Adobe Photoshop Basics Outline
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The lessons have been written for Photoshop versions 5.0, 5.5, 6.0 including educational and academically-priced versions. When information in a lesson does not apply to all of these versions, notes and/or separate pages will be provided for each version where applicable. Users of Photoshop 7 and 8 (CS) can follow the navigation labeled for version 6, although new features in these versions will not be covered. Users of Photoshop 7 and 8 may encounter minor differences in the locations of some commands, but most of these are noted in the discussion forum threads that go along with each lesson. Portions of this course will not be applicable to Photoshop Elements, or the discontinued Photoshop LE (limited edition) that ships with some hardware products. To determine your version, choose Help > About from within Photoshop.
Preliminary information you'll need to know before you begin the course.
* Lesson 1: Navigating the Workspace
o The Menu Bar
o The Status Bar
o The Toolbox
o The Palettes
o Review
o Quiz
* Lesson 2: Working with Documents
o Navigator Palette & Hand Tool
o New View & Duplicate
o Image Size & Resolution
o Image Size Dialog Box
o Resizing Practice [V5.x] [V6.x]
o Canvas Size
o Crop Tool
o Crop Tool Practice
o Additional Crop Tool Practice [for v6.0 only]
o History Palette Basics
o Saving Images
o Review
o Homework Assignment
* Lesson 3: Image Modes & Color Selection
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o Color Primer
o The Color Picker
o Color & Swatch Palettes
o Custom Swatch Exercise
o Eyedropper & Info Palette
o Review & Assignment
* Lesson 4: Selections and Masks
o Marquee Selection Tools
o Lasso & Wand Selection Tools
o Selection Tool Practice
o Select Menu Commands
o Transforming Selections
o Quick Mask Mode
o More Quick Mask
o Alpha Channels & Channel Palette
o Mask/Selection Practice Exercises
* Lesson 5: Layers and Blend Modes
o Intro to Layers
o The Layers Palette [V5.x] [V6.x]
o Important Layer Information
o Move, Copy & Transform Layers
o Advanced Layer Features
o Layers Review
* Lesson 6: Adding and Working with Type
o Working With Type Introduction
o The Type Tool (v.5.x)
o The Type Tool - Continued (v.5.x)
o The Type Tool (v6.x)
o The Type Tool - Continued (v6.x)
o Type Palettes and Text Warping (v6.x)
o Type Tool Exercises 1-5
o Type Tool Exercises 6-10 and Homework
* Lesson 7: Painting Tools
o Intro, Paint Bucket and Fill Command
o Gradient, Pattern and Line Tools
o Brushes and Fade Command
o Pencil, Paintbrush and Airbrush Tools
o Eraser Tools
o Painting Exercises: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
* Lesson 8: Retouching Tools
o Retouching Tools Intro & Tips
o Blur, Sharpen, Smudge
o Dodge, Burn, Sponge
o Clone Stamp, History Brush, Art History Brush
o Retouching Exercises: 1&2 3 4&5 6&7 8 9 10
* Going Beyond the Basics
Now that you know the basics... where do you go from here?
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Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:01 pm