Syllabus:

1. INTRODUCTION TO ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

• About Photoshop
• Navigating Photoshop
• Menus and panels
• Opening new files
• Opening existing files

Getting Started with Photoshop

• Exploring the Toolbox
• The New CS3 Applications Bar & the Options Bar
• Exploring Panels & Menus
• Creating & Viewing a New Document
• Customizing the Interface
• Setting Preferences

Working with Images

• Zooming & Panning an Image
• Working with Multiple Images, Rulers, Guides & Grids
• Undoing Steps with History
• Adjusting Color with the New Adjustments Panel
• The New Masks Panel &Vibrance Color Correction Command
• The New Note Tool & the Save for Web & Devices Interface
• The New Auto-Blend & Auto-Align Layers Commands
• The New 3D Commands

• RESIZING & CROPPING IMAGES
• Understanding Pixels & Resolution
• The Image Size Command
• Interpolation Options
• Resizing for Print & Web
• Cropping & Straightening an Image
• Adjusting Canvas Size & Canvas Rotation
   
• WORKING WITH BASIC SELECTIONS
• Selecting with the Elliptical Marquee Tool
• Using the Magic Wand & Free Transform Tool
• Selecting with the Regular & Polygonal Lasso Tools
• Combining Selections
• Using the Magnetic Lasso Tool
• Using the Quick Selection Tool & Refine Edge
• Modifying Selections
   
• GETTING STARTED WITH LAYERS
• Understanding the Background Layer
• Creating, Selecting, Linking & Deleting Layers
• Locking & Merging Layers
• Copying Layers, Using Perspective & Layer Styles
• Filling & Grouping Layers
• Introduction to Blending Modes
• Blending Modes, Opacity & Fill
• Creating & Modifying Text
• PAINTING IN PHOTOSHOP
• Using the Brush Tool
• Working with Colors & Swatches
• Creating & Using Gradients
• Creating & Working with Brushes
• Using the Pencil & Eraser Tools
• Painting with Selections

Lesson 8: PHOTO RETOUCHING

• The Red Eye Tool
• The Clone Stamp Tool
• The Patch Tool & the Healing Brush Tool
• The Spot Healing Brush Tool
• The Color Replacement Tool
• The Toning & Focus Tools
• Painting with History

INTRODUCTION TO COLOR CORRECTION

• Color Spaces & Color Modes
• The Variations Command
• The Auto Commands
• Adjusting Levels
• Adjust Curves, Non-Destructively, with Adjustment Layers

USING QUICK MASK MODE

• Quick Mask Options
• Painting a Selection
• Saving & Removing a Selection from the Background

WORKING WITH THE PEN TOOL

• Understanding Paths & the Pen Tool
• Creating Straight & Curved Paths
• Creating Combo Paths
• Creating a Clipping Path