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Adobe Photoshop CS5
Introduction training class

During this two-day Adobe Photoshop CS5 Introduction training course, you will learn the fundamentals of working with images and artwork in Photoshop CS5.

Key aspects of the software covered include: Selections, Layers, Enhancing, Retouching, Resampling and Distributing. Adobe Photoshop CS5 is a complex application, but this focussed training session will ensure that by the time you leave the course, you’re ready to start using Photoshop CS5 for your day-to-day needs.

Class Schedule

Class: Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Introduction

Duration: 2 days

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Class Outline for Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Introduction

Everyone knows what to “Photoshop an image” means. Adobe® Photoshop® CS5 is the de facto standard for image manipulation: It’s great fun to learn and offers almost unlimited creative freedom once you get to grips with its vast array of powerful tools. For both photographers and creative professionals, there is no other application that provides such a great tools of image manipulation tools as Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Adobe Photoshop CS5’s Workspace

-The Workspace overview
-Exploring Default Workspaces
-Toolbar, Measurements and Panels
-Reseting workspaces
-The Application Window
-Jumping to Adobe Bridge

Adobe Bridge

-Why use Bridge?
-Workspaces in Bridge
-Image info in Bridge
-Image sorting and grouping
-Opening and Placing from Bridge

Navigating a document

-Close up on bitmap pixels
-Zooming in and out
-Different views and windows
-Window modes

Selecting

-Overview of Selection Tools
-Overview of Selection Menu
-Quick Selection and Lasso tools
-Creating Selections using Marquee Tools
-Creating Selections using Magic Wand
-Selecting by Color
-Selecting intricate image elements CS5 New!
-Automatically eliminate background color CS5 New!
-Refining Selections
-Saving Selections
-Combining Selections
-Reloading a Selection

Saving your Work

-Filetypes: PSD vs PDF vs TIFF
-What about JPEG, PNG and the rest?
-Quick look at Save For Web…

The Layers Panel

-Understanding Layers
-Creating new layers
-Importing and Pasting to layers
-Changing Layer order
-Grouping and Naming Layers
-Starting to build layered compositions
-Layer Transparency and Blending Modes
-Turning a layer into a Smart Object

Enhancing an Image

-Understanding a Histogram
-Layer adjustments vs Image Menu adjustments
-Using Levels to improve light and color
-Hue & Saturation layer adjustments
-Selectively Change Color
-The Filters Menu - applying select filters

Retouching Images

-Applying adjustments directly with Tools
-Adjusting Selections only
-Quick Masking
-Layer Masks
-Clone Stamp and Healing tools
-Gradients and Gradient Masks
-Repairing damaged images
-Content-Aware Fill CS5 New!

General Image Manipulation

-Drag, Drop, Copy and Paste
-Transforming Placed Content
-Changing Image Size and Canvas Size
-Cropping an image to a specific size
-Resolution - a primer
-Resizing and resampling and image
-Color modes

Text

-Adding Text Layers
-Editing Text
-Warping text
-Saving Files with Text

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