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Adobe Photoshop CS4: Level 1

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Course Overview

Skill Level: 1 Introduction

Duration: 2 Days

Description: Adobe® Photoshop® has been an indispensable image editing software application for many years. As an aspiring graphic designer, you would like to familiarize yourself with image creation and editing using this software. Understanding the different tools and features available in Photoshop CS4 will help you to maximize your creative potential. In this course, you’ll use the several tools and features of Photoshop CS4 to work with images.

Lesson 1: Getting to Know the Work Area
Starting to Work in Adobe Photoshop
Using the Tools
Using the Options Bar and other Panels
Undoing Actions in Photoshop
Customising the Workspace
Working with Adobe Bridge
Lesson 2: Basic Photo Corrections
Strategy for Retouching
Resolutions and Image size
Straightening and Cropping an Image
Making Automatic Adjustments
Removing a Colour Cast
Manually Adjusting the Tonal Range
Replacing Colours in an Image
Adjusting Lightness with the Dodge tool
Adjusting Saturation with the Sponge Tool
Comparing Automatic and Manual Results
Repairing Areas with the Clone Stamp Tool
Using the Spot Healing Brush and Healing Brush Tools
Applying the Unsharp Mask Filter
Lesson 3: Working with Selections
About Selecting and Selection Tools
Using the Quick Selection Tools
Moving a Selected Area
Manipulating Selections
Using the Magic Want Tool
Selecting with the Lasso Tool
Rotating a Selection
Selecting with the Magnetic Lasso Tool
Cropping an Image and Erasing within a Selection
Refining the Edge of a Selection
Lesson 4: Layer Basics
About Layers
Using the Layers Panel
Rearranging Layers
Applying a Gradient to a Layer
Applying a Layer Style
Flattening and Saving Files
Lesson 5: Masks and Channels
Working with Masks and Channels
Creating a Quick Mask
Editing a Mask
Viewing Channels
Adjusting Individual Channels
Loading a Mask as a Selection
Applying Filters to a Mask
Applying Effects using a Gradient Mask
Resizing the Canvas
Removing the Background from an Image
Moving Layers between Documents
Colorising with an Adjustment Layer
Grouping and Clipping Layers
Inverting a Mask
Using Type as a Mask
Lesson 6: Correcting and Enhancing Digital Photographs
About Camera Raw
Processing Files in Camera Raw
Correcting Digital Photographs in Photoshop
Editing Images with a Vanishing-Point Perspective
Correcting Image Distortion
Adding Depth of Field
Lesson 7: Typographic Design
About Type
Creating a Clipping Mask from Type
Creating a Design Element from Type
Using Interactive Formatting Controls
Warping Point Type
Designing a Paragraph of Type
Warping a Layer
Lesson 8: Saving Completed Images
Saving Images for Use in Print Applications
Saving Images for the Web
Saving Images as PDF

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