| Basics |
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Basic Photoshop concepts
Paint versus Draw
Ways of acquiring images
RAM and hard disk requirements
Overview of Photoshop tools
Viewing documents
Background and foreground colours
How text works in Photoshop |
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| Making selections |
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Rectangular
and elliptical marquees
Using the lasso tool
How the magic wand works
Defining a feather edge
Subtracting and adding
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Essential keyboard commands
Moving and exporting a selection
Saving and reloading a selection
Transforming and editing |
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| Paint tools |
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Brushes
and brush modes
How text works in Photoshop
The advantages of using layering
Transforming and distorting
Blurring and sharpening an image
Special effect filters
Converting the image type
Adding and deleting channels
Channels, selection and effects |
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| Retouching |
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Colour correction techniques
Adjusting brightness and contrast
Colorizing greyscale images
Achieving subtlety when retouching
Removing unwanted detail
Correcting a damaged image
Defining and applying patterns
Global and selective reversion |
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| Animation |
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Layers
and animation
Using the animation palette
The Tween command
Previewing animations
Exporting animations |
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