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Photoshop Training for Web Graphics

2 days - £445 + vat

Photoshop Training Photoshop allows web designers to produce a wide variety of optimised graphics by manipulating and composing scanned or drawn images, using powerful layering and masking techniques and a wealth of special effect filters.

During this Photoshop training course for the Web you will learn how to create and optimise your images for the web.

In addtion to this Introductory Photoshop for Web Graphics Course we offer Photoshop Training and Advanced Photoshop training courses for print design.

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Photoshop Training for Web Graphics Course Objectives

Upon completion of this Photoshop training course, delegates will be confident in using Adobe Photoshop to:

Create and optimise images for the web.
Work effectively and flexibly with Photoshop tools to create stylish web graphics
Use filters and layer effects both as tools and effects
Export from Photoshop using the most appropriate file formats for the web.
Develop Photoshop skills further using the in depth knowledge gained during this course

This Photoshop training for Web Graphics course forms part of our Web Design Week, comprising of our 1 day Web Design course, our 2 day Dreamweaver course and our 2 day Photoshop Training for Web Graphics courses

All three of these web design training courses can be booked together to form a comprehensive week of web design training for just £795 (£1,105 if booked separately).

Photoshop for Web Graphics Training Course Content

Basics

Basic Photoshop concepts
Ways of acquiring images
Overview of Photoshop tools
Background and foreground colours
How text works in Photoshop
Photoshop and web graphics creation
Colour and web graphics

Creating Website Graphics

Logos
Header images
Navigation Bars
Backgrounds
Gradient Boxes
Buttons
Banner and other adverts

Selection & Masks

Use of layer masks in montage
Rectangular and elliptical marquees
Using the lasso tool
How the magic wand works
Subtracting and adding
Essential keyboard image navigation
Transforming and editing

Tools & Layers

Brushes and brush types
How text works in Photoshop
The advantages of using layering
Transforming and distorting
Layer blending modes

Image Preparation & Re-touching

Layer masks adjustment layers
Colour correction techniques
Using levels. Levels explained
Colorizing greyscale images

Combining Images

Creating montages
The gradient tool and selection
Working with multiple layers
Overlaying images
Ways of combining images
Creating layer masks

Working With Paths

Creating and saving paths
Converting selection to paths

Filters As Tools

Tips on using filters
Blurring and sharpening

Images for the Web

Slicing an image
Animation
Saving animation for the web
Mocking up a website in Photoshop
Photoshop and Dreamweaver
Transferring designs to Dreamweaver

Exporting Files

Setting transparency for web images
Optimising images for the web
Resolution considerations for the web
Examination of file types
Advantages of various formats
Converting the image type

Photoshop Training for Web Graphics 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 for Web Graphics course one to one for £895 + vat

Photoshop for Web Graphics Training Recommended Reading

Real World Photoshop CS3 – David Blatner & Bruce Fraser – buy from amazon
Web Photoshop – Peter Cope – buy from amazon

Download course outline as pdf.

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Photoshop Training for Web Graphics course dates

13 - 14 May 2010
22 - 23 Jul 2010
30 Sep - 1 Oct 2010
9 - 10 Dec 2010