NICF057: BASIC TO INTERMEDIATE ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
BASIC TO INTERMEDIATE ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
Course Duration
Mode of Assessment
Students must complete an in-class assessment during class.
Who Should Attend
- Aspiring Graphic Designer / Artist, Photographer, Photo re-toucher, and Individuals looking to start getting fundamental software skills for the creative industry.
- Individuals seeking for Graphic Design certification
Course Overview
NTUC LearningHub Course Code: NICF057
TPGateway Code: TGS-2020504760 (F2F)
Operating System: Windows 10
The lessons are designed so that you can learn the fundamentals of this program and put the application to work. Each lesson provides step-by-step instructions for creating a specific project, alongside it comes with knowledge and reasonings behind the tutorials.
Course Schedule
Next available schedule
Course Objectives
These objectives of the course are to prepare images for web and print output with appropriate sizing and resolution. Apply painted masks, selection-based masks, gradient masks, and blend modes to create sophisticated image effects. Create adjustment layers for editable, non-destructive changes to image colouration and exposure and eventually create professional designs.
Pre-requisites
- Basic English Proficiency and Computer Literacy
- Participants must have working knowledge of Windows 10 Operating system, how to use a mouse, standard menus and commands, how to open, save, and close files.
- Able to follow basic instruction of copy and pasting files. Saving, renaming, deleting of files.
- Familiarity with IT terminology and Creative related work experience are recommended.
- Hardware & Software
This course will be conducted as a Virtual Live Class (VLC) via Zoom platform. Participants must own a zoom account and have a laptop or a desktop with “Zoom Client for Meetings” installed. This can be downloaded from https://zoom.us/download
System Requirement |
Must Have: Please ensure that your computer or laptop meets the following requirements.
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Course Outline
Module 1: Project Planning
- Who You are Talking for and Who You are Talking to
- Discovering Client Goals
- Finding the Target Audience
- The Golden Rule for Client Work
- Make use of the resources
- Think
- Pick and Plan
- Feedback Loop
Module 2: The Principles of design
- The Principles of Emphasis or Focal Point
- The Principles of Contrast
- The Principles of Unity
- The Principles of Variety
- The Principles of Balance
- The Principles of Proportion or Scale
- The Principles of Repetition and Pattern
- The Principles of Movement and Rhythm
- Avoid the clichs (copyright issue)
Module 3: Getting to know the work area
- Starting to work in Adobe Photoshop
- Using the tools
- Sampling a color
- Working with tools and tool properties
- More about panels and panel locations
- Using the artboards panel
Module 4: Working with Selections
- About selecting and selection tools
- Using the Magic Wand tool
- Using the Quick Selection tool
- Moving a selected area
- Using the Object Selection tool
- Manipulating selections
- Selecting with the lasso tools
- Resizing and copying a selection
- Cropping an image
Module 5: Layer Basics
- Using the Layers panel
- Rearranging layers
- Applying a gradient to a layer
- Applying a layer style
- Adding an adjustment layer
- Updating layer effects
- Adding a border
- Flattening and saving files
Module 6: Painting with the Mixer Brush
- Selecting brush settings
- Mixing colours
- Mixing colours with a photograph
- Painting and mixing colours with brush presets
Module 7: Typographic Design
- Creating a clipping mask from type
- Creating type on a path
- Warping point type
- Converting raster images to editable vector using Image Trace
Module 8: Mask and Channels
- Using Select and Mask and Select Subject
- Creating a quick mask
- Manipulating an image with Puppet Warp
- Using an alpha channel to create a shadow
- Converting a path to a selection and a layer mask
Module 9: Quick Fixes
- Improving a snapshot
- Adjusting facial features with Liquify
- Blurring a background
- Creating a panorama
- Filling empty areas when cropping
- Correcting image distortion
- Extending depth of field
- Removing objects using Content-Aware Fill
- Adjusting perspective in an image
Module 10: Advanced Compositing
- Arranging layers
- Using Smart Filters
- Painting a layer
- Adding a background
- Using the History panel to undo edits
- Upscaling a low-resolution image
Module 11: Preparing files for the web and print
- Exporting artboards with Export As
- Preparing files for printing
- Converting an image to CMYK
- Printing a CMYK image from Photoshop
Certificate Obtained and Conferred by
- Electronic Certificate of Completion from NTUC LearningHub
Upon meeting at least 75% attendance and passing the assessment(s), participants will receive e-Certificate of Completion from NTUC LearningHub
- Statement of Attainment from SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG)
Upon meeting at least 75% attendance and passing the assessment(s), Statement of Attainment (SOAs) will be issued by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) to certify that the participant has achieved the following Competency Standard(s):
- MED-MPN-3028-1.1 – Production Design and Art
Additional Details
Medium of Instruction: English
Trainer: Trainee Ratio is 1:18
Courseware: Participants will receive e-copy of course materials.
Labs:
- For face-to-face classes conducted at NTUC LearningHub, participants are not required to bring along their laptops. Participants can make use of Windows 10 based laptops/desktops available in the classroom, which comes with Adobe Photoshop software installed.
- For Virtual Live Classes (VLC) conducted via Zoom, participants are required to have their own Windows 10 (64-bit) Laptop / Desktop with Adobe Photoshop software installed.
- The Laptop / Desktop must meet the minimum system requirements as stated under https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/system-requirements.html
- A 7-day free trial Adobe Photoshop software can be downloaded from the following webpage. Participants are advised to install the trial version one day before class start. Adobe Photoshop free trial can only be installed once in a computer. https://www.adobe.com/sg/products/photoshop.html
Price
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With GST |
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Full Course Fee
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$1,100.00 |
$1,199.00 |
$1,100.00 |
$1,199.00 |
$1,100.00 |
$1,199.00 |
For Singapore Citizens aged 39 years and below
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$550.00 |
$649.00 |
$550.00 |
$649.00 |
$330.00 |
$429.00 |
For Singapore Citizens aged 40 years and above |
$330.00 |
$429.00 |
$330.00 |
$429.00 |
$330.00 |
$429.00 |
Funding Eligibility Criteria:
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