MACA 2300 - Advanced Photoshop

Credit Hours: 4.00

Objectives:

1. Use templates or scanned files in order to create, alter, or manipulate existing raster based information.
2. Prepare files for output to imagesetters and service bureaus.
3. Manipulate raster based files to conform to a given purpose or layout.
4. Use the tools needed to create and modify rasterized (pixel) images in an electronic document.
5. Convert colors to conform to various specification modes.
6. Identify color theory and prepare files for various prepress specifications (separations: process color, spot color and trapping, etc.).
7. Use various filter and plug-ins to enhance projects.
8. Change application defaults that affect documents created in a computer application.
9. Navigate through an electronic document.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to identify problems, approach them systematically, and explore viable solutions.

Objectives:

1. Use templates or scanned files in order to create, alter or manipulate existing raster based information.
2. Trace templates or scanned files in order to create paths and/or selections.
3. Import files from various graphic, drawing, and scanning applications or library storage disks for the purpose of composite imaging.
4. Output files to various peripheral devices, laser printers, and color printers.
5. Save files in the proper file formats (for imagesetters or internet).
6. Prepare files for output to imagesetters and service bureaus.
7. Manipulate raster based files to conform to a given purpose or layout.
8. Place and modify graphic images in the document.
9. Use the tools needed to create and modify rasterized (pixel) images in an electronic document.
10. Select various type styles and sizes to conform to specific job specifications.
11. Apply various type or character attributes to conform to specific job specifications.
12. Use the printers system of measure.
13. Scan black and white, grayscale, or halftone and color images.
14. Convert colors to conform to various specification modes.
15. Identify color theory and prepare files for various prepress specifications (separations: process color, spot color and trapping, etc.).
16. Use networking and servers.
17. Use various filter and plug-ins to enhance projects.
18. Connect to a (filesharing) network to transfer and save files.
19. Change application defaults that affect documents created in a computer application.
20. Navigate through an electronic document.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to to import and export various text and graphics formatted in several different file formats.

Objectives:

1. Import files from various graphic, drawing and scanning applications or library storage disks for the purpose of composite imaging.
2. Prepare files for output to imagesetters and service bureaus.
3. Manipulate raster based files to conform to a given purpose or layout.
4. Place and modify graphic images in the document.
5. Use the tools needed to create and modify rasterized (pixel) images in an electronic document.
6. Select various type styles and sizes to conform to specific job specifications.
7. Apply various type or character attributes to conform to specific job specifications.
8. Navigate through an electronic document.

Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to create various path selections using Bezier path attributes.

Objectives:

1. Trace templates or scanned files in order to create paths and/or selections.
2. Use the tools needed to create and modify rasterized (pixel) images in an electronic document.
3. Navigate through an electronic document.

Outcome 5: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to create raster based files for proper output to a service bureau, internet application, or media printer.

Objectives:

1. Use templates or scanned files in order to create, alter, or manipulate existing raster based information.
2. Save files in the proper file formats (for imagesetters or internet).
3. Prepare files for output to imagesetters and service bureaus.
4. Manipulate raster based files to conform to a given purpose or layout.
5. Use the printers system of measure.
6. Convert colors to conform to various specification modes.
7. Identify color theory and prepare files for various prepress specifications (separations: process color, spot color and trapping, etc.).
8. Use networking and servers.
9. Connect to a (filesharing) network to transfer and save files.
10. Change application defaults that affect documents created in a computer application.
11. Navigate through an electronic document.

Outcome 6: Upon completion of this course, students will create composite images for use in various media applications.

Objectives:

1. Use templates or scanned files in order to create, alter, or manipulate existing raster based information.
2. Import files from various graphic, drawing and scanning applications or library storage disks for the purpose of composite imaging.
3. Manipulate raster based files to conform to a given purpose or layout.
4. Use the tools needed to create and modify rasterized (pixel) images in an electronic document.
5. Change application defaults that affect documents created in a computer application.
6. Navigate through an electronic document.

