Photoshop Training: Essential Skills II
Course Length
.5 day(s)Prerequisites
Completion of Photoshop: Essential Skills I, or have equivalent knowledge of topics covered in the Photoshop: Essential Skills I courseCourse Objectives
Take your skills to the next level and learn more about additional toolsets and techniques in this two-day Photoshop training session. Learn about color management so your images are consistent from print to web. Your instructor will cover advanced image manipulation, adjustment layers, masks and blending modes. Create vector graphics and modify them using a variety of tools.
This course also includes working with animation, video features available in Photoshop Extended and camera Raw files. You will also be introduced to web tools such as buttons and slices. Learn to output to print the right way. Output to the web optimized graphics that can include sliced areas and hyperlinks in this Photoshop class. Additional features include integration with Fireworks and Illustrator.
Your instructor will cover the pitfalls, and the best practices will be followed so that you are creating rich imagery using this professional toolset.
Course Topics
NEW FEATURES OF CS5 COVERED
Intelligent selection technology
Content-Aware Fill
New GPU-accelerated features
State-of-the-art raw-image processing Extraordinary painting effects
Puppet Warp
Automated lens correction
Advanced brush tip control
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Using the color mode
Output attributes that affect image quality
File formats in Photoshop
MANAGING COLOR
Color management workflow process that is used in Adobe Photoshop
Issues associated with color management
Color Settings dialog box
Purpose and how to use the Proof Setup command
USING CAMERA RAW
Learning camera raw
Processing camera raw files
Correcting digital photographs
Vanishing point perspective
Correcting image distortion
Creating a PDF portfolio
ADVANCE IMAGE MANIPULATION
Creating refined selections
Appropriate tools and commands to create and manage layers
Appropriate tools and commands to create and modify clipping groups and layer masks.
APPLY BLENDING MODES TO LAYERS
Use layer effects to manipulate images within a layer
Channel, and when you would use them
Create, manage and use channels by using the Channels palette
How masks are used to work with images
Apply blending modes to layers
Identify areas of tonal range that may need correcting by viewing a Histogram
Adjust the tonal range of an image
Issues associated with changing the size and resolution of images
Crop images by hiding or deleting specific areas of the image
Manipulate objects by using filters.
Use the Liquify command to distort an image
Retouch an image by using a specific tool
PAINTING
Paint objects by using a specific tool
Brushes palette options
Using and creating custom brushes
Given a tool, create and apply patterns
Use the Gradient tools to blend colors
DRAWING AND EDITING
Create shapes by using the Pen and Shape tools
Select and modify paths
Save and export paths
Transform objects by using the Transform tools
SMART OJBECTS
Using Illustrator smart objects
Converting layers into smart objects
Creating complex files with smart objects
WORKING WITH ANIMATION
Creating animated GIFs
Video editing within Photoshop
Working with the video timeline
Video manipulation
USING ACTIONS
Create an action by using options in the Actions palette
Play an action by using the Batch command including using File Browser as the source
Create a droplet from an action
Describe the purpose of specific Automate commands
WORKING WITH TYPE
Options for type used in Photoshop
Create, enter, and edit object type by using a type tool
Functionality provided by the Check Spelling and Find and Replace Text commands
Composition methods available in Photoshop
OUTPUTTING TO PRINT
Specific Print commands
Options available for outputting to print in the Output and Color management pop-up menus in the Print dialog box
Discuss issues associated with printing duotones
OUTPUTTING FOR THE WEB
Appropriate file format to optimize images for the Web
Optimization options available for saving files for the Web
Create transparent and matted images by using the Save for Web command
Link an image to a URL by using image maps
How slices can be used to optimize images for the Web
Using Adobe Fireworks to prepare output for the Web
