Day 1

Photoshop essentials

The Photoshop interface

Organizing panels

Customizing panel display

Using the Tool Options bar

Using the Navigator panel

Using the History panel and multiple undo

History Brush and Snapshots

Using online help

The characteristics of a Photoshop file

Pixels and paint programs

Image resolution, dimensions and file size

Understanding colour channels and modes

Understanding file formats

Setting basic image characteristics

Working with Adobe Bridge

Creating new documents

Cropping and rotating artwork

Changing image resolution and artwork size

Changing the Canvas Size

Making colour mode conversions

Saving and exporting files for web and print

Day 2

Correcting an image

Understanding image Histograms

Using the Info panel

Levels command

Adjusting colour balance

Variations command

Replacing object colour

Hue/saturation command

Defining selections

Lasso, magic wand and marquee tools

Quick Selection tool

Selecting by colour range

Feathering selections

Modifying and transforming selection shape

Saving and loading selections

Retouching techniques

Dodge and burn tools

Sharpen and Blur filters

Focus tools

The Clone and Heal tools

Using the Clone Source panel

Red eye reduction

Day 3

Painting and drawing

Sampling and mixing paint and fill colours

Print and web safe colours

Working with Swatches

Using the Airbrush, Pencil and Paintbrush tools

Using the Paint Bucket tool

Adding gradient fills and patterns

Special effects

Using Photoshop filters

Working with the Filter Gallery

Fading the effects of filters

Using the Liquify command

Day 4

Working with layers

Adding transparency to objects

Creating new Paint and Fill layers

Building a multi-layered document

Moving, scaling and rotating layers

Applying shape distortions

Using guides, grids and rulers

Linking and aligning layers

Locking and protecting layers

Layer groups

Creating layer effects

Adding drop shadow, glow and emboss treatments

Using the Layer Styles panel

Introducing Layer Masks

Merging and flattening layers

Exporting layered documents

Day 5

Shape and text layers

Introducing vector shape layers

Polygons, lines and custom shapes

Working with the Text tool

Adjusting character attributes

Text anti-aliasing

Printing and optimising documents

Printing from Photoshop

The Save for Web command

Understanding image compression and optimization settings