Adobe Photoshop Course: Level 1

Adobe Photoshop. Transform your images into anything you can imagine.

Photoshop gives you a complete set of professional tools for retouching, compositing, and editing down to the pixel level. Learn Adobe Photoshop the smart way with Adobe Photoshop courses at the University of Sydney.

Aims

An introduction that will teach you how to optimise and create digital images. Learn how to add those finishing touches to your photographs or use the editing techniques to create images.

Outcomes

1. Recognise and understand fundamental aspects.
2. Create your first document.
3. Draw and format standard and custom shapes.
4. Understand the process of saving.
5. Understand printing and printing techniques.
6. Use the Help menu and access online help resources.

Content

Getting To Know The Application

• Starting From The Desktop.
• The Welcome Experience.
• Dark Versus Light Interface.
• The Workspace.
• Understanding Panels.
• Working With The Panel Dock.
• Working With Panels And Panel Groups.
• Panel Techniques.
• Understanding The Tools Panel.
• Working With The Tools Panel.
• Resetting The Tools Panel.
• Understanding The Options Bar.
• Opening An Existing File.

Your First Document

• Creating A New Document.
• Customising And Saving Workspaces.
• Understanding The Rulers And Ruler Tool.
• Understanding The Preferences Dialog Box.
• Saving A Document.

Shapes

• Drawing A Standard Shape.
• Drawing A Custom Shape.
• Arranging Shapes.
• Drawing A Straight Line.
• Selecting And Editing Shape Layers.
• Understanding Guides.
• Understanding Smart Guides.
• Using Smart Guides To Position Shapes.

Saving

• Understanding Saving.
• Saving Layered Files.
• Saving PSD Images In Another Format.
• Understanding The Save For Web Dialog Box.
• Optimising Photos For The Web – Part 1.

Printing

• Printing Single Images.
• Understanding The Print Dialog Box.
• Using The Print Dialog Box.
• Understanding Printing Marks.

Getting Help

• Understanding The Help Menu.
• Investigating New Features.
• Using Online Help.
• Searching For Online Help.
• Accessing Online Tutorials.

Intended Audience

Suitable for those wanting to learn the basics of digital imaging.