Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended: Advanced
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended: Advanced
Overview
Overview
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Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended: Advanced
Take your Photoshop CS4 skills to a new level with the Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended: Advanced. With Jennifer Smith as your host, you'll learn how to give your images a professional touch.
You'll discover advanced level techniques for color correction, photo retouching, and compositing using Photoshop.
You'll also learn how to optimize your images for the web and how to work with animation. If you already know the fundamentals of Photoshop, get ready to take what you know one step further and learn tips and techniques that will impress even the most seasoned Photoshop user!
Course Outline
Chapter 1: NAVIGATIONAL FEATURES (39 min)
Tour of the Photoshop CS4 Interface
Customizing Workspaces
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
Customizing File Menus
Arranging Documents & Navigation
More Options, Preferences & Presets
Chapter 2: USING ADOBE BRIDGE (47 min)
Managing Color Settings
Organizing Files
Batch Renaming & Generating a PDF Contact Sheet
Metadata, Keywords, Filters & Find
Creating a Panoramic Image Using Photomerge®
Creating a Web Photo Gallery
Exporting a PDF Slideshow
Chapter 3: TIME-SAVING TIPS (43 min)
Tips for Creating Print Documents
Tips for Creating Web Documents
Recording Actions & Creating a Droplet
Using the History Panel
Chapter 4: MAKING SELECTIONS (65 min)
Using the Pen Tool
Using the Marquee Selection Tools & the Magic Wand Tool
Removing a Background with Magic Eraser & Defringe
Using the Quick Selection Tool & Re ning a Mask
Compositing
Using Channels to Save & Load Selections
Working with Pantone® & Other Spot Colors
Chapter 5: PAINTING & RETOUCHING (41 min)
Using a Custom Brush, Quick Mask Mode & Rotate Canvas
Using Channels for Complex Selections
The Healing Brushes, Creating Patterns & the Patch Tool
Using the Clone Stamp Tool & Clone Source Panel
Working with Layer Blending Modes
Changing a Color with the Color Blending Mode & an Adjustment Layer
Chapter 6: CREATING COMPOSITIONS (61 min)
Keyboard Shortcuts for Working with Layers
Keyboard Shortcuts for Transparency & Grouping
Combining Vector & Pixel Masks
Applying Blending Modes & Layer Styles
Saving Versions of Layer Comps
Creating Knockouts & Clipping Groups
Chapter 7: NON-DESTRUCTIVE EDITING (41 min)
Editing Smart Objects
Working with Smart Filters
Using Adjustment Layers with Smart Objects, Part 1
Using Adjustment Layers with Smart Objects, Part 2
Chapter 8: COLOR CORRECTION (43 min)
Understanding Color Settings
Removing a Color Cast by Adjusting Curves
Adjusting Curves, Hue/Saturation & Unsharp Mask
Correcting Skin Tone
Chapter 9: CREATING VECTOR ARTWORK (19 min)
Content-Aware Scaling & Creating Vector Text
Working with Custom Vector Shapes
Creating a Custom Shape from an Illustrator® Path
Chapter 10: CREATING IMAGES FOR THE WEB (30 min)
Optimizing Files
Slicing Images for the Web Using CSS or Tables
Creating Basic Frame Animations & Saving for the Web
Chapter 11: WORKING WITH 3D & ANIMATION (20 min)
Creating a 3D Sphere & Using the 3D Tools
Editing a 3D Texture
Animating 3D Objects
Exporting & Resizing an Animation
Credits
Who Is This For
This package is designed for any individual wishing to pursue or enhance their career in design and development.
Our Online Courses is a cost-effective and successful approach for many individuals. It provides a flexible learning method, allowing candidates to schedule learning at a time that suits them and fits in with other commitments; ideal for those who find it difficult to take time away from their workplace. It also allows candidates to work at their own pace, and revisit sections of the course as often as needed, leading to a fuller understanding of all the topics covered.
In addition, there are none of the high costs of travel and accommodation associated with courses at an external venue.