Photoshop: Class 1

Intro to Photoshop: Class 1

1. Introductions and handout

2. In-class exercises

Flower in filter gallery
Playing with brushes (size, hardness, tips, etc)
Shapes and selection techniques
Removing the eagle (content aware fill) and trying to use content aware fill on your own photo

3. Key terms/concepts

Dock - the bar of icons that sits at the bottom or side of your screen on a Mac computer
Tool Bar - double column of tool buttons located on the left side of your screen
Palette - located on the right side of your screen
Menu - options located at the top of your screen
Work space - also referred to as your "canvas", located in the middle of your screen
Move Tool - moves items around in the work space
Zoom Tool - allows you to zoom in and out on your work space
Scrubby Zoom - allows you to zoom in and out of your image by dragging your mouse to the left and right of your work space
Filters - allows you to apply special visual effect to your images
Selection Tools - rectangle marquee, elliptical marquee, lasso, polygonal lasso, magnetic lasso, quick selection, and magic wand
RGB - color profile, containing red, green, and blue
CMYK - color profile, containing cyan, magenta, yellow, and key (black)
DPI - dots per inch
300 DPI - great quality for print
140 DPI - great quality for newspapers
72 dpi - great quality for web
History palette - allows you to move backwards in "time"
Content aware - lets Photoshop examine the actual contents of your image as it tries to figure out the best way to remove or repair the damaged or unwanted area you’ve selected (eagle example)

4. Shortcuts

Command + a = Select all
Command + c = copy
Command + v = paste
Command + z = undo
Command + 0 = zoom out to full screen
Command + w = closes a tab or folder
Command + q = quits a program
Command + t = transforms an object so that you can rotate, enlarge, or shrink it
Command + tab = launches the application switcher (you can toggle between different programs)
b = switch to the Brush Tool
g = switch to the Gradient/Paint Bucket Tool
Holding down the shift key = allows you to make a perfect square or circle shape (forces proportionality)
Holding down the space bar = turns your mouse in to a hand that you can use to navigate around in your work space

TEXTBOOK

SESSIONS