PhotoshopAdvanced

PhotoshopAdvanced - Photoshop Advanced

Course Duration: 12 Hours

Delivery Methods: Classroom Training - Instructor Led or Online


COURSE OVERVIEW

Adobe Photoshop is a leading graphic creation application, popular among graphic designers, illustrators, and photographers. Photoshop's numerous features work together to provide a comprehensive toolset for you, the design professional. This course delves into some of the more advanced image creation and editing techniques and offers you hands-on activities that demonstrate how these techniques can be used in combination to create exciting visual effects. This course is a great component of your preparation for the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) Visual Design Using Adobe Photoshop CC exam.


WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This course will prepare you to use the most common basic features of Adobe Photoshop. Use brushes, gradients, and tool presets to create raster images. Apply vector paths, shape drawing tools, type, and type special effects. Apply advanced layer techniques with masks, filters, layers, and smart objects. Apply actions and batch processing to automate tasks. Set project requirements by identifying the purpose, audience, copyright rules, and project management tasks.


COURSE PREREQUISITES

  • To ensure your success in this course, you should have experience with Photoshop workspace. To meet these prerequisites, you can take this course: Adobe Photoshop Basic.

Course Outline

1 - Introduction
  • Introduction
2 - Painting and Using Brushes
  • Painting with Brushes
  • Using the Brushes Panel
  • Defining Custom Brushes
  • Saving Tool Presets
  • Using the History Brush
3 - Using Vector Tools
  • Working with Vector Shapes
  • Creating Custom Shapes
  • Using the Pen Tool
  • Discovering Paths
  • Understanding Vector Masks
  • Using Vector Objects and Spot Colors
4 - Using Libraries
  • What is the CC Library
  • Adding and Deleting Assets in the Library
  • Sharing Assets
  • Creating New Libraries
  • Sharing a Library
5 - Advanced Special Effects
  • Using the Blur Filters
  • Applying the Distort Filters
  • Creating a Pixelated Look
  • Stylizing Effects
  • Using Liquify
  • Using Smart Filters
  • Working with Smart Objects
  • Loading a Texture into Type
6 - Working with RAW Images
  • What is a Raw Image
  • Processing Raw Images
  • Opening a JPEG File in Raw
7 - Retouching Basics
  • Developing a Strategy for Retouching
  • Using Retouching Tools
  • Using the Dust and Scratches Filter
  • Applying Sharpening
  • Working with Face Aware Liquify
8 - Automating Tasks
  • Using Actions
  • Creating Actions
  • Using Droplets
  • Using the Image Processor
  • Creating an HDR Image
  • Creating a Panoramic Image
9 - Integration with other Adobe Software
  • Using PSD Files in InDesign
  • Using PSD Files in Illustrator
  • Using PSD Files in Dreamweaver
10 - Understanding Color Management
  • Why Color Management
  • Calibrating a Monitor
  • Calibrating a printer
  • Loading Profiles into PSDs
11 - Conclusion
  • Course Recap
Dates & Times

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