Photoshop 7.0: Level 1 

Series: Adobe Photoshop 7.0

 
Overview:
In this course, you will learn how to manipulate, edit, and adjust images using Photoshop. You will use several tools for selecting parts of images, and will move, duplicate, and resize images. You will use layers, and learn how to apply layer effects and filters to create special effects, including lighting and texture effects. Additionally, you will use painting tools and blending modes to create shading effects, and will perform adjustments to contrast and color balance. You will save images in formats for print and Web use.
Audience: This course is intended for people (including graphic artists, photographers, designers, etc.) who have little or no experience using Adobe Photoshop, and who want to use this program to effectively manipulate, edit, adjust, and prepare images for print or Web use.

Objectives:

*    Add and format text within an image.
*    Apply blending and shading effects to create realistic composites.
*    Apply layer effects and filters to create special effects including lighting effects and textures.
*    Combine several images with text to create an advertisement.
*    Create and manipulate multiple layers to composite images easily.
*    Crop image areas.
*    Modify the brightness, contrast, color balance, hue, and saturation of images.
*    Navigate in Photoshop's environment.
*    Save images in file formats for use with other applications.
*    Select appropriate resolutions for different image and output types.
*    Select colors using the Color palette, Color Picker, and Eyedropper tool.
*    Select image areas using the Marquee tools, Lasso tools, and Magic Wand tool.
 
General Prerequisites:

*    Basic knowledge of your computer's operating system


 
Prerequisites:

*    No prerequisites.


Table of Contents

LESSON 1:  Introduction to the Photoshop Environment and Sizing Images

*    Raster and Vector Graphics
*    Photoshop Environment Elements
*    Navigating in Photoshop
*    Sizing Images
*    Cropping

LESSON 2:  Selecting Image Areas and Working with Layers

*    The Rectangular, Elliptical Marquee Tools, and The Lasso Tools
*    Saving Selections
*    The Magic Wand Tool and The Magnetic Lasso Tool
*    Modifying Selections and Floating Versus Fixed Selections
*    Undoing Previous Steps and Copying Selections
*    Creating Layers, Transforming Layers, and Copying Layers between Images
*    Saving Images in Photoshop Format
*    Arranging Layers

LESSON 3:  Blending & Compositing, Image Modes, and Color & Painting

*    Defringing
*    Opacity and Blending Modes
*    Feathering Edges
*    Mode Characteristics
*    Grayscale and Bitmap Modes
*    Color Modes
*    Selecting Colors
*    Painting Tools and The Clone Stamp Tool

LESSON 4:  Using Text, Layer Effects, & Filters, and Adjusting & Saving Images

*    Type Layers
*    Layer Effects
*    Filters
*    Merging and Flattening Layers
*    Brightness/Contrast
*    Levels Adjustment Layer
*    Toning Tools and Hue/Saturation
*    Saving for Use in Print Applications and Saving for the Web