Photoshop CS3 Basics


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
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Overview/Description
Adobe Photoshop CS3 is one of the most popular digital imaging toolsets used by professional graphic and web designers, and photographers. This course explores the streamlined Photoshop CS3 interface, including Photoshop’s integration with Adobe Bridge, and manipulation tools used to crop and resize images. It also explains color models and demonstrates color adjustment techniques, covering concepts such as color replacement, shadows and highlights, adjusting an image's curves and levels, and using a variety of painting tools.

Target Audience
The audience predominantly comprises a range of in-training or established Graphic Design and IT professionals needing to learn how to use Adobe Photoshop CS3 without any experience with the specific product. Students should have basic computing and word-processing skills, familiarity with some web and design terminology, and experience working in a Microsoft Windows or Apple Macintosh environment.

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
3.0

Lesson Objectives

Photoshop CS3 Basics

  • recognize the types of tasks Photoshop is suited for
  • distinguish between the file types supported by Photoshop
  • use Photoshop help
  • recognize the main components of the Photoshop interface
  • customize the Photoshop interface
  • save images and duplicates
  • set up an image for printing
  • undo changes using the History Palette
  • use Adobe Bridge
  • edit an image size
  • use Adobe Bridge
  • view and resize an image
  • customize the interface
  • make color adjustments to an image
  • match color correction tools to their description
  • recognize how to use the Variations settings
  • use the Levels command
  • use the Shadow/Highlight command
  • set Curve display options
  • make color and tonal adjustments
  • use the color replacement tool with appropriate settings
  • use the basic painting tools with appropriate settings
  • apply color changes to an image
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