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Provided by: XChange Training UK Adobe Photoshop CS2 - Two Day Introduction Training CoursePhotoshop |
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Provided by XChange Training UK
Adobe Photoshop CS2 is the standard image editing application used by the majority of design professionals throughout the world. It offers incredible creative freedom both in terms of manipulating exisiting images, creating new art work, and integrating all design elements. Photoshop CS2 also supports vector graphics, easy automation, and a wide range of other improved features, including the brilliant new Adobe Bridge, vanishing point effects, one-click red-eye correction and much more. If you re serious about working in the creative industries, it s no exaggeration to say that you must know this application.
In this two day beginners course in Adobe Photoshop CS2, you will learn the basics of image manipulation and creation with this powerful tool. Learning how to create accurate selections to modfiy with Photoshop s tools will form a key part of the training (including Quick masks), as will understanding layers, using colour and transparency, and adjusting images to improve their quality/suitability for their intended publication. You will also look at Photoshop s vector/path drawing tools, use its improved type engine, work with clipping paths, blending modes and flters. There will also be opportunity to experiment with images for your particular publication to ensure that you have the required skills to do your job before leaving the training. Finally, you'll also take a look at some of CS 2's cool new features, including Adobe Bridge, the Spot Healing Brush, and more.
By the end of this course you will be create artwork with confidence in a range of styles. You will also be able to perform professional enchancements and modifications to exisiting images. Finally, you will be able to convert or save these images/artwork for professional output.
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Adobe Photoshop CS2 - Two Day Introduction Training Course
The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.
Getting Started with Photoshop CS
-Workspaces, Palettes, the File Browser
-Tool Palette: explanation of each tool and its options.
-Use of the Navigator palette: how to view the image you are working on easily and quickly.
-Use of the Options Palette: how it changes for each tool selected.
Selections and Erasing
-Use the marquee, lasso, and magic wand tools to select parts of an image in various ways
-Reposition a selection marquee
-Use of the Quick mask mode to fine-tune a selection
-Move and duplicate a selection
-Constrain the movement of a selection
-Add to and subtract from selections
-Rotate, scale, and transform a selection
-Crop an image
Levels & Curves
-Improving the black/white balance in images
Layers
-Organise your artwork on layers
-Create a new layer, view and hide layers
-Remove artwork on layers
-Reorder layers & applying modes to layers
-Link layers to affect them simultaneously
-Add text and layer effects to a layer
-Save a copy of the file with the layers flattened
-Blending modes
Using Brushes and other drawing/editing tools
-The Paintbrush tool
-Brushes and the Rubber Stamp (clone) tool
-Brushes and their use with other tools
-The rubber stamp tool for duplicating objects
-Transforming an object with the Free Transform tool
-The Art Histroy brush for paint-type effects
Mask & Channels
-Using Quick Mask mode to make detailed selections
-Making subtle changes to colour balance with the Channel Mixer
-Adding and using Layer Masks
Gradients
-Using the Gradient tool
-Gradient Map adjustment layers
Text and Vector Features
-Creating Vector Masks: what are they?
-Drawing vector objects
-Drawing paths
-Stroking paths
-Using the Text Tool
-Setting font, size, Colour, Leading and Tracking
-Applying Layer Effects to text
-Rendering a text layer
-Clipping Paths for DTP layout applications
Image Resizing
-Image size, screen size, resolution, resampling options
Retouching problem images
-Using Masks, Filters, and the Healing Brush to correct problem images
-Remove a colour cast from an image using an adjustment layer
-Use the Replace Colour command to change the hue and saturation of a selected colour in a photograph
-Using the Spot Healing brush (new in CS2 )
-Advanced noise reduction (new in CS2 )
File Types: saving for different types of output
-Save an Adobe Photoshop file in a format that can be used by a page layout program
-Save a file for the Web
-Save a file for repurposing
-Save a PDF
Getting Started with Photoshop CS
-Workspaces, Palettes, the File Browser
-Tool Palette: explanation of each tool and its options.
-Use of the Navigator palette: how to view the image you are working on easily and quickly.
-Use of the Options Palette: how it changes for each tool selected.
Selections and Erasing
-Use the marquee, lasso, and magic wand tools to select parts of an image in various ways
-Reposition a selection marquee
-Use of the Quick mask mode to fine-tune a selection
-Move and duplicate a selection
-Constrain the movement of a selection
-Add to and subtract from selections
-Rotate, scale, and transform a selection
-Crop an image
Levels & Curves
-Improving the black/white balance in images
Layers
-Organise your artwork on layers
-Create a new layer, view and hide layers
-Remove artwork on layers
-Reorder layers & applying modes to layers
-Link layers to affect them simultaneously
-Add text and layer effects to a layer
-Save a copy of the file with the layers flattened
-Blending modes
Using Brushes and other drawing/editing tools
-The Paintbrush tool
-Brushes and the Rubber Stamp (clone) tool
-Brushes and their use with other tools
-The rubber stamp tool for duplicating objects
-Transforming an object with the Free Transform tool
-The Art Histroy brush for paint-type effects
Mask & Channels
-Using Quick Mask mode to make detailed selections
-Making subtle changes to colour balance with the Channel Mixer
-Adding and using Layer Masks
Gradients
-Using the Gradient tool
-Gradient Map adjustment layers
Text and Vector Features
-Creating Vector Masks: what are they?
-Drawing vector objects
-Drawing paths
-Stroking paths
-Using the Text Tool
-Setting font, size, Colour, Leading and Tracking
-Applying Layer Effects to text
-Rendering a text layer
-Clipping Paths for DTP layout applications
Image Resizing
-Image size, screen size, resolution, resampling options
Retouching problem images
-Using Masks, Filters, and the Healing Brush to correct problem images
-Remove a colour cast from an image using an adjustment layer
-Use the Replace Colour command to change the hue and saturation of a selected colour in a photograph
-Using the Spot Healing brush (new in CS2 )
-Advanced noise reduction (new in CS2 )
File Types: saving for different types of output
-Save an Adobe Photoshop file in a format that can be used by a page layout program
-Save a file for the Web
-Save a file for repurposing
-Save a PDF
About The Training Provider: XChange Training UK
XChange Training UK - XChange Training offer bespoke and scheduled training in a large range of creative and web technolgies including Adobe training courses for Adobe InDesign CS4 & CS3, Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 & CS3, Adobe Illustrator CS4 & CS3, Adobe Photoshop CS4 & CS3, Adobe Flash CS4 & CS3 & Flash ActionScript; Adobe Acrobat 9 & 8 and Adobe Premiere CS3 and QuarkXPress 8 & 7; Macromedia Dreamweaver 8, Macromedia...
