Description

This two-day, instructor-led Adobe Photoshop training class will help aspiring or current graphic and web designers, photographers and artists work with digital photos and imagery.

Getting to know the Work Area

• Starting to work in Adobe Photoshop
• Using the Tools
• Sampling a color
• Working with tools and tool properties
• Undoing actions in Photoshop
• More about panels and panel locations

Basic Photo Corrections

• Strategy for retouching
• Resolution and image size
• Opening a file with Adobe Bridge
• Straightening and cropping an image in Photoshop
• Adjusting color and tone
• Using the Spot Healing Tool
• Applying a content-aware patch
• Repairing areas with the Clone Stamp tool
• Sharpening an image

Working with Selections

• About selecting and selection tools
• Getting started
• Using the Magic Wand tool
• Using the Quick Selection tool
• Moving a selected area
• Using the Object Selection tool
• Selecting with the Lasso tools
• Rotating a selection
• Selecting from a center point
• Cropping and resizing an image

Layer Basics

• About layers
• Getting started
• Using the layers panel
• Rearranging layers
• Applying gradient and styles to layers
• Adding an adjustment layer
• Adding a border
• Flattening and saving files

Quick Fixes

• Getting started
• Improving a snapshot
• Adjusting facial features with liquify
• Blurring a background
• Creating a panorama
• Filling empty areas when cropping
• Correcting image distortion
• Extending depth of field
• Removing objects using Content-Aware Fill
• Adjusting Perspective in an image

Masks and Channels

• Working with masks and channels
• Getting Started
• Using Select and Mask and Select Subject
• Creating a quick mask
• Manipulating an image with Puppet Warp
• Using an alpha channel to create a shadow