Outcome 7: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to work within a network environment.

Objectives:

1. Output files to various peripheral devices, laser printers, and color printers.
2. Save files in the proper file formats (for imagesetters or internet).
3. Prepare files for output to imagesetters and service bureaus.
4. Use networking and servers.
5. Connect to a (filesharing) network to transfer and save files.
6. Navigate through an electronic document.

Outcome 8: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to work with peripheral devices such as removable drives, printers, and scanners.

Objectives:

1. Output files to various peripheral devices, laser printers and color printers.
2. Save files in the proper file formats (for imagesetters or internet).
3. Prepare files for output to imagesetters and service bureaus.
4. Use the printers system of measure.
5. Scan black and white, grayscale, or halftone and color images.
6. Navigate through an electronic document.

1. Introduction to Photoshop
   1. Cross-platform issues
   2. Keyboard equivalents
   3. Menu conventions
   4. Undoing actions
   5. Macintosh requirements
   6. Image files
   7. Images used in Photoshop
   8. Resolution
   9. Resampling images
   10. Scanning resolution
   11. Setting preferences
   12. Creating a new document
   13. Transparency preferences
   14. Image display vs. image size
   15. NavlgaTor palette
   16. Dragging a marquee with the Zoom tool
   17. Working on detailed areas
   18. Opening documents
   19. Opening and placing Adobe Illustrator files
   20. Acquire command
   21. Saving documents
   22. Saving copies of documents
   23. Saving Photoshop documents as EPS and TIFF files
   24. Clipping paths
   25. Palettes
   26. Actions palette
   27. Tool palette
2. Selecting ltems and Colors
   1. Color modes
   2. Indexed color
   3. Foreground and background colors
   4. Palettes
   5. Where colors come from
   6. Selecting colors with the Eyedropper tool
   7. Using the Color and Swatches palettes
   8. Eyedropper options
   9. Fill command
   10. Marquee selection tools
   11. Ellipse marquee tool
   12. Marquee options
   13. Adding to a selection
   14. Deleting from a selection
   15. The Lasso tool
   16. Polygon Lasso tool
   17. Lasso tools options
   18. Single Row and Single Column selections
   19. Feather command
   20. The Magic Wand tool
   21. Moving a selection
   22. Moving selected pixels
   23. Eraser/Magic Eraser tools
   24. Painting and Filing Images
   25. Painting and editing modes
   26. Hue, saturation, and brightness
   27. Color gamut
   28. Using the Paintbrush tool
   29. Soft-edge brushes
   30. Creating new brushes
   31. Saving and loading brushes
   32. Creating custom brushes
   33. The Paint Bucket tool
   34. Filling with a pattern
   35. Using the Airbrush tool
   36. Airbrush tool options
   37. Using the Gradient tool to create
   38. Painting modes for gradient fills
   39. Using the Gradient Editor
   40. Editing a gradient fill
   41. Gradient transparency mask
   42. Painting with the Line tool
   43. Applying arrowheads to lines
   44. Using the Pencil tool
   45. Applying the Stroke command
   46. Linear and radial fills
3. Working with Layers
   1. Layers
   2. Using the Layers palette
   3. Creating layers
   4. Moving layers
   5. Displaying layers
   6. Arranging layers
   7. Deleting and merging layers
   8. Linking layers
   9. Copying layers between documents
   10. Making a selection into a layer
   11. Composite controls
   12. Layer masks
   13. Adjustment layers
   14. Editing adjustment layers
4. Editing Images
   1. Midtones, shadows, and highlights
   2. Floating and non-floating selections
   3. Saving selections.
   4. Transforming selections and layer contents
   5. Copying and pasting
   6. Cutting and clearing images
   7. Paste Into
   8. The Rubber Stamp tool
