Outline
Basics
· Basic Photoshop concepts
· Ways of acquiring images
· Overview of Photoshop tools
· Background and foreground colours
· How text works in Photoshop
· Photoshop and web graphics creation
· Colour and web graphics
Creating Website Graphics
· Logos
· Header images
· Navigation Bars
· Backgrounds
· Gradient Boxes
· Buttons
· Banner and other adverts
Selection & Masks
· Use of layer masks in montage
· Rectangular and elliptical marquees
· Using the lasso tool
· How the magic wand works
· Subtracting and adding
· Essential keyboard image navigation
· Transforming and editing
Tools and Layers
· Brushes and brush types
· How text works in Photoshop
· The advantages of using layering
· Transforming and distorting
· Layer blending modes
· Using layer comps for site mock-ups
Image Preparation & Retouching
· Layer masks adjustment layers
· Colour correction techniques
· Using levels. Levels explained
· Colorizing grayscale images
Combining Images
· Creating montages
· The gradient tool and selection
· Working with multiple layers
· Overlaying images
· Ways of combining images
· Creating layer masks
Working with Paths
· Creating and saving paths
· Converting selection to paths
Filters as Tools
· Tips on using filters
· Blurring and sharpening
Images for the Web
· Slicing an image
· Animation
· Saving animation for the web
· Mocking up a website in Photoshop
· Photoshop and Dreamweaver
· Transferring designs to Dreamweaver
Exporting Files
· Setting transparency for web images
· Optimising images for the web
· Resolution considerations for the web
· Examination of file types
· Advantages of various formats
· Converting the image type