ECDL or equivalent for this practical hands-on course.  No previous experience of Photoshop is required.  It is also suitable for those who uses images as part of their day to day work, for example in presentations or visualisations, as well as designers, photographers, architects, and marketing professionals.

You will learn how to:

• Combine images together to create professional presentations and publications using print, web and video.
• Create eye catching designs and images for print and multimedia using Adobe Photoshop.
• Retouch photos and make them look more attractive and professional.
• Create visualisations and save to PDF format.
• Import 3D models into Photoshop, edit textures and composite them with 3D or 3D images
  Revision and sample exam preparation.

Adobe Photoshop CS4

•  Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS4
• Identify elements of the Photoshop CS4 user interface and demonstrate knowledge of their functions.
• Exploit the power of layer styles and masks to add exciting design effects.
• Demonstrate knowledge of importing, exporting, organizing, and saving.
• Demonstrate knowledge of producing and reusing images.
• Understand how to make, transform and save a selection from an image.
• How to select the appropriate features and options required to implement a color management workflow.

Identifying Design Elements when Preparing Images

• Image resolution, image size, and image file format for web, video, and print.
• Understand design principles, elements, and image composition.
• Demonstrate knowledge of typography.
• Learn how to use color correction using Photoshop CS4.
• Image-generating devices, their resulting image types, and how to access resulting images in Photoshop.
• Creation of vector shapes and fill layers.
• Learn how to creatively use the filter gallery.

Manipulating Images using Adobe Photoshop CS4

• Demonstrate knowledge of working with selections and measurement.
• Use Photoshop guides and rulers.
• Transform images.
• Adjust the tonal range and correct the color of an image.
• Learn and gain the knowledge of retouching and blending images.
• Use and understand the skills for drawing and painting.
• Loading and using brushes and making your own.
• How to add text to a Photoshop document and type on a path.
• Demonstrate knowledge of filters.

Publishing Digital Images using Adobe Photoshop CS4

• Demonstrate knowledge of preparing images for web, print, and video.
• Create a simple animation, a web photo gallery and a PDF presentation.

On-Line Examination

• The Adobe Photoshop Examination is taken on-line at Dorset College Examination Centre