Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Course
Course Duration:
Two Days
Our introduction to Photoshop training course is suitable for anyone who needs to understand the fundamental features and uses of Photoshop and the best way to incorporate these into their work as a designer, photographer or retouching artist. During the training course you will explore the Photoshop interface and use several tools for selecting parts of images. You will learn to use layers and to apply layer effects and filters to create special effects. Additionally, you will use painting tools and blending modes to create shading effects. Finally, you will save images in print and web formats. Those who complete the Introduction to Adobe Photoshop course satisfactorily will receive a certificate at the end of the computer training course.
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Course Level:
Introduction
Course Requirements:
Knowledge of the basic functions of the computer's operating system, such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with windows. You should also have basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, saving files and be familiar with the basic features/functions and terminology of image editing.
Course Content:
Introduction
• Basic Photoshop concepts
• Introduction to the Toolbox
• Using the navigator palette
• Duplicating and rotating selections
• Feathering a selection’s edges
• Cloning an image area
• Extending and reducing selections
• Applying a filter
• Using the magic eraser
• Using guides and grids
• Adding type
• Creating drop shadow effects
• Saving different document formats
• File formats for the Web
• Selecting colours from an image
• Using the paintbrush tool
• Using the airbrush and line tools
• The magic wand selection tool
• Hiding selection edges
• Inversing a selection
• Adding a diffuse filter
• Using the border command
• Retouching a colour image
• Cropping an image
• Changing the tolerance of tools
• Creating blends Fore/background colours
• Setting fill opacities
• Lightening and darkening images
Enhancing a Colour Image
• Working with adjustment layers
• Adjusting anchor points and direction lines
• Selecting a pen path
• Using the smudge editing tool
• Using the blur and sharpen tools
• Using the airbrush tool
• Rubber stamping an image
• Using a range of filters
• Hue/saturation/colour balance
• Scaling proportionately
• Copying between Photoshop documents
Using Filters and Patterns
• Using the offset filter
• Creating a pattern
• Using a pattern fill
• Filling and feathering image areas
• The Free Transform command
• Using the Wind, Pointillise and Motion filters
• Kerning text in Photoshop
Advanced Image Effects
• Posterising an image
• Applying the Find Edges filter
• Using paste controls
• Altering the canvas size
• Fading filters
• Pasting an image behind a selection
• Creating a duotone image
• Applying the Unsharp Mask filter
Using Channels and Layers
• Creating a new channel
• Loading a selection from a channel
• Using multiple layers
• Using layer masks
• Drag and drop between layers
• Using the Paste Into command
• Adjusting image tonal values
• Altering colour saturation
• Creating clipping paths
• Exporting clipping paths
Printing Images
• Specifying screen attributes
• Viewing colour separations
• Using digital watermarking to protect your image
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Intermediate Adobe Photoshop Course
Course Duration:
One Day
This Intermediate course is for anyone wanting to gain a more in-depth understanding of the features of Adobe Photoshop. It is an intensive course with hands on experience.
Course Level:
Intermediate
Course Requirements:
Working Knowledge of Photoshop or delegates should have attended a Photoshop Foundation course
Course Content:
Understanding digital colour
Colour Cannels, Bit Depth, Additive and Subtractive Colours, Complementary Colours, RGB, CMYK, Greyscale, Duotone, Indexed Colour
Working with digital colour
Editing Duotones, Custom Colour Palettes, Channel Mixer, Curves, Gradient Map, Levels
Working with selections
Editing Selections, Using Quickmask, Transforming Selections, Saving Selections as Alpha Channels
Adjusting and retouching images
Non Linear vs. Linear Adjustments, Colour Editing with Curves, Unsharp-Masking, Retouching Techniques, Blending Modes, History Brush Retouching
Understanding file - properties
Vector vs. Bitmapped Editing, File Size, Image Size, Input and Output Resolution, Dpi and Lpi, File Formats
Working with layers Working with Photoshop tools
Tool Properties, Preset Manager, Creating Custom Gradients, Creating Custom Shapes, Creating Custom Patterns, Creating and Editing Clipping Paths, History Brush Editing, Liquify Tool
Using Photoshop and imageready for web
Slice Tool, Animating Layer Styles, Shape and Motion Tweening, Animated Text Warping, Creating Rollovers, Creating Image Maps, Optimising and saving for Web, Indexing Colour, Alpha channel weighted compression, XMP, Save for Web
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Advanced Adobe Photoshop Course
Course Duration:
One Day
Introduction:
Our advanced Photoshop training course is suitable for designers, photographers & artworkers who wish to explore more advanced design features. You will gain experience with more complex techniques using channels, masks, separations & pen paths.
Those who complete the Advanced Adobe Photoshop course satisfactorily will receive a certificate at the end of the computer training course.
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Course Level:
Advanced
Course Requirements:
Konwledge of Photoshop or our Photoshop Intrdouction course..
Course Content:
Working with Layers
Working with Channels
• Colour channels
• Alpha channels
• Texture channels
• Spot channels
• Channel operations
• Channel trapping
• Channel knock-outsCalculations
• Working with selections
• Colour RangeAdding
• Subtracting
• Transforming
• Quickmask editing
• Expanding
• Contracting,
• Type selection
Colour Management & Workflow Control
• Policies
• Profiles and Proofs
• 16 Bit support
• Resolution independent vector output
• Manage workflow
• Print options
• Workspaces & Customised Tool Settings
• Security
Working with Photoshop Filters
• Wave, Polar Co-ordinates
• Twirl, Ripple
• 3D Transform
• Colour Halftone
• Lighting Effects
• Displacement Mapping
• Minimum, Maximum
• Noise
• Solarise
• Creating Custom Textures
• Design techniques and special effects
Mask editing in Photoshop
• Masking for Effects
• Masks for Montages
• Masks for Adjustments
• Masks for Spot Colour
• Luminosity masking
• Image Extraction
• Complex Cutouts
• Selective blurring
• Matting and Defringing
• Levels on Masks
• Selections on Masks
Using the Pre-set Manager
• Patterns and Shapes
• Painting Engine
• Pattern Maker
Working with the History Palette
• History Brush retouching
• History Brush editing
Working with the Action Palette
• Automate
• Batch-Processing
• Droplets
• Recording Actions
• Playing actions
• Editing actions
• Break-Points
• Picture Package
• Resolution dependant actions
• Pre-set actions
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