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Photoshop CS3: Intermediate
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Public scheduled course £435
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For those who are already familiar with the fundamentals of Photoshop but wish they could get more from this immensely powerful and versatile application, this is a two day Adobe authorised intermediate level course designed to enable you to realise your creative and productive potential.
In addition to Photoshop’s more advanced features, the course covers tone and colour correction, using adjustment layers and layer masks, advanced retouching techniques, automating tasks, working with shapes and brushes and using powerful layering and filtering techniques.
This is a practical, hands-on course designed to enable you to work more quickly and effectively using Adobe Photoshop CS3. Feel free to bring along examples of your work if you wish.
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DAY ONE
Photoshop essentials
• Essential keyboard shortcuts
• Using the Purge command
• Working with libraries
• Using Annotations
• Working smarter with the Bridge
• Customising the workspace
• Creating custom keyboard shortcuts
• Controlling menu item display
• Saving custom workspaces
• Creating tool presets
Tone and colour correction
• Assessing image faults
• Tone Range and Contrast enhancements
• Colour correction techniques
• Working with levels and curves
• Using Fixed Colour Samplers
• Working with the Info panel
Further colour tools
• Working with Adjustment Layers
• Editing Adjustment Layer Masks
• Changing Adjustment Layer content
• The Selective Colour command
• Black and White command
• Image toning effects
Selection techniques
• Quick Mask mode
• Using Alpha channels
• Working with Photoshop paths
• Creating selections from paths
• The Extract command
• The Refine Edge command
Retouching techniques
• The Clone Source panel
• Working with Clone Source overlays
• The Vanishing Point filter
• Creating and editing perspective planes
• Retouching in perspective
• Blurring and noise reduction
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DAY TWO
Automating tasks
• The Actions panel
• Working with folders
• Recording Actions
• Controlling Action playback
• Inserting non-recordable items
• Batch processing folders with Actions
• Saving and loading panel sets
Working with shapes
• Vector shape tools
• Editing vector shapes using the Pen tool
• Combining shapes with Add, Subtract and Intersect commands
• Creating custom shapes
Working with brushes
• Creating custom brushes
• Working with the Brushes panel
• Working with Shape Dynamics and Scatter effects
• Adjusting colour dynamics
• Adding stroke effects to paths
Filter techniques
• More useful filters
• Working with Smart Filter layers
• Stacking Smart Filter effects
• Editing filter Masks and blend controls
• Using Alpha Channels with filters
Layering techniques
• Working faster and smarter in layers
• The Auto Align Layers command
• The Auto Blend Layers command
• Working with Smart Object layers
• Editing Smart Object content
• Rasterising Smart Object layers
• Techniques with Layers Masks
• Tools for editing Layer Masks
• Grouping layers with Clipping Masks
• Working with Layer Styles
• Fill opacity vs general opacity
• Wrapping artwork
• Creating and applying layer comps
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If you'd like to book by phone, or discuss your requirements;
 Courses provided by partners Media Training.
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