Course Overview
Learn the industry standard tool for creating rich imagery for a variety of applications including video, print and the web in this comprehensive two-day Photoshop CS4/CS5 training. You will begin by learning the interface and how to properly setup a workflow for image editing. Your instructor will teach you how to retouch, repair and manipulate photos with advanced tools. Create projects that are intuitive for a production environment. Work with layers, masks, typography and amazing image effects. Manipulate camera Raw files and advanced compositing. Learn to properly output for files for a variety of media and much more.
Your instructor will cover the pitfalls, and the best practices will be followed so that you are creating rich imagery using this professional toolset in this Photoshop class.
This training is intensive, but not complicated. Our job is to make difficult concepts easy to understand and implement into your own projects.
Course Outline
GETTING TO KNOW THE WORK AREA
- Learning the tools in Adobe Photoshop
- Using the tool options bar
- Working with palettes
- Undoing actions in Photoshop
- Customizing the workspace
PHOTOSHOP BASICS
- File Formats
- Basic photo corrections
- Strategy for photo retouching
- Resolution and image size
- Straightening and cropping images
- Making automatic adjustments
- Adjusting the tonal range
- Removing a color cast
- Replacing colors in an image
- Adjusting lightness with the Dodge tool
PHOTO TOUCH UPS
- Retouching and repairing
- Repairing areas with the Clone Stamp tool
- Using Spot Healing Brush tool
- Using the Healing Brush and Patch tools
- Retouching on a separate layer
MASTERING SELECTIONS
- Working with selections
- Learning the selection tools
- Using the Magic Wand
- Working with oval and circular selections
- Selecting with the lasso tools
- Rotating a selection
- Making a quick selection
USING LAYERS
- Learning Layer basics
- Using the Layers palette
- Rearranging layers
- Applying a layer style
- Flattening and saving files
WORKING WITH MASKS
- Working with masks and channels
- Creating a quick mask
- Editing a quick mask
- Saving a selection as a mask
- Viewing channels
- Adjusting individual channels
- Loading a mask as a selection
- Applying effects using a gradient mask
- Resizing the canvas
- Moving layers between documents
- Colorizing with and adjustment layer
- Grouping and clipping layers
- Applying a mask from a saved selection
- Using type as a mask
PHOTOSHOP VECTOR TOOLS
- Basic vector paths
- Drawing shapes
- Combining vector paths
- Converting shapes to selections
- Manipulation vector paths
TYPE IN PHOTOSHOP
- Typographic design
- Creating a clipping mask from type
- Creating a design element from type
- Using interactive formatting controls
- Warping point type
- Designing a paragraph of type
OUTPUT FROM PHOTOSHOP
- Preparing file for print
- Preparing file for web output
- File compression
Prerequisites
Photoshop Training: Essential Skills I Course Prerequisites
- Basic Computer Skills on Windows or Mac