Course Target:

Participants should have an interest in graphics and traditional imaging.This Photoshop course is suitable for all levels of Photoshop users. Seasoned users may wish to take this class to enforce their Photoshop knowledge.

Entry Requirements:

Participants must have basic PC or Mac skills, including an fundamental understanding of a computer's operating system, how to launch an application and create and save files, as well as how to copy files from CDs and other media.

Qualification:

Participants, on satisfactory completion of the course and any related assignments, will be awarded a Certificate in photoshop.

Total Course Time:

Duration :18 hours tutored training - 3 hours per week for six weeks. Participants should allow a further 3 hours per week for assignment and revision.

Course Description:

This scheduled advanced course for Photoshop will develop Photoshop users skills to explore more advanced features and improve workflows. In this course, learners will work with advanced image handling tools and features available in Adobe Photoshop.

Upon successful completion of this course delegates will be able to:

• Produce advanced face retouching & manipulation techniques
• Use colour in Photoshop effectively
• Maximise the potential of Photoshop Brush engine
• Work with advanced compositions
• Automate your workflow

Course Outline:

Adobe Photoshop CS4 Introduction:

The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.

Managing the Adobe Photoshop CS4 Environment

• Working with Tool Presets
• Using Layer Comps for layouts
• Exploring default Preferences
• Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
• Camera Raw files functionality
• Colour management
• Actions, Droplets & Batch processing

Advanced Image Adjustments

• Face Retouch & Manipulation
• Sharpening with Lab Mode
• Grayscale with Black & White Conversion
• Advanced effects with Gradient map
• Photo Filters
• Creating Panoramic images with Photomerge
• Affect Perspective using Vanishing Point

Advanced Painting & Retouching

• Exploring the Brush Engine and creating custom Brushes
• Working with Patterns
• Using Smart Filters
• Liquify Techniques
• Lighting effects and 3D Textures

Advanced Layer Compositions

• Replace colour & Colour Range vs Extract
• Selecting Pixels using Paths
• Advanced Masking with Calculations
• Advanced use of Blending Modes
• Knockouts and Clipping Masks
• Type on a Path

Advanced Outputting features

• Animated bitmaps
• Combining Photoshop and Illustrator
• Creating Multipackage
• Getting It Right In Print

Outputting your artwork

• Colour modes, Resolution and Image Size
• Cropping an image vs Extending the Canvas
• File formats & optimising artwork for Web