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Time: 10am - 6pm
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Photoshop Fundamentals: An Introduction to Photoshop

Certified Adobe Photoshop Authorized Training at FMC Learn More About Adobe Certification


This 3-day course provides a thorough overview of the interface, the tools, the features, tricks, and tips for using Photoshop CS5. The course is an ideal combination of instructor-led demonstration and hands-on practice.

Who Should Attend?

Adobe Photoshop has become an industry standard for so many different disciplines including desktop publishing, multimedia design, web design, digital video editing, and much more. Photoshop is often a prerequisite for many other software programs, and is the one program that everyone in every area of digital media should know.

Course Outline:

Lesson 1: Understanding how Digital images work

* Understanding RGB and CMYK color models
* Image size
* Resolution (PPI and DPI)
* Pixel Spect Ratio

Lesson 2: Getting to Know the Work Area

* Starting to work in Adobe Photoshop
* Using the tools
* Using the options bar and other panels
* Undoing actions in Photoshop
* Customizing the workspace
* Finding resources for using Photoshop

Lesson 3:Cropping and Image

* Straightening and cropping an image
* Making automatic adjustments
* Removing a color cast
* Manually adjusting the tonal range

Lesson 4: Photo Corrections

* Using the Spot Healing Brush tool
* Using the Healing Brush and Patch tools
* Replacing colors in an image
* Adjusting lightness with the Dodge tool
* Adjusting saturation with the Sponge tool
* Comparing automatic and manual results
* Repairing areas with the Clone Stamp tool
* Applying the Unsharp Mask filter

Lesson 5: Working with Selections

* About selecting and selection tools
* Getting started
* Using the Quick Selection tool
* Moving a selected area
* Manipulating selections
* Using the Magic Wand tool
* Selecting with the lasso tools
* Rotating a selection
* Selecting with the Magnetic Lasso tool
* Cropping an image and erasing within a selection
* Refining the edge of a selection

Lesson 6: Layer Basics

* About layers
*Getting started
*Using the Layers panel
*Difference between Opacity and Fill
*Locking a layer (transparency, image pixels, position and the entire layer) The only critical one is transparency
*Rearranging layers
*Adding a layer mask
*White for opacity, black for transparency
*Applying a gradient to a layer
*Flattening and saving files

Lesson 7: Layer Styles

*Applying a layer style
*Adding a drop shadow
*Adding a stroke
*Understanding Global light
*Other styles
*Saving a style
*Using the styles panel

Lesson 8:Masks and Channels

* Working with masks and channels
*Creating a quick mask
*Editing a mask
*Loading a mask as a selection
*Applying filters to a mask
*Applying effects using a gradient mask

Lesson 9: Using Channels Panel for selection

* Getting started
*The Channels Panel
*Viewing channels
*Choosing the right channel
*Adjusting individual channels
*Increasing contrast
*Painting with Black and white
*Removing the background from an image
*Moving layers between documents
*Inverting a mask

Lesson 10: Layer Mask (Pixel Mask)

* Creating a Layer Mask
*Controlling masks
*Using the Mask Panel
*Viewing the Channel Panel for the Layer Mask
*Disabling, Viewing, Deleting, and applying a Layer Mask

Lesson 11: : Adjustment layers & clipping masks

* Getting Started
*Using adjustment layers
*Grouping
*clipping masks
*Using type as a mask

Lesson 12: Correcting and Enhancing Digital Photographs

* Getting Started
*Photo Merge
*Auto-align layers
*Content-aware scaling

Lesson 13: Vanishing Point

* Correcting digital photographs in Photoshop
*Editing images with a vanishing-point perspective
*Correcting image distortion

Lesson 14: Typographic Design

* About type
*Getting started
*Creating a clipping mask from type
*Creating a design element from type
*Using interactive formatting controls
*Warping point type
*Designing a paragraph of type
*Difference between point and paragraph text
*Warping a layer