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Training Course Summary:

Students will learn to modify and combine scanned photographs to create realistic composite images using Photoshop.

Who Should Attend:

Photoshop 6 Level 1 is for the student who has little or no experience using Adobe Photoshop, and who needs to learn the basics skills that are necessary in order to begin to use this program effectively

Training Course Overview/Content:

Photoshop's Environment
Raster and Vector Graphics
Photoshop Environment Elements
Navigating in Photoshop

Sizing Images
Image Size and Resolution
Cropping

Selecting Image Areas
The Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee Tools
The Lasso Tools
Saving Selections
The Magic Wand Tool
The Magnetic Lasso Tool
Modifying Selections

Layers
Floating Versus Fixed Selections
Undoing Previous Steps
Copying Selections
Creating Layers
Transforming Layers
Copying Layers between Images
Arranging Layers
Saving Images in Photoshop Format

Blending and Compositing
Defringing
Opacity and Blending Modes
Feathering Edges

Image Modes
Mode Characteristics
Grayscale and Bitmap Modes
Color Modes

Color and Painting
Selecting Colors
Painting Tools
The Clone Stamp Tool

Text, Layer Effects, and Filters
Type Layers
Layer Effects
Filters
Merging and Flattening Layers

Adjusting Images
Brightness/Contrast
Levels Adjustment Layers
Toning Tools
Hue/Saturation

Saving Completed Images
Saving for Use in Print Applications
Saving for the Web