Introduction to Photoshop CC

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Photoshop is the world’s most popular photo-editing program. Artists, photographers, designers, and hobbyists all rely on Adobe Photoshop for image creation and editing. The course provides detailed, step-by-step instructions that will teach you how to use Photoshop CC with confidence.

  • Gain an understanding of the Photoshop environment
  • Learn how to create simple digital paintings, including some brushes that let you create the look of an oil painting from a photo
  • Discover how to edit your own photographs to get rid of dust and scratches, fix the color, and correct image exposure
  • Master techniques for switching the backgrounds on images and removing wrinkles and blemishes from photos, just like they do in magazines
  • Learn about the content-aware Move tools that let you move something on an image and intelligently replace the “hole” left behind at the same time
  • Instructor-led or self-paced online course
  • 6-12 weeks to complete
  • 24 course hours
  • Learn everything you need to confidently use the tools in Photoshop to restore, retouch, and rearrange images
  • Develop the skills you need to begin a new hobby or entry-level career using Photoshop
  • Learn to effectively retouch photos and develop professional quality images for your home or business
  • Harness the power of Photoshop to create stunning images by enhancing photographs and developing works of art

COURSE CONTENT

INTRODUCING PHOTOSHOP

Your journey begins. Whether you’re an aspiring graphic artist or a weekend photographer, Photoshop can help you turn your photographs into masterpieces. Even if you’ve never touched Photoshop before, you will be able to open, edit, and save files before this lesson ends.

CHOOSING COLORS AND PAINTING

Did you like playing with paints as a child? In this lesson, you will discover how enjoyable it can be to paint in Photoshop. You will find out how Photoshop “thinks” about color and how you can use the brushes in Photoshop to make a simple landscape.

MORE BRUSH TOOLS

Zoom, Scrubby Zoom, Airbrush, Eraser, Smudge: do you know what these tools and commands mean in Photoshop? In this lesson, you will find out how to navigate your image, so you can edit and paint more effectively. You will also learn how to erase, blur, smudge, and finger paint.

COLORIZING IMAGES

Have you seen ads or greeting cards where most of the image is in black and white but one part’s in color? You will find out how to create that effect in this lesson. You will be amazed at how easy it is to transform images from color into black and white or even old-fashioned sepia.

MAKING AND SAVING RECTANGULAR AND OVAL SELECTIONS

Photoshop needs directions if you want to lift something out of an image. The Photoshop name for pointing is “selection”. In this lesson, you will learn the critical skill of making selections. And if you don’t like the selection you just made, you will get help from the Refine Edge command.

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