Adobe Photoshop CS4: Intermediate

London (EC1)

08/04/10

£

435

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28/04/10

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435

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19/05/10

£

435

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07/06/10

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435

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Course Overview

This is a two day Adobe authorised intermediate level course which will enable you to realise your creative and productive potential.

In addition to Photoshop CS4's more advanced features, the course covers tone and colour correction, using adjustment layers and layer masks, advanced retouching techniques, automating tasks, working with shapes and brushes and using powerful layering and filtering techniques.

This is a practical, hands-on course designed to enable you to work more quickly and effectively using Adobe Photoshop. Feel free to bring along examples of your work if you wish. This course has been classified as IT End User Training.

Audience

This course is designed for those who are already familiar with the fundamentals of Photoshop but wish they could get more from this immensely powerful and versatile application.

Course Outline

DAY ONE

Photoshop essentials

• Essential keyboard shortcuts
• Using the Purge command
• Working with libraries
• Using Annotations
• Working smarter with the Bridge
• Customising the workspace
• Creating custom keyboard shortcuts
• Controlling menu item display
• Saving custom workspaces
• Creating tool presets

Tone and colour correction

• Assessing image faults
• Tone Range and Contrast enhancements
• Colour correction techniques
• Working with levels and curves
• Using Fixed Colour Samplers
• Working with the Info panel

Further colour tools

• Working with Adjustment Layers
• Editing Adjustment Layer Masks
• Changing Adjustment Layer content
• Using the Target Adjustment panel
• The Selective Colour command
• Black and White command
• Image toning effects

Selection techniques

• Quick Mask mode
• Using Alpha channels
• Working with Photoshop paths
• Creating selections from paths
• The Extract command
• The Refine Edge command
• Blending depth of field

Retouching techniques

• The Clone Source panel
• Working with Clone Source overlays
• Using pixel grid for editing individual pixels
• The Vanishing Point filter
• Creating and editing perspective planes
• Retouching in perspective
• Blurring and noise reduction
• Vibrance adjustment

Questions and answers

DAY TWO

Automating tasks

• The Actions panel
• Working with folders
• Recording Actions
• Controlling Action playback
• Inserting non-recordable items
• Batch processing folders with Actions
• Saving and loading panel sets

Working with shapes

• Vector shape tools
• Editing vector shapes using the Pen tool
• Combining shapes with Add, Subtract and Intersect commands
• Creating custom shapes

Working with brushes

• Creating custom brushes
• Working with the Brushes panel
• Working with Shape Dynamics and Scatter effects
• Adjusting colour dynamics
• Adding stroke effects to paths

Filter techniques

• More useful filters
• Working with Smart Filter layers
• Stacking Smart Filter effects
• Editing filter Masks and blend controls
• Using Alpha Channels with filters

Layering techniques

• Working faster and smarter in layers
• The Auto Align Layers command
• The Auto Blend Layers command
• Working with Smart Object layers
• Editing Smart Object content
• Rasterising Smart Object layers
• Techniques with Layers Masks
• Tools for editing Layer Masks
• Grouping layers with Clipping Masks
• Working with Layer Styles
• Fill opacity vs general opacity
• Wrapping artwork
• Creating and applying layer comps
• Content aware scaling

Questions and answers