Adobe Photoshop CS4: Advanced Techniques

£545
guide price
2
day
PSCS4A
course code
PS2,CRS291
also known as

Overview

This course takes a more in-depth look at the application exploring many of the creative and workflow related tools in Photoshop, and also introduces non-destructive editing and advanced techniques to create fantastic images.

This training may be available onsite; please contact us if you are interested.

Audience

This course is suitable for anybody who has attended the Photoshop CS4 - Introductory course or already has equivalent knowledge and wants to develop their Photoshop skills to a more advanced level.

Examinations

This course will prepare you for the following exams and certification tracks shown. Please note that the exam may not be included in the price shown: please contact us to check.

Course Outline

  • Using Bridge
  • Outputing contact sheets and web galleries from bridge
  • Image management
  • Metadata
  • File info
  • Metadata
  • Searching
  • Rating files
  • RAW and 16 bit support
  • Masking and Layers
  • Using the mask panel
  • Quick Masks
  • Channel masking
  • Colour Range command
  • Alpha Channels
  • Bitmap Masks
  • Vector Masks
  • Layer Clipping groups
  • Using auto-align layers command
  • Using the stack mode (Photoshop Extended)
  • Fill, Pattern and Gradient layers
  • Creating and editing Shape layers
  • Working non-destructively
  • Using cloning layers
  • Adjustment layers
  • Smart Objects
  • Smart Filters
  • Using the clone source panel
  • Using Dodge and Burn for adjusting lighting in images
  • Content aware scaling
  • Protecting areas with content aware scaling
  • Importing and editing 3D objects and using 3D Layers
  • Editing object textures
  • Importing video, and using video layers
  • The animation panel
  • History panel
  • Vanishing Point filter
  • Using depth of field
  • Extract filter
  • Automating Photoshop
  • Batch processing from Bridge
  • Printing


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