This class is for all levels of Photoshop users. Seasoned users may wish to take this class in their Photoshop knowledge or to rid themselves of bad Photoshop habits. Students will Photoshop works, but also about many of the new features.

You will use Adobe Photoshop tools for painting, retouching and enhancing images. with selections and layers.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Enhance an image by removing colour cast, compensate for flash lightning and red eyes
• Increase/Decrease the contrast and brightness of your artwork
• Create simple compositions by blending images together or selecting only parts of an
• Use colour in Photoshop effectively
• Create type and produce simple adverts
• Output an artwork for web

Before taking this course, you should have a basic understanding of your computer's operating you should know how to launch an application, create and save files, and copy files from

Course materials are provided. This includes pen, note pad and a training manual as well as lunch and refreshments. Our goal is to make sure your class meets your objectives, not ours. Therefore, all of our outlines are treated as guides to help steer the workshop. We may change or alter course topics to best suit the classroom situation. A certificate will be given on completion of the course and you may also have the opportunity to sit for an accredited exam. Courses may also be customized to fit your exact requirements.

Managing the Adobe Photoshop Environment

• Exploring default Workspace & Bridge
• Introduction to the Toolbar
• Palette management & Screen real estate
• History Palette & Undoing Actions
• Navigation shortcuts

Working with Selections

• Creating Selections using Magic Wand
• Adjusting Selections
• Quick Selection and Lasso tools
• Combining Selection tools for complex objects
• Saving and Reloading a Selection

Enhancing an Image

• Using Levels and Curves
• Compensate for flash with Shadow & Highlight
• Variations to quickly decide about a colour cast
• Hue & Saturation controls
• Blurring and sharpening using Filters

Painting and Retouching Images

• Digital darkroom techniques
• Clone Stamp and Heal tools
• Creating, saving and loading custom colours
• Painting with Paintbrush, Pencil or Paint Bucket tool
• Introduction to Gradients and painting with Gradients
• Working with Quick Mask mode & Layer Masks

Working with Layers

• Importing images, Layers and Selections
• Transforming Layer Objects & using the Smart Objects
• Starting to build layered compositions
• Applying Transparency
• Basic Blending Modes
• Other goodies as Text Layers, Adjustment Layers and Layer Styles

Outputting your artwork

• Colour modes, Resolution and Image Size
• Cropping an image vs Extending the Canvas
• File formats & optimizing artwork for Web