Part 1: Working in Photoshop with Scans and Creating Beginner Selections Chapter 1: Introduction and Pre-Photoshop Tools Sub -Topics: * Scanner basics * Pre-Photoshop tools for drawing the sketch and importing * Saving scanned files Chapter 2: Basic Tools to Know in Photoshop Sub -Topics * Basic tools to know in Photoshop * Filters * Saving files Chapter 3: Basic Marquee Tools Sub -Topics * Basic Marquee tools * Making rectangular and elliptical selections * Single column marquee Chapter 4: Using Crop Tools to Make Selections Sub -Topics: * Using crop tools (crop and perspective) to make selections Part 2: Working in Photoshop, Creating Intermediate Selections Chapter 5: Lasso Selection Tools Sub - Topics: * Lasso selection tools for more complex shape selections Chapter 6: Selections Magic Wand, Quick Mask Mode, & Type Mask Sub - Topics: * Selections that need a Magic Wand expanding and contracting * Quick Mask Mode with a brush * Type mask selections Chapter 7: Quick Selection and Object Selection Tools Sub - Topics * Quick selection tool * Object selection tool Chapter 8: Using Select Color Range and Sky Sub - Topics: * Using Select Color Range and Sky to select difficult subjects Chapter 9: Working with Focus Area & Select and Mask Properties Sub - Topics: * Focus area dialog box * Select and mask properties for multiple selection tools dialog box Part 3: Working in Photoshop, Creating Advanced Selections Chapter 10: Shape Tool, Pen Tool, and Creating Paths Sub - Topics: * Shape tools * Pen tools * Creating paths and saving them Chapter 11: Channel Selections from Paths Sub - Topics: * Channel selections from paths * Saving selections and loading them Chapter 12: Save a Selection as a Layer Mask Sub - Topics: * Save a selection as a layer mask * Refining masks on layers and adjustment layers Part 4: Working in Illustrator, Refining Your Artwork Chapter 13: Placing Your Artwork into Illustrator Sub - Topics: * Placing and linking your artwork into Illustrator on the correct layers * Scaling artwork Chapter 14: Image Trace Sub - Topics: * Image tracing panel options Chapter 15: Working with the Pen Tools Sub - Topics: * Working with the Pen tools * Using blend Modes & Layers Chapter 16: Illustrator Tools Sub - Topics: * Working with Illustrator tools o Paint brush o Blob brush o Eraser tool o Scissor tool & Knife tool o Shaper, Pencil, Path Eraser, Join tools o Live Paint Bucket and Live Selection tools & Shape builder Chapter 17: Adjust Colors and Saving Artwork Sub - Topics: * Adjust colors and saving artwork Chapter 18: Conclusion Sub - Topics: * Looking at other Adobe programs such as Adobe Animate.
Accurate Layer Selections Using Photoshop's Selection Tools : Use Photoshop and Illustrator to Refine Your Artwork