Print Design with Photoshop Course

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Objectives Explore basic Concepts

Bitmaps

Raster

Resolution

Image Size

RGB/CMYK

Tour of PS Interface

Tools palette

Options Bar – palettes

Brush Tools

Common brush tool elements

Adjusting Size and Shape (pressure and opacity)

Introduction to Layers

Simple layer techniques

Creating and deleting and moving layers

Layer opacity

Layer Masks

Working with Type

Fonts

Size

Resize

Layer Styles

Selctions

Selections

-what are they

-selection tools

selecting and changing background

putting a figure in a new picture

Image Correction

Brightness/contrast/levels

Variation

Fill Light/background light

Colour balance – variations

Image Repair techniques

Clone stamp tool

Spot healing brush

Healing brush

Patch tool

Feathered selections

Resizing

Crop tool options

Outputting

- for web

- for print

- for powerpoint
Practical experience 100%
Entry requirements Basic word processing, and a familiarity with the Web as a user.
Academic title Imaging Software OCN Level 3
Course description
This course provides a through introduction to Adobe Photoshop CS5. You will learn all the major features such as compositing, designing graphics, text, colour & tonal correction, filters, channels and preparing images for the web and print.

Extra support includes after class online tutor support with assessment with exercises files, real world samples, and discussion forum to support during and after training.