MODULE 1: NAVIGATING PHOTOSHOP AND GETTING TO KNOW ITS WORKSPACE Workspace, Tools, and Panels, Understanding Bridge, Discovering the Tools panel, Accessing tools and their options, Using panels, Customizing your panels, Hidden tools,Navigating the image area Using the Zoom features, Maximizing productivity with screen modes

MODULE 2: REMOVING BACKGROUNDS TO CREATE LAYERED COMPOSITIONS Understanding document settings, Viewing an image’s size and resolution, Combining the images, Using Duplicate to move a layer,Dragging and dropping to copy one image to another, Transforming and editing combined images, Changing the size of a layer, Removing a background, Creating a vector mask, Starting your pen path, Using the Quick Selection tool,Refining a selection, Using layer styles, Grouping layers

MODULE 3: MAKING AND USING SELECTIONS IN PHOTOSHOP The importance of good selections, Using the Marquee tools, Changing selections into layers, Working with the Magic Wand tool, Using Photoshop’s Lasso tool, Adding to and subtracting from selections, Saving selections, Feathering selections, Using the Quick Selection tool, Making difficult selections in Photoshop using Refine Edge, Using Quick Mask, Copying and pasting selections, Using Photoshop’s Pen tool for selections, Converting a Photoshop path to a selection

MODULE 4: PAINTING AND RETOUCHING IN PHOTOSHOP Setting-up Photoshop’s color settings, Color primer: understanding color, Understanding color gamut, The RGB color model, The CMYK color model, Editing color settings, Selecting colors in Photoshop, Starting to paint color corrections, Using the Color panel, Using Photoshop’s Brush tool, Changing opacity, Using the Brush Presets, Using the Airbrush feature, Applying color to an image, Changing Photoshop’s blending modes, The Eyedropper tool, Retouching images, Using the Clone Stamp tool, Repairing fold lines, Using the History panel, Working with the Spot Healing Brush, Fixing images with Photoshop’s Healing Brush, Using the Patch tool, Using the Clone Source panel, Cloning from another source

MODULE 5: COLOR CORRECTING IMAGES WITH PHOTOSHOP Choosing Photoshop color settings, Photoshop Color Modes: working in RGB when color correcting, Reading a Photoshop histogram, Making Curve adjustments, Benefits of defining a highlight and shadow,Locating the White and Black Point, Entering the white and black point values, Adjusting midtones in an image, Setting the neutral, Sharpening images in Photoshop, Taking care of red eye, Using the Camera Raw plug-in, Using Camera Raw controls, Saving and reopening a DNG file

MODULE 6: INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOSHOP LAYERS Discovering Photoshop layers, Selecting layers, Moving layers, Changing the visibility of a layer, Using masks in a layer, Preserve transparency in a Photoshop image, Creating a composition: merging images together in Photoshop, Moving images in from other documents,Creating a layer mask. Editing the layer mask, Cloning Photoshop layers, Aligning and distributing layers, Applying filters to layers, Creating a type layer, Applying a layer

MODULE 1: GETTING TO KNOW THE ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR WORKSPACE Exploring the Illustrator interface, Choosing a workspace, Opening a file, Using artboards, Changing your view, Zooming and scrolling, Using tools , and panels, Exploring the Control panel, Working with panels and the dock, Saving workspaces and shortcuts

MODULE 2: ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR ESSENTIALS Using Illustrator’s shape tools, Repositioning and visually resizing the shapes, Putting the Transform panel to work, Constraining a shape, Entering exact dimensions, Selecting artwork, Using the shape and transform tools Introducing layers, Cutting and pasting objects, Repeating transformations

MODULE 3: ADDING COLOR Exploring the Appearance panel, Changing colors in Illustrator, Adding effects Using Live Paint, Adding a symbol, Saving swatches, Selecting the same color Creating a color group, Using the Color panel, Adding Pantone colors

MODULE 4: WORKING WITH THE ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR DRAWING TOOLS Understanding the Pen tool, Drawing straight, curved and hinged lines Tracing images, Creating a tracing template, Working with Image Trace Using the Line, Pencil and Eraser tools, Editing existing paths, Adding and removing points, Cutting and joining paths, Combining shapes with the Shape Builder

MODULE 5: EXPLORING ADDITIONAL ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR COLOR OPTIONS Adding tonal values with gradients, Customizing an existing gradient, Saving the gradient, Applying a second instance of the gradient, Using the Gradient panel, Updating a gradient Creating and using patterns, Creating a bounding box Applying the pattern, Editing a pattern fill, Finishing up the illustration, Creating a Color Group Using the Color Guide

MODULE 6: WORKING WITH AND FORMATTING TEXT USING ILLUSTRATOR Formatting text, Paragraph formatting, Using paragraph and character styles, Editing styles, Putting text on a path, Warping text, Putting text in a shape, Creating outlines, Checking spelling, Using Find and Replace

MODULE 7: AN INTRODUCTION TO ILLUSTRATOR’S LAYERS Getting to know the Layers panel, Using layers to organize your illustrations, Using the Layers panel to make selections,Creating new layers, Showing and hiding layers, Locking and unlocking layers, Rearranging layers, Moving items between layers, Remembering layers when pasting, Creating a template layer

MODULE 8: EXPORTING AND SAVING FILES FROM ILLUSTRATOR Saving using the AI format, Saving an illustration with layers, Saving a layered PDF, Exporting for Photoshop, Integrating with InDesign, Integrating with Premiere and After Effects, Saving as EPS, Saving for Web

MODULE 9: USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR EFFECTS AND TRANSPARENCY Working with the Appearance panel, Applying effects, Editing effects, Using graphic styles, Creating and saving graphic styles, Working with object transparency, Experimenting with multiple opacities, Understanding blending modes, Saving and importing graphic styles, Applying graphic styles to layers and symbols