About the Book
This class teaches some of the creative aspects of Photoshop. Students will learn image adjustment techniques such as how to brighten photos, change contrast, balance colors, change exposure, highlight colors, and create photo filters. We will use tools to fix problems on an image such as healing, correction, or clone stamping. We will discover techniques to mask objects, warp text, and other special effects. Using a combination of commands, we will generate new possibilities and help students develop new skills. Note: The documentation supports both Adobe Suite CS6 (Version 11) and Adobe Suite CC (Version 12.)
- Quick Review - Photoshop Environment, Zooming, Panels, Basic Drawing Tools, Resolution type, Selection, Layers, Filter Effects, Layer Effects, and Saving Techniques.
- General Drawing Tools - Brush defaults, Brush Tool, Pencil, Eye Dropper, Color Sampler Tool, Eraser, Paint Bucket, Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line, and Custom Shape.
- Drawing Patterns and Color - Gradient Tool, Pattern Stamp Tool, Create Custom Patterns, Swatches, History Brush, and Art History Brush.
- Touch Up Images - Free Transform and Crop, Spot Healing Brush, Healing Brush Tool, Patch Tool, Content Aware Move, Redeye, Clone Stamp Tool, Blur Tool, Sharpen Tool, Smudge Tool, Dodge Tool, and Burn Tool.
- Image Adjustments - Auto Tone, Auto Contrast, Auto Color, Brightness/Contrast, Levels, Curves, Exposure, Vibrance, Hue/Saturation, Color Balance, Black and White, Photo Filter, Channel Mixer, Color Lookup, Invert, Posterize, Threshold, Gradient Map, Selective Color, Shadows/Highlights, HDR Toning, Desaturate, Match Color, Replace Color, and Equalize.
- Layer Mask and Clipping Masks - Quick Mask Painting, Quick Mask Background Color, Quick Mask mode to Feather selection, Reveal Selection, Hide Selection, and Clipping Mask.
- Text Layer Effects - Pin, Freeform, Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, Convert Point, Warp Text, Wrap Text on a Path, Layer Comps, and Vanishing Point.
- Advanced Features - Actions, Batch, Video Files, and Export Video Files.
What's is in the workbook?Click on the left side of the screen: Look Inside!
Enter one of the following keywords: Shading, Healing, Correction, Clone Stamping, Layers Panel, Smart Object, Image Adjustment, etc. Concepts Covered How the Workbook is Designed
This Workbook contains over 70+ step-by-step practice exercises to help you get up to speed quickly and understand each concept. The following link is a Video Clip explaining how the Workbook has been designed and how to use it most effectively.
www.elearnlogic.com/media/workbook.mp4
About the Author: Jeff Hutchinson is a computer instructor teaching a variety of classes around the country. He has a BS degree from BYU in Computer-Aided Engineering and has worked in the Information Technology field supporting and maintaining computers for many years. He also previously owned a computer training and consulting firm in San Francisco, California. After selling his business in 2001, he has continued to work as an independent computer instructor/consultant around the country. Jeff Hutchinson lives in Utah and also provides training for Utah Valley University Community Education system, offering valuable computer skills for the general knowledge of students, career development, and career advancement. Understanding the technology and the needs of students has been the basis for developing this material. Jeff Hutchinson can be contacted at jeffhutch@elearnlogic.com or (801) 376-6687.
