Adobe Photoshop
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR WORKSPACE
• Menu bar, application bar, options bar, tools
panel, panel dock on right
• Different ways to zoom
• Hidden tools on toolbar
BASIC SELECTIONS
• Why make selections?
• Geometric selections
• Freehand selections
• Edge-based selections
• Color-based selections
• How do I choose a selection tool?
ADJUSTMENT PANEL
• Making color and tonal adjustments
• Creating an adjustment layer
• Adjustment presets,
• Common image corrections
• Saving adjustments as a preset
• Deleting adjustment layer
• Applying adjustment layer to another layer
TOOL BAR TOOLS
• Blur tool
• Sharpen Tool
• Smudge Tool
• Dodge Tool
• Burn Tool
• Sponge Tool
BASIC PHOTO CORRECTIONS
• Image menu
• Color mode
• Image resolution and size
• Straighten and crop image
• Rotate cropped image
• Automatic adjustments
• Auto color—removes color cast
• Manually adjusting color cast
• Manually adjusting tonal range
• Replacing color
• Clone tool
• Spot healing brush
• Healing brush
• Patch tool
LAYERS
• Background layer
• Isolating part of image
• Hide, view, reposition, delete, rename,
merge
• Lock layers
• Convert background layer to regular layer
• Convert regular layer to background layer
• Layer styles
• Applying layer styles to multiple layers
GRADIENTS
• Gradient tool
• Gradient styles
• Editing colors
• Saving gradients
MASKS
• How is it different than selection tools?
• Save time-consuming selections
• Quick mask mode
• Using brush tool
• Channels panel
• Loading mask as a selection
CORRECTING/ENHANCING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS
• Shadows and highlights adjustment
• Correcting Red Eye
• Sharpening Edges
• Correct Image Distortion
• Adding Depth of Field
TYPE IN PHOTOSHOP
• Point v Paragraph Type
• character panel
• paragraph panel
• Type on a Path
• Warping Type
• Creating work path from type
• Convert type to shapes
• Horizontal/Vertical Type Mask Tool
• Create a selection in the shape of type
• Clipping Mask w/ Type
• Open Type
CREATING VECTOR GRAPHICS IN PHOTOSHOP
• Bitmap v. Vector?
• Pen Tool
• Magnetic and freeform pen tool
• Using pen tool as selection tool
• Converting selections to paths
• Converting selection to layer
• Shape layers
• Smart Objects
AUTOMATING STEPS
• Recording actions
• Actions panel
• Record, play, edit, delete individual actions
FILTERS
ADVANCE CUSTOMIZATION
Adobe Illustrator
- Introduction to Adobe Illustrator Essentials.
- Basics—creating a document/Learning the
interface. - Customizing the Illustrator Workspace—
Getting organized - Drawing in Adobe Illustrator
- Basic Shapes/Drawing Modes/Selecting and
Aligning—the building blocks. - Type & Fonts in Adobe Illustrator CC
- Fill and Stroke—applying color
- Building Complex shapes with Shape
Builder and Pathfinder—Combining and
cutting out geometrics to create an image
(great for creating logos and icons!) - Transforming Objects—Scale, Rotate,
Reflect and Shear - Drawing Tools—Pen Tool, Pencil Tool,
Width Tool - Color, Brushes and Painting—mixing
colors and using brushes. - Masking in Adobe Illustrator CC
- Working with Type—Creating type for
posters, charts, banners, social media—you
name it! - Working with Layers—organizing your
project - Effects & Patterns in Adobe Illustrator CC
- Working with Graphs and Info graphics—
creating effective graphs and communicating
visual data - Preparing graphics for the web—What you
need to know. - Special Effects
- Exporting from Adobe Illustrator CC
- Preparing graphics for the Web
Adobe Indesign Curriculum - Basics—Creating a document/Learning the
interface - Customizing the InDesign Workspace—
Getting organized - Importing Graphics—Sizing, transforming
and using graphics in layouts - Working with Typography—Creating eyecatching type, enhancing readability
- Working with Layers—Organizing your
project - Working with Pages and Master Pages—
Save time by creating page styles - Working with Color—Mixing and applying
color and gradients - Working with Styles—Formatting text made
easy and fast - Output and Exporting—How to make it
print reliably - Preparing graphics for the web—What you
need to know - Working with Transparency and Special
Effects - Exporting