Need to learn the foundations of Adobe Photoshop without diving into the entire program? 

This course is perfect for those who will be using Photoshop to meet minimum requirements, such as resizing images, cropping, adjusting brightness and contrast, and preparing images for print or websites. We teach you the latest techniques, including the new Select and Mask Workspace, which ensures more efficient and accurate selections, saving time and reducing frustration. If you later decide to expand your Photoshop skills or require more comprehensive training, you can attend our two-day Photoshop Essentials course.

The Photoshop Interface

• Operating Systems, Versions, Menus and Shortcuts
• Dialogue Boxes & Panels – Some Efficiency Tips
• The Start Workspace
• Graphic Formats
• Photoshop Preferences
• The Photoshop Interface
• The Tools Panel
• The Options Bar
• Photoshop Panels
• Photoshop Workspaces
• Viewing File Information
• Zooming and Scrolling
• Screen Modes
• Arranging Images
• Undoing, Redoing and Reverting
• The History Panel
• Photoshop Help
• The Photoshop Learn Panel

Photoshop Fundamentals

• Resolution
• PPI versus DPI
• Working out the Required Resolution and Size of Images
• Changing the Size and Resolution of Images
• Photoshop Colour Modes
• Creating a New Image
• Commonly used Image Formats

Selection Techniques

• Selecting an Entire Image
• Removing a Selection
• The Selection Tools
• Selection Tool Options
• The Marquee Tools
• Transforming Selections
• The Lasso Tools
• The Quick Selection Tool
• The Magic Wand Tool
• Inversing a Selection
• The Colour Range Command
• The Select and Mask Workspace
• Feathering and Shifting Selections

Layers

• Layers and the .psd Format
• The Layers Panel
• Layer Visibility
• Renaming Layers
• Changing the Background into a Layer
• Selecting Layers
• Moving Layers
• Creating a New Layer
• Rearranging Layers
• Deleting Layers
• Selecting the Pixels on a Layer
• Layer Opacity
• Layer Blending Modes
• Duplicating Layers
• Duplicating Layers between Images
• Linking Layers
• Merging Layers
• Flattening Layers
• Erasing
• The Eraser
• Selecting and Deleting
• Layer Styles

Introduction to Colour Correction

• The Adjustment Menu versus the Adjustment Panel
• The Hue/Saturation Command
• Applying an Adjustment Layer
• Editing an Adjustment Layer
• Hiding and Showing Adjustment Layers
• Making Adjustment Layers Effect only the Layer Below
• Deleting an Adjustment Layer
• Brightness and Contrast

Type

• Type Layers
• Point Type
• Paragraph Type
• Selecting Type
• Formatting Type
• Working with Type Layers
• Layer Styles
• Rasterizing Type
• Saving Type as Vector Type

Cropping and Transforming

• Cropping Images
• Cropping to Extend the Area around an Image
• Transforming
• Aligning Layers

Projects

• Creating a Facebook Header (Cover Photo)

Output

• Supplying Files for Printing Purposes
• Supplying Files for Screen Usage
• Common File Types for Screen Usage
• The Save for Web Command
• The Export as Dialogue Box

Private/ Group Enrolments:
This course is available for individual enrolment and Private classes (min 10 students). Please contact Lumify to organise a quote.

What do I need to know to attend?

This is an entry level course.

This course is ideal for those who'll use Photoshop occasionally for simple image editing tasks. People needing basic editing skills, but not advanced colour correction or complex effects.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Navigate the Photoshop interface like a pro.
• Understand image resolution, file formats, and when to use each.
• Make and refine selections to edit specific parts of your images.
• Work with layers, the building blocks of Photoshop projects.
• Apply basic color adjustments and add text to your images.
• Crop, resize, and transform images to fit your needs.
• Prepare and save images correctly for both print and web use.

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