Course overview
This course will enhance skills already obtained at introduction level to realise the creative and productive potential of Adobe Photoshop.

Who should attend
Delegates should completed Adobe Photoshop CS3 Introduction or be competent the skills outlined in the course.

Course contents

Getting Started
Modifying the preferences
Customising shortcuts
Creating and changing tool presets
Cropping and rotating images
Modifying the canvas size

Masking
Colour range
Transforming selections
Feathering selections
Using selections as masks
Quick mask mode

Retouching
Using the colour palette
Changing painting modes

Colour correction
Introduction to channels
Applying colour adjustments
Using levels and curves

Layers
Creating transparent layers
Linking and aligning layers
Creating text layers
Formatting type
Check spelling
Warping text
Type on a path and in a shape
Adjustment layers

Vectors & Shapes
Basic pen tool (using the cutouts facility)
Shape layers

Advanced Selections
Channels
Alpha channels

Type
Point and area type
Type on a path

Images for the Web
Slicing tool
Creating animations
Saving animation for the web
Mocking up a website in Photoshop

Filters
Applying basic filters
The extract filter
The liquify filter
Pattern maker filter

Adobe Bridge
Overview
Viewing files
Viewing/adding metadata
List, rotate, copy and delete files
Stacking/sorting files
Automating processes

Printing
Colour separations
Halftone screening for colour

The course outline is only a guide. It can be adapted to suit your requirements.

Related courses

Adobe PhotoShop CS3 Introduction
Adobe PhotoShop CS3 Advanced

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