See how a Course Works: Intro to Online Learning
Description
Looking for a Photoshop course designed for beginners? Photoshop Basics is it!
Adobe Photoshop is the image manipulation tool of choice for professional designers. Photoshop is a powerful print design, Web design, and photo retouching program that will take your work to the next level of professionalism. Photoshop is a must-know if you're planning to work with photos or design projects and our online approach makes learning more convenient, affordable and enjoyable.
The six-lesson Photoshop course begins with the basics of the Photoshop interface and provides hands-on projects based on real-world design scenarios. You'll learn about the tools for common Photoshop jobs including layering, silhouetting, exposure correction, retouching, typography, and creating image composites.
You'll discover how to make high-quality selections and edits using stunning high-resolution images provided by course developer, Dr. Taz Tally. You'll also develop an efficient imaging workflow and master the technical fundamentals as you unleash your creativity as an artist or designer.
This Photoshop course is ideal for full-time students, workin professionals and anyone interested in learning the basics of this powerful tool.
Outline
LESSON 1 Getting Around in Photoshop In the first lesson, you will get acquainted with the Photoshop environment, and the technical fundamentals of bitmap images. You will learn how to analyze and modify the dimensions and resolution of source images. Then you'll get rolling as you silhouette an image of a car for an advertisement using basic selection tools, removing the background of the image and cleaning up details. In your first exercise, you'll create a whole fleet of colorful taxicabs using selections, painting, gradients, and more.
LESSON 2 Photo Correction and Retouching Even the finest digital photographers need to spruce up their images in Photoshop. This lesson focuses on the different tricks and techniques Photoshop offers for correcting exposure and contrast problems as well as retouching parts of an image. You'll walk through the correction and retouching of two photos for a brochure, learning adjustment layers, Levels corrections, and retouching tools along the way. Then in the exercise, you'll use what you learned to enhance and retouch a nature scene and a portrait photograph.
LESSON 3 Advanced Layers and Selections One classic challenge for any Photoshop artist is to create "composite" images by seamlessly combining many photos into a single, convincing image. In this lesson, you'll learn how to make complex, high-quality selections using Quick Masks, Color Range , Extract, and other Photoshop features that are key to making composites look real. You'll also explore layering techniques that help you manage the components of your image effectively. Your exercise is to create a convincing composite for a real estate developer, turning a simple cabin into a relaxing bed and breakfast.
LESSON 4 Typography Letters and words make a tremendous difference in the look and feel of a Web site or printed material, and can also be a huge factor in whether a product ultimately looks amateurish or professional. In this lesson you learn about what Photoshop can do with typography, from simple setting of letters to complex tools and character settings. Additionally, you'll learn to warp type, place type on a path, make type masks, and add special effects. A special focus is the challenge of overlaying typography on graphic imagery. You'll put your type knowledge to the test in the exercise, creating an advertisement with an important message: combatting Photoshop addiction!
LESSON 5 Filters and Effects Filters are often the first stop for a new Photoshop user. Filters are known for creating wild, fun effects, but they can be used for a range of applications after you've got more fundamental techniques under your belt. In Lesson Five, you'll learn to use blurring and sharpening filters to improve digital photographs, as well as apply illustrative and artistic filters for more unique looks. As you work through the lesson you'll compare and contrast different techniques as you prepare a series of lovely shots of Guatemala for a travel brochure. In the exercise, it's time to cull your favorite travel shots and use filters to create an interesting tour booklet cover.
LESSON 6 Image Management and Creative Applications By Lesson Six, you've got quite a pile of digital photos and composites created in Photoshop... how will you manage them all? Photoshop's cousin Bridge to the rescue! You'll learn how to organize your files, tag them with important author and copyright info, and even produce contact sheets, PDFs, and Web galleries to help you share your work with clients. You'll wrap up the course by making a fun composite image to help you recap everything you've learned in the course (as well as add a few last-minute tips!), then venture into your final project: a movie or TV poster that comes straight from your imagination.
Additional Info
- Languages
- English
- Course Length
- 60.00 hours
- Duration of Access
Enrolled students have access to the class for six months. During this period, questions or assignments may be submitted at any time to the instructor. Each course lesson requires an average of 10 hours of study time.
- Instructor
Dr. Taz Tally is the president of Taz Tally Seminars, a computer publishing consulting and training company, and Taz Tally Photography. Taz is the author of numerous graphics and print production books including Photoshop Before and After Makeovers, Acrobat and PDF Solutions, Avoiding the Output Blues, and Avoiding the Scanning Blues, and he is a contributing author to The Photoshop World Dream Team Book. Taz has produced numerous instructional videos, CDs, DVDs and online training courses on scanning, prepress and printing, Photoshop, color correction, and font management, including an extensive library on Lynda.com. Taz is a frequent presenter at seminars and trade shows throughout the U.S, including the GraphExpo, the annual Chicago Print show, and is a member of the Photoshop Dream Team at the biannual Photoshop World convention. Taz writes for graphics art publications including Printing Industry of America, The Magazine, Layers Magazine, and Photoshop User. Taz is an adventure author who specializes in black and white landscape photography and whose latest book is 50 Hikes in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula.
- Prerequisites/Audience
Courses are designed for adult learners interested in building skills and portfolio for a design career. To take the course, students simply require a computer (PC or Mac), an Internet connection (56 Kbps modem or faster), and any required software. For courses with software requirements, computers must meet software manufacturers' system requirements.
- Requirements/Materials Included
To take this course you'll need Adobe Photoshop CS4 or CS5.
- Certification
CEU 3
Sessions College is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). Certificate programs are accredited by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools.
