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IMAGE EDITING ( PHOTOSHOP / FIREWORKS )

Image Editing is Computer Graphic Design by another name, as far as most people are concerned. And Graphic Design is essential for anyone involved in the Arts if they want to avoid paying for costly designers, and printers, as well as 'getting to know what's involved on the computer side of things'.   Whether you are involved in the Arts or not, learning how to find your way around extremely useful but fairly complicated programs is a very useful skill to have.

CMD's courses cover both Adobe's Photoshop and Macromedia's Fireworks (you choose); course topics are the same for both as there are many similarities between them. Fireworks is recommended if your primary aim is to edit and optimise images for the web and has been built to work particularly well with the other Macromedia products (Dreamweaver and Flash); Photoshop can also do this but is used more widely on its own for posters and layouts and by those who want to use a greater range of plugins and filters for particular effects. If you are undecided which to take please speak to us.
Note that whichever package you choose there will be a final session in each of the courses devoted to introducing the other, ie. if you decide to follow the Fireworks route, the final session will be on Photoshop (eg. comparing and contrasting), and vice-versa.

As with our Web Page Design courses, we have increased the scope of topics covered for each of the courses below, (beyond eDCC* requirements). WebRemixers, our web design and development team, have made extensive use of both packages for their business and personal websites.

All courses have Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels and are individually certified (eDCC*), allowing students to gain a certificate no matter what level they finish at. Courses can of course be tailored around specific areas.
All courses are taught using either Photoshop or Fireworks.

Introduction to Image Editing

  • Prepare Image for Editing
  • Convert Background to New Layer
  • Crop Image
  • Resize Image and Check Resolution
  • Set Foreground and Background Colours
  • Increase Canvas Size
  • Make Selection with Marquee Tool
  • Fill Selection
  • Add and Edit Text
  • Save Image in Two Formats and Close

This will include the certification requirements for the eDCC*
Image Editing Beginner Level qualification.




Fireworks MX 2004 - integrates with other Macromedia products

Ideally suited for optimising Web-based images



Intermediate Image Editing

  • Prepare Photograph for Editing
  • Set Preferences
  • Remove Blemishes
  • Adjust Exposure, Brightness and Contrast
  • Add Filter
  • Use History
  • Add and Scale New Image Layer
  • Apply Layer Effect/Style
  • Sharpen Image
  • Change Image Mode and Save for Print

This will include the certification requirements for the eDCC*
Image Editing Intermediate Level qualification.


* eDCC (eDigital Competence Certificate)
– a nationally recognised qualification

 Adobe Photoshop - for high specification image editing

Used extensively by professionals for poster layout and design



Advanced Image Editing

  • Prepare Images
  • Remove Background using Pen Tool
  • Fill Locked Layer
  • Blend Layers
  • Create and Copy Layers
  • Use Paintbrush Tool
  • Use Wand Tool
  • Contract Selection
  • Feather Selection
  • Merge Layers for Final Output and Save for Web and Print

This will include the certification requirements for the eDCC*
Image Editing Advanced Level qualification.



Allows a multitude of effects, including curves

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