   9. Retouching with the Rubber Stamp tool
   10. Aligned and non-aligned cloning
   11. Cloning with a pattern
   12. The Smudge tool
   13. Using the focus tools
   14. The toning tools
   15. The Actions palette
   16. Multiple command actions
   17. Inserting commands
   18. Duplicating actions
   19. Reordering actions
5. Contrast
   1. Reading a histogram
   2. Using the Levels dialog box
   3. Defining black and white points
   4. Defining a neutral gray
   5. Using the Curves dialog box
   6. Correcting overexposed images
   7. Adjusting color balance
   8. Color Balance to adjust brightness levels
   9. Adjusting hue and saturation values
   10. Colorizing
   11. Using the Variations command
   12. Color Range
   13. Using adjustment layers for tonal correction
6. Working with Type
   1. Anti-aliasing
   2. Type and type tools
   3. Type and layers
   4. Creating type
   5. Changing the color of type
   6. The Type Mask tool
   7. Creating transparent type
   8. Selecting individual type characters
   9. Using rulers, guides, and grids
   10. Filling type with a gradient
   11. Filling type with a pattern
   12. Applying special effects to type
   13. Rotating type
   14. Flipping type
   15. Using the Pen Tool
   16. Points and paths
   17. The Pen tool
   18. Adjusting a curved path
   19. Drawing straight lines
   20. Reshaping curved paths
   21. Adding and deleting anchor points
   22. The Rubber Band option
   23. Converting anchor points
   24. The Paths palette menu
   25. Path segments and subpaths
7. Masks and Channels
   1. Masks
   2. Channels
   3. Quick Mask mode
   4. Saving selections in channel
   5. The Channels palette
   6. Channels palette icons
   7. Naming channels
   8. Channel Options
   9. Editing a selection in a channel
   10. Duplicating channels
   11. Using a selection as a mask
8. Converting and Manipulating Images
   1. Image modes
   2. Modes and channels
   3. Changing modes
   4. Converting from grayscale to color
   5. Converting from grayscale to duotone mode
   6. Importing duotones into page layout programs
   7. Using the Crop tool
   8. Determining image size
   9. The Modify commands
9. Filters
   1. Artistic filters
   2. Blur filters
   3. Brush Stroke filters
   4. Distort filters
   5. Noise filters
   6. Pixelate filters
   7. Render filters
   8. Lighting Effects filter
   9. Sharpen filters
   10. Sketch filters
   11. Stylize filters
   12. Diffuse filter
   13. Emboss filter
   14. Extrude filter
   15. Find Edges and Trace Contour filters
   16. Texture filters
   17. Filter factory
   18. Offset filter
10. Printing
    1. Continuous tone images
    2. Dot quality
    3. The moral of the story
    4. Converting to CMYK mode
    5. Compensating for dot gain
    6. Verifying percent of dot gain
    7. Transfer functions
    8. Trapping colors
11. Photoshop and Other Applications
    1. Other applications
    2. DCS format
    3. Photoshop and Illustrator
    4. Getting Illustrator files into Photoshop
    5. The Place command
    6. The Open command
    7. Exporting/saving paths and clipping paths in Photoshop
    8. Photoshop and QuarkXPress
12. Photoshop and the Web
    1. Graphics on the Internet
    2. Internet graphics issues
    3. Scanning for the Web
    4. Scan settings
    5. Reducing image resolution
    6. Avoiding interpolation
    7. Color correction
    8. File formats
    9. Computer color display
    10. JPEG files
    11. GIF files
    12. JPEG vs. GIF files
    13. Deciding on a compression format
    14. Cross-platform format
    15. Indexed color for GIFs
    16. Dithering
    17. Types of dithering
    18. Indexing an image
    19. Color palettes
    20. Standard 256-color palettes
    21. Adaptive palettes
    22. Super palettes
    23. Conclusions
    24. Interlaced GIFs
    25. Transparent GIFs
    26. Aliased transparent GIFs
    27. Type on the Web
    28. Type from Illustrator