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Photoshop Level II | 2 Day
Advanced study of Photoshop - $1,095
[TWO-DAY, INTENSIVE 10am-6pm]
Students can bundle our Photoshop Level I and Photoshop Level II workshops and save 15%!
Our two-day advanced class will take your Photoshop skills to the next level beyond what you learned in our Photoshop Level 1 class. We'll cover advanced topics such as typographic design, vector drawing tools and techniques, advanced layer techniques, compositing, ImageReady, and color management.
With our experienced instructor-led demonstrations and hands-on practice, you'll learn to use advanced tools and techniques to create stunning designs, artwork, and graphics. You'll gain a deeper understanding of Photoshop's capabilities and how to use them to achieve your creative vision. By the end of this course, you'll be equipped with the skills and knowledge to take your design work to the next level.
Who should attend? Producers, editors, assistant editors and motion graphics artists interested in learning beyond the basics of Adobe Photoshop.
Prerequisite: Photoshop Level I (or comparable experience)
Each student gets their own workstation.
Students can bundle our Photoshop Level I and Photoshop Level II workshops and save 15%!
Course Outline:
Understanding How Digital Images Work
Understanding RGB and CMYK color models
Image size Vs. Resolution
Pixel Aspect Ratio
Bits per Channel
Alpha Channel
Adobe Bridge
Working with Adobe Bridge
Workspace
Viewing and managing files
Running automated tasks
Metadata and keywords
Collections: Collection vs Smart Collection
Running automated tasks
Camera RAW Overview
About Camera Raw files
Processing files in Camera Raw
Basics
Tone & Curves
Detail
HSL/Grayscale
Split Toning
Lens Corrections
Effects
Camera Calibration
Presets
Viewing the before & after
Editing multiple files at once
Saving and opening RAW
Camera RAW Tools
White Balance tool
Color Sampler tool
Target Adjustment tool
Transform tool
Spot Removal tool
Red Eye Removal tool
Adjustment Brush tool
Gradient Filter tool
Radial Filter tool
Lightroom vs Raw & Bridge
This is an overview and not a class on Lightroom
What are the benefits of using Lightroom
How is it like the Bridge and Photoshop RAW view
What other Tools Can it Provide
HDR
16-bit & 32-bit color space
Creating High Dynamic Range (HDR) files
Selecting
Selecting by Focus Area
Selecting by color
Selecting by channels
Quick Mask Mode vs Pen tool vs Selecting tools
Using Select & Mask workspace
Using Masks: vector, layer or saved
Adjustment layers with mask
Correcting Images
Adding depth of field with the Blur Gallery
Transforming: Perspective Warp, Puppet Warp, -
Transform & Liquify
Content-Aware Scaling
Content-Aware Fill
Healing tools
Smart Objects
Creating and Editing Smart Objects
Copying vs. placing
Convert to Smart Object
Releasing Smart Objects to layers
Removing Transformations from Smart Objects
Exporting and Replacing the contents of Smart Objects
Rasterizing Smart Objects
Vanishing Point
Setting up a Vanishing Point grid
Placing imported artwork
Healing in perspective
Copying in perspective
Adding artwork in perspective
Layer Comps and History
Creating and Editing Layer Comps
Exporting Layer Comps
Using Non-Linear History
Creating and using History States
Painting
Creating and using Brushes
Selecting brush settings
Creating a custom brush preset
The Mixer Brush
Using Filter Gallery instead of a brush
Mixing colors with a photograph
Actions & Scripts
• Understanding Actions
• Using Actions
• Creating Actions
• Batch Processing
• Using Scripts
Producing and Printing Consistent Color
About color management
Specifying color-management settings
Proofing an image on screen
Identifying out-of-gamut colors
Preparing files for printing
Converting an image to CMYK
Saving the image as a CMYK EPS file
Printing a CMYK image from Photoshop
Note: The curricula above comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.