Adobe Photoshop CC – Basic («PHOTM1»)

1 The work organization

• Applications of Photoshop
• Most important file formats for images

2 The user interface

• View and navigation
• Handling control panels
• Most important tools
• Set up workspaces

3 Image features

• Check image features
• Understanding and adjust image size
• Image resolution for print or screen
• Determine image sections

4 Working with colors

• Difference between RGB and CMYK
• Black and white images
• Set foreground and background color
• Create gradients
• Recolor image sections

5 Create selections

• Learn different methods of making selections
• Create selections with Lasso
• Working with quick selection tools
• Modify, invert and save selections
• Cropping objects

6 Layers

• Understanding layer structure
• Background layers
• Text and shape layers
• Using masking mode
• Create simple image compositions

7 Retouches

• Get to know different retouching tools
• Remove image areas
• Repairing screen areas based on content

8 Output

• Save different image formats
• Export images for the web

• Frontal teaching
• Informative, exemplary and practice-oriented teaching sequence
• Hands-on and imitation exercises

This basic course is aimed at anyone who wants to improve their media skills in dealing with digital images. Also suitable for (cross-)beginners, photographers, administrators, future graphic designers, marketing experts and social media managers who want to create and edit images and graphic elements.

You have good PC user skills (PC or Mac). Previous knowledge of Photoshop is not required.

Info about the room equipment

Our courses take place on Windows or Apple devices. On request, we will be happy to provide you with an Apple computer in Zurich, Bern and Basel. Please let us know in advance by sending an e-mail to info@digicomp.ch. You can also bring your own laptop.

For virtual participation, we recommend the use of an additional monitor (not just a laptop) so that you can fully follow and participate in the lesson.

Adobe CC Software

The Adobe Creative Cloud software will be made available to you during the course times, whether on site in our course rooms or via remote access for virtual participation.