Adobe Photoshop Training

Curriculum:

GETTING TO KNOW THE WORK AREA

• Starting to work in Adobe Photoshop
• Using the tools
• Sampling a colour 
• Working with tools and tool properties
• Undoing actions in Photoshop
• More about panels and panel locations
• Finding resources for using Photoshop

BASIC PHOTO CORRECTIONS

• Strategy for retouching
• Resolution and image size
• Opening a file with Adobe Bridge
• Straightening and cropping the image in Photoshop
• Adjusting the colour and tone
• Using the Spot Healing Brush tool
• Applying a content-aware patch
• Repairing areas with the Clone Stamp tool
• Sharpening the image

WORKING WITH SELECTIONS

• About selecting and selection tools
• Getting started
• Using the Quick Selection tool
• Moving a selected area
• Manipulating selections
• Using the Magic Wand tool
• Selecting with the lasso tools
• Rotating a selection
• Selecting with the Magnetic Lasso tool
• Selecting from a centre point
• Resizing and copying a selection
• Cropping an image

LAYER BASICS

• About layers
• Getting started
• Using the Layers panel
• Rearranging layers
• Applying a gradient to a layer
• Applying a layer style
• Adding an adjustment layer
• Updating layer effects>
• Adding a border
• Flattening and saving files

QUICK FIXES

• Getting started
• Improving a snapshot
• Adjusting facial features with Liquify
• Blurring a background
• Creating a panorama
• Filling empty areas when cropping
• Correcting image distortion
• Extending depth of field
• Moving objects with the Content-Aware Move tool
• Adjusting perspective in an image

MASKS AND CHANNELS

• Working with masks and channels
• Getting started
• Using Select and Mask
• Creating a quick mask
• Manipulating an image with Puppet Warp
• Using an alpha channel to create a shadow

TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN

• About type
• Getting started
• Creating a clipping mask from type
• Creating type on a path
• Warping point type
• Designing paragraphs of type
• Adding a rounded rectangle
• Adding vertical text

VECTOR DRAWING TECHNIQUES

• About bitmap images and vector graphics
• About paths and the Pen tool
• Getting started
• Drawing with the Pen tool
• Working with defined custom shapes
• Importing a Smart Object
• Adding colour and depth to shape using layer styles

ADVANCED COMPOSITING

• Getting started
• Arranging layers
• Using Smart Filters
• Painting a layer
• Adding a background
• Using the History panel to undo edits
• Upscaling a low-resolution image

PAINTING WITH THE MIXER BRUSH

• About the Mixer Brush
• Getting started
• Selecting brush settings
• Mixing colours
• Creating a custom brush preset
• Mixing colours with a photograph

EDITING VIDEO

• Getting started
• About the Timeline panel
• Creating a new video project
• Animating text with keyframes
• Creating effects
• Adding transitions
• Adding audio
• Muting unwanted audio
• Rendering video

WORKING WITH CAMERA RAW

• Getting started
• About camera raw files
• Processing files in Camera Raw
• Applying advanced c

PREPARING FILES FOR THE WEB

• Getting started
• Using layer groups to create button graphics
• Automating a multistep task
• Designing with artboards

PRODUCING AND PRINTING CONSISTENT COLOR

• Preparing files for printing
• Getting started
• Performing a “zoom test”
• Identifying out-of-gamut colours
• Adjusting an image
• Converting an image to CMYK
• About colour management
• Specifying colour-management settings
• Proofing an image on the screen
• Saving the image as a CMYK EPS file
• Printing a CMYK image from Photoshop

PRINTING 3D FILES

• Getting started
• Understanding the 3D environment
• Positioning 3D elements
• Printing a 3D file