This course is for anyone interested to improve their skills and making the most of Adobe's most popular image editing application.
On this course you will learn best practices, shortcuts, timesavers and general workflows using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Bridge.
Taking part in this hands-on workshop will provide you with techniques to be able to work faster, more efficiently and more professionally with this industry leading Adobe product.
All attendees are required to bring a laptop with relevant software loaded (preferably latest version or at least Photoshop CS6).
Course Syllabus
Basics
- Working with images
- User Interface
- Navigation
- Image size and Resolution
- Cropping Images
- Color modes
- Bridge integration
- Camera RAW
Layers
- Layers basics
- Layers Panel
- Special Layers
- Layer styles
- Blend modes
Drawing
- Brush Tool
- Create Custom Brushes
- Vector Shapes
Transformations
- Basic Transformations
- Special Transformations - Puppet Warp, Perspective Warp CC
Selections
- Basic Selections Tools
- Selections based on color and contrast
- Advanced Selection techniques
Masking
- Non-destructive workflow
- Masking
- Vector Mask for geometric shapes
- Vector Mask for organic shapes (Pen Tool)
Smart Objects
- Smart Objects basics
- Vector Smart Objects
- Linked Smart objects
- Smart Filters
Adjustment Layers
- Adjustment Layers
- Tonal Adjustments
- Color Adjustments
- Contrast Adjustments
Retouching
- Healing Brushes
- Clone Stamp Tool
- Advanced Clone Stamp techniques
- Liquify Filter
- Content-Aware techniques
- Dodge and Burn
- Retouching portraits (combination of tools)
- Restoration and colouring of photographs
Type
- Working with text
- Formatting text
- Techniques with text
Save and Export
- Saving your work
- Creating print-ready PDFs
- Saving file for the Web
Course cost £250 per person - includes lunch and all course materials.
To book please email [email protected]
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