Adobe Photoshop Level 1

Summary

Course Aim:

This 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
  • eLearning DVD Package (FREE at course registration where available, see our SPECIALS)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 panel
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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

2010 Training Special for Sydney-Brisbane-Melbourne-Canberra Centres

Option 1 (SYD-BRIS-MELB):

Selected Level 1 courses $800 from 27/04/2010

Selected Level 1 public courses in our Sydney-Brisbane-Melbourne Training Centres are now $800 (RRP $935) during the promotional period. The offer can’t be taken with another offer or promotion.

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The Acrobat Package (Acrobat for Business and Acrobat Advanced) public courses in our Sydney-Brisbane-Melbourne Training Centres is now $800 during the promotional period (Package RRP normally $850; note the 2 courses bought separetely are $945). The offer can’t be taken with another offer or promotion and is limited.

 

eLearning DVD

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

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

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Duration

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