1 Day Course

Course Description:

You have familiarized yourself with the basic image editing tools of Adobe® Photoshop® CS2. Now, you may want to enhance the images by creating appropriate masks, applying special effects and retouching them. In this course, you'll work with the advanced tools and features available in Photoshop CS2 to enhance your images.

Course Objective:

You will learn skills to enhance your ability to create accurate masks, image effects; retouch images; and automate repetitive tasks.

Prerequisites

This course was designed for the design professional who wants to manage graphics using Photoshop CS2 for final print and web output. Basic PC skills are necessary to complete this course. These basic skills include: a basic understanding of a computer's operating system, launching an application, creating and saving files, and copying files from CDs and other media. In addition, you should have completed the Photoshop CS2 Basic Image Enhancement Level 1 course.

Course Content:

Lesson 1: Masking and Clipping Layers

• 1A: Erase a Background
• 1B: Edit a Selection by Painting a Quick Mask Overlay
• 1C: Save and Edit a Selection in an Alpha Channel
• 1D: Work with Layer Masks
• 1E: Make Areas Within a Layer Semitransparent
• 1F: Clip a Layer to the Shape of Another

Lesson 2: Masking with Vector Paths

• 2A: Create Vector Paths
• 2B: Edit paths
• 2C: Mask an Image with a Path

Lesson 3: Filling Image Areas

• 3A: Fill Image Areas with Swatch Colors
• 3B: Create Gradients
• 3C: Create Patterns

Lesson 4: Creating Special Effects

• 4A: Distort Editable Type
• 4B: Warp an Image
• 4C: Create Layer Comps
• 4D: Crop Images Precisely
• 4E: Restore Photographs
• 4F: Simulate Painted Effects

Lesson 5: Automating Tasks

• 5A: Create an Action
• 5B: Manage Actions

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