Adobe Photoshop CC (2018) - Level 1 BeginnersLoanNew
Description
The skills and knowledge acquired in Adobe Photoshop CC - Level 1 are sufficient to be able to use and operate the software effectively.
Target audience
Anyone who wants to learn the basics of Adobe Photoshop CC
Prerequisites
- The course assumes little or no knowledge of the software. However, it would be beneficial to have a general understanding of personal computers and the Windows operating system environment.
Topics covered
Getting To Know Adobe Photoshop
- Starting Adobe Photoshop In Windows 10
- The Start Workspace
- Dark Versus Light Interface
- Opening An Existing File
- The Photoshop CC Workspace
- Understanding Panels
- Working With The Panel Dock
- Working With Panels And Panel Groups
- Panel Techniques
- Understanding The Tools Panel
- Working With The Tools Panel
- Resetting The Tools Panel
- Understanding The Options Bar
- Closing A Document
- Photoshop CC Touch Guide
Your First Document
- Creating A New Document
- Customising And Saving Workspaces
- Understanding The Rulers And Ruler Tool
- Using Undo And The History Panel
- Understanding The Preferences Dialog Box
- Saving A Document
Navigating Images
- Understanding The Document Window
- Navigating With The Zoom Tool
- Navigating With The Hand Tool
- Navigating With The Navigator Panel
- Navigating With Keyboard Shortcuts
- Understanding Screen Modes
- Working With Tabbed Documents
- Arranging Multiple Documents
- Working With Multiple Documents
Digital Image Basics
- Understanding File Formats
- Understanding Image Size Versus Resolution
- Understanding File Size
- Understanding Colour Mode
Making Selections
- Using The Marquee Tools
- Understanding The Lasso Tools
- Using The Lasso Tool
- Using The Polygonal Lasso Tool
- Using The Magnetic Lasso Tool
- Using The Quick Selection Tool
- Using The Magic Wand Tool
- Growing A Selection
- Add To Or Subtract From A Selection
- Saving A Selection
- Understanding The Select And Mask Options
- Refining Hard-Edged Selections
- Refining Soft-Edged Selections
- Selecting With Colour Range
- Moving And Copying Selections
Working With Layers
- Understanding Layers
- Understanding The Layers Panel
- Creating A New Layer
- Adding Images To Layers
- Working With Layers
- Working With The Background Layer
- Changing The Layer Stacking Order
- Changing Layer Opacity
- Transforming Layers
- Organising Layers Into Groups
Resizing Images
- Understanding Resizing And Resampling
- Resizing An Image For Printing
- Using The Print Dialog Box To Resize Images
- Resampling An Image For Email Or Web
- Guidelines For Cropping Images
- Understanding The Crop Tool Options Bar
- Cropping Images
- Cropping Images To A Preset Size
- Applying A Non-Destructive Crop
- Using The Crop Tool To Add A Border
Colour
- Understanding Colour
- Colour Fundamentals
- Understanding The Colour Panel
- Applying Colour With The Colour Panel
- Selecting Colours Using The Swatches Panel
- Selecting Colours Using The Eyedropper
- Selecting Colours Using The Hue Cube
- Identifying A Colour Using The Eyedropper
- Understanding The Brushes Panel
- Understanding The Brush Settings Panel
- Using The Brush Tool To Apply Colour
- Downloading Brushes
- Changing Brush Styles
- Creating A Custom Brush
- Using The Mixer Brush
- Understanding Stroke Smoothing
- Understanding Paint Symmetry
Working With Text
- Understanding Vector-Based Text
- Adding Point Text
- Changing Text Size
- Changing Text Colour
- Changing The Font Family
- Installing Typekit Fonts
- Editing Text
- Adding Paragraph Text
- Formatting Paragraph Text
- Warping Text
- Understanding Variable Fonts
- Drawing Paths For Text
- Creating Text On A Path
- Creating A Custom Path Frame
- Adding Text Inside A Custom Path Frame
- Filling Text With An Image
- Creating And Applying Paragraph Styles
- Creating And Applying Character Styles
- Creating A Watermark
Shapes
- Drawing A Standard Shape
- Drawing A Custom Shape
- Arranging Shapes
- Drawing A Straight Line
- Selecting And Editing Shape Layers
- Understanding Guides
- Understanding Smart Guides
- Using Smart Guides To Position Shapes
Retouching And Repairing
- Understanding The Retouch And Repair Tools
- Removing Blemishes
- Reducing Wrinkles
- Removing Stray Hairs
- Whitening Teeth
- Intensifying Eye Colour
- Removing Red Eye
- Sculpting With Liquify
- Removing Unwanted Objects And Wires
- Moving Objects Using Content-Aware
- Using The Clone Stamp Tool
Saving
- Understanding Saving
- Saving Layered Files
- Saving PSD Images In Another Format
- Understanding The Save For Web Dialog Box
- Optimising Photos For The Web – Part 1
- Optimising Photos For The Web – Part 2
Printing
- Printing Single Images
- Understanding The Print Dialog Box
- Using The Print Dialog Box
- Understanding Printing Marks
Getting Help
- Understanding The Help Menu
- Investigating New Features
- Using Online Help
- Searching For Online Help
- Accessing Online Tutorials
- Using The Search Panel
- Using The Learn Panel
Objectives
At the completion of this course you should be able to:
- recognise and understand the fundamental aspects of Photoshop
- create your first Photoshop document
- navigate images
- understand the concepts of file formats, file size, colour modes and image resizing
- make effective selections in an image
- understand and work with layers and the Layers panel
- resize images using a variety of techniques
- understand how to select, use and work with colour
- create and format text layers
- draw and format standard and custom shapes
- retouch and repair artefacts in images
- understand the process of saving in Photoshop
- understand printing and printing techniques
- use the Help menu and access online help resources
Format
Watsonia workbook with 141 topics. Files for the exercises are provided on a CD or can be downloaded here
Duration
Approximately 20 hours
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