Adobe Photoshop is the industry standard application for professional image manipulation.
This two-day introductory class will get you up-to-speed quickly. This course starts with an overview of the workspace and tools, and moves onto project planning and workflow, basic photo correction, photo retouching and restoration, working with layers and masking techniques and channels.
Audience:
- Producers
- Editors
- Assistant Editors
- Motion Graphic Artists interested in the basics of Adobe Photoshop
Prerequisite:
- Basic knowledge of Mac OSX
Course Outline:
Understanding How Digital Images Work
- Understanding RGB and CMYK color models (Additive and Subtractive)
- Image size vs. Resolution - What’s the difference?
- Pixel Aspect Ratio - Are all pixels square?
- Bits per channel - What does that mean?
- Alpha Channel - Why is this important to us?
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
- Finding resources for using Photoshop
Basic Photo Corrections
- Strategy for retouching
- Resolution and image size
- Opening a file with Adobe Bridge
- Straightening and cropping the image in Photoshop
- Adjusting the color and tone
- Using the Spot Healing Brush tool
- Applying a content-aware patch
- Repairing areas with the Clone Stamp tool
- Sharpening the image
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
- Selecting from a center point
- Resizing and copying a selection
- Cropping an image
Layer Basics
- About layers
- Getting started
- Using the Layers panel
- Rearranging layers
- Applying a gradient to a layer
- Applying a layer style
- Adding an adjustment layer
- Updating layer effects
- Adding a border
- Flattening and saving files
Quick Fixes
- Improving a snapshot
- Blurring a background
- Creating a panorama
- Correcting image distortion
- Adding depth of field
- Moving objects with the Content-Aware Move tool
- Adjusting perspective in an image
Masks and Channels
- Working with masks and channels
- Getting started
- Creating a mask
- Refining a mask
- Creating a quick mask
- Manipulating an image with Puppet Warp
- Working with channels
Typographic Design
- About type
- Getting started
- Creating a clipping mask from type
- Creating type on a path
- Warping point type
- Designing paragraphs of type
- Adding a rounded rectangle
- Adding vertical text
Vector Drawing Techniques
- About bitmap images and vector graphics
- About paths and the Pen tool
- Getting started
- Drawing with the Pen tool
- Working with defined custom shapes
- Importing a Smart Object
- Adding color and depth to a shape using layer styles
Saving your files
- Understanding file types
- The right file for the right job
Note:
- The curricula above comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.
