LSU Continuing Education

Photoshop Essentials
Learn to modify and combine scanned photographs to create realistic composite images using Adobe Photoshop CS4. Learn to use several tools for selecting parts of images, and to move, duplicate, and resize images. Learn to use layers, and to apply layer effects and filters to create special effects, including lighting and texture effects. Additionally, you will use painting tools and blending modes to create shading effects. You will further your understanding of isolating image areas by creating and saving masks with specialized tools, commands, modes, and layer elements. You will also learn to create and apply creative elements such as gradients, patterns, and color overlays, and to save them along with effects in easy-to-apply layer styles. Upon completion of the course you will have a firm grasp on Photoshop concepts that are applicable to almost every facet of using the application, including Web design, preparing photographic images for printing, and illustration.

Select appropriate resolutions for different image and output types.

Resize and crop image areas.

Create and manipulate multiple layers to composite images easily.

Apply blending and shading effects to create realistic composites.

Use Photoshop's painting tools to create artwork or to retouch photographs.

Add and format text within an image.

Modify the brightness, contrast, color balance, hue, and saturation of images.

Save images in file formats for use with other applications and the Web.
For more information, contact Melissa Stafford at (225) 578-1263.

Select an upcoming session/workshop:

Session 2010-001
(February 9-10, 2010)

Session 2010-002
(March 9-18, 2010)

Session 2010-003
(May 4-5, 2010)

Session 2010-004
(July 20-21, 2010)