Basics
Basic Photoshop concepts
Paint versus Draw
How to acquire images
Photoshop tools
Background and foreground colours
Text in Photoshop

Selection & Masks
Use of layer masks
Modifying masks
Rectangular and elliptical marquees
Using the lasso tool
Using the Magic Wand
Defining a feather edge
Defining an anti-aliased edge
Moving and exporting a selection
Saving and reloading a selection
Transforming and editing

Tools & Layers
Brushes and brush types
Erasing
Canvas colour
How text works in Photoshop
Advantages of layering
Transforming and distorting
Layer blending modes

Image Preparation & Re-touching
Layer masks adjustment layers
Advantages of adjustment layers
Colour correction techniques
Using levels
Colorizing greyscale images
Achieving subtlety when retouching
Removing unwanted detail
Correcting a damaged image

Combining Images
Creating montages
Saving feathered borders
The gradient tool and selection
Working with multiple layers
Overlaying images
Ways of combining images
Creating layer masks

Working With Paths
Creating and saving paths
Adding and deleting points
Converting selection to paths

Filters As Tools
Tips on using filters
Blurring and sharpening
Synthesising texture
Preparing video grabs

Exporting Files
Creating common file types
Setting transparency
Images for print
Images for the web
Examination of file types
Advantages of various formats
Converting the image type

Importing Files
Overview of scanner types
Scan-time resolutions
Output resolutions
Using scanner controls