Adobe Photoshop Advanced

Duration: 24 hours

Teaching Methodology: Hands-on

OVERVIEW

Participants who take this course will learn advance techniques that turns them into power users.

AUDIENCE

Photographers, web designers, architects, interior designers, decorators, graphic designers, artists, animators, TV graphic designers, art directors and anyone who is interested in editing images.

PREREQUISITES

Photoshop essentials course.

COURSE CONTENTS

01 - Advanced Layers

Layer Effects and Styles
Clipping Masks and Layer Groups
Smart Filter Layers
Working with Smart Objects
Puppet Warp
Perspective Warp

02 - Layer Masks

Layer mask recap
Layer mask shortcuts
Layer mask techniques
Refining masks

03 - Advanced Selections

Using the Refine Edge command
Saving Alpha Channels
Making a Channel mask

04 - The Camera Raw Plug in

Understanding the Camera Raw format
The importance of bit depth in image manipulation
Exposure adjustments
The Graduated filter and Adjustment Brush tools

05 - Advanced Retouching

Content Aware fill
Non-destructive retouching
Extending images
Cloning in perspective
Sharpening techniques
Lens correction
Liquify

06 - An in-depth look at Bridge Color Management

The need for colour management
Configuring default working color spaces
Choosing an image profile
Soft proofing

07 - Automated actions

Batch processing jpeg tiff and RAW files
Working with Actions
Running a batch command
Creating Contact Sheets
Using File > Scripts > Image Processor
Combining Multiple Images (Photomerge - Sequence - AutoAlign - Panorama View)

08 - Advanced Applications

Making Avatar
Swapping faces and Swapping Skin
Dream Scene Montage
Pop Art (Turn a photograph into artwork)
Out of Bounds Photo Effects
Applying a Label
Create a Collage
Making Text Photo