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Adobe Photoshop Level 1 Course
Including FREE eLearning videos
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
- Application bar
- Using panels
- Using the Tools panel
- Workspaces
- The default panel positions
- Viewing file information
- About Adobe Bridge
- Mini Bridge
- Zooming in and out
- Navigating around the image
- The History panel
- Correcting mistakes
- Setting and Restoring Preferences
- Overview of Photoshop's Preferences
- Adding Metadata to an Image
- 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
- File Formats
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 3 Making Selections
- Topic Objectives
- Why make selections?
- 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
- Variations
- Colour Balance
- Hue/Saturation
- The Histogram Palette
- Using Levels to adjust tonal range
- Using Levels to correct colour casts
- Using Levels when there are no obvious black or white points
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 5 A Suggested Image Correction Methodology
- Topic Objectives
- Preparing an RGB image for print
- Steps for accurate correction & conversion to CMYK
- 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
- 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
- Saving type as vector type
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 9 Image Transformation
- Topic Objectives
- Canvas size
- Rotating and flipping the canvas
- 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
- 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
- Dust and Scratches
- Gaussian Blur
- Unsharp Mask
- Smart Sharpen
- Smart Blur
- Texture filters
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 12 Web Graphics
- Topic Objectives
- Issues to consider
- The Save for Web and Devices command
- Optimizing an image
- Resizing an image
- Web File Formats
- GIF, JPG, PNG
- 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
Appendix B Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts
Appendix: Index
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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
Visit our packages page for more information
Specials
2012 Training Specials for Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra Centres
- Sydney Training Specials
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Option 1 (SYDNEY):
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Selected Level 1 courses $775 from 03/08/2011
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Selected Level 1 public courses in our Sydney Training Centre are now $775 (RRP $935) during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion.
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Option 2 (SYDNEY):
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Selected Level 2 courses $775 from 03/08/2011
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Selected Level 2 public courses in our Sydney Training Centre are now $775 (RRP $935) during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion.
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Option 3 (SYDNEY):
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Buy 2 * 2-day courses and get a 1-day course FREE
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Support your staff by upskilling them.
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Alpha is offering a FREE 1-day course to the person attending TWO 2-day public courses (at RRP pricing) in our Sydney Training Centre during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion and is a limited offer, and will be limited to specific 1-day courses. Courses will be invoiced together (two 2-day courses, at RRP pricing, plus 1-day free course) and must be paid in full before course commencement to obtain free course. Register for TWO public 2-day courses to obtain the FREE 1-day course.
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Option 4 (SYDNEY):
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Buy Acrobat Package for $775 (Package RRP normally $945) from 03/08/2011
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The Acrobat Package (Acrobat for Business and Acrobat Advanced) public courses in our Sydney Training Centre is now $800 during the promotional period (Package RRP normally $945; note the 2 courses bought separetely are $945). The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion and is limited.
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- Brisbane Training Specials
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Option 1 (BRISBANE):
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Selected Level 1 courses $775 from 14/09/2011
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Selected Level 1 public courses in our Brisbane Training Centre are now $775 (RRP $935) during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion.
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Option 2 (BRISBANE):
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Selected Level 2 courses $775 from 14/09/2011
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Selected Level 2 public courses in our Brisbane Training Centre are now $775 (RRP $935) during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion.
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Option 3 (BRISBANE):
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Buy 2 * 2-day courses and get a 1-day course FREE
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Support your staff by upskilling them.
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Alpha is offering a FREE 1-day course to the person attending TWO 2-day public courses (at RRP pricing) in our Brisbane Training Centre during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion and is a limited offer, and will be limited to specific 1-day courses. Courses will be invoiced together (two 2-day courses, at RRP pricing, plus 1-day free course) and must be paid in full before course commencement to obtain free course. Register for TWO public 2-day courses to obtain the FREE 1-day course.
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Option 4 (BRISBANE):
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Buy Acrobat Package for $775 (Package RRP normally $945) from 14/09/2011
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The Acrobat Package (Acrobat for Business and Acrobat Advanced) public courses in our Brisbane Training Centre is now $775 during the promotional period (Package RRP normally $945; note the 2 courses bought separetely are $945). The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion and is limited.
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- Melboure Training Specials
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Option 1 (MELBOURNE):
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Selected Level 1 courses $775 from 12/12/2011
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Selected Level 1 public courses in our Melbourne Training Centres are now $775 (RRP $935) during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion.
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Option 2 (MELBOURNE):
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Selected Level 2 courses $775 from 12/12/2011
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Selected Level 2 public courses in our Melbourne Training Centres are now $775 (RRP $935) during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion.
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Option 3 (MELBOURNE):
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Buy 2 * 2-day courses and get a 1-day course FREE
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Support your staff by upskilling them.
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Alpha is offering a FREE 1-day course to the person attending TWO 2-day public courses (at RRP pricing) in our Melbourne Training Centre during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion and is a limited offer, and will be limited to specific 1-day courses. Courses will be invoiced together (two 2-day courses, at RRP pricing, plus 1-day free course) and must be paid in full before course commencement to obtain free course. Register for TWO public 2-day courses to obtain the FREE 1-day course.
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Option 4 (MELBOURNE):
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Buy Acrobat Package for $775 (Package RRP normally $945) from 12/12/2011
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The Acrobat Package (Acrobat for Business and Acrobat Advanced) public courses in our Sydney-Brisbane-Melbourne Training Centres is now $775 during the promotional period (Package RRP normally $945; note the 2 courses bought separetely are $945). The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion and is limited.
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- Canberra Training Specials
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Option 1 (CANBERRA):
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Buy 2 * 2-day courses and get a 1-day course FREE
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Support your staff by upskilling them.
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Alpha is offering a FREE 1-day course to the person attending TWO 2-day public courses (at RRP pricing) in our Canberra Training Centre during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion and is a limited offer, and will be limited to specific 1-day courses. Courses will be invoiced together (two 2-day courses, at RRP pricing, plus 1-day free course) and must be paid in full before course commencement to obtain free course. Register for TWO public 2-day courses to obtain the FREE 1-day course.
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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
Specials are subject to our terms and conditions
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