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Photoshop training course outline – Web and Social Media Graphics

 

 

This is a 1 day beginners guide to creating banners, buttons and animations in Adobe Photoshop. It is intended for web and email and social media marketing professionals who need to create interesting and varied graphics to add visual impact to marketing campaigns.

 

Objectives

By the end of the day, delegates should understand the possibilities and capabilities offered by Photoshop for creating interesting, optimised, web graphics: from navigation buttons of varying complexity through to marketing banners of different sizes as well as simple, effective animated gifs.

 

 

New Document Setup

• New dialog box • Working with pixels • Web Preset sizes

 

Working Environment

• Interface • Working with Panels • The Toolbox • Resetting tools and panels • Selecting workspaces

 

Tools

• Painting tools • Controlling Brush size and type • Paintbucket tool • Filling Selections

 

Selections

• Creating basic selections • Manipulating selections • Filling selections • Stroking selections

 

Shapes

• Drawing shapes • Drawing lines • Custom shapes • Understanding Shape layers • Controlling Fill and Stroke settings • Rounded Rectangle tool • Custom Shape tool • Working with Smart Guides • Editing and Manipulating Shapes

 

Layers

• Creating new layers • Layer visibility • Reordering layers • Layer lock controls

 

Working with Type

• Type tools • Anti-aliasing Type • Working with Type layers • Formatting type • Colouring type • Type on a Path/Circle

 

Optimising Web Images

Save for Web command • The Optimize Tabs • JPEG, GIF, PNG-8, PNG-24 settings • Optimisation Preferences

 

Layer Effects

Creating Bevel and Emboss effects • Creating Drop Shadow Effects • Colour Overlay • Gradient and Pattern Overlay • Stroke • Manipulating type

 

Styles

• Applying Predefined Styles • Creating a Style • Saving Styles • Removing Styles • Editing and Managing Styles

 

Creating Animations

• Using Layers • Creating New Frames • Managing Frames • Setting Loops and Delays

 

Slicing

• Slice tool • Slice Select tool • Understanding Slices • Editing and Manipulating Slices • Slices from Guides

 

 

 

 

 

 

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