General Description
The skills and knowledge acquired in Adobe Photoshop Version CS5 are sufficient to be able
to open, create, modify and apply various effects to your photos.
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of Adobe Photoshop Version CS5 you should be able to:
• work with the Photoshop workspace
• navigate images
• resize and crop images
• make and work with selections
• create new layers and perform other basic layer functions
• transform images
• make various colour corrections using adjustment layers
• use various retouching and repairing techniques to correct images
• use layer masks, filters and blending modes
• apply layer effects and save them as a style
• create, edit and work with text
• print, share and save your images in various formats
Prerequisites
Adobe Photoshop Version CS5 assumes little or no knowledge of the software. However, it would be beneficial to have a general understanding of personal computers and the Windows operating system environment.
Course Objectives:
- Photoshop
- Starting Photoshop
- The Photoshop CS5 Workspace
- Understanding Panels
- Working With The Panel Dock
- Working With Panels And Panel
- Groups
- Panel Techniques
- Understanding The Tools Panel
- Working With The Tools Panel
- Understanding The Application Bar
- Understanding Mini Bridge
- Working With The Options Bar
- Opening An Existing Document
- Creating A New Image
- Brush Tool Essentials
- Selecting Colours Using The
- Swatches Panel
- Selecting Colours From An Open
- Image
- Undoing Actions
- Exiting Photoshop
- Navigating Images
- Understanding The Document
- Window
- Navigating With The Zoom Tool
- Navigating With The Hand Tool
- Navigating With The Navigator
- Panel
- Navigating With Keyboard
- Shortcuts
- Changing Screen Modes
- Working With Multiple Images
- Digital Image Basics
- Resizing An Image For Printing
- Resampling An Image
- Cropping Images
- Cropping Images Without The
- Crop Tool
- Using The Crop Tool To Add A
- Border
- Making Selections
- Using The Marquee Tools
- Working With Selections
- Using The Quick Selection Tool
- Using The Magic Wand Tool
- Using The Lasso And Polygonal
- Lasso Tools
- The Refine Edge Dialog Box
- Refining A Selection
- Working With Layers
- The Layers Panel
- Creating Layers
- Adding Images To Layers
- Working With Layers
- Working With The Background
- Layer
- Changing Layer Stacking Order
- Changing Layer Opacity
- Transforming Layers
- Transforming Images
- Flipping And Rotating Images
- Straightening Images
- Straightening Scanned Images
- Correcting Perspective Problems
- Fixing Perspective Problems With
- Puppet Warp
- Scaling, Skewing and Rotating
- Images
- Warping Images
- Creating A Panorama
- Basic Tonal And Colour
- Corrections
- Understanding Adjustment Layers
- Using Adjustment Presets
- Understanding Tonality And
- Histograms
- Using Levels To Improve Contrast
- Using Curves To Improve Contrast
- Opening Up Shadows
- Repairing Photos That Needed Fill
- Flash
- Using Auto Colour
- Adjusting Colour Temperature
- Desaturating Colours Selectively
- Changing Hues Selectively
- Converting Colour Images To
- Greyscale
- Brightening Washed Out Colours
- Adjustment Layers In A Multi-
- Layered Image
- Retouching And Repairing Images
- Removing Blemishes
- Reducing Wrinkles
- Whitening Teeth
- Removing Red Eye
- Removing Unwanted Objects And
- Wires
- Using The Clone Stamp Tool
- Masks Filters And Blending
- Modes
- Understanding Layer Masks
- Understanding Filters
- Understanding Blending Modes
- Applying A Vignette
- Applying A Soft Focus Effect