Adobe Photoshop Advanced

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COURSE OVERVIEW:

You will learn about advanced image manipulation and editing techniques to create impactful images for high-end printers, Internet browsers and any number of mobile devices.

PREREQUISITES:

Photoshop Fundamentals or equivalent experience

AGENDA TOPICS:

Unit 1- Photoshop – Camera RAW

• What s a RAW File?
• What is HDR?
• Taking Photos for HDR Images
• Tool Bar Tool Functions
• Basic Tonal Adjustments
• Curves Adjustments in Camera RAW
• Sharpening & Noise Reduction in Camera RAW
• Working with Images Edited in Previous Camera RAW Versions
• Using Snapshots
• Cropping Images in Camera RAW
• White Balancing & Developing Multiple Images
• Lens Correction
• Straightening Images
• Creating Black & White & Saving Presets
• Applying Split Toning
• Saving Presets
• Spot Removal Tool
• Adjustment Brush
• Cropping & Lens Vignetting
• Working with RAW Files in Photoshop
• Archiving RAW Images
• RAW vs. JPEG Images
• Editing TIFF & JPEG Images in Camera RAW
• The Difference Between JPEG & RAW File Processing
• RAW files vs. JPG
• Using Camera RAW as a Filter

Unit -2 Movie Merchandise Poster

• Movie Poster Layout
• Using Paste Into – Sample DVD
• Warping & Blending Modes – Sample Coffee Mug
• Displacement Map – Sample T-Shirt
• Vanishing Point – Sample CD Sound Track
• Photomerge & Content Aware Fill – Panorama Location Shot

Unit 3- Color Profiles & Settings

• Color Profiles
• Installing a Custom Color Profile & Color Settings
• Proofing Images with a Color Profile
• Converting Images to a Color Profile

Unit 4- Sharpen Images

• Sharpening Images
• Sharpening Images with the High Pass Filter
• Sharpening Images with the Unsharp Mask Filter
• Sharpening Images with the Smart Sharpen Filter

Unit 5- Automate Photoshop using Actions

• Automating Photoshop with Actions
• Duplicating and Modifying Actions
• Recording Complex Actions
• Recording a Variation of a Complex Action
• Batch Processing Images with Actions
• Creating a Watermark File
• Applying a Watermark Using an Action

Unit 6- Using Smart Objects

• Smart Objects & Layer Comps
• Using Mini-Bridge
• Color Balance the Image
• Import and Manipulate Color Vector Artwork
• Edit a Smart Object
• Record a Simple Action
• Colorize Black & White Artwork with Gradients

Unit 7- Working with Layer Comps

• Add Text & Create Layer Comps
• Using Scripts to Export Layer Comps as Files

Unit 8- Creative Compositing

• Creative Compositing by Adding Layers
• Using Quick Mask
• Editing a Mask
• Creating a Path with the Pen Tool
• Applying Filters & Creating Effects
• Creating a Lightning Effect Using an External File
• Adding Canvas and a Frame
• Making an Isolated Color Adjustment
• Adding a Custom Brush
• Tips for Compositing Images