This course identifies the new features in Photoshop such as Adobe Bridge integration, and the camera RAW facility.
Used for web design, pre-press production, fine art and digital photography. Bigrockdesigns course trains from the basics, with the assumption that user has not worked with Photoshop before. We explains basic imaging technology, masks and selections, and colour correction and editing. We provide the learner with the skills to quickly begin creating complex graphics.
Course Outline
Interface Essentials
Interface Essentials
Setting a Default Workspace
Customizing menus, view and tools
Navigating Photoshop
Using the Navigator Palette
Navigation short cut keys
Digital Image Essentials
Resolution, Colour Mode, and Bit Depth explained
Adobe Bridge Essentials
Navigating and customising Bridge
Viewing Your Images in a Slide show
Sorting and Rating Your Images
Camera Raw Essentials
What is Camera Raw?
Processing a Camera Raw File
Transformations
Rotating and Flipping
Straightening Crooked Images
Correcting Perspective with the Crop Tool
Selections and Channels
Using the Marquee and Lasso Tools
Magic Wand and Magnetic Lasso Tool
Feathered Selections
Saving and Reusing Selections
Painting
Brush Tool Essentials
Picking Colours
Painting opacity
Painting brush styles
History Panel
Undo and History
Painting with History States and Snapshots
Creating a History Log
who should do this course
This course is ideal for the learner with sound PC or MAC skills. You have little or no experience of Photoshop and wish to understand the essential skills and how to apply them to enhance images, photographs and to develop an understanding of image resolution.
