Adobe Photoshop CS4 Introduction

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Adobe Photoshop CS4 Introduction is intended for a diverse audience including, but not limited to, computer-savvy professionals who want to create and enhance graphics for marketing materials, newsletters, blogs, and websites; photographers who want to work with and prepare photos for print or web; students with an interest in graphic design or those with novice design skills; and professionals who want to learn and use Photoshop CS4 as a complement to other CS4 programs, such as Illustrator.

Before taking this course, students should have basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, saving files, and so on. It is also recommended that students have some experience with digital photography, and graphics working with Microsoft Office PowerPoint, Adobe InDesign, or Microsoft Office Publisher.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Explore the Adobe Photoshop CS4 environment.
• Determine the resolution and graphic type.
• Work with selections.
• Work with multiple layers.
• Enhance images.
• Identify the various image mode characteristics and colour adjustment options.
• Save images in the web, print, and PDF formats.

Lesson 1: Exploring the Adobe Photoshop CS4 Environment

Topic 1A: Explore the Photoshop Interface
Topic 1B: Explore the Navigation Tools
Topic 1C: Customise the Workspace
Topic 1D: Explore Adobe Bridge
Topic 1E: Use Photoshop Help

Lesson 2: Determining Resolution and Graphic Type

Topic 2A: Differentiate Between Raster and Vector Graphics
Topic 2B: Understand Image Resolution

Lesson 3: Working with Selections

Topic 3A: Create a Selection
Topic 3B: Save a Selection
Topic 3C: Modify a Selection
Topic 3D: Apply Colour to a Selection

Lesson 4: Working with Layers

Topic 4A: Create Layers
Topic 4B: Work with Type Layers
Topic 4C: Transform Layers
Topic 4D: Apply Layer Styles
Topic 4E: Manage Layers

Lesson 5: Enhancing Images with Paint and Filters

Topic 5A: Paint on an Image
Topic 5B: Apply Filter Effects

Lesson 6: Exploring Image Modes and Colour Adjustments

Topic 6A: Explore Grayscale and Bitmap Modes
Topic 6B: Explore Colour Modes
Topic 6C: Apply Colour Adjustments

Lesson 7: Saving Images for Web and Print

Topic 7A: Save Images for Print
Topic 7B: Save Images for the Web
Topic 7C: Save Images as PDF

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