Duration: 2 Days
Course Overview
Photoshop is the de-facto standard for high-end image creation and manipulation.
Introduction to Photoshop provides a thorough grounding in Photoshop for beginners. On completion, you’ll be able to produce impressive, professional-standard images.
Teaches the essential knowledge you need to create and edit images in Photoshop.
Sessions cover all of Photoshop’s key tools and features including:
• Colour correction.
• Working with layers.
• Compositing images.
• Preparing images for use on the Web.
How can I attend my course?
METHOD OF DELIVERY
Training is designed for the busy professional, being short and intensive and combining lecture and demonstration. Practical exercises carried out under guidance help you learn the techniques taught.
You have ample opportunity to discuss specific requirements with the trainer.
Course Content
Introduction
Vector vs. bitmap graphics
Image resolution
Interface – tools/control panel/panels)
Preferences – units/increments/guides/
Undos
Painting
Paint tools – Paintbrush/Pencil/Eraser…
Tool presets – saving tool settings
Working with pen and tablets
Patterns
Gradients – linear/radial/angled
Basic Selection techniques
Selection tools – Marquee/Lasso/Magic wand/Quick Selection
Modifying selections
Colour range – making selections based on colour
Working with layers
Introduction/layer concepts
Creating, modifying and controlling
Transparency – opacity and blend modes
Layer styles – layer specific styles such as patterns/gradients/fills.
Layer groups – organising layers
Aligning/distributing layers
Positioning/smart guides
Clipping masks – masking using layers
Working with colours
Colour theory – RGB/CMYK
Gamut – identify non-printing colours
Saving colours – swatches
Eyedropper tool
Saving your work
File formats – benefits and uses of formats: psd/tif/jpg/png…
Sizing
Transforming – scale/rotate/skew/distort/ perspective/ warping
Image and canvas size
Crop tools
Content Aware scaling
Identifying colours/selections
Channels
Alpha Channels – saving selections/areas of colour
Cutouts
Refine edge – cutting out hair/fur/foliage
Working with External files
Place linked
Place embedded
Correcting and enhancing images
Auto adjustments – tone/colour/contrast
Histograms – understanding information
Colour balance
Replace colour
Hue/saturation
Levels – adjusting tonal balance
Black and white
Intermediate-level layers
Layers – transparency/blend modes
Layer Masks – non-destructive/paintable masks
Smart Objects – combine layers to create non-destructive
Layer Adjustments – apply non-destructive edits such as levels, Hue/Saturation…
Layer control – merge, flatten
Type
Type formatting – Character and Paragraph
Effects
Applying filters – watercolour/ solarisation, etc.
Filter gallery – combining filters
Blur filters – for effect
Puppet warp
Liquify filters – distorting images
Retouching images
Content aware – move/fill/scale
Retouching tools – clone stamp/spot/healing brush/patch tool
Retouching techniques
Adobe Bridge
Previewing files – and contents
Reviewing and rating files
Photomerge
Loading images as layers
Integration with other Adobe apps
Adobe Stock
Adobe Fuse
AFTER COURSE SUPPORT
Following Photoshop training, you’re entitled to 30 days’ email support from your trainer.
Further information
See armada.co.uk/course/photoshop-training.