School Year 2015 – 2016

Course Map
Adobe Photoshop

TIME FRAME SUBJECT MATTER

FIRST QUARTER
Week 1 Orientation
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER GRAPHICS
Week 2 Lesson 1
1. What is Graphics?
2. Types of Computer Graphics
3. Types of Graphic Software
CHAPTER 2: INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOSHOP
Week 3 Lesson 1
1. What is Photoshop?
2. System Requirements
3. File Formats
4. History of Photoshop
CHAPTER 3: PHOTOSHOP ENVIRONMENT
Week 4 Lesson 1
1. Launching Photoshop
2. Opening an Image
Week 5 Lesson 2
1. The Photoshop Interface
2. Layers Defined
CHAPTER 4: ORGANIZING YOUR WORKSPACE
Week 6 Lesson 1
1. Using the Move Tool
2. Ruler, Guides, and Grids
3. Organizing the Workspace
Week 7 Lesson 2
1. Navigating the Image
a. Using the Image Window
b. Zoom and Hand Tools
c. Navigator Palette

CHAPTER 5: SELECTION TOOLS

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Week 8 Lesson 1
1. Rectangular Marquee
2. Elliptical Marquee
3. Lasso Tools
Week 9 Review
Week 10 First Periodical Exam
SECOND QUARTER
Week 1 Lesson 2
1. The Magic Wand Tool
2. Using the History Palette
Week 2 Lesson 3
1. Transforming the Selection
2. Cropping the Image
CHAPTER 6: USING LAYERS
Week 3 Lesson 1
1. The Layer Palette
2. Creating a Photoshop Document
3. Saving the Document
Week 4 Lesson 2
1. Manipulating the Background Layer
2. Renaming a Layer
3. Using the Paint Bucket Tool
4. Using the EditFill Command
Week 5 Lesson 3
1. Using the Gradient Tool
2. Adding a Stroke
Week 6 Lesson 4
1. Adding a New Layer
2. Deleting a Layer
3. Duplicating the Layer
4. Showing/Hiding Layers
Week 7 Lesson 5
1. Selecting Layers
2. Linking Layers
3. Changing the Stacking Order
4. Creating a Layer Group
5. Placing an Image
Week 8 Lesson 6
1. Aligning Layers
2. Merging and Flattening Layers

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Week 9 Review
Week 10 Second Periodical Exam
THIRD QUARTER
CHAPTER 7: ADJUSTING THE IMAGE
Week 1 Lesson 1
1. Changing the Image Size
2. Adjusting the Canvas
3. Changing the Color Mode
Week 2 Semestral Break
Week 3 Lesson 2
1. Image Tone Attributes
2. Tonal Adjustment Commands
Week 4 Lesson 3
1. The Automatic Image Correction
2. Color Adjustment Commands
3. Applying Color Effects
Week 5 Lesson 4
1. Applying the Image Adjustment Commands
a. Using the Replace Color Command
b. Using the Match Color Command
c. Using the Variation Command
d. Converting Image to Grayscale
Week 6 Lesson 5
1. Non-Destructive Editing
2. The Adjustment Layer
CHAPTER 8: USING TEXT
Week 7 Lesson 1
1. Types of Text
2. The Type Tool
Week 7 Lesson 2
1. Transforming Text
2. Warping Text
Week 8 Lesson 3
1. Using Type Masks
2. Rasterizing the Type Layer
Week 9-11 Christmas Break

Week 12 Third Periodical Exam

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FOURTH QUARTER
CHAPTER 9: MODIFYING SELECTION
Week 1 Lesson 1
1. Inversing Selection
2. Creating a Feathered Selection
3. The Color Range Command
Week 2 Lesson 2
1. Grow Command
2. Similar Command
3. Adding Borders
4. Smoothing the Selection
5. Expanding or Contracting the Selection
6. Transforming the Selection
Week 3 Lesson 3
1. Loading and Saving Selections
2. Cutting and Copying Selections
3. Converting Selection to New Layers
4. Removing Fringes and Halos
CHAPTER 10: MODIFYING LAYERS
Week 4 Lesson 1
1. Opacity and Fills
2. The Blending Modes
Week 5 Lesson 2
1. What are Layer Styles?
2. Adding Layer Effects
3. Modifying Layer Effects
4. Types of Layer Effects
Week 6 Lesson 3
1. Copying Layer Effects
2. Using the Style Palette
3. Saving New Layer Style
4. Locking Layers
CHAPTER 11: USING FILTERS
Week 7 Lesson 1
1. What are Filters?
2. Applying Filters
3. Creating Textures
Week 7 Lesson 2
1. Using the Filter Gallery
2. Extracting an Image

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Week 8 Lesson 3
1. Using the Liquify Filter
2. Adding Vanishing Point
3. The Pattern Maker
Week 9 Review
Week 10 Fourth Periodical Exam
ADDITIONAL LESSON AND ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER 12: PAINTING AND RETOUCHING TOOLS
Lesson 1
1. Using the Brush Tool
2. The Pencil Tool
3. The Color Replacement Brush
4. Using the Brush Palette
Lesson 2
1. Blur and Sharpen
2. The Smudge Tool
3. Dodge and Burn
4. The Sponge Tool
Lesson 3
1. Erasing Pixels
2. Restoring Edits
Lesson 4
1. The History Brush
2. The Art History Brush
Lesson 5
1. The Clone Stamp Tool
2. The Pattern Stamp Tool
Lesson 6
1. Using the Healing Brushes
2. The Patch Tool
3. Removing Red Eyes
CHAPTER 13: CHANNELS AND MASKS
Lesson 1
1. What are Channels?
2. What are Masks?
3. Editing Images with Channels
Lesson 2
1. The Alpha Channel
2. Mask Using Channels

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Lesson 3
1. Using the Quick Mask
2. Creating a Layer Mask
CHAPTER 14: USING PATHS
Lesson 1
1. What is a Path?
2. Drawing Lines and Shapes
Lesson 2
1. Editing Paths
2. Coloring the Path
Lesson 3
1. Texts and Paths
2. Selection and Masks
CHAPTER 15: IMAGES FOR THE WEB
Lesson 1
1. Photoshop Web Features
2. The Save for Web Command