You Will Learn How To
- Leverage Adobe Photoshop to create and manipulate graphic and photographic images
- Efficiently navigate and configure the Photoshop workspace
- Apply Photoshop luminance and colour adjustments using histogram analysis
- Create and manipulate layers, layer masks, Smart Objects and Smart Filters
- Retouch and restore imperfect or damaged images
- Design graphics and optimise images for the Web
Course Benefits
Creating content with visual impact is essential in today's Web and print environments. Adobe Photoshop is the premier tool for creating and manipulating graphic and photographic images. In this course, you gain the skills needed to fully leverage the range of features in Adobe Photoshop to create and enhance effective graphics, retouch, optimise and repair photographs, and optimise output for print, screen, and the Web.
Who Should Attend
Anyone involved in handling, improving, or processing images for any target output, including print, display, or the Web. A basic familiarity with Windows navigation is assumed.
Hands-On Training
Throughout this course, you perform extensive exercises that provide in-depth experience with Adobe Photoshop. Exercises include:
- Designing a custom Photoshop workspace for quick navigation and optimal workflow
- Applying nondestructive adjustments with layers, adjustment panels and Smart Objects
- Turning an average photo into a professional portrait
- Masking multiple layers to compose a single photograph
- Creating a 3-D graphic object for an e-commerce Web site
- Producing a glossy reflection logo from scratch
- Retouching a photo to improve composition and focus
Course Content
Introduction to Photoshop
- Selecting the best CS4 tool for the job
- Key Photoshop concepts
Navigating and Configuring the Interface
Navigating the work area
- Panning and zooming
- Saving a custom workspace
Moving content into Photoshop
- Opening with Bridge and Lightroom
- Processing using Camera Raw
Optimising the interface
- Showing a hidden panel group
- Creating custom workspaces
- Rolling back history
Demystifying Colour, Resolution and Bit-Depth
Producing proper colour
- Calibrating end-to-end
- Getting out-of-gamut
Bits, bits, and more bits
- Selecting the proper bit-depth
- Resolving resolution issues
Image Optimisation
Manipulating the canvas
- Straightening the frame
- Cropping for composition
Working with histograms
- Reading a histogram
- Adjusting levels using a histogram
Optimising the photo
- Automating corrections
- Correcting white balance
- Sponging in saturation
Working with Parts of an Image
Selection tools
- Picking a selection tool and creating a selection
- Making a Quick Selection
Modifying your selection
- Adding to and subtracting from a selection
- Feathering your selection
Masking and channels
- Painting in Quickmask mode
- Saving and loading masks
- Converting a selection to a mask
Layers for Added Control
Manipulating layers
- Grouping layers and adding a layer mask
- Masking in a layer
- Merging to a single layer
Styling a layer with effects
- Drop shadows
- Glows
- Bevels
- Applying filters to layers
- Blending and layers
- Making Smart Objects and Filters work for you
Vector Drawing and Typography
Vector drawing
- Creating paths with the pen tool
- Adding shape layers
- Drawing vector geometric shapes
Working with type
- Paragraphs and point type
- Editing and formatting text
- Altering type layers
- Placing text on a path
Photographic Restoration and Retouching
Retouching a photo
- Eliminating dust and scratches
- Removing distracting objects
Repairing problem photos
- Retouching and repairing an image
- Cloning away details
Designing Graphics for the Web
Creating Web content
- Designing Web banners
- Turning images into buttons
- Producing rollover effects
Outputting for the Web
- Optimising for Web colours
- Slicing an image for quick rendering
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