Introduction to Photoshop CS5

Introduction to Photoshop CS5
Photoshop is the world’s most popular photo-editing program. Artists, photographers, designers, and hobbyists all rely on Adobe Photoshop for image creation and editing. In this course, you’ll learn how to use Photoshop with skill and confidence, even if you’re a beginner.
The course provides detailed, step-by-step instructions for using Photoshop that you’ll have no trouble following—even if you’ve never used a computer graphics program before! By the time you finish this fun, hands-on, project-oriented course, you’ll be well on your way to expressing yourself with the most exciting graphics program ever developed!
Syllabus
- Lesson 1 – Introducing Photoshop CS5
- Lesson 2 – Choosing Colors and Painting
- Lesson 3 – More Brush Tools
- Lesson 4 – Colorizing Images
- Lesson 5 – Making and Saving Rectangular and Oval Selections
- Lesson 6 – Using Additional Selection Tools
- Lesson 7 – Creating and Customizing Brushes
- Lesson 8 – Discovering Gradients
- Lesson 9 – Setting Type and Adding Effects to Text
- Lesson 10 – Setting Image Resolution and Image Sizes for Input and Output
- Lesson 11 – Fixing Images
- Lesson 12 – Correcting Exposure, Color, and Tonal Value
Requirements:
Hardware Requirements:
- This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.
Software Requirements:
- PC: Windows 8 or later.
- Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
- Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
- Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended, or any version of Adobe Creative Suite CS5 that includes the Adobe Photoshop CS5 or Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended software (not included in enrollment).
- Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
Prerequisites:
You must have a basic knowledge of how to use your computer.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.
<ul><li>6 Weeks Access</li>
<li>Course Code: ic5</li>
<li>Start Dates* Jan 12</li>
<li>$187.00 USD</li></ul>
Doug Sahlin is an experienced author, photographer, and website designer who has written several bestselling books about photography and applications such as Adobe Flash, Adobe Acrobat, and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Doug is President of Superb Images Inc. and a photography instructor for Wyzant. He uses his extensive Photoshop experience to edit images he has created for clients and his fine art images. He also uses Photoshop and Illustrator when designing websites for clients.