instructors (with min 10 yrs experience)
• Alpha prepared comprehensive coursenotes with tutorials and exercises (updated frequently to reflect industry trends)
• Certificates
• FREE eLearning DVD Package (extensive video files that replay all topics covered in the course you have completed)
• After course support, unlimited HELP DESK (via email, to reinforce the learning), helpdesk@alphacc.com.au
• Training guarantee
• FREE repeat of public course within 6 months (where required, and on same version), see terms & conditions

Content

Course Content

During this course you will learn about:

Topic 1 Photoshop Overview

• Topic Objectives
• About Photoshop
• Bitmap and Vector graphics
• The Photoshop Interface
• Using panels
• Using the Tools panel
• Workspaces
• Viewing file information
• About Adobe Bridge
• Mini Bridge

• Zooming in and out
• Navigating around the image
• Correcting mistakes
• The History panel
• Setting and Restoring Preferences
• Overview of Photoshop's Preferences
• Adding Metadata to an Image
• Print
• A Photoshop Primer
• Topic Summary
• Topic Review

Topic 2 Photoshop Concepts

• Topic Objectives
• Image Resolution
• Monitor resolution
• Printer resolution
• PPI and DPI
• Changing resolution and size of images

• Photoshop's Colour Modes
• Bit depth
• Creating a new blank image
• File Formats
• Topic Summary
• Topic Review

Topic 3 Making Selections

• Topic Objectives
• Why make selections?
• Overview of selection tools
• Selection tool options
• Anti-aliased selections
• The Marquee Tools
• The Lasso tools
• The Magic Wand tool

• The Quick Selection tool
• Refining selection edges
• Inversing the selected areas
• Working with Selections
• Feathering a selection
• Defringe command
• Topic Summary
• Topic Review

Topic 4 Introducing Colour and Tonal Correction

• Topic Objectives
• The Photoshop Colour Wheel
• The Colour Table
• Using colour values to check colour balance
• Colour Balance

• Hue/Saturation
• The Histogram Palette
• Using Levels to adjust tonal range
• Using Levels to correct colour casts
• Apply an Auto correction
• Topic Summary
• Topic Review

Topic 5 A Suggested Image Correction Strategy

• Topic Objectives
• Preparing an image for screen and print
• Step 1: Check your Colour Settings, open an image and choose a colour working space
• Step 2: Size, Resolution and Cropping
• Step 3: Tonal Correction

• Step 4: Colour Correction
• Step 5: Save the RGB image
• Step 6: Change Colour Mode to CMYK
• Step 7: Apply the Unsharp Mask filter
• Step 8: Save the corrected CMYK image
• Topic Summary
• Topic Review

Topic 6 Layers

• Topic Objectives
• The Layers palette
• Creating layers
• Converting a background into a layer
• Changing the visibility of layers
• Changing a layer's opacity
• Selecting layers
• Moving objects on Layers
• Selecting the contents of a layer
• Applying a blending mode for a layer

• Duplicating a layer
• Renaming a layer
• Rearranging layers
• Deleting layers
• Linking and unlinking layers
• Merging layers
• Flattening layers
• Topic Summary
• Topic Review

Topic 7 Painting

• Topic Objectives
• Foreground and background colours
• Selecting a colour with the Eyedropper tool
• Selecting a colour with the Colour panel
• Selecting a colour with the Swatches panel
• Selecting a colour with the Adobe Colour Picker
• Adding a colour to the Swatches panel
• Deleting a colour from the Swatches panel

• The painting tools
• Opacity and Flow settings
• Using the Brush Preset Picker
• Blending Modes
• Fill a selection or layer with a colour
• Erasing
• The Paint Bucket tool
• Topic Summary
• Topic Review

Topic 8 Type

• Topic Objectives
• Creating point type
• Creating paragraph type
• Committing changes to type
• Selecting type
• Formatting type

• Transforming the type bounding box
• Warping type
• Applying layer styles to type layers
• Rastering Type
• Saving type as vector type
• Topic Summary
• Topic Review

Topic 9 Image Transformation

• Topic Objectives
• Canvas size
• Rotating and flipping the entire image
• Straightening images using the Ruler tool
• The Crop tool (pre CS6)
• Crop and Straighten (CS6)
• Straighten an image while cropping
• Transform perspective while cropping
• Resize the canvas using the Crop tool

