Adobe Photoshop CS5 Training Course Beginners

You will understand and use the various elements in the Photoshop CS5 interface so as to efficiently work with the software. You will use the different tools in Photoshop for selecting parts of images and identify the need for having layers in a Photoshop document. You will also organize the different components of the design as layers. With the layered Photoshop document thus created, you will apply layer effects and other special effects in order to enhance the appearance of the design. Once the design is finalized, you will save images in both print and web formats.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to; initiate a project; explore the Adobe Photoshop CS5 environment; determine the resolution and graphic type; work with selections; work with multiple layers; enhance images with paint and filters; identify the characteristics of various image modes and colour adjustment options and save images for web and print.

Adobe Photoshop CS5 Training Course (Beginners) Outline -

Initiating a Project

Plan a Project
Identify Copyright and Citation Requirements

Exploring the Adobe® Photoshop® CS5 Environment

Explore the Photoshop Interface
Customize the Workspace
Explore Adobe Bridge

Determining Graphic Type and Resolution

Differentiate Between Raster and Vector Graphics
Understand Image Resolution

Working with Selections

Create a Selection
Save a Selection
Modify a Selection
Apply Colour to a Selection

Working with Layers

Create Layers
Work with Type Layers
Transform Layers
Apply Styles
Undo Previous Steps
Manage Layers

Enhancing Images with Paint and Filters

Paint on an Image
Apply Filter Effects

Exploring Image Modes and Colour Adjustments

Explore Grayscale and Bitmap Modes
Apply Colour Adjustments

Saving Images for Web and Print

Save Images for Print
Save Images for the Web
Save Images as PDFs

Course Duration: 1 Day

Adobe Photoshop CS5 Training Course Beginners