Adobe Photoshop Introduction

Getting Started

• What is Photoshop? Raster vs Vector images.
• Open files and arrange them onscreen.
• Navigate the Interface by identifying menus, panels, and tools.
• Display and hide the contextual task toolbar.
• Switch between Adobe pre-defined workspaces and create your own workspace.
• Choose between Save, Save As and Export file by understanding the different file types and when/why to use JPEG, PNG and PSD formats.
• Saving as a cloud (.psdc) file.
• Adjust zoom magnification by using a variety of techniques.
• Working with the Navigator panel.
• Use the hand tool to pan around a document.
• Getting Help.

Preferences

• Adjust Preferences including the interface colour and the number of history states.

Making Selections

• Marquee selections.
• Working with the lasso tools.
• Object and Quick Selection tools.
• Select by colour.
• Deselecting pixels.
• Invert a selection.
• Quick Mask mode.
• Save and Load a selection.
• Fill a selection with colour.
• Use Paste Special to Paste Into.

Essential Layers

• Understand the role of the Background layer.
• Duplicate a Layer.
• Create new blank layers.
• Delete layers.
• Create new pixel layers via copy.
• Use the Move tool to reposition the contents of a layer.
• Drag and drop layers between open files.
• Lock/unlock, show/hide layers.
• Reorganise the stacking order of the Layers.
• Align and Distribute layers.
• Link/unlink layers.
• Create layer groups.
• Use Free transform to resize and rotate a layer.
• Adjust the size of the layer thumbnail.

Cropping Techniques

• Make a basic ratio crop.
• Selecting a crop overlay.
• When and why to delete cropped pixels.
• Straightening an image.
• Crop using Content aware fill.
• Crop with Generative expand.

Working with Type

• Create horizontal and vertical text.
• Swap text orientation.
• Apply a warp effect.
• Format text with character and paragraph options.
• Apply an Adobe font.
• Run the spelling checker.

Adobe Bridge

• A brief introduction to Adobe Bridge interface and the role of Bridge.
• Add a folder to Favourites.
• Rotate an image.
• Open files directly from Bridge.
• Apply star ratings to help find and filter images for use or deletion.
• Create and apply keywords to specific images.
• Use the Filter panel to display files by type, keyword, or star rating.
• Working with Metadata.
• Create a new multi-layered file using the Tools menu.
• Output a Contact Sheet.

Colour Mode, Bit Depth and Channels

• RGB vs CMYK.
• Convert an RGB image to CMYK.
• Understand Bit depth.
• Introducing the channels panel.

File Size and Resolution

• Create a new file. Set the size, unit of measure, resolution, and background colour.
• Adjust an existing Image resolution.
• Extend an image canvas size.
• Rotate an image.
• Flip a canvas horizontally or vertically.

Retouching and Correcting Images

• Use the clone stamp tool.
• Remove blemishes with the Spot healing brush.
• Move existing content with the Content aware move tool.
• Use Content Aware Fill.
• Remove items from a photograph using the enhanced Remove tool.
• Use Generative fill.

Additional Layers Skills

• Layer blending and opacity.
• Add an Adjustment layers and modify its properties.
• Remove a background from a layer.
• Work with Smart Objects.
• Use the Contextual Task bars

Introduction to Masking

• Use the adjustment brush to apply adjustments to specific image areas.
• Modify the mask by painting with the foreground and background colours.
• Apply a layer mask

Creative Cloud Essentials

• Introducing the Creative Cloud Desktop.
• Keeping your applications up to date.
• Managing your fonts in the Creative Cloud app.
• Controlling your cloud files by sharing, copying, moving, deleting, and editing using an appropriate application such as Photoshop for the web.