Adobe Photoshop CS3 Introduction

Managing the Photoshop Environment
Default Workspace
Adobe Bridge
Introduction to the Toolbox and Tool Options Bar
Palette Management
History Palette & Undoing Actions
Keyboard Shortcuts
Using Photoshop Help


Enhancing an Image
Cropping and Resizing
Brightness/Contrast
Adjust Colour Balance
Replace Colour
Adjust the Tonal Range of an Image
Hue & Saturation Controls
Dodge, Burn and Desaturate
Blurring and Sharpening using Filters


Painting and Retouching Images
Clone Stamp and Healing tools
History Brush and Snapshots
Painting with Paintbrush, Pencil or Paint Bucket tool
Introduction to Gradients and Painting with Gradients


Working with Selections
Creating Selections using the Magic Wand
Adjusting Selections
Quick Selection and Lasso Tools
Combining Selection Tools for Complex Objects
Modifying and Transforming Selections
Saving and Reloading a Selection


Working with Layers
Importing Layers
Add Transparency to Layers
Create new Fill Layer
Working with Multiple Layers
Basic Blending Modes
Moving, Scaling and Rotating Layers
Basic Layer Effects
Text Layers

 

 

 

Course Overview:

Delegates will learn to modify and combine scanned photographs to create realistic composite images using Photoshop.

 

Course Duration:

1 Day

 

Course Pre-requisites:

Competence with basic Windows skills.

 

At the end of this course
you will be able to:
  • Manage the Photoshop Environment
  • Resize and crop image areas.
  • Enhance image with automatic and manual adjustments
  • Painting image with Paintbrush, Pencil or Paint Bucket
  • Retouching and repairing images
  • Select image areas using the Lasso, Quick Selection, and Magic Wand tools.
  • Create and manipulate multiple layers.
  • Apply blending and Layer effects to create realistic composites.

Price Band:

 Specialised