In this course, you will receive a thorough overview of the interface, tools, and features of Adobe Photoshop CS5 and learn Photoshop tricks and tips. Through an ideal combination of instructor-led demonstration and hands-on practice, you will learn the basics of working with Adobe Photoshop CS5 so that you can incorporate visual effects into your workflow.

You will learn, step-by-step, the key techniques for working in Adobe Photoshop CS5. You will cover the key elements of the Photoshop interface, and you will learn how to edit images with precise selection control, correct a wide range of lens-based errors, interactively transform images with the new Puppet Warp tool, and easily remove or replace image elements with the new Content-Aware Fill mode. You will cover new, powerful painting effects to artistically enhance images, and you will learn how to combine multiple exposures into a single image.

Certification:

This course prepares you to earn the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) designation. Becoming an ACE means you have demonstrated a professional level of proficiency with one or more Adobe software products. To become an ACE, you must pass one or more product-specific proficiency exams and agree to the ACE terms and conditions.

What You'll Learn

• How digital images work
• Photoshop work area
• Cropping an image
• Working with selections
• Basics of layers
• Working with masks and channels
• Using the Channels Panel
• Adjustment Layers and Clipping Masks
• Correcting and enhancing digital photographs
• Vanishing point and distortion
• Typographic design basics

Who Needs to Attend

Those involved in any area of digital media, including desktop publishing, multimedia design, web design, digital video editing, and other disciplines for which Photoshop is the industry standard

Prerequisites

Practical working knowledge of computers

Follow-On Courses

• Adobe Photoshop CS5 Advanced: Print and Photography
• Adobe Photoshop CS5 Advanced: Print and Photography
• Adobe Photoshop CS5 Advanced: Web and Video
• Adobe Illustrator CS5 Fundamentals: An Introduction to Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign Fundamentals: An Introduction to InDesign
• Adobe Flash CS5 Fundamentals: An Introduction to Flash
• Introduction to Adobe After Effects

Course Outline

1. How Digital Images Work

• RGB and CMYK color models
• Image size
• Resolution (PPI and DPI)
• Pixel aspect ratio

2. Getting to Know the Work Area

• Starting to work in Adobe Photoshop
• Using the tools
• Using the options bar and other panels
• Undoing actions in Photoshop
• Customizing the workspace

3. Cropping an Image

• Straightening and cropping an image
• Introduction to Camera Raw
• Making automatic adjustments
• Removing a color cast
• Manually adjusting the tonal range
• Strategies for retouching

4. Working with Selections

• About selecting and selection tools
• Using selection tools
• Transforming a selection
• Refining the edge of a selection

5. Layer Basics

• About layers
• Using the Layers panel
• Layer stacking order
• Difference between Opacity and Fill
• Locking a layer (transparency, image pixels, position, and the entire layer)
• Adding a layer mask: white for opacity, black for transparency
• Applying a gradient to a layer
• Applying a layer style (drop shadow, stroke, other styles)
• Global light
• Loading and saving a style (using the Styles panel)
• Flattening and saving files

6. Photo Corrections

• Correcting digital photographs
• Using the Spot Healing Brush Tool
• Adjusting lightness with the Dodge tool
• Adjusting saturation with the Sponge tool
• Comparing automatic and manual results
• Repairing areas with the Clone Stamp tool
• Applying the Unsharp Mask filter

7. Masks and Channels

• Creating a mask
• Refining a mask
• Quick masks
• Loading a mask as a selection
• Applying a filter to a mask
• Applying effects using a gradient mask
• Puppet warp

8. Using Channels Panel for Selection

• The Channels panel
• Viewing channels
• Choosing the right channel
• Adjusting individual channels
• Increasing contrast
• Painting with black and white
• Removing the background from an image
• Moving layers between documents
• Inverting a mask

9. Adjustment Layers and Clipping Masks

• Using adjustment layers
• Grouping layers
• Clipping masks
• Using type as a mask

10. Correcting and Enhancing Digital Photographs

• Photo Merge
• Auto align layers
• Content-aware scaling
• Content-aware fill

11. Vanishing Point and Distortion

• Understanding the vanishing point
• The Vanishing Point filter
• Editing images with a vanishing-point perspective
• Correcting image distortion

12. Typographic Design

• Type in Photoshop
• Creating a clipping mask from type
• Creating a design element from type
• Warping point type
• Designing a paragraph of type
• Difference between point and paragraph text
• Warping a layer
• Text on a path