Course Overview
Adobe ® Photoshop ® CC, the benchmark for digital imaging excellence, provides strong performance, powerful image editing features, and an intuitive interface.
Adobe Camera Raw, included with Photoshop CC, offers flexibility and control as you work with raw images, as well as TIFF and JPEG images. Photoshop CC gives you the digital-editing tools you need to transform images more easily than ever before.
Prerequisites
General knowledge of
computer use.
Job Profile
Graphic Designers, Web
Design
Course Outline
1. Getting to Know the Work Area
Starting to work in Adobe Photoshop
Using the tools
Setting tool properties
Undoing actions in Photoshop
More about panels and panel locations
Customizing the workspace
Finding resources for using Photoshop
2. Basic Photo Corrections
Strategy for retouching
Resolution and image size
Getting started
Straightening and cropping the image in Photoshop
Adjusting the color and tone
Using the Spot Healing Brush tool
Using content-aware fill
Repairing areas with the Clone Stamp tool
Applying a content-aware patch
Sharpening the image
3.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
4. 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
5. Correcting and Enhancing Digital Photographs
Getting started
About camera raw files
Processing files in Camera Raw
Applying advanced color correction
Correcting digital photographs in Photoshop
Correcting image distortion
Adding depth of field
6. 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
7. Typographic Design
About type.
Getting started
Creating a clipping mask from type
Creating type on a path
Warping point type
Designing paragraphs of type.
Working with type styles
Adding a rounded rectangle
Adding vertical text.
8. Vector Drawing Techniques
About bitmap images and vector graphics
About paths and the Pen tool
Using paths with artwork
Creating vector objects for the background
Working with defined custom shapes
Importing a Smart Object
9. Advanced Compositing
Getting started
Arranging layers
Using Smart Filters
Painting a layer
Adding a background
Automating a multistep task.
Upscaling a low-resolution image.
Saving the image for four-color printing
Matching color schemes across images.
Stitching a panorama
Finishing the image
10. Editing Video
Getting started
Creating a new video project
Animating text with keyframes
Creating effects
Adding transitions
Adding audio
Muting unwanted audio.
Rendering video
11. Painting with the Mixer Brush
About the Mixer Brush
Getting started
Selecting brush settings
Mixing colors
Creating a custom brush preset.
Mixing colors with a photograph
Review questions and answers
12. Working with 3D Images
Getting started.
Creating a 3D shape from a layer
Manipulating 3D objects.
Adding 3D objects.
Merging 3D layers to share the same 3D space.
Positioning objects in a scene
Applying materials to 3D objects
Lighting a 3D scene
Rendering a 3D scene
13. Preparing Files for the Web
Getting started
Creating slices
Exporting HTML and images
Using the Zoomify feature
14. Producing and Printing Consistent Color
About color management.
Getting started
Specifying color-management settings
Proofing an image
Identifying out-of-gamut colors
Adjusting an image and printing a proof
Saving the image as a CMYK EPS file
Printing