Adobe Photoshop is a world standard image editing solution widely used for web design, prepress production, fine art, as well as digital photography. Learn how to use Photoshop 5 and 5.5 in this Virtual Training Company tutorial. Rita Amladi will start by guiding you through setting up your preferences and teaching you the basics of collage and retouching. You will also learn how to manipulate color, masking, filters, and much more in this tutorial. Go and ahead and start today by simply clicking one of the topics below.
Introduction to Photoshop 5IntroductionNew Features in Photoshop 5OverviewUsing Online HelpPalette OperationsTool Palette OperationsNavigation ToolsNavigation ToolsHand ToolZoom ToolZoom Tool ShortcutsPainting ToolsAirbrush ToolPaintbrush ToolEraser ToolPencil ToolLine ToolBasic Painting OperationsBlur and Sharpen ToolSmudge ToolDodge, Burn and SpongePaintbucket ToolRubberstamp ToolPalettes and OperationsChanging Cursor Display
Undo Redo/Revert
Setting Color
Color Palette
Swatch Palette
Brushes Palette
Paint Blend Modes
Cropping
Selection ToolsSelection Marquees
Working with Selections
Lasso and Polygonal Tool
Magic Wand Tool
Selection Operations
Add, Subtract and Intersecting Selections
Composite Selections
Path ToolsPen Tool
Direct Selection and Convert Anchor
Freeform and Magnetic Pen Tools
Paths Palette
Type ToolsType Tools
Type Mask Tools
Miscellaneous ToolsEyedropper, Info, Color Sampler
History Brush
Move Tool
Measure Tool
Gradient Tool
Types of Gradients
Navigation and Image BasicsNavigator Palette
Scrolling the Image Window
New View
File Info Area
Image Resolution
How Much Resolution?
Resize Assistant
Image Size
Interpolation
Canvas Size
Save, Save As and Save a Copy
Setting UpPhotoshop Preferences
General Preferences
Saving Files Preferences
Display and Cursor Preferences
Transparency and Rulers Preferences
Units and Rulers Preferences
Guides and Grid Preferences
Rulers
Plugins and Scratch Disks
Image Cache Preferences
Assigning RAM to Photoshop
Calibrate Your Monitor
ProductivityFile Info
Purge Options
Action Palette
Automate a Command
Build an Action
Editing Actions and Action Sets
Batch Processing
Automate Commands
Basic Compositing and CollageLayers Palette
Creating and Adding Layers
Arrange, Align and Distribute Layers
Layer Blend Modes
Collage Case Study
Layer Effects
Grouping Layers
Matting Techniques
Realistic Shadows
Basic RetouchingRotate Canvas and Flip Command
Transform Operation
Scale Command
Rotate Command
Skew, Distort and Perspective
Free Transform
Numeric Transform
Fill and Stroke
Eliminate Dust and Scratches
Sharpening the Image
Working with a Files HistoryStepping Back in Time
Erase to History
History Brush
History Palette Features
Deleting History States
Creating Snapshots
Channels and Color ModesBit Depth and Channels
RGB and CMYK Modes
LAB Mode
Indexed Color Mode
Grey Scale Mode
Duotone Mode
Multichannel Mode
Bitmap Mode
LAB Case Study
Color Correction and Image EditingImage Editing Tools
Brightness and Contrast
Levels
Curves
Variations
Color Balance
Hue and Saturation
Selective Color
Adjustment Layers
Color ManipulationInvert and Equalize
Threshold and Posterize
Auto Levels
Desaturate
Replace Color
Channel Mixer
Color Manipulation Case Study
Selections and MaskingSave and Load Selections
Channels Palette
Transform a Selection
Grow and Similar
Modify Selection Commands
Layer Mask
QuickMask
Color Range
QuickMask Case Study
Layer Mask Case Study
Fun with FiltersFilter Overview
Artistic Filters
Blur Filters
Brush Stroke Filters
Distort Filters
Noise Filters
Pixelate Filters
3D Transform Filter
Clouds and Lens Flair
Texture Fill and Light Effects
Sharpen Filters
Sketch Filters
Stylize Filters
Texture Filters
Video Filters
Other Filters
Printing and Color SeparationsPrint Considerations
Page Setup
Print Dialog
Color Management
RGB Setup
CMYK Setup
Grayscale Setup
Profile Setup
Spot Color Separations
New Features in Photoshop 5.5Tour of Photoshop 5.5
Magic Eraser / Background Eraser
Extract Command
Art History Brush
Auto-Contrast Command
Contiguous Option
New Type Options
Index Color options
Image Automation
Web-RelatedSave for Web
Save images as GIF
Save as JPEG
Save as PNG
Dithering
Ditherbox Filter
Recommended Web Prefs
ImageReady 2.0 New FeaturesChoosing Web-safe colors
Shape Tools
Layer F/X and Styles
Slicing
Rollovers
Type Enhancements
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