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Adobe Photoshop Training, For Web

2-day Course

Basics

Bitmap vs Vector
Interpolation, resolution and quality issues
Import percentages (maximum)
File formats – which to use
Viewing / opening documents
Title bar info
New document specifications
Colour model and settings
CMYK vs RGB
Transparency support
Modes
Histogram check
RAW Import warnings
Compression, File degradation
Legacy DPI vs LPI

Tools and Panels

Workspace
Tool bar, variations
Options bar (introduction)
Panel options
Most commonly used panels
Editing tools vs Vector tools
Rulers, guides and Grids
Using control

Image

Compression techniques
Image sizes
Canvas size
Cropping (and resizing)
Image modes
Basic retouching with Clone, Heal, Patch tools
Image settings
Montage work, blending

Colour adjustment and management

Camera RAW
Levels: highlights, midtones, shadows
Multi-level (per channel)
Colour cast correction
Curves
Hue / saturation
Colorisation and Desaturation
Info panel
Colour sampler tool
Color range: easy-pick with websafe
Calibration

‘Quality’ adjustment

Dust and scratches
Reduce noise
Blur: when to use
Gaussian blur
Sharpen / Unsharpen, and size issues

Transformation

Flipping, scaling, rotating, distorting, perspective
Control options
Free transform
Straighten or tilt

Brushes

Brush options and parameters
Brush size and hardness

Selections

Various tools
1-px selection tools
Splicing from guides
Splicing for web
Tool options
Adding / subtracting
Inversing, feathering, grow, smooth, expand, similar
Moving, Transforming
Show / hide
Pen tool specifics
Shape tools, options
Selecting a path, show / hide, active / inactive
Saving, Clipping
Paths to selections

Channels

Understanding use
Creating, Deleting, Renaming
Using as selections
Masks
Quick Mask, Editing, Applying Channels
Clipping masks, Vector masks
Importing channels into other software

Layers

Background v Layer
Preserving data
Creating layers
Re-arranging
Hiding, Locking / unlocking
Naming, Deleting
Layer opacity

Type

Rasterised vs character
Type rendering
Considerations for web
Selecting and editing
Formatting palettes
Warp text options
Special effects type
Fill and stroke
Type on a path

Movement

Animated gifs
Movie control
Timeline and layer control

Workflow

Batch processing
Creating a simple website
Download speed
Saving the workspace
Navigation, using guides and info
Tailoring tools for web usage
Saving
Save for Web and Save for Devices
Device Central
Paths to Illustrator
Web options
Accurate reproduction
Colour settings
Actions
Droplets

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