Adobe Photoshop Training is a comprehensive 3 day course that covers Photoshop essentials while providing countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive while using the tool.
This course includes in-depth training on introductory, intermediate and advanced Photoshop topics to provide a solid foundation for any type of post-class Photoshop work that a student will engage in.

This 3 day course covers introductory and advanced topics.

Getting to know the Work Area

• Starting to work in Adobe Photoshop
• Using the tools
• Setting tool properties
• Undoing actions in Photoshop
• More about panels and panel locations
• Customizing the workspace
• Finding resources for using Photoshop

Basic Photo Corrections

• Strategy for retouching Resolution and image size
• Straightening and cropping the image in Photoshop
• Adjusting the color and tone
• Using the Spot Healing Brush tool
• Using content-aware fill
• Repairing areas with the Clone Stamp tool
• Applying a content-aware patch
• Sharpening the image

Working with Selections

• 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
• Selecting from a center point
• Resizing and copying a selection
• Cropping an image

Layer Basics

• Using the Layers panel
• Rearranging layers
• Applying a gradient to a layer
• Applying a layer style
• Adding an adjustment layer
• Updating layer effects
• Adding a border
• Flattening and saving files

Correcting and Enhancing Digital Photographs

• About camera raw files
• Processing files in Camera Raw
• Applying advanced color correction
• Correcting digital photographs in Photoshop
• Correcting image distortion
• Adding depth of field

Masks and Channels

• Working with masks and channels
• Creating a mask
• Refining a mask
• Creating a quick mask
• Manipulating an image with Puppet Warp
• Working with channels

Typographic Design

• Creating a clipping mask from type
• Creating type on a path
• Warping point type
• Designing paragraphs of type
• Working with type styles
• Adding a rounded rectangle
• Adding vertical text

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 Compositing

• Arranging layers
• Using Smart Filters
• Painting a layer
• Adding a background
• Automating a multistep task
• Upscaling a low-resolution image
• Saving the image for four-color printing
• Matching color schemes across images
• Stitching a panorama
• Finishing the image

Editing Video

• Creating a new video project
• Animating text with keyframes
• Creating effects
• Adding transitions
• Adding audio
• Muting unwanted audio
• Rendering video

Painting with the Mixer Brush

• About the Mixer Brush
• Selecting brush settings
• Mixing colors
• Creating a custom brush preset
• Mixing colors with a photograph

Working with 3D Images

• Creating a 3D shape from a layer
• Manipulating 3D objects
• Adding 3D objects
• Merging 3D layers to share the same 3D space
• Positioning objects in a scene
• Applying materials to 3D objects
• Lighting a 3D scene
• Rendering a 3D scene

Preparing Files for the Web

• Creating slices
• Exporting HTML and images
• Using the Zoomify feature

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