Adobe® Photoshop®
Introductory Course

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Adobe Photoshop has become the benchmark application of its type against which all similar products are measured. It is without doubt the industry-standard programme for bitmap image creation and editing.

This Adobe Photoshop training course has been designed for the new and inexperienced user who wishes to become familiar with the basics of bitmap image editing and creation. Step by step, you will be taken through a series of practical sessions that aim to progressively build your skills and help you to understand the processes by which bitmap images are created.

By the end of the course, you should be able to use Adobe Photoshop to create simple effects that will enhance your creative portfolio, and leave you feeling confident and enthusiastic about taking on new challenges using this powerful software programme.

This Adobe Photoshop training course can be tailored to a clients particular needs and can be run on your own premises or in our Dublin Training Centre.

Course reference notes, unlimited e-mail support, and, for courses held in our Training Centre, lunch and refreshments are included in the price.

Topics covered during this Adobe Photoshop training course will include:

• Menu Explanation
• Greyed Out Options
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Basic Palettes
• Basic Tools
• Image Window
• Opening an Image
• Undoing Mistakes

• Image Size
• Canvas Size
• Ruler Guides
• Understanding Resolution and Size
• Creating a New Document
• Getting Around the Image
• Colour modes: Bitmap Mode, Duotone, Greyscale Mode, CMYK conversion, RGB
• Changing Size
• Saving the Image

• Brushes Basics
• Brush Tool Presets
• Brush Control
• Brush Dynamics
• Pencil Tool
• Healing Brush!
• Clone Tool
• Pattern Tool
• Eraser Tool
• Blur/Sharpen/Smudge
• Burn/Dodge/Sponge Tools
• History Palette
• History Brush
• Using the History Palette to Retouch

• Selection Basics
• Magic Wand Tool
• Lasoo Tool
• Transforming Selection
• Paths – Clipping and Saving
• Using Alpha Channels to Save and Load Selections
• Cropping the Image

• A sample project using what you have learnt so far!

• Contrast/Brightness
• Auto Adjustments
• Levels
• Levels Effects
• Curves
• Color Balance
• Hue/Saturation
• Replace Color
• Adjustment Files
• Channel Mixer
• Other Adjustments
• Variations

• Adding & Deleting Layers
• Layer Effects
• Raster versus Vector
• Vector Mask
• Linking Layers
• Opacity & Layer Masks
• Adjustment Layers

• Project 1:
  — Using what you have learnt so far to create a layered montage.
  This will use layer masks, effects, adjustments and various brushes etc...
  
• Project 2
  — Interactive with options. This will show an example workflow in an agency environment. Changing back and forth between different images and styles and giving the delegates the role of creative director!

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