Workshop on Photoshop
What is Photoshop?
Adobe Photoshop is a graphic editing program developed and published by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe Photoshop is a professional image editing software package that can be used by experts and novices alike.
Topics to be covered in Workshop
1. Importance & Aspect of Design:
a) Design in day-to-day life.
b) The Masters so far.
c) The approach.
2. Role of Photoshop:
a) The necessity of Photoshop.
b) The wide scope of use.
3. Getting to Know the Adobe Photoshop CS5 Workspace:
a) Discovering the Photoshop Tools panel.
b) Maximizing Photoshop productivity with screen modes.
c) Using Photoshop's panel system.
4. Basics of Working with Adobe Photoshop:
a) Understanding a Photoshop document's settings.
b) Removing a background.
c) Saving files and understanding file formats.
5. Making the Best Selections using Adobe Photoshop:
a) Creating a square selection
b) Changing a selection into a layer
c) Working with the Magic Wand tool
d) The Lasso tool
e) Adding to and subtracting from selections in Adobe Photoshop
f) Using the Quick Selection tool
g) Understanding the Refine
h) Selection Edge feature
i) Making difficult selections with the Refine Edge feature in Adobe Photoshop.
6. Painting and Retouching in Adobe Photoshop:
a) Setting up your Photoshop color settings
b) Photoshop color primer
c) Understanding color models
d) The RGB color model
e) The CMYK color model
f) Working in the RGB mode
g) Editing color settings
h) Selecting colors in Adobe Photoshop
i) Painting in Adobe Photoshop
j) Using the Color panel
k) Using the Brush tool
l) Changing opacity
m) Using the Airbrush feature
n) Using the new Bristle brushes in Adobe Photoshop
o) Applying color to an image
p) Changing Photoshop blending modes
q) The Eyedropper tool
r) Retouching images in Adobe Photoshop
s) Using the Clone Stamp tool
t) The History panel
u) The Spot Healing Brush
v) The Healing Brush
7. Getting to Know Layers:
a) Discovering Photoshop layers
b) Using the Photoshop Layers panel
c) Getting a handle on layers
d) Naming Photoshop layers
e) Selecting layers
f) Tips for selecting layers
g) Moving layers
h) Changing the visibility of a layer
i) Using masks in a layer
j) Preserve transparency
k) Creating a composition in Adobe Photoshop
l) Moving images in from other documents
m) Creating a layer mask
n) Editing the layer mask
o) Cloning layers
p) Aligning and distributing layers
q) Applying filters to layers
r) Creating a type layer
s) Applying a layer style
Duration: The duration of this workshop will be six hours
Certification Policy:
- Certificate of Participation for all the workshop participants.
- At the end of this workshop, a small competition will be organized among the participating students and winners will be awarded with a 'Certificate of Excellence'.
- Certificate of Coordination for the coordinators of the campus workshops.
Eligibility: It's a basic level workshop so there are no prerequisites. Any one interested, can join this workshop.
