Adobe® Photoshop® CS6: Part 1
Course Description Overview
Adobe® Photoshop® CC: Part 1 focuses on some of the basic features of Photoshop so that the student can navigate the environment and use Photoshop tools to work with photographic images. In addition, the orientation to Adobe® Bridge and organization of files in Bridge is covered. Although Photoshop is used by a variety of professionals, from photographers to designers to videographers, Photoshop Part 1 will focus mainly on the photography component. The illustration and animation techniques are covered in subsequent levels of Photoshop.
This course is a great component of your preparation for the Adobe Certified Professional (ACP) in Visual Design Using Adobe Photoshop exam.
This course will prepare you to use the most common basic features of Adobe Photoshop. In this course, you will:
- Identify the components and capabilities of Photoshop.
- Create basic images.
- Manage selections and layers.
- Modify and repair images, and manage color.
- Refine images by adjusting layers, using camera raw, and applying advanced image refinement.
- Import, export, organize, and save files.
- Microsoft® Windows® version 1909 or later
- Adobe® Photoshop® : Photoshop Plan
NOTE: You might also see this version referred to as the October 2022 release, Photoshop 2023, or version 24.0.
- Adobe® Bridge
- If necessary, software for viewing the course slides (instructor machine only).
NOTE: In October 2022, Adobe updated Photoshop. This course is based on the Photoshop Plan. This course was created and keyed using Windows 10.
NOTE: The course was not tested on Windows 11 or using the Photography Plan or the All Apps Plan, so if you are using any combination of those versions, be sure to test the activities before class begins
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:
- Sufficient processor speed, RAM, and disk space for good system performance when running Microsoft Windows 10 and Adobe Photoshop.
- Mouse, keyboard, and monitor
- High-speed, stable Internet connection
- For the instructor's computer, a method to project and/or share the screen as needed for local and remote class participants.
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Photoshop
Topic A: Organize Photoshop Assets by Using Adobe Bridge
Topic B: Organize the Photoshop Workspace
Topic C: Customize the Photoshop Workspace
Lesson 2: Creating Basic Images
Topic A: Manage Image Elements and Formats
Topic B: Apply Design Principles, Elements, and Graphic Composition
Topic C: Work with Digital Devices
Lesson 3: Managing Selections and Layers
Topic A: Use Selection Tools
Topic B: Manage Layers
Lesson 4: Adjusting Images
Topic A: Modify Images
Topic B: Repair Images
Topic C: Implement Color Management
Lesson 5: Refining Images
Topic A: Adjust Layers
Topic B: Apply Camera Raw
Topic C: Refine Images by Using Advanced Tools
Lesson 6: Managing Files in a Production Workflow
Topic A: Import, Export, and Organize Files
Topic B: Save Images for the Web
Topic C: Save Images for Print
Topic D: Format Images for Other Programs