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Adobe Photoshop CS5 Introduction

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Adobe Photoshop CS5 Introduction

Melbourne
27 Aug 2012 $840
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Next Level Course

  • Duration
    2 Days (9:00 am – 4:00 pm)
  • Meals Provided
    Lunch and refresments
  • Print-Friendly
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  • Delivery Methods
    Public, In-house, Closed Group
  • Skills Assessment
    Take the test

Expected Outcomes

  • Select parts of an image, use the cropping tool and paste into a selection
  • Create selections with soft edge, borders, erase and change foreground/background colours
  • Create a layered document, use the layers palette and paste a selection into a new layer
  • Enter and edit type, create warped and vertical text and fill text selection with an image
  • Repair resize, sharpen and adjust an image tone
  • Draw and edit a path and understand the basic use of colour for enhancing images

Prerequisites

Participants will need to be familiar with Windows XP or Macintosh OS and have an understanding of page layout.

Who Should Attend this Course

This course has been developed for those who would like to use the tools of Photoshop to manipulate images through electronic media for use with professional application.

Topics Covered [Click to Show All]

Getting Started
Opening a Publication
Main Screen Elements
The Photoshop Window
Changing Views
Photoshop Basics
The Toolbox and Tools

The Selection Tools
Tool Options
Lasso, Polygon and Magnetic
Add or Subtract a Selection
Magic Wand Tool
Grow and Similar Commands
Smoothing a Selection
Cropping Tool
Copy and Paste a Selection
Copying Between Images
Pasting into a Selection
Saving your File
The Extract Filter

Modifying Your Selection
Feathering Edges of a Selection
Anti Aliasing
Select a Colour Range Use Sampled Colours
Border around a Selection
Changing Foreground / Background colour
Eraser Tools and Erase History

Transformation Effects
Copying and Pasting between Documents
Transformation Options
Filling an Area with Colour

Working with Layers
Creating a Layered Document
Selecting a Layer
Layers Palette and Naming
Add, Delete and Edit Layers
Drag Layers to Documents
Showing and Hiding Layers
Convert Layer to Background
Pasting Selections into Layers
Adjustment Layers
Creating Clipping Masks
Linking Layers
Layer Masks
Layer Opacity and Blend Modes
Creating a Layer Style & Flattening Layers

Using the Type Tools
Entering Type with Type Tool
Font, Size and Style of Text
Tracking and Scaling Text
Kerning Text
Changing the Leading
Changing the Colour of Text
Wrapped and Vertical Text
Using the Type Mask Tool
Fill Selection with a Picture
Repairing an Image
The Clone Stamp Tool
Brush Size and Hardness
The Pattern Stamp Tool
The Burn and Dodge Tool
The Sponge & Smudge Tool
The History Brush Tool
The Healing Tool
The Patch Tool

Retouching an Image
Scanned or Digital Images
Image Size or Resolution
Specific Sizes & Cropping Tool for Resize
Adjusting Tonal Balance
Adjusting Basic Curves
Sharpening an Image
Dust and Scratches
De-speckle

The Pen Tool
Paths
Creating a Work Path
Creating & Reshaping Paths
Select and Deselect Paths
Saving a Work Path & Paths Palette
Create a Clipping Path
Selections from Paths
Convert Selection to Path
Editing paths
Filling, Stroking & Deleting a Path

An Introduction to Colour
Image Modes and Colours
Picker Palette
Selecting Pantone Colours
Swatches Palette
Non-printable Colours
Channels Palette
Alpha Channel

Adding and Replacing Colour
Adjusting Colour Balance
Replacing Colour