Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Advanced — A 2-day course

Synopsis

You have familiarised yourself with the basic image editing tools of Adobe Photoshop. Now, you need to explore more advanced features and improve your workflow. In this course, you will work with advanced image handling tools and features available in Adobe Photoshop

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this Photoshop training, students are able to:

Produce advanced face retouching & manipulation techniques
Use colour in Photoshop effectively
Maximise the potential of Photoshop Brush engine
Work with advanced compositions
Automate their workflow

Suitable For

Basic PC skills are necessary to complete this course. In addition, you should have completed the Adobe Photoshop Introduction course or have relevant experience.

Prerequisites

In order to complete this course you will require basic computer skills such as a basic understanding of a computer's operating system, launching an application, creating and saving files, and copying files from CDs and other media.

Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices

London — £495 (+VAT)

24–25 Mar 2010
21–22 Apr 2010
19–20 May 2010
16–17 Jun 2010

Manchester — £495 (+VAT)

28–29 Apr 2010
30 Jun–1 Jul 2010

Glasgow — £495 (+VAT)

24–25 Mar 2010
16–17 Jun 2010

Course Contents

Managing the Adobe Photoshop Environment

Working with Tool Presets
Using Layer Comps for layouts
Exploring default Preferences
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
Camera Raw files functionality
Colour management
Actions, Droplets & Batch processing

Advanced Image Adjustments

Face Retouch & Manipulation
Sharpening with Lab Mode
Grayscale with Black & White Conversion
Advanced effects with Gradient map
Photo Filters
Creating Panoramic images with Photomerge
Affect Perspective using Vanishing Point

Advanced Painting & Retouching

Exploring the Brush Engine and creating custom Brushes
Working with Patterns
Using Smart Filters
Liquify Techniques
Lighting effects and 3D Textures

Advanced Layer Compositions

Replace colour & Colour Range vs Extract
Selecting Pixels using Paths
Advanced Masking with Calculations
Advanced use of Blending Modes
Knockouts and Clipping Masks
Type on a Path

Advanced Outputting features

Animated bitmaps
Combining Photoshop and Illustrator
Creating Multipackage
Getting It Right In Print

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