Who should attend?
This Adobe Photoshop training course has been designed for the new and inexperienced Photoshop user who wishes to learn Adobe Photoshop and become familiar with the basics of digital image editing and creation. Step by step, you will be taken through a series of practical sessions that aim to progressively build your skills and help you to understand the processes by which digital images are created and manipulated.
The two days of this online course are spread over at least a week so you'll have plenty of time to practice what you've learnt on day one before consolidating and developing your skills on day two.
Contact us to run this Adobe Photoshop training course or a customised version of it on your own premises for just £415+vat per day for up to two people. Add just £75+vat each for additional person. The price is inclusive of course reference notes and email support but exclusive of the trainer's travel and overnight accommodation costs where required.
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Course Content
What you can expect to learn on this Adobe Photoshop training course:
The Photoshop User Interface
- Some Useful Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts
- Basic Photoshop Palettes
- Basic Photoshop Tools
- Photoshop Image Window
- Opening an Image in Photoshop
- Undoing Mistakes
Working with Photoshop Images
- Understanding Resolution, Size and Image Mode
- Understanding the Difference between Image Size and Canvas Size in Photoshop
- Creating a New Photoshop Document/Image
- Navigating around an Image in Photoshop
- Understand and use Appropriate Colour modes: Bitmap Mode, Duotone, Grayscale Mode, CMYK, RGB
- Saving a Photoshop Image
- Understanding File Formats – JPG, PNG, TIF, EPS, PSD etc. – and when to use them
- Removing unwanted backgrounds from images
Making Selections
- Using the Photoshop Selection Tools to Work on or Protect Parts of an Image
- Learn How to Use the Photoshop Magic Wand Tool
- Using the Photoshop Magnetic Lasoo Tool
- Use the Smart Selection Tool
- Transforming Selections
- Adding to/Subtracting from Selections
- Remove Unwanted Backgrounds with Photoshop Clipping Paths
- Using Alpha Channels to Save and Load Selections
- Cropping an Image
- Create a Simple Montage from Selections of Different Images
- Use Refine Edges to Remove an Unwanted Background
Understanding Brush Settings
- Understanding Photoshop Brush Settings like Size, Feather, Flow, and Opacity
- Brush Tool Presets
- Brush Control
- Brush Dynamics
- Using the Pencil Tool
- Using the Healing Brush and Clone Tools to repair and modify an Image
- Using the Eraser Tool
- Learn how to use Photographic tools such as Blur/Sharpen/Smudge, and Burn/Dodge/Sponge
- Understanding the Photoshop History Palette
- Using the History Brush
- Using the History Palette to Retouch an Image
Putting it all Together
- A sample Photoshop project using what you have learnt so far
Making Colour Adjustments
- Contrast/Brightness
- Auto Adjustments
- Levels
- Levels Effects
- Curves
- Color Balance
- Hue/Saturation
- Replace Color
- Adjustment Files
- Channel Mixer
- Other Adjustments
- Modifying Adjustments
Undestanding Layers Masks and Channels
- Understanding How Photoshop uses Layers
- Objects and Object Layers
- Adding & Deleting Layers
- Layer Effects
- Learn the Difference between Raster and Vector Effects
- Vector Mask
- Linking Layers
- Layer Opacity
- Create an Intricate Cut-Out by Using a Layer Mask (great for unwanted hair!)
- Adjustment Layers
- Viewing & Using Channel Information
Practical Work
- Project 1:
- Using what you have learnt so far to create a layered montage.
This will use layer masks, effects, adjustments and various brushes etc…
