Adobe Photoshop CS Workshop
Duration 3 days
Objectives
On this course you will learn the key functions within Photoshop CS required to create the majority of jobs for web and for print. The course includes a dedicated section dealing with the new features of Photoshop CS. The content of the course can also be tailored according to your own discipline, such as Photography, Graphic Design and Web Design. Each section of Photoshop will be dealt with in-depth using worked examples supplied by the trainer.
On the final day, the learning will be brought together on a final project, which can be one of your own choosing or one which we provide for you. Either way, this section will ensure that you are able to put into practice all you have learned along the way and to answer any areas that may remain unclear.
Delivery of the course is in a relaxed environment, and you are encouraged to ask questions at all stages during the workshop to ensure you are fully comfortable and that your queries are answered. This will also give the opportunity for the course to be modified to fit your specific requirements, where time allows and where practical.
Requirements
This course is for those who have some experience using Adobe Photoshop and who wish to learn the skills necessary to start using this program at an advanced level.
Course Outline
Introduction
• Vector vs Raster Graphics
• Colour Modes in Photoshop
• Overview of File Formats for Web and Print
• Overview of output settings for Web and Print
• Bit-depth, and why it is important in Photoshop
All Photoshop Users
• The Enhanced File browser
• Organisation of files and metadata
• Using Batch and automation Actions directly from the browser
• Customisable Shortcuts
• PDF Presentations
• New Web Gallery Templates
• Colour Management Guidance
Graphic Designers
• Creating Alternate Designs in one Document
• Nested Layer Sets
• Text on a Path and in a Shape
• Huge Document Support
• Filter Gallery and Multiple filters
Photographers
• Colour Matching between layers
• Improved Raw Camera Image File control
• 16-Bit Editing
• Live Histograms
• The New Panorama Plug-in
• Camera Exposure Correction
• Photo Filter Effects as Adjustment Layers
• Quick Colour Replacement
Video and Filmmakers
• Create non-square pixel documents
• Automated Action-safe and Title-safe Guides
• Pixel Aspect Ratio Correction for previews
Web Designers ImageReady
• Web-focussed Interface for Web Designers
• Flash File Export
• Smooth Integration with Photoshop CS
• Dynamic Content with Variables and Datasets
• Enhanced Automation with Conditional Actions
• Quick export to Multiple Files
• Output of Enhanced HTML and XHTML
• New Web Content Palette
The Photoshop Work Area
• The key palettes and functions in Photoshop
• The Tool Bar
• Setting up your document in Photoshop
• The Navigator
• The Layers Palette
• The History Palette
• The Channels Palette
• The Actions Palette
Working with Selections
• Simple selections
• Selecting and de-selecting
• Hiding the selection
• Saving and restoring selections
• Feathering and anti-aliasing with selections
• Adding and subtracting to a selection
• Using Quick Mask to paint a selection
• Using the Magic Wand
• Using the Lasso tools
• Using the Magnetic Lasso
Working with Layers
• About Layers in Photoshop
• Managing Layers
• Flattening Layers when saving
• Special Layers: Type and Adjustment
• Layer Sets
• Moving Layer and Layer Sets between files
• Hiding, showing and merging Layers
Working with Type
• Introduction to Type in Photoshop
• What is rendered type?
• Commiting edits
• Anti-aliasing type - Smooth, Strong, Crisp and Sharp
Working With Colour
• Colour Management in Photoshop
• Modes, Models, Gamuts and Colour Spaces
• The Colour Palette
• Creating Colours
• Creating Colour Swatches
• Profing Colours and Proof Set-Up
Painting with Photoshop
• The Paintbrush
• Creating, Saving and Loading Brushes
• The Pencil tool
• The Clone Stamp tool
• The History Brush tool
• The Healing and Patch tools
• The Eraser tool
Working with Layer Styles in Photoshop
• What are Layer Styles?
• Applying Layer Styles
• Adjusting Layer Styles
• Shadow Styles
• Glow Syles
• Bevel and Emboss
• Paint and Texture Styles
Working With Masks and Channels
• What are Channels?
• How are channels saved from Photoshop?
• RGB and CMYK channels
• Channels and selections
• Merging channels together
• Channels and Layers
Drawing Vector Shapes in Photoshop
• The Path Tool and palette
• Drawing Paths
• Anchor Points and Smooth points
• Saving Paths
• Converting Paths to selections
• Setting Stroke widths
• Exporting Paths and Clipping Paths
Using the History Pallete
• What is the History palette?
• Snapshots and States
• What is recorded in History and what isn't
• History palette limitations
• Navigating steps in the History palette
• Linear and non-linear History
Using the Actions Pallete
• What are actions?
• Using Photoshop factory-set Actions
• Creating a simple action
• Creating groups of actions
• Using Dialogues within actions
• Using the actions palette to move, copy and delete actions
• Saving and restoring actions
Adjustment Layers
• What are Adjustment Layers?
• Adjustment Layers vs direct adjustments
• Adjustment Layers and groups
• Adjsutment Layers and masks
• Hiding and showing adjustment layers
Using Filters
• Overview of Filters within Photoshop
• 3rd Party Filters
• Applying, Adjusting and re-applying Filters
• Liquify, Extract and Pattern Maker
• Using the Blur, Distort and Noise Filters
• Using the Pixellate, Render, Sharpen and Stylise Filters
• Other Filters
Using Gradients
• The Gradient Tool
• The Gradient Palette and Toolbar options
• Gradients and transparency
• Using the Gradient Picker
• Creating your own gradients
Outputting your Work for Print
• Printing Overview
• Using the Print Command
• Positioning on the Page
• Scaling the Image to the Printer
• Colour Management - Source and Print
• Output Settings:-
• > Crop Marks
• > Registration Marks
• > Negative or Positive
• > Bleed
• > Screen Settings
Outputting Your Work for the Web
• Overview of Web Graphics
• The Save for Web Command
• Creating Image Maps
• Slicing Images
• About Image Ready and production workflow
• Choosing the right file format
• Optimising for the Web
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