Adobe Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud 2015 Release)

Course Syllabus

Section 1: Getting to Know the Work Area
Using Tools
Sampling a Color
Undoing Actions in Photoshop
More About Panels and Panel Locations

Section 2: Basic Photo Corrections
Resolution, Image Size, and Retouching
Straightening and Cropping Images
Using Spot Healing Brush Tool
Repairing Areas with Clone Stamp Tool

Section 3: Working with Selections
About Selecting and Selection Tools
Moving and Manipulating Selections
Using the Magic Wand and Lasso Tool
Resizing and Copying a Selection

Section 4: Layer Basics
Using the Layers Panel
Applying Gradient
Adding an Adjustment Layer
Adding a Border
Flattening and Saving Files

Section 5: Correcting and Enhancing Digital Photographs
Improving a Snapshot
Creating a Panorama
Correcting Image Distortion
Moving Objects with the Content-Aware Move Tool

Section 6: Masks and Channels
Creating a Mask
Refining a Mask
Manipulating an Image with Puppet Warp
Working with Channels

Section 7: Typographic Design
Creating a Clipping Mask from Type
Warping Point Type
Designing Paragraphs of Type
Adding a Rounded Rectangle
Adding Vertical Text

Section 8: Vector Drawing Techniques
About Bitmap Images and Vector Graphs
About Paths and Pen Tool
Working with Defined Custom Shapes
Importing a Smart Object
Adding Color and Depth to a Shape Using Layer Styles

Section 8: Advanced Compositing
Arranging Layers
Using Smart Filters
Adding a Background
Using the History Panel to Undo Tasks
Upscaling a Low Resolution Image

Section 9: Editing Video
About the Timeline Panel
Creating a New Video Project
Animating Text with Keyframes
Creating Effects

Section 10: Painting with the Mixer Brush
About the Mixer Brush
Selecting Brush Settings
Mixing Colors
Creating a Custom Brush Preset
Mixing Colors with a Photograph

Section 11: Working with 3D Images
Understanding the 3D Environment
Positioning 3D Elements
Printing a 3D File

Section 12: Preparing Files for the Web
Using Layer Groups to Create Button Graphics
Automating a Multistep Task
Saving Assets with Adobe Generator

Section 13: Producing and Printing Consistent Color
Preparing Files for Printing
Performing a “Zoom Test”
Adjusting an Image
Converting an Image to CMYK
Color Management Printing a CMYK Image from Photoshop