Course length: 1 day
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of the Windows operating system or equivalent knowledge.
Overview: You will learn to use several tools for selecting parts of images, and will move, duplicate, and resize images. You will also learn to use layers, and to apply layer effects and filters to create special effects, including lighting and texture effects.

Course content

Lesson 1: Photoshop's Environment

• Raster and Vector Graphics
• Photoshop Environment Elements
• Navigating in Photoshop

Lesson 2: Sizing Images

• Image Size and Resolution
• Cropping

Lesson 3: Selecting Image Areas

• The Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee Tools
• The Lasso Tools
• Saving Selections
• The Magic Wand Tool
• The Magnetic Lasso Tool
• Modifying Selections

Lesson 4: Layers

• Floating Versus Fixed Selections
• Undoing Previous Steps
• Copying Selections
• Creating Layers
• Transforming Layers
• Copying Layers between Images
• Arranging Layers
• Saving Images in Photoshop Format

Lesson 5: Blending and Compositing

• Defringing
• Opacity and Blending Modes
• Feathering Edges

Lesson 6: Image Modes

• Mode Characteristics
• Grayscale and Bitmap Modes
• Color Modes

Lesson 7: Color and Painting

• Selecting Colors
• Painting Tools
• The Clone Stamp Tool

Lesson 8: Text, Layer Effects, and Filters

• Type Layers
• Layer Effects
• Filters
• Merging and Flattening Layers

Lesson 9: Adjusting Images

• Brightness/Contrast
• Levels Adjustment Layers
• Toning Tools
• Hue/Saturation

Lesson 10: Saving Completed Images

• Saving for Use in Print Applications
• Saving for the Web