Adobe

Photoshop
Basics
Instructor:

Hanh Tran
Arlington Public Schools
Adult Education Program

Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics

Welcome
Thank

you for registering for this course!

Course

Tuesdays, 7:00 9:30 PM

Syphax Education Center, Room 115

My

runs from Jan. 15th Feb. 5th 2013

email: hanhtee@gmail.com

Feel free to email me with any questions

Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics

Textbook Suggestion
The

Web Collection Revealed, Premium

Edition: Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop

For Adobe CS5

For Adobe CS6

Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics

Session 1 Objectives
Introduction
Getting

Started
Photoshop Workspace
Using Tools
Using Layers
Miscellaneous
Class Exercises

Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics

Introduction
Photoshop:

image-editing software used

to create/modify digital images

Can

be used to:

Create original artwork

Manipulate images
Retouch photographs
Repair damaged images
Create graphics for websites

Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics

Introduction

Digital image: made up of dots called pixels

Image Resolution

Spacing of pixels in an image, measured in ppi

(pixels per inch) or dpi (dots per inch)

Image Size

Use Photoshop to add, modify, or delete

individual pixels or groups of pixels

Physical dimensions of an image, measured in

pixels (width x height)

Images can be saved in various file formats

Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics

Image File Formats

Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics

Getting Started

Start Photoshop

Default file format is .psd

Create a New File (File New)

Open a File (File Open)
Save a File (File Save or Save As)

Photoshops native raw format, similar to .tiff

Preserves layers

Typical image formats: .jpg, .gif, .png

Flattened image

Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics

Photoshop Workspace
Main

elements:

Work area
Application bar
Tools panel
Options bar
Status bar
Panels
Dock

Customizable

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Using Tools
Use

tools to perform actions

ScreenTip appears on mouse-over to
show description

Name/function and shortcut key (+ Shift)

Options

bar displays current settings for

currently-selected tool

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Using Layers

Layer: a section
within an image that
can be manipulated
independently

Use layers to control

individual elements

Isolate effects

Layers are ordered

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Miscellaneous
Other

things to explore / keep in mind:

History Panel
Saves

up to 20 states

Panels can be re-arranged

Workspace Switcher (Essentials button)
To

reset workspace to default:

Essentials Reset Essentials

Photoshop Help

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Class Exercises
Work

Add & delete layers

Hide & display layers
Change the opacity
Change the order
Merge multiple layers

Try

with layers

out basic tools from Toolbar

Brush, Shape, Type, Crop, etc.

Basic selection tools

Combine

multiple images

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End of Session 1
See

you next week!

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Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics

References

Elizabeth Eisner Reding. (2011) Adobe Photoshop CS5, Delmar

Cengage Learning.

Sherry Bishop, Jim Shuman & Elizabeth Eisner Reding. (2010) The
Web Collection Revealed Premium Edition: Adobe
Dreamweaver CS5, Flash CS5 and Photoshop CS5, Delmar
Cengage Learning.

Ye Diana Wang. (2012) IT 213 Lecture 5: Color and Graphics,

George Mason University.