Adobe Photoshop CS6 Essential Tools
Want to learn how to use Adobe Photoshop CS6? This free course will guide you through its essential tools.
Description
This video based course is an excellent introduction to the skills and techniques needed to master image manipulation and photographic re-touching. The course will first show you how to use Adobe Photoshop CS6’s user interface, before then guiding you through its essential tools for enhancing your photographs. You will then learn how to remove background elements from images and re-touch blemishes in the original photograph. Next, you will be shown how to insert text and crop elements out of the image so that you can reuse older images in a time-efficient way.
The course will then teach you some more advanced Adobe Photoshop skills, such as how to use the individual versions of each tool to meet your specific needs, how to modify and enhance your image for production and delivery, and how to create marquees around elements to remove or modify them. Finally, to give you a real edge and allow your more creative side to come out, the course will show you how to free transform a selection that has been cut from an image, which will give you a lot more control over your finished product.
For anyone who works with images for business or as a personal hobby, knowing how to use Adobe Photoshop CS6 can make a big difference. So whether you are a budding photographer, graphic designer, business owner, or just interested in learning a cool skill, this free 2 hour course will get you started on your journey towards creating incredible imagery. So go on, in a few hours you’ll be one big step closer to really professional photoshop skills.
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Module 1: Adobe Photoshop CS6 Essential Tools
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Adobe Photoshop CS6 Essential tools Learning Outcomes
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User Interface
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Marquee Selection & Move Tools
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Lasso tools & Quick Selection Tools
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Crop Tool, Eyedropper, Spot Healing Brush, Content Aware Move & Brush Tool
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Clone Stamp, History Brush, Eraser & Paint Bucket
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Blur Tool, Dodge Tool, Pen Tool & Type Tool
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Shapes Tool, Hand Tool & Zoom Tool
Module 2: Adobe Photoshop CS6 Essential Tools Assessment
Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes: - Understanding of the User Interface; - Ability to identify and effectively use the various tools within the program; - Use the individual versions of each tool to meet your specific needs; - Modify and enhance your image for production and delivery; - Remove background elements from the image; - Re-touch blemishes in the original photograph; - Crop elements out of the image; - Insert text into your image; - Draw onto your image to create various effects; - Create marquees around elements to remove or modify them; - Free Transform a selection you have cut from an image.
Certification
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