Adobe Photoshop Essentials, South Africa

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This introduction course covers some of the basic and more commonly used features of Adobe Photoshop so that attendees can navigate the software and use Photoshop's tools to work with digital images. In addition, an orientation of Adobe Bridge and organisation and management of digital assets using Bridge is covered.

Although Photoshop is used by a variety of professionals, from marketing departments and organisations, from photographers to designers, this introduction course focuses primarily on the photography component.

This course is suitable for anyone using Photoshop CS5, CS6 or CC. If attending in a QA centre then the course will be delivered using Photoshop CS6.

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.

Upcoming Trainings

Join our public courses in our South Africa facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.

Classroom / Virtual Classroom

09 August 2024