Photoshop 7.0: Level 1 (Windows)

Photoshop® 7.0: Level 1 (Windows)

Course Specifications

Course number: 078820
Course length: 1 day
Software: Photoshop 7.0
Certification: Adobe® Certified Expert (ACE) Photoshop® 7.0

Course Description

In this course, you will learn to use several tools for selecting parts of images, and will move, duplicate, and resize images. You will learn to use layers, and to apply layer effects and filters to create special effects, including lighting and texture effects. Additionally, you will use painting tools and blending modes to create shading effects, and will perform adjustments to contrast and color balance. You will save images in formats for print and Web use.

Target Student: This course is designed for students with little or no Photoshop experience, who are working or desire to work in the graphic arts or desktop publishing field.

Prerequisites: We designed Photoshop 7.0: Level 1 for the student who has little or no experience using Adobe Photoshop, and who needs to learn the basic skills that are necessary in order to begin to use this program effectively.

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

Delivery Method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Benefits: After completing this course, students will be able to accurately select areas within Photoshop images for editing and compositing images. Students will learn to add type and apply effects such as glows and bevels to type and other image areas. Students will learn to prepare images for use in print materials, as well as to prepare images for use on the Web.

What's Next: After completing this course, students can move on to the Photoshop 7.0: Level 2 course.

Certification Photoshop 7.0: Level 1 is one of five Element K courseware titles that address the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Program objectives for the Photoshop 7.0 exam. The ACE Program is for graphic designers, Web designers, developers, systems integrators, value-added resellers, and business professionals who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Adobe products. Certification candidates must pass a product proficiency exam in order to become an Adobe Certified Expert.

Hardware/Software Requirements

You will need:

• An Intel Pentium class III or 4 processor.
• Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows NT with Service Pack 6a, Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2, or Windows XP.
• At least 128 MB of RAM (192 MB recommended).
• At least 280 MB of free hard-disk space to install software, and an additional 25 MB to run the course.
• A color monitor with 256-color (8-bit) or greater video card (24-bit color recommended).
• A mouse or compatible tracking device.
• A CD-ROM drive.
• Adobe Photoshop 7.0.

Performance-Based Objectives

• Identify the differences between raster and vector graphics, and manipulate Photoshop's various graphic tools and controls.
• Select appropriate resolutions for different image and output types, and resize and crop image areas.
• Select image areas using the Lasso, Marquee, and Magic Wand tools, and use alpha channels to save and load selections.
• Create and manipulate multiple layers to composite images easily.
• Apply blending and shading effects to create realistic composites.
• Identify the characteristics of bitmap, grayscale, duotone, and color images.
• Select colors using the Color palette, Color Picker, and Eyedropper tool, and use Photoshops painting tools to create artwork or to retouch photographs.
• Add and format text within an image, and apply layer effects and filters to create special effects including lighting effects and textures.
• Modify the brightness, contrast, color balance, hue, and saturation of images.
• Save images in file formats for use with other applications and the Web.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Photoshops Environment

Topic 1A: Raster and Vector Graphics

Topic 1B: Photoshop Environment Elements

Topic 1C: Navigating in Photoshop

Lesson 2: Sizing Images

Topic 2A: Image Size and Resolution

Topic 2B: Cropping

Lesson 3: Selecting Image Areas

Topic 3A: The Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee Tools

Topic 3B: The Lasso Tools

Topic 3C: Saving Selections

Topic 3D: The Magic Wand Tool

Topic 3E: The Magnetic Lasso Tool

Topic 3F: Modifying Selections

Lesson 4: Layers

Topic 4A: Floating vs. Fixed Selections

Topic 4B: Undoing Previous Steps

Topic 4C: Copying Selections

Topic 4D: Creating Layers

Topic 4E: Transforming Layers

Topic 4F: Copying Layers Between Images

Topic 4G: Saving Images in Photoshop Format

Topic 4H: Arranging Layers

Lesson 5: Blending and Compositing

Topic 5A: Defringing

Topic 5B: Opacity and Blending Modes

Topic 5C: Feathering Edges

Lesson 6: Image Modes

Topic 6A: Mode Characteristics

Topic 6B: Grayscale and Bitmap Modes

Topic 6C: Color Modes

Lesson 7: Color and Painting

Topic 7A: Selecting Colors

Topic 7B: Painting Tools

Topic 7C: The Clone Stamp Tool

Lesson 8: Text, Layer Effects, and Filters

Topic 8A: Type Layers

Topic 8B: Layer Effects

Topic 8C: Filters

Topic 8D: Merging and Flattening Layers

Lesson 9: Adjusting Images

Topic 9A: Brightness/Contrast

Topic 9B: Levels Adjustment Layers

Topic 9C: Toning Tools

Topic 9D: Hue/Saturation

Lesson 10: Saving Completed Images

Topic 10A: Saving for Use in Print Applications

Topic 10B: Saving for the Web

Appendix A: Blending Modes

A Table of Modes and Their Effects

Appendix B: Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Program

Adobe Photoshop 7.0 ACE Exam Objectives