Photoshop training – 2 days – £425 + vat - dates
Photoshop training uk
Adobe Photoshop allows designers, photographers and web creators to produce all kinds of graphics by manipulating and composing scanned or drawn images, using powerful layering and masking techniques and a wealth of special effect filters.
Learn how to optimise your images for print or for the web.
In addtion to this Introductory Photoshop Training Course we offer an Advanced Photoshop Training Course and a Photoshop for Web Graphics Training Course
Photoshop Training Course Objectives
Upon completion of this Adobe Photoshop training course, the delegate will be able use Photoshop to:
- Scan, re-touch, and optimise images for print or the web.
- Work effectively and flexibly with layer masks in the production of montage and image manipulation.
- Use filters and layer effects both as tools and effects.
- Export from Photoshop using the most appropriate file format for the job in hand.
- Develop Photoshop skills further using the in depth knowledge gained during this training course.
Photoshop Training Course Content
BASICS
- Overview of the Photoshop CS3 interface
- Bitmaps and vectors explained
- Image modes
- Image size and resolution
- Image colour concepts
BASIC TOOLS AND COLOUR
- Overview of the Photoshop toolset
- Brushes and brush types
- Adjusting brushes
- Choosing colours by eye
- Numerical colour
- Pantone colour
- Do's and don’ts of choosing colours
- The background image
- Erasing and canvas colour
SELECTION
- Essential image navigation shortcuts
- The marquee tools
- Adding and subtracting selections
- Automatic selection using the wand tool
- Automatic selection using the quick selection brush
- Manual cut-out techniquesl
- Transforming a selection
- Understanding selection edges
- Refining selection edges
- Saving and reloading a selection
LAYER MASKS
- Introduction to the power of layer masks
- Creating a layer mask from a selection
- Modifying a layer mask using the paintbrush tool
- Tricks for modifying mask edges for cut-out
- The gradient tool and masks
LAYERS - COMBINING IMAGES
- Layer blending modes
- Layer opacity
- Transforming and distorting layers
- Working with multiple layers
- Creating montages
IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS
- Destructive verses non-destructive techniques
- Using adjustment layers
- Levels explained
- Colour balance and colour balance considerations
- Hue and saturation
- Selective adjustments using masks
FILTERS
- An overview of filters and their uses
- Pixel (100%) view and what it means
- Advantages of using smart filters
- Image sharpening in detail
- Image blurring
- Selective filtering
LAYER EFFECTS
- Overview of layer effects
- Applying drop shadow
- Applying other layer effects
STEPS TO PREPARE AN IMAGE FOR END USE
- Opening an image using Adobe Bridge
- Scan resolution and dpi explained in depth
- Reference to colour bit depth
- Cropping and sizing (the quick way)
- Image adjustments using levels, colour balance and hue/saturation
- Further correction to images using Shadow/highlight
- Re-touching using the clone tool
- Re-touching using the healing tool
- The new Clone Source Palette
FILE FORMATS
- Considerations when choosing a file format
- Common file formats explained
Photoshop Course Prerequisites
All delegates attending this photoshop training course must be confident with Windows or Macintosh environments, including creating, moving and deleting files and folders.
Silicon Beach Training recommends that all delegates familiarise themselves with the Photoshop interface, or that of a similar package before attending.
Trial can be downloaded from http://www.adobe.com/uk/downloads/#printpub
Book this Photoshop training course one to one for £895 + vat
Photoshop Training Recommended Reading
Real World Photoshop CS3 – David Blatner & Bruce Fraser – buy from amazon
Adobe Photoshop 8 CS – buy from amazon
Site dedicated to Adobe Photoshop CS2.
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