Once you have a grasp of the basics of Photoshop CS4, you will find yourself wanting to learn more about this amazing programme. If you are looking to further your existing career or start a new career in Web Design or Graphic Design, learning all the tips and tricks involved in editing photos and creating graphics is essential. 

This advanced course will take you through the process of optimising your images for the web, retouching techniques and colour correction. You will also learn about working with animation in Photoshop!

 

Etudiants Internationaux 

Une fois que vous avez une bonne connaissance de Photoshop CS4, vous voudrez sûrement apprendre davantage sur ce programme surprenant. Si vous cherchez à développer votre carrière existante ou commencer une nouvelle carrière comme « Web Designer » ou Infographiste, la maitrise de tous les techniques et des outils qui font partie de Photoshop est essentielle. Ce cours de niveau avancévous mènera à travers l’optimisation de vos images et vous apprendra à créer des images magnifiques. Vous pourrez égalementapprendre à travailler avecanimation dans Photoshop 

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Course contents

Chapter 1: NAVIGATIONAL FEATURES (39 min)

1. Tour of the Photoshop CS4 Interface

2. Customizing Workspaces

3. Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts

4. Customizing File Menus

5. Arranging Documents & Navigation

6. More Options, Preferences & Presets

 

Chapter 2: USING ADOBE BRIDGE (47 min)

1. Managing Color Settings

2. Organizing Files

3. Batch Renaming & Generating a PDF Contact Sheet

4. Metadata, Keywords, Filters & Find

5. Creating a Panoramic Image Using Photomerge?

6. Creating a Web Photo Gallery

7. Exporting a PDF Slideshow

 

Chapter 3: TIME-SAVING TIPS (43 min)

1. Tips for Creating Print Documents

2. Tips for Creating Web Documents

3. Recording Actions & Creating a Droplet

4. Using the History Panel

 

Chapter 4: MAKING SELECTIONS (65 min)

1. Using the Pen Tool

2. Using the Marquee Selection Tools & the Magic Wand Tool

3. Removing a Background with Magic Eraser & Defringe

4. Using the Quick Selection Tool & Rening a Mask

5. Compositing

6. Using Channels to Save & Load Selections

7. Working with Pantone? & Other Spot Colors

 

Chapter 5: PAINTING & RETOUCHING (41 min)

1. Using a Custom Brush, Quick Mask Mode & Rotate Canvas

2. Using Channels for Complex Selections

3. The Healing Brushes, Creating Patterns & the Patch Tool

4. Using the Clone Stamp Tool & Clone Source Panel

5. Working with Layer Blending Modes

6. Changing a Color with the Color Blending Mode & an Adjustment Layer

 

Chapter 6: CREATING COMPOSITIONS (461 min)

1. Keyboard Shortcuts for Working with Layers

2. Keyboard Shortcuts for Transparency & Grouping

3. Combining Vector & Pixel Masks

4. Applying Blending Modes & Layer Styles

5. Saving Versions of Layer Comps

6. Creating Knockouts & Clipping Groups

 

Chapter 7: NON-DESTRUCTIVE EDITING (41 min)

1. Editing Smart Objects

2. Working with Smart Filters

3. Using Adjustment Layers with Smart Objects, Part 1

4. Using Adjustment Layers with Smart Objects, Part 2

 

Chapter 8: COLOR CORRECTION (43 min)

1. Understanding Color Settings

2. Removing a Color Cast by Adjusting Curves

3. Adjusting Curves, Hue/Saturation & Unsharp Mask

4. Correcting Skin Tone

 

Chapter 9: CREATING VECTOR ARTWORK (19 min)

1. Content-Aware Scaling & Creating Vector Text

2. Working with Custom Vector Shapes

3. Creating a Custom Shape from an Illustrator? Path

 

Chapter 10: CREATING IMAGES FOR THE WEB (30 min)

1. Optimizing Files

2. Slicing Images for the Web Using CSS or Tables

3. Creating Basic Frame Animations & Saving for the Web

 

Chapter 11: WORKING WITH 3D & ANIMATION (20 min)

1. Creating a 3D Sphere & Using the 3D Tools

2. Editing a 3D Texture

3. Animating 3D Objects

4. Exporting & Resizing an Animation

5. Credits