Adobe Photoshop Core Skills: Level 1

Course Description:

  The Adobe Photoshop CC Core Skills: Level 1 course is designed for intro level and self-taught Photoshop users, and will teach them how to edit and manage images and photographs in Photoshop CC. Students will learn about the Photoshop Interface, use tools and panels, customize and save workspaces, basic photo retouching, image resolutions, cropping and editing, layers, masks , channels, gradients and text.

The course is always upgraded to latest version of CC as soon as Adobe published new training materials for that version. This normally happens 2-4 months after the version release.

The course will cover the following topics:

• Getting to Know the Work Area
• Basic Photo Corrections
• Working with Selections
• Layer Basics
• Masks and Channels
• Typographic Design

Quick Fixes
Getting started
Improve a snapshot
Adjust facial features with Liquify
Blur a background
Create a panorama
Fill empty areas when cropping
Correct image distortion
Extend depth of field
Move objects with the Content-Aware Move tool
Adjust perspective in an image

Vector Drawing Techniques
Bitmap images and vector graphics
Paths and the Pen tool
Getting started
Drawing with the Pen tool
Using defined custom shapes
Import a Smart Object
Add color and depth to a shape using layer styles

Advanced Compositing
Getting started
Arranging layers
Using Smart Filters
Painting a layer
Add a background
Use the History panel to undo edits
Upscale a low-resolution image

Painting with the Mixer Brush
About the Mixer Brush
Getting started
Selecting brush settings
Mixing colors
Create a custom brush preset
Mix colors with a photograph

Working with Camera Raw
Getting started
About camera raw files
Processing files in Camera Raw
Applying advanced color correction

Preparing Files for the Web
Getting started
Using layer groups to create button graphics
Automating a multistep task
Designing with artboards

Producing and Printing Consistent Color
Prepare files for printing
Performe a zoom test
Identify out-of-gamut colors
Adjust an image
Convert an image to CMYK
Color management
Specify color-management settings
Proof an image on screen
Save the image as a CMYK EPS file
Print a CMYK image from Photoshop

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• Experienced Professional Instructor Trains Your Team
• Content Focused On Your Team's Needs
• Convenient Scheduling and Class Setup
• Significant Per/Student Cost Savings
• Online, On-Site and Blended Options Available

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