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Photoshop CC 2018 - Introduction Course
Contents 1.0
Introduction to Adobe Photoshop CC 2018...................... 2
1.1
Adobe Bridge Basics - Introduction..................................... 2
1.2
Photoshop Interface................................................................. 3
2.0
Navigating the Photoshop Interface................................... 4
2.1
Moving around your image..................................................... 4
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2.2 Zoom Incrementally & Continuously.................................. 5
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2.3
Why Use the Navigator Panel................................................. 5
2.4
Recommended Screen Preferences.................................... 6
3.0
Image Size and Resolution...................................................... 7
3.1
Digital Image Fundamentals.................................................. 7
4.0
Using Layers................................................................................. 8
4.1
The Layered Composition....................................................... 8
4.2
Layers Panel................................................................................. 8
5.0
Saving Your Progress................................................................. 9
5.1
Key Things To Know About Saving....................................... 9
5.2
Saving Layers to PSD................................................................ 9
6.0
Crop and Straighten Images................................................... 10
6.1
The New and Improved Crop Tools...................................... 10
6.2
Cropping Non-Destructively.................................................. 10
7.0
Adjusting Brightness................................................................ 11
8.0
Adjusting Colours...................................................................... 12
8.1
Identifying the Colour Cast of a Photo............................... 12
8.2
Correcting Colour Cast Automatically............................... 13
9.0
Making and Editing Selections.............................................. 14
9.1
Making Selective Modifications............................................ 14
9.2
Geometric Marquee Tools....................................................... 14
10.0
Retouching and Heal tools...................................................... 15
10.1
Amazing Content Aware Fill................................................... 15
10.2
Using the Spot Healing Brush................................................ 15
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1.0 Introduction to Adobe Photoshop CC 2018
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1.1 Adobe Bridge Basics - Introduction Learn how to: ̥̥ Open Images via bridge into Photoshop ̥̥ Navigate the bridge interface ̥̥ How to customised Bridge A
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Open Bridge ͛͛ Select, File - Browse in Bridge
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The Bridge Interface - Key Areas ͛͛ Favourites & Folders ͛͛ Breadcrumb ͛͛ Horizontal Slider
͛͛ Metadata ͛͛ Views C
Label Images ͛͛ Select Label and Star
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Sorting Images
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͛͛ Select View - Sort - By Rating E
Opening an Image in Photoshop ͛͛ 2 X clicks on the image
1.2 Photoshop Interface Learn how to In this exercise we will explore the Photoshop interface. Features will include: ̥̥ Welcome Screen
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̥̥ Customise colours ̥̥ Fonts ̥̥ Overall theme properties A Welcome Screen ͛͛ How to Remove. Select Photoshop - General, un-tick Start
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Interface Colour ͛͛ To edit this colour select Photoshop - Preferences - Interface, choose required colour
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Change Background Colour of the Interface ͛͛ Right click outside your image and choose a suitable colour
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2.0 Navigating the Photoshop Interface
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2.1 Moving around your image Learn how to: ̥̥ Zoom your image with tools and shortcuts ̥̥ Were zoom is inticated on your screen
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The Zoom Tool ͛͛ Select Zoom + to Zoom in ͛͛ Select Zoom - to Zoom out
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Zoom Shortcuts ͛͛ Zoom in Cmd +, Zoom Out Cmd ͛͛ View image at actual size - Cmd & 1 ͛͛ View all of an image - Cmd & 0
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2.2 Zoom Incrementally & Continuously
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Learn how to ̥̥ Target a specic area with the zoom tool ̥̥ How to use spring loaded shortcuts A
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Target a Specifc Area
̥̥ Select the Zoom tool: Draw with the tool over the required area. The screen resizes to the box height B
Spring Loaded Shortcuts
̥̥ Select another tool: Press Z (keep pressed down), when released photoshop will return to the previous tool
2.3 Why Use the Navigator Panel Learn How To ̥̥ Zoom in and out with the Nav. Panel ̥̥ How to move around your image with the Nav Panel
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Open the Navigator panel ͛͛ Select Window - Navigator
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Navigate the Image ͛͛ Zoom into the image. Move the image using the red box or the horizontal sliders
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2.4 Recommended Screen Preferences
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Learn How To ̥̥ Hide Interface Elements ̥̥ Emphasise Specific Sections ̥̥ Move between opened images A
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Full Screen Mode ͛͛ Select F key twice
B Partial Screen Mode ͛͛ Select Tab - hide all panels ͛͛ Select Shift & Tab hide panels only C
Toggle Between Opened Images ͛͛ Select Ctrl & Tab
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3.0 Image Size and Resolution
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3.1 Digital Image Fundamentals Learn How To ̥̥ Interpret Resolution ̥̥ Understand and locate Image Size A
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Image Size ͛͛ This consist of Pixel width and Height
B Resolution ͛͛ Number of pixels packed into a linear inc (This is only significant in print mediums) C
Editing Properties within the Image Dialogue ͛͛ To access the image properties window select Image - Image Size
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4.0 Using Layers
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4.1 The Layered Composition Learn How To ̥̥ Understand Layer Terminology ̥̥ Function of Layers
