Introduction to Photoshop 7: Class Outline

Session I (3 hours)

• Overview of Photoshop & Image Ready
• Getting to Know the Photoshop Work Area
• Creating, Opening & Saving Files

Session II (3 hours)

• Review Q & A for Session I
• Transformations: Resizing, Cropping & Rotating
• Working with Selections
• Exercise: Making & Transforming Selections

Session III (3 hours)

• Review Q & A for Session II
• Layer & Type Basics

Session IV (3 hours)

• Review Q & A for Session III
• Layer Styles & Effects
• Layer Opacity, Styles & Effects
• Introduction to Web Graphics & Image Ready
• Getting to Know the Image Ready Work Area
• Optimizing Web Graphics with Image Ready vs. Photoshop
• Exercise: Optimizing Web Graphics

Session V (3 hours)

• Review Q & A for Session IV
• Working with Grids, Guides & Rulers
• Creating Different Types of GIF Animation in Image Ready
• Creating Simple Motion Through Positioning
• Dealing with Transparency Issues
• Working with Layer Opacity & Tweening
• Exercise: Creating an Animated GIF

Session VI (3 hours)

• Review Q & A for Session V
• Creating Image Maps in Image Ready
• Exercise: Creating an Image Map
• Creating Web Graphics (Buttons, Banners & Background Tiles) in Photoshop or Image Ready
• Designing a Web Page Layout with Slices
• Using Photoshop for Web Page Layout & Production
• Photo Retouching, Image Adjustments & Enhancements
• Exercise: Photo Manipulation