Course Description

As a graphic designer, you are starting to familiarize yourself with image creation and editing using Photoshop. Understanding the different tools and features available in Photoshop CS2 will help you to maximize your creative potential. In this course, you’ll work with several tools and features to edit images using Photoshop CS2.

Course Objective: You will explore the Photoshop interface and use several tools for selecting parts of images, and will move, duplicate, and resize images. You will learn to use layers, and to apply layer effects and filters to create special effects. Additionally, you will use painting tools and blending modes to create shading effects, and will perform adjustments to contrast and color balance. Finally, you will save images in formats for print and web use.

Target Student: This course is intended for new users of Photoshop.

Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with Windows. Students should also have basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, and saving files.

See Dates for this class

Performance-Based Objectives

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

• explore the Photoshop CS2 environment.
• ensure that images have an appropriate balance between file size and print or display quality and also crop images to remove unnecessary areas.
• use the different selection tools in Photoshop to select parts of images and also save selections for future use.
• create image composites and use several techniques for creating and manipulating layers and use the techniques in Photoshop for undoing the previous steps.
• apply blending effects to composite images so that they appear more realistic.
• identity the various image modes characteristics and select the appropriate image mode for specific purposes.
• select colors and paint image using the various color and painting tools in Photoshop and duplicate parts of an image using the Clone Stamp tool.
• add type to an image, format it, and create special effects by applying filters.
• adjust an image's brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation.
• save completed images for printed applications and for the web and also save the images as PDF documents.

 

 

Course Content

Lesson 1: Exploring Photoshop Environment
Topic 1A: Differentiate Raster and Vector Graphics
Topic 1B: Explore the Photoshop Environment
Topic 1C: Customize the Photoshop Environment
Topic 1D: Work with Navigation Tools
Topic 1E: Customize Menus
Topic 1F: Explore Adobe Bridge
Topic 1G: Apply Metadata and Keywords

Lesson 2: Sizing Images
Topic 2A: Determine Display and Print Resolution
Topic 2B: Crop an Image

Lesson 3: Selecting Image Areas
Topic 3A: Select Image Areas with the Marquee Tools
Topic 3B: Select Image Areas with the Lasso Tools
Topic 3C: Save Selections
Topic 3D: Select Image Areas with the Magic Wand Tool
Topic 3E: Select Image Areas with the Magnetic Lasso Tool
Topic 3F: Modify Selections

Lesson 4: Creating Image Composites
Topic 4A: Make Floating Versus Fixed Selections
Topic 4B: Undo Previous Steps
Topic 4C: Copy Selections
Topic 4D: Create Layers
Topic 4E: Create Smart Objects
Topic 4F: Transform Layers
Topic 4G: Copy Layers Between Images
Topic 4H: Save Images in Photoshop Format
Topic 4I: Arrange Layers

Lesson 5: Blending Composite Images
Topic 5A: Defringe Images
Topic 5B: Simulate Transparency with Opacity and Blending Modes
Topic 5C: Feather Edges

 

 

 

 

Lesson 6: Exploring Image Modes
Topic 6A: Examine Mode Characteristics
Topic 6B: Explore Grayscale and Bitmap Modes
Topic 6C: Explore Color Modes

Lesson 7: Applying Colors
Topic 7A: Select Colors
Topic 7B: Work with Painting Tools
Topic 7C: Clone Image Areas with the Clone Stamp Tool

Lesson 8: Enhancing Images with Text and Special Effects
Topic 8A: Create Type Layers
Topic 8B: Apply Layer Effects
Topic 8C: Work with Filters
Topic 8D: Merge Layers and Flatten Images

Lesson 9: Adjusting Images
Topic 9A: Create Levels Adjustment Layers
Topic 9B: Enhance Images Using Toning Tools
Topic 9C: Adjust the Hue/Saturation of Images

Lesson 10: Saving Completed Images
Topic 10A: Save Images for Use in Print Applications
Topic 10B: Save Images for the Web
Topic 10C: Save Images as PDF

Appendix A: Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Objectives Mapping

Appendix B: Adobe® Photoshop® CS2: New Features Mapping

Appendix C: Blending Modes