Adobe Photoshop is the most sophisticated image editing solution on the market. A complete set of powerful features gives every user the tools they need to create and edit almost anything imaginable. Delivering the broadest and most productive toolset available, Photoshop helps you explore your creativity, work at peak efficiency, and achieve the highest quality results across all media.

Photoshop Classes Level 1 & 2: Intro and Intermediate
4 Day Course

Photoshop Training Level 1: Intro
2 Day Course - $795

Photoshop Training Level 2: Intermediate
2 Day Course - $795

Photoshop Class Level 1: Intro - top
2 Day Course

Lesson 1: Application Overview and the Photoshop Workspace.
 Getting to know the work area.
Toolbox, canvas, and palettes.
Navigating the workspace.
Overview of the File Browser.
Searching with the File Browser
Using Photoshop Help
Vector vs. Raster based images
Resolution

Lesson 2: Basic Photo Corrections.
Retouching
Resolution and image size.
Cropping, automatic color adjustments, tonal adjustments, color replacement,using hand tools such as dodge and burn.
Compare the manual and automatic results

Lesson 3: Colors
 Switching the foreground and background colors
Using the Swatches Palette
Choosing CMYK safe colors, and viewing CMYK output in the RGB color space
Using the color sliders to choose colors
Choosing Custom colors

Lesson 4: Working with Selections.
Using the Magic Wand with other selection tools
Using the rectangular and elliptical marque tools, lasso tools, magic wand, Transforming selections, adding and subtracting from a selection, inverse selection
and rotation tool

Lesson 5: Layer Basics.
Understanding the the Layer palette.
Creating and delete layers, rearranging, set opacity and locks.
Flattening, creating sets and using the Layer comp palette.
Aplying Text and effects

Day Two

Lesson 6: Masks and Channels.
Creating and saving selections as channels using quick mask. Editing Masks
Editing alpha channels and loading selections.
Using the Extract utility, apply filters and a creating gradients.
Applying effects using a gradient mask

Lesson 7: Retouching and Repairing.
Work with the clone and pattern stamp tools.
Using the Healing Brush and Patch Tools.
Retouching on a separate layer.

Lesson 8: Painting and Editing.
Defining a custom workspace.
Working with the extensive Brush palette controls for painting.
Blending an image with the background.
Pallete controls with different tools

Lesson 9: Pen tool Techniques.
Drawing straight paths.
Drawing curved paths.
Combining curved and straight path segments.
Editing anchor points.
Creating custom shapes, sm.ooth anti-aliased selections, stroke and fills.
Clipping paths for Illustrator of InDesign.

Lesson 10: The History Palette.
Setting History Options
Creating Snapshots
Creating documents from History States

Lesson 11: Creating Links within an Image.
Slicing an Image.
Using ImageReady
Optimizing Web Images

*Time permitting; we will end the class by creating a composite image.

Photoshop Class Level 2: Intermediate - top
2 Day Course

Compositing Images
Working with Layer Masks

More Tools
The Extract Command
The Background and Magic Eraser Tools

Working with Illustrator and Photoshop
Placing and working with Illustrator files in Photoshop

Retouching Images
Using the Clone Tool and the Pattern stamp
Using the Dodge and Burn Tools
Using Blending modes to correct images
Using corrective filters

Photoshop Actions
Recording actions, and batch processing

Color Correction
Using Levels
Using Hue and Saturation
Using Color Balance
Adjustment Layers

Blending Modes
Using blending modes for layers
Using blending modes to apply paint

Advanced Blending Modes
Using Knockout options

The History Brush
Using the History brush to restore from History states

Advanced Selection Techniques

Working With Channels

Creating and Saving Brushes and Patterns
Creating textures

Clipping Groups
Using layers as masks for other layers

Shape Tools
Using Vector shapes in Photoshop
Creating Cliiping Masks and using them together with Layer Masks

Annotations
Creating visual and audio notes that appear on your image

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