Photoshop Training Maryland - Adobe Photoshop CS5 Course Intro Outline

Introduction to Photoshop CS5 Outline

Adobe Bridge Essentials              

• A tour of the different workspaces in Adobe Bridge
• Customizing how thumbnails are displayed
• Changing obscure camera file names with the Batch Rename command
• Creating and applying keywords to images
• Viewing images in Full Screen Preview mode
• Rating images
• Using the Filter panel to view different subsets

Photoshop Interface Essentials

• Opening files from Adobe Bridge
• Opening files from Mini Bridge
• The Application frame
• The Application bar
• Switching and saving workspaces
• Panel management
• Switching tools using the keyboard

Documents and Navigation

• Tabbed documents
• The Arrange Documents widget               
• Pan and zoom
• Cycling through the different screen modes

Digital Image Essentials

• File formats
• Understanding Resolution
• Resize vs. Resample

Cropping and Transformations

• Crop options
• Hide vs. Delete for the Crop tool
• Bringing back hidden pixels with Reveal All
• Making the canvas bigger with the Crop tool
• Making the canvas bigger by a specific amount with Relative Canvas Size
• Correcting perspective with the Crop tool
• Straightening a crooked image
• Scaling, skewing, and rotating with Free Transform

Working with Layers

• The Background layer
• Using a layer mask instead of deleting pixels
• Loading multiple images into a single Photoshop document as layers
• Naming, hiding, creating, and deleting layers
• Changing the stacking order of layers
• Selecting layers without using the Layers panel
• Transforming layers
• Aligning and distributing layers
• Changing the opacity of layers
• Organizing layers into groups
• Saving variations with layer comps
• When to merge and rasterize layers
• Flatten vs. Save As (a Copy)

Selections and Layer Masks

• Using the Marquee and Lasso tools
• Transform selections
• Quick Mask
• Converting a selection into a layer mask
• Using the Quick Selection tool
• Improving a selection with Refine Edge
• Cleaning up a layer mask with the Brush tool
• Changing the opacity, size, and hardness of the painting tools
• Blending images with a gradient layer mask

Tone and Color Correction with Adjustment Layers

• Introducing adjustment layers
• Starting with a preset
• Improving tonal quality with Levels
• Increasing midtone contrast with Curves
• Removing a color cast with Auto Color
• Changing the color temperature with Photo Filter
• Shifting colors with Hue/Saturation
• Making washed out colors pop with Vibrance
• Converting color to black and white
• Controlling which layers are affected by an Adjustment Layer

Camera Raw Essentials

• Raw vs. JPEG files
• A tour of the Camera Raw user interface
• Why Camera Raw is so great
• Previewing before and after adjustments
• Eliminating red-eye with the Red Eye Removal tool

Retouching Essentials

• Removing blemishes with the Spot Healing brush
• Quick technique for smoothing skin and pores
• Using the Patch tool
• Removing unwanted details with Content Aware Fill

Combining Multiple Images

• Creating simple Montages and Composites
• Combining group shots with Auto-Align

Essential Filters

• Overview of filters
• Applying filters nondestructively with Smart Filters
• Sharpening filters

Essential Blend Modes

• Cycling through the blending modes
• Blend  modes essentials
• Special effects with blending modes

Type Essentials

• Character (point) type
• Paragraph (area) type
• Clipping an image inside type
• Warping type

Essential Layer Effects and Styles

• Adding a drop shadow effect
• Adding an outer glow effect
• Adding a border around an image
• Copying layer effects and applying them to other layers               
• Saving layer styles and applying them in other documents

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