• Cropping and resampling
• Scaling
• Rotating
• Skewing
• Perspective
• Distorting
• Free Transform
• Topic Summary
• Topic Review

Topic 10 Image Retouching

• Topic Objectives
• The Clone Stamp tool
• The Spot Healing Brush tool
• The Healing Brush tool
• Content-Aware fills
• Content-Aware Move
• The Patch tool

• The Colour Replacement tool
• Removing red eye
• The Dodge and Burn tools
• The Sponge tool
• Topic Summary
• Topic Review

Topic 11 Filters

• Topic Objectives
• The Filter Gallery
• Gaussian Blur
• Unsharp Mask
• Smart Sharpen

• Smart Blur
• Texture filters
• Oil Paint filter
• Topic Summary
• Topic Review

Topic 12 Web Graphics

• Topic Objectives
• Issues to consider
• The Save for Web & Devices command
• Optimizing an image

• Resizing an image
• Web File Formats
• Topic Summary
• Topic Review

Topic 13 Colour Management

• Reproducing Colour
• Colour Management Basics

• Setting up Colour Management in Photoshop
• Monitor Calibration

Appendix A Adobe Bridge

• Using Adobe Bridge
• The Bridge workspace
• Starting Bridge
• Viewing file thumbnails in Bridge
• Controlling the display of files
• Navigating files and folders in Bridge
• Selecting files
• Opening files
• Managing files in Bridge
• Rotating images with Bridge
• Managing folders
• Searching for files and folders

• Filter files
• Viewing metadata in Bridge
• Editing metadata in Bridge
• Applying keywords with Bridge
• Viewing Files in the Preview panel
• Previewing document pages
• Viewing Linked Files of InDesign Documents
• Viewing the contents of subfolders
• Slideshow and Full screen view
• Creating a PDF contact sheet

Appendix B Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts

• Keys for selecting tools
• Keys for selecting tools (continued)
• Keys for viewing images
• Keys for viewing images (continued)
• Keys for Puppet Warp
• Keys for Refine Edge
• Keys for using the Filter Gallery
• Keys for Liquify
• Keys for Vanishing Point
• Keys for the Camera Raw dialogue box
• Keys for the Camera Raw dialogue box (continued)
• Keys for the Black-and-White dialogue box
• Keys for curves
• Keys for selecting and moving objects
• Keys for selecting and moving objects (continued)
• Keys for transforming selections, selection borders, and paths
• Keys for editing paths
• Keys for painting
• Keys for blending modes
• Keys for blending modes (continued)
• Keys for selecting and editing text

• Keys for formatting type
• Keys for slicing and optimising
• Keys for using panels
• Keys for the Actions panel
• Keys for the Adjustments panel
• Keys for the Animation panel in frames mode
• Keys for the Brush panel
• Keys for the Channels panel
• Keys for the Clone Source panel
• Keys for the Colour panel
• Keys for the History panel
• Keys for the Info panel
• Keys for the Layers panel
• Keys for the Layers panel (continued)
• Keys for the Layer Comps panel
• Keys for the Paths panel
• Keys for the Swatches panel
• Keys for 3D tools (Photoshop Extended Only)
• Keys for DICOM files (Photoshop Extended Only)
• Function keys
• Keys for working with Adobe Bridge

Appendix: Index

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Packages

Packages Available

Adobe Photoshop Level 1 is offered as part of the following packages, designed for users who want to attend multiple courses to achieve in depth knowledge:

Photoshop Package

• Photoshop Levels 1, 2 and 3
• 5 days

Publishing Level 1 Package

• Acrobat for Business, InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop Level 1
• 7 days

Web Design Package

• Photoshop, Flash and Dreamweaver Level 1
• 7 days

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Specials

2012 Training Specials for Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra Centres

eLearning DVD

When you attend any of the following scheduled courses, you will receive a FREE eLearning DVD:

• Acrobat for Business and Advanced
• PhotoShop Level 1, and Level 2
• Illustrator Level 1, and Level 2
• InDesign Level 1, and Level 2
• Dreamweaver Level 1, and Level 2
• Flash Level 1, and Level 2

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