Adobephotoshopbasics

1. Adobe
Photoshop
Basics
Instructor:
Hanh Tran
Arlington Public Schools
Adult Education Program

2. Welcome
 Thank you for registering for this course!
 Course runs from Jan. 15th – Feb. 5th 2013
 Tuesdays, 7:00 – 9:30 PM
 Syphax Education Center, Room 115
 My email: hanhtee@gmail.com
 Feel free to email me with any questions
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3. Textbook Suggestion
 The Web Collection Revealed, Premium
Edition: Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop
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For Adobe CS5 For Adobe CS6

4. Session 1 Objectives
 Introduction
 Getting Started
 Photoshop Workspace
 Using Tools
 Using Layers
 Miscellaneous
 Class Exercises
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5. Introduction
 Photoshop: image-editing software used
to create/modify digital images
 Can be used to:
 Create original artwork
 Manipulate images
 Retouch photographs
 Repair damaged images
 Create graphics for websites
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6. Introduction
 Digital image: made up of dots called pixels
 Use Photoshop to add, modify, or delete
individual pixels or groups of pixels
 Image Resolution
 Spacing of pixels in an image, measured in ppi
(pixels per inch) or dpi (dots per inch)
 Image Size
 Physical dimensions of an image, measured in
pixels (width x height)
 Images can be saved in various file formats
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7. Image File Formats
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8. Getting Started
 Start Photoshop
 Create a New File (File  New)
 Open a File (File  Open)
 Save a File (File  Save or Save As)
 Default file format is .psd
 Photoshop’s native raw format, similar to .tiff
 Preserves layers
 Typical image formats: .jpg, .gif, .png
 Flattened image
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9. Photoshop Workspace
 Main elements:
 Work area
 Application bar
 Tools panel
 Options bar
 Status bar
 Panels
 Dock
 Customizable
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10. Using Tools
 Use tools to perform actions
 ScreenTip appears on mouse-over to
show description
 Name/function and shortcut key (+ Shift)
 Options bar displays current settings for
currently-selected tool
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11. Using Layers
 Layer: a section
within an image that
can be manipulated
independently
 Use layers to control
individual elements
 Isolate effects
 Layers are ordered
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12. Miscellaneous
 Other things to explore / keep in mind:
 History Panel
 Saves up to 20 states
 Panels can be re-arranged
 Workspace Switcher (Essentials button)
 To reset workspace to default:
Essentials  Reset Essentials
 Photoshop Help
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13. Class Exercises
 Work with layers
 Add & delete layers
 Hide & display layers
 Change the opacity
 Change the order
 Merge multiple layers
 Try out basic tools from Toolbar
 Brush, Shape, Type, Crop, etc.
 Basic selection tools
 Combine multiple images
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14. End of Session 1
 See you next week!
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15. References
 Elizabeth Eisner Reding. (2011) Adobe Photoshop CS5, Delmar
Cengage Learning.
 Sherry Bishop, Jim Shuman & Elizabeth Eisner Reding. (2010) The
Web Collection Revealed Premium Edition: Adobe
Dreamweaver CS5, Flash CS5 and Photoshop CS5, Delmar
Cengage Learning.
 Ye Diana Wang. (2012) IT 213 Lecture 5: Color and Graphics,
George Mason University.
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