Photoshop Training | Chicago and LA
Photoshop CS4 Fundamentals
Course Description
This Adobe Certified Photoshop course will teach you everything you need to know to master Photoshop - the World's leading photo editing program. You get hands-on practice working with basic through to advanced techniques to get the most out of your experience.
Learn how to retouch digital photos, work with layers and masks, create image composites, transform images in perspective, and prepare images for print and the web and much more!
Target Audience
Any Graphic Professionals including designers, illustrators, photographers, webmasters or beginners, who need to master the art of photo editing. No prior knowledge of Photoshop is needed. Experienced users will also benefit from the many tips and tricks and practical exercises. Training available on both Mac and Pc platforms.
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Learning Objectives
- Basic photo corrections
- Photo retouching
- Using selections
- Working with layers
- Masking and channels
- Process digital photos
- Color and lighting effects
- Compositing images into montages
- Advanced layer techniques
- Advanced compositing
- Producing and printing consistent color
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
- Customizing the workspace
- Finding resources for using Photoshop
- Checking for updates
Basic Photo Corrections
- Strategy for retouching
- Resolution and image size
- Getting started
- Straightening and cropping an image
- Making automatic adjustments
- Removing a color cast
- Manually adjusting the tonal range
- Replacing colors 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 tool
- Using the Healing Brush and Patch tools
- Applying the Unsharp Mask filter
- Saving the image for four-color printing
Working with Selections
- About selecting and selection tools
- Using the Quick Selection tool
- Moving a selected area
- Manipulating selections
- Using the Magic Wand tool
- Selecting with the lasso tools
- Rotating a selection
- Selecting with the Magnetic Lasso tool
- Cropping an image and erasing within a selection
- Refining the edge of a selection
Layer Basics
- About layers
- Using the Layers panel
- Rearranging layers
- Applying a gradient to a layer
- Applying a layer style
- Flattening and saving files
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
- Colorizing with an adjustment layer
- Grouping and clipping layers
- Inverting a mask
- Using type as a mask
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
- Creating a PDF image gallery
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
Vector Drawing Techniques
- About bitmap images and vector graphics
- About paths and the Pen tool
- Using paths with artwork
- Creating vector objects for the background
- Working with defined custom shapes
- Importing a Smart Object
Advanced Layering
- Clipping a layer to a shape
- Setting up a Vanishing Point grid
- Creating your own keyboard shortcuts
- Placing imported artwork
- Adding artwork in perspective
- Adding a layer style
- Placing the side panel artwork
- Adding more artwork in perspective
- Adding an adjustment layer
- Working with layer comps
- Managing layers
- Flattening a layered image
- Merging layers and layer groups
- Stamping layers
Advanced Compositing
- Assembling a montage of images
- Applying filters
- Hand-coloring selections on a layer
- Applying Smart Filters
- Adding drop shadows and a border
- Matching color schemes across images
- Automating a multistep task
- Stitching a panorama
Producing and Printing Consistent Color
- About color management
- Specifying color-management settings
- Proofing an image
- Identifying out-of-gamut colors
- Adjusting an image and printing a proof
- Saving the image as a CMYK EPS file
- Printing
Test Testimonial
"Everyone at Training Connection was very helpful, friendly, and engaging. The facilities are clean, comfortable, and at a great easy-access location. The Photoshop class was perfect for my needs as a 2-week experience self-taught designer. Allison made me feel very comfortable to ask questions and she tailored her instruction to my individual needs. I would come back to Training Connection and would recommend this company (and Allison) to other design professionals. Thank you!"
Laura Bivens - Seating Concepts
Test Testimonial
"The instructor is very knowledgeable and a very good teacher. The course was very well structured. The instructor was well prepared. Overall - a great course. I would definitely recommend it to others!
Great job, Eva!"
Great job, Eva!"
Viktoria McCracken - Hudson Highland Group
Test Testimonial
"I thought this was an excellent course and I learned a great deal over the past two days. The instructor was knowledgeable and friendly and taught at a good pace."
Bailey Lowry - Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company
Test Testimonial
"This was a very pleasant learning experience. The cleanliness of the facility; the kindness of the Office Manager and the knowledge of the instructor were all above average.I wouldn't change anything about my experience."
Lesa A. Kelley - Invenergy LLC
