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Course Highlight |
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• The Work Area • Getting Images into Photoshop and ImageReady • Working with Color • Producing Consistent Color (Photoshop) • Making Color and Tonal Adjustments • Selecting • Transforming and Retouching • Drawing • Painting • Using Channels and Masks • Using Layers • Applying Filters for Special Effects • Using Type • Designing Web Pages • Creating Rollovers and Animations (ImageReady) • Preparing Graphics for the Web • Saving and Exporting Images • Printing (Photoshop) |
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The Work Area |
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• Adobe Photoshop Overview • Features, Uses • Getting familiar with the work area • Using the toolbox • Using the tool options bar • Using the palette well • Using tool presets • Using palettes • Duplicating images • Using rulers, columns, the measure tool, guides, and the grid • Managing libraries with the Preset Manager • Setting preferences |
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Getting Images into Photoshop and ImageReady |
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• Bitmap images and vector
graphics • Image size and resolution • Scanning images • Creating new images • Opening and importing images • Using the File Browser |
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Working with Color |
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• Color modes and models • Adjusting the monitor display • Color modes • Channels and bit depth • Color Adjustments |
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Selecting |
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• Making/Adjusting pixel selections • Moving, copying, and pasting selections and layers • Using the Snap command • Saving, loading and Deleting selections |
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Transforming and Retouching |
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• Changing the size of the work canvas • Rotating and flipping entire images • Cropping images • Transforming perspective while cropping • Cloning and repairing images • Retouching images • Using the Liquify command |
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Drawing |
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• Drawing shapes and paths • Using the Paths palette • Editing and Managing paths • Converting Paths |
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Painting |
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• painting and Erasing • Working with brushes • Gradient and paint bucket tool • Creating and managing patterns • Using the Pattern Maker • Using Color Picker |
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Using Layers |
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• Creating layers and layer sets and
Managing • Setting opacity and blending options • Using layer effects and styles • Using adjustment layers and fill layers • Masking layers and Creating clipping groups • Applying Filters for Special Effects |
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Using Type |
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• Working with type layers • Formatting characters, paragraphs |
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Designing Web Pages |
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• Designing Web pages with Photoshop and
ImageReady • Creating, modifying and viewing slices • Specifying slice options • Creating Web photo galleries |
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Creating Rollovers and Animations (ImageReady) |
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• Working with layers in rollovers and
animations • Using the Rollovers palette • Creating and editing rollovers and Animations • Saving animations and Graphics for the Web |