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̥̥ Importance of Layers Description of Layers ͛͛ Layers Provide the building blocks of our image ͛͛ Each layer is separate element; similar to pieces of sacked paper ͛͛ All new elements added to our image will be place on their own unique layer
4.2 Layers Panel Learn How to ̥̥ Understand layer visibility properties ̥̥ How to efficiently organise your layers
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̥̥ How to duplicate layers A
Layer Visivbility ͛͛ This is controlled by turning the eye associated with the layer on and off ͛͛ To hide all layers accept one; Alt & Click on the layer you wish to keep
B
New Elements ͛͛ All new elements will go onto their own unique layer
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Grouping Layes ͛͛ Drag and drop layers onto the folder icon or short cut CMD & G ͛͛ Duplicating a Layer ͛͛ Right Click the layer, Select Duplicate. Shortcut Alt & Drag the layer
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5.0 Saving Your Progress
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5.1 Key Things To Know About Saving Learn How to ̥̥ Use your history effectively ̥̥ Revert your changes to undo
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̥̥ Benefits of Autosave A
History Panel ͛͛ This panel will record the last 50 actions by default which can be amended ͛͛ By default the history will exist as long as the image is opened
B Revert ͛͛ This command will take the image back to its original state; Select File - Revert C
Auto - Save ͛͛ This can be amended in the following section Photoshop - Preferences - File Handling
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Asterisks - Page Tab ͛͛ This indicates the image has been edited but the addition has not been saved
5.2 Saving Layers to PSD Learn How to ̥̥ Understand the difference between PSD and other files types ̥̥ How to remove hidden layers
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Deleting Hidden Layers ͛͛ Select layer fly-out menu; Select Delete Hidden Layers
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Saving images as PSD’s ͛͛ The default file type within Photoshop will maintain layers unlike JPEG or GIF formats
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6.0 Crop and Straighten Images
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6.1 The New and Improved Crop Tools Learn How to ̥̥ Make a detailed crop ̥̥ Cancel a crop
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̥̥ Modify your crop A
Selecting the Crop Tool ͛͛ Draw a container over the area you wish to crop ͛͛ Commit to the crop by pressing Enter or selecting the Tick in the options bar
B
Understanding the Crop Properties ͛͛ Here we will demonstrate how to Accept a Crop, Cancel a Crop and how to Reset the Crop
6.2 Cropping Non-Destructively
Learn How to ̥̥ UnDo a crop A
Non Destructive Crop ͛͛ Untick delete cropped pixels ͛͛ Use the Crop function as normal
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Restore an Original Image ͛͛ Select the image with the Crop tool; the original is re-instated
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7.0 Adjusting Brightness
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Learn How to ̥̥ Identify the key elements in Luminance ̥̥ Understanding how Brightness and Luminance Work A
What is Luminance
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͛͛ Consists of 3 Greyscale images combined together B
Image Make-Up ͛͛ A digital image is divided into Shadows, Highlights and Mid-Tones ͛͛ To improve the quality of an image we use colour techniques within Levels, Brightness and Contrast and more
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Auto Correct the Image ͛͛ This is achieved using: Auto Tone, Auto Contrast and Auto Colour ͛͛ Tone Makes the darkest pixels Black and the lightest pixels white and the remaining are balanced
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8.0 Adjusting Colours
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8.1 Identifying the Colour Cast of a Photo Learn How to ̥̥ Identity the colour that shouldn’t be there using our chart below A
HSB Slider
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͛͛ This will provide the HUE value as a percentage allowing to pick a colour with the eye dropper to determine the colour issues
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Colour Chart ͛͛ This will allow us to identify the colour percentage which is lacking, so we can edit this specific colour
Percentage 0- 30° 30°- 60° 60°- 90° 90°- 120° 120°- 150° 150°- 180° 180°- 210° 210°- 240° 240°- 270° 270°- 300° 300°-330°
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Colour Red Yellow Lime Green Turquoise Green CoBault Blue Violet Magento Crimison
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8.2 Correcting Colour Cast Automatically
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Learn How to ̥̥ Automatically correct colour A
Auto Options ͛͛ Select Image - Auto Tone / Auto Contrast
B
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Edit by Channel ͛͛ The most effective will be Auto Colour at correcting issues
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9.0 Making and Editing Selections
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9.1 Making Selective Modifications Learn How to ̥̥ Use Selection Tool ̥̥ Cancel or Deselect such tools A
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Modification Types
̥̥ Photoshop consists of 2 types of modifications: Global and Selective Selection Types ͛͛ This consists of Geometric, Freeform and Automated
9.2 Geometric Marquee Tools Learn How to ̥̥ Select and edit a specific area of an image ̥̥ A Elliptical Marquee Tool ̥̥ Using this tool we will make a selection of Planet Earth. Space bar will be used to move without committing to the selection
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Copy the selection to a new layer
̥̥ Select edit - copy, edit - paste (CMD - J)
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10.0 Retouching and Heal tools
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10.1 Amazing Content Aware Fill Learn How to ̥̥ Fill an Image with Content Aware A Selection
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͛͛ Make a selection of the required area. Fill using Edit - Fill Content Aware (Shift & F5)
10.2 Using the Spot Healing Brush Learn How to ̥̥ Correct imperfections easily and dynamically with a simple Brush
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Process ̥̥ Make a new Layer, select Sample All Layers ̥̥ Select the Spot Healing Brush, Paint the imperfection out with the Content Aware option ̥̥ Do not over paint. The greater the area we select the more work we are forcing Photoshop to carry out. Thus increasing the likelyhood it will not be done as effectively as it could
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