Adobe Photoshop Essentials Training

• Delegates do not need any experience of digital imaging or photography as anything that is required will be covered by the course.
• However, all delegates should have basic computer skills and know how to launch applications, browse to locate files and have good keyboard and mouse skill

• Navigate their way around the Photoshop and image environment
• Gain a basic understanding of the purpose and benefits of using Adobe Bridge
• Understand image size, resolution and colour modes
• Create and modify selections
• Work with layers, layer groups, styles and blending modes
• Use common image retouching tools and filters
• Output images from Photoshop

Module 1 - Getting started with Photoshop

• The Photoshop interface
• Customising Photoshop's preferences
• Zooming
• Navigating

Module 2 - Introducing Adobe Bridge

• What is Adobe Bridge?
• The Adobe Bridge interface
• Working with images
• Filtering
• Metadata
• Mini Bridge

Module 3 - Image basics

• Creating a new document
• Raster and vector images
• Resolution
• Rotating and cropping images

Module 4 - Selections

• The Marquee tools
• The Lasso tools
• The Quick Selection tools
• Color Range
• Refining a selection
• Saving and loading selections

Module 5 - Introducing layers

• Combining images using layers
• Creating and managing layers
• The Eraser tools
• Transforming layers
• Common adjustments

Module 6 - Taking Layers further

• Layer Styles
• Blending Modes
• Working with Adjustment Layers
• The Type Tool

Module 7 - Retouching tools

• The Spot Healing Brush Tool
• The Patch Tool
• Content-Aware Fill
• Content-Aware Move

Module 8 - Working with History

• History basics
• Configuring History
• The History panel
• The History Brush

Module 9 - Filters

• The Filter Gallery
• Gaussian Blur
• Sharpening

Module 10 - Outputting from Photoshop

• Colour modes
• Exporting other file types

When delivered in a QA training centre, this course will be delivered using PCs. Events can be delivered on Apple Macs by request.