Unit I : INTRODUCTION TO ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
- About Photoshop
- Navigating Photoshop
- Menus and panels
- Opening new files
- Opening existing files
-The New Applications Bar & the Options Bar
-Exploring Panels & Menus
- Creating & Viewing a New Document
- Customizing the Interface
- Setting Preferences
-Resizing and cropping images
-Understanding Pixels & Resolution
-Selecting with the Elliptical Marquee Tool
-Using the Magic Wand & Free Transform Tool
-Selecting with the Regular & Polygonal Lasso Tools
-Using the Magnetic Lasso Tool
-Using the Quick Selection Tool & Refine Edge
-Painting in Photoshop
-Photo retouching
-Introduction to color correction
- Students will learn how to use the interface, and how to modify images with basic editing skills.