Chapter 1: Digital Graphics • Understand resolution and color depth. • Differentiate between bitmap and vector graphics. • Explain standard image file-types for the Internet.
Chapter 2: The Environment • Identify Photoshop’s default tools, menus, and palettes. • Customize Photoshop’s environment • Set preferences specifically for Web development
Chapter 3: Creating New Images • Create and import images to edit in Photoshop. • Use a scanner to acquire images. • Use the Navigator and History Palettes.
Chapter 4: Using Selections and Channels • Understand and create Selections. • Understand Channels. • Use the Channels Palette to save Selections.
Chapter 5: Using Layers • Understand the Concept of Layers. • Use all the Options in the Layers Palette. • Use Layers to create digital images.
Chapter 6: Editing Images • Use all of Photoshop’s Painting and Drawing Tools. • Create Type. • Understand and Use Filters. • Adjust and Manipulate Color. • Use Guides and the Grid.
Chapter 7: Creating Static Images for the Internet • Create a logo in Photoshop. • Create an Internet ready still image. • Understand appropriate use of GIF or JPEG file types. • Understand Photoshop’s Image Optimization options
Chapter 8: Creating Banners and Animated GIFS • Create a static banner using Photoshop. • Create an animated GIF banner using Photoshop and mageReady. • Understand standard banner dimensions and restrictions.
Chapter 9: Creating Buttons and Rollovers • Create a button with ImageReady. • Create Rollovers in ImageReady. • Understand integrating Rollovers into your HTML documents.
Chapter 10: Creating Navigation Bars • Understand the use of Tables for HTML layout. • Create a Navigation Bar. • Use and understand ImageReady’s Slice features. • Create Image Maps with ImageReady.
Chapter 11: Creating Web Pages with IMAGEREADY • Use ImageReady to create an individual web page. • Modify Auto-Slices.
