Photoshop CS5

15 days (30-40 hrs)

1. Introduction
   • Welcome to Photoshop Design!
   • Photoshop Help Menu
   • Introduction to Photoshop Workspace
   • Wrap-Up
   • Worksheet: Introduction
2. Image Size and Resolution
   • Opening Files
   • Photoshop Tutorial
   • Sample Files
   • Digital Cameras and Scanners
   • Worksheet: Image Size and Resolution
3. The Toolbox, Tool Options Bar and History Palette
   • Photoshop Toolbox
   • Tool Options Bar Palette
   • Foreground and Background Colors
4. The History Palette
   • Assignment: Show Me!
   • Worksheet: The Toolbox, Tool Options Bar and History Palette
5. The Layers Palette, Saving Files, and File Formats
   • The Layers Palette
   • Assignment: Show Me!
   • Saving Files
   • Worksheet: The Layers Palette, Saving Files, and File Formats
6. Using and Understanding Color in Photoshop
   • Color Modes
   • Using Color in Photoshop
   • The Gradient Tool
   • Color Assignment
   • Assignment: Show Me!
   • Worksheet: Using and Understanding Color in Photoshop
7. Color Correction
   • Color Correction
   • Special Effects
   • Assignment: Show Me!
   • Grayscale Images
   • Worksheet: Color Correction
8. The World of Digital Art
   • Looking at Computer Art
   • Assignment: Computer Art
   • Worksheet: The World of Digital Art
9. Photoshop’s Selection Tools
   • Using Filters
   • Assignment: Show Me!
   • Worksheet: Making Selections
10. Selections – Part 2
    • Manipulating Selection
    • Selecting by Color
    • Color Range Selection
    • Worksheet: Selections – Part 2
11. Self-Portrait
    • Getting Ready to Create your Self-Portrait
    • Self-Portrait Assignment Considerations
    • Assignment: Self Portrait File
    • Reflection
    • Essay: Reflection
    • Worksheet: Self-Portrait
12. Using Type
    • How Designers Use Type
    • Using the Type Tool
    • Editing and Manipulating Text
    • Assignment: Show Me!
13. Type as a Selection
    • The Type Mask Tool
    • Type Assignment
    • Assignment: Type Assignment
    • Worksheet: Type as a Selection
14. Adding Layers Styles to Text
    • Layer Styles
    • Assignment: Layer File
    • Worksheet: Adding Layers Styles to Text
15. Adding to Your Self-Portrait
    • Final Project Assignment
    • Assignment: Self Portrait Update
    • Worksheet: Adding to Your Self-Portrait
16. Final Project
    • Final Project
    • Essay: Final Project Reflection
    • Assignment: Final Project