Adobe Photoshop beginners & intermediate course.
Introduction to Adobe Photoshop and intermediate Photoshop course in Birmingham and Midlands and around the UK.
Adobe Photoshop course covering the basics of image editing and design with Adobe Photoshop, including image resizing, resolution, colour correction, using type and colours, and creating basic designs. Then moving on to Intermediate Photoshop and making more complex cut outs, using Layer Masks, batch processing images with Actions, and looking at various techniques used for montage and design.
Adobe Photoshop courses are available in Birmingham and Midlands areas and with trainers around the UK
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Beginners & Intermediate Photoshop course summary
Beginners and Intermediate Photoshop course duration: 2
day
Level: for beginners or those with some limited
Photoshop experience.
Software: all Photoshop versions,
including Photoshop CS3, Photoshop CS2, Photoshop CS, Photoshop 7 and Photoshop 6.
Numbers: One to one or small group of up
to 4.
Trainees in a group should have the same skill level and the same requirements.
Locations:
1) At client's site in Birmingham, Midlands and around the UK.
2) For one or two trainees, here in South Birmingham.
Beginners and intermediate Adobe Photoshop course
requirements
You should have good general computer skills.
Some previous knowledge of design software would be helpful, but not
essential.
Beginners & Intermediate Adobe Photoshop - course outline
Day 1
Beginners introduction to Adobe Photoshop
Photoshop basics - interface and tools:
Using the tools and changing tool option settings
Using floating palettes: Layers, Swatches, etc
Cropping, Rotating & Colour Modes:
Cropping images to remove unwanted areas
Rotating or Flipping an image
Converting between different colour modes (RGB to CMYK or Grayscale)
Colour Correction:
Using Levels to adjust brightness/contrast of an image
Changing image colours
Remove a colour cast from a photograph
Creating a sepia tinted image from either a colour or a B&W photo
Selection Tools:
Making a selection around an object - different selection tools
Removing or changing the background of a selected object
Moving or copying the selected
area to a different position on the image
Selecting an area of an image based on its' colour, and modifying that area
Filling a selection with colour, or painting in the selected area
Layers:
Combining photographs with text in separate Layers
Working with layers,
organising, naming, deleting layers
Modifying the content of a layer, moving, erasing areas
Add a drop shadow and emboss effects to an item on a layer
Text:
Creating normal and artistic text, setting text attributes, choosing colours
Applying drop shadow and emboss effects to text
Colours, Painting & Retouching:
Painting and brush tools: defining a brush size and painting
Choosing a colours
Photo retouching - removing small scratches and spots
Filling with solid colour or gradient
Image Resizing & Resolution:
Resizing an image using the image size command, keeping images sharp when
resizing
Typical image sizes and resolutions for different jobs, brochure,
web page, etc.
Resizing images to the correct size for the job while maintaining image
quality
Scanning and Digital Cameras:
Working with images from a digital camera
Resolution and image sizes
Scanning photographs, graphics and line art *
Filters:
Filters for image enhancement: sharpening and blurring
Creating
simple textures and patterns
Create a border around an image
* optional - may only be covered if requested in advance of the training.
Day 2
Intermediate Photoshop training
Colour Correction and Colour Adjustment:
Remove a colour
cast and adjust image colours
Adjusting the colours for only part of the image
or for a certain range of colours
Setting areas of an image to pure white or pure black
Creating a faded image to go behind text
Using the colour adjustment tools to create artistic
colour changes
Using Adjustment Layers to adjust layer colours
Selections:
Making complex selections around images areas
Saving selections and editing
selections.
Copying selected image areas to other documents
Layers:
Copying layers to other open documents
Using and editing Layer Masks
Using opacity and layer blending modes to obtain different effects when montaging
Design & Montage:
Importing artwork or graphics into Photoshop from Illustrator
Filling text with a texture or photograph
Fading out an image to solid colour
Creating vignettes and borders around images
Create a photo montage or build a panoramic image from 2 or more photos
Designing a simple web site banner ad or simple poster design
Retouching:
Removing red eye
Retoucing or removing unwanted areas of an image
History Palette:
Using the History Brush to restore parts of an
image after making changes
Channels:
Using the Channels pallette
Editing individual colour channels
Paths:
Creating and editing paths
Creating Clipping Paths
Actions and other time saving features:
Recording a series of steps to be performed on a number of images
Naming, editing, saving, loading and using actions
Batch processing a complete folder of files
Create a contact sheet from a folder
of images
Saving images in the correct colour mode, resolution and file type for either print or web use
The intermediate day can be customised as required. Selected areas from other intermediate Photoshop course outlines may be included if time is available.
You will usually spend some time working with your own photographs and designs.
The above Photoshop course is available in Birmingham and surrounding Midlands areas of the UK, including : Birmingham, Solihull, Redditch, Bromsgrove and Worcester. Adobe Photoshop courses can be arranged with trainers around the UK.