Photoshop CS6 Training: Introduction to Photoshop CS6

Photoshop CS6 Training Outline

• Introduction
• Getting to Know the Work Area
• Starting to work in Adobe Photoshop
• Using the tools
• Using the options bar and other panels
• Undoing actions in Photoshop
• Customizing the workspace
• Finding resources for using Photoshop
• Checking for updates
• Basic Photo Correction
• Strategy for retouching
• Resolution and image size
• Getting started
• Adjusting the color in Camera Raw
• Straightening and cropping the image in Photoshop
• Replacing colors in an image
• Adjusting saturation with the Sponge tool
• Repairing areas with the Clone Stamp tool
• Using the Spot Healing Brush tool
• Applying a content-aware patch
• Applying the Unsharp Mask filter
• Saving the image for four-color printing
• Working with Selections
• About selecting and selection tools
• Getting started
• Using the Quick Selection tool
• Moving a selected area
• Manipulating selections
• Using the Magic Wand tool
• Selecting with the lasso tools
• Rotating a selection
• Selecting with the Magnetic Lasso tool
• Cropping an image and erasing within a selection
• Layer Basics
• About layers
• Using the Layers panel
• Rearranging layers
• Applying a gradient to a layer
• Applying a layer style
• Adding an adjustment layer
• Updating layer effects
• Adding a border
• Flattening and saving files
• Correcting and Enhancing Digital Photographs
• About camera raw files
• Processing files in Camera Raw
• Applying advanced color correction
• Correcting digital photographs in Photoshop
• Correcting image distortion
• Adding depth of field
• Masks and Channels
• Working with masks and channels
• Getting started
• Creating a mask
• Refining a mask
• Creating a quick mask
• Manipulating an image with Puppet Warp
• Working with channels
• Review questions
• Review answers
• Typographic Design
• About type
• Getting started
• Creating a clipping mask from type
• Creating type on a path
• Warping point type
• Designing paragraphs of type
• Vector Drawing Techniques
• About bitmap images and vector graphics
• About paths and the Pen tool
• Getting started
• Using paths with artwork
• Creating vector objects for the background
• Working with defined custom shapes
• Importing a Smart Object
• Advanced Compositing
• Getting started
• Assembling a montage of images
• Applying filters
• Hand-coloring selections on a layer
• Applying Smart Filters
• Adding drop shadows and a border
• Matching color schemes across images
• Automating a multistep task
• Stitching a panorama
• Finishing the image
• Creating a new video project
• Animating text with keyframes
• Creating effects
• Adding transitions
• Adding audio
• Muting unwanted audio
• Rendering video
• Painting with the Mixer Brush
• About the Mixer Brush
• Getting started
• Selecting brush settings
• Mixing colors
• Creating a custom brush preset
• Mixing colors with a photograph
• Working with 3D Images
• Manipulating 3D objects
• Adding 3D objects
• Merging 3D layers to share the same 3D space
• Positioning objects in a scene
• Applying materials to 3D objects
• Lighting a 3D scene
• Rendering a 3D scene
• Preparing Files for the Web
• Creating slices
• Exporting HTML and images
• Using the Zoomify feature
• Creating a web gallery
• Producing and Printing Consistent Color
• About color management
• Specifying color-management settings
• Proofing an image
• Identifying out-of-gamut colors
• Adjusting an image and printing a proof
• Saving the image as a CMYK EPS file
• Printing
• Conclusion