Photoshop level 1 course - top

Description

Adobe Photoshop is the worldwide industry standard software for working with digital images.

Whether you are using Photoshop for print or the web, this extremely popular course has proved to be the most efficient and effective way of getting started in Photoshop CS4.

The course covers all major Photoshop features including compositing images, graphics and text, making color corrections to an image, understanding resolution, creating a montage, using Photoshop filters, working with layers and channels and preparing images for use in print and the web.

This is an Adobe authorized training course which will allow you to radically increase your creative options.

Adobe Photoshop Level 1 Course outline

Photoshop essentials
• The Photoshop interface
• Organising panels
• Customising panel display
• Using the Tool Options bar
• Using the Navigator panel
• Using the History panel and multiple undo
• History Brush and Snapshots
• Using online help

The characteristics of a Photoshop file
• Pixels and paint programs
• Image resolution, dimensions and file size
• Understanding color channels and modes
• Understanding file formats

Setting basic image characteristics
• Working with Adobe Bridge
• Creating new documents
• Cropping and rotating artwork
• Changing image resolution and artwork size
• Changing the Canvas Size
• Making color mode conversions
• Saving and exporting files for web and print

Correcting an image
• Understanding image Histograms
• Using the Info panel
• Levels command
• Adjusting color balance
• Variations command
• Replacing object color
• Hue/saturation command

Defining selections
• Lasso, magic wand and marquee tools
• Quick Selection tool
• Selecting by color range
• Feathering selections
• Modifying and transforming selection shape
• Saving and loading selections

Retouching techniques
• Dodge and burn tools
• Sharpen and Blur filters
• Focus tools
• The Clone and Heal tools
• Using the Clone Source panel
• Red eye reduction

Painting and drawing
• Sampling and mixing paint and fill colors
• Print and web safe colors
• Working with Swatches
• Using the Airbrush, Pencil and Paintbrush tools
• Using the Paint Bucket tool
• Adding gradient fills and patterns

Special effects
• Using Photoshop filters
• Working with the Filter Gallery
• Fading the effects of filters
• Using the Liquify command

Working with layers
• Adding transparency to objects
• Creating new Paint and Fill layers
• Building a multi-layered document
• Moving, scaling and rotating layers
• Applying shape distortions
• Using guides, grids and rulers
• Linking and aligning layers
• Locking and protecting layers
• Layer groups
• Creating layer effects
• Adding drop shadow, glow and emboss treatments
• Using the Layer Styles panel
• Introducing Layer Masks
• Merging and flattening layers
• Exporting layered documents

Shape and text layers
• Introducing vector shape layers
• Polygons, lines and custom shapes
• Working with the Text tool
• Adjusting character attributes
• Text anti-aliasing

Special effects
• Using Photoshop filters
• Working with the Filter Gallery

Printing and optimising documents
• Printing from Photoshop
• The Save for Web command
• Understanding image compression and optimization settings

Photoshop level 2 course - top

Description

For those who are already familiar with the fundamentals of Photoshop but wish they could get more from this immensely powerful and versatile application, this is a two day Adobe authorized intermediate level course designed to enable you to realise your creative and productive potential.

In addition to Photoshop's more advanced features, the course covers tone and color correction, using adjustment layers and layer masks, advanced retouching techniques, automating tasks, working with shapes and brushes and using powerful layering and filtering techniques.

This is a practical, hands-on course designed to enable you to work more quickly and effectively using Adobe Photoshop CS4.

Adobe Photoshop Level 2 Course outline

Photoshop essentials
• Essential keyboard shortcuts
• Using the Purge command
• Working with libraries
• Using Annotations
• Working smarter with the Bridge
• Customising the workspace
• Creating custom keyboard shortcuts
• Controlling menu item display
• Saving custom workspaces
• Creating tool presets

Tone and color correction
• Assessing image faults
• Tone Range and Contrast enhancements
• Color correction techniques
• Working with levels and curves
• Using Fixed Color Samplers
• Working with the Info panel

Further color tools
• Working with Adjustment Layers
• Editing Adjustment Layer Masks
• Changing Adjustment Layer content
• The Selective Color command
• Black and White command
• Image toning effects

Selection techniques
• Quick Mask mode
• Using Alpha channels
• Working with Photoshop paths
• Creating selections from paths
• The Extract command
• The Refine Edge command

Retouching techniques
• The Clone Source panel
• Working with Clone Source overlays
• The Vanishing Point filter
• Creating and editing perspective planes
• Retouching in perspective
• Blurring and noise reduction
Best practice in Photoshop

Automating tasks
• The Actions panel
• Working with folders
• Recording Actions
• Controlling Action playback
• Inserting non-recordable items
• Batch processing folders with Actions
• Saving and loading panel sets

Working with shapes
• Vector shape tools
• Editing vector shapes using the Pen tool
• Combining shapes with Add, Subtract and Intersect commands
• Creating custom shapes

Working with brushes
• Creating custom brushes
• Working with the Brushes panel
• Working with Shape Dynamics and Scatter effects
• Adjusting color dynamics
• Adding stroke effects to paths

Filter techniques
• More useful filters
• Working with Smart Filter layers
• Stacking Smart Filter effects
• Editing filter Masks and blend controls
• Using Alpha Channels with filters

Layering techniques
• Working faster and smarter in layers
• The Auto Align Layers command
• The Auto Blend Layers command
• Working with Smart Object layers
• Editing Smart Object content
• Rasterising Smart Object layers
• Techniques with Layers Masks
• Tools for editing Layer Masks
• Grouping layers with Clipping Masks
• Working with Layer Styles
• Fill opacity vs general opacity
• Wrapping artwork
• Creating and applying layer comps

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