Photoshop 101: Yellow Belt

The Photoshop 101: Yellow Belt course will introduce you to the fundamentals of the package and give you the essential hands-on practise you need to get started working with the program.

Overview

This class provides you with the concepts and skills to use Adobe Photoshop effectively. You get hands-on practice working with basic through to intermediate techniques to get the most out of your experience. You will use Adobe Photoshop tools for painting, retouching and enhancing images.

Who is this course for?

This class is for all levels of Photoshop users, for those who are completely new to the application through to seasoned users who may wish to take this class to rid themselves of those bad Photoshop habits.

Assumed Knowledge

Before taking this course, you should have a basic understanding of your computers operating system. For example; you should know how to launch an application, create and save files, and copy files from CD and other media.

What you will learn

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Remove red eyes, blemishes, scratches, etc. using retouch technique.
• Improve image colours and adjust contrast and brightness settings.
• Create simple compositions by blending images together.
• Add text and modify type settings in your designs.
• Output artwork for web, print or video.