A solid introduction to Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud application with specific attention to practical applications of digital image editing and creation, to include preparing images for print and web output. Building complex Digital image creations using raster image editing knowledge, tools, strategies and industry based best practices: scanning, resolution, file formats, output devices, color systems, and image acquisitions. Gain proficiency with palettes, selections, layers, masks, image editing and painting. Introduction to layer styles, type effects, and filters. Gain specific understanding of image resolution and pixel depth for a variety of output needs. Encourages creative studio skills.

What you'll learn by the end of this course:

• Discover work area and file formats.
• Apply basic photo corrections.
• Use selections and layers.
• Save Selections to store in Channels.
• Load a selection from channels.
• Use Quick Mask to edit selections.
• Use Layer and Clipping masks to hide or show elements on a layer.
• Use Mask Edge or Select and Mask (PS vers. 2015.5+) to refine the edge of a Mask.
• Edit Masks as needed.
• Use and format type.
• Differentiate between bitmap and vector graphic.
• Draw straight and curved paths using the Pen tool.
• Save paths (name them).
• Use the pen tool as a selection device.
• Use vector shapes.
• Create a vector mask.
• Define and draw a custom shape.
• Review how to size images to put in a composite.