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◊ PHOTOSHOP CS ONLINE TRAINING SERIES

Online Photoshop CS Training

Adobe » Photoshop


Only $99.95

Photoshop CS Series (33 hours)

ONLINE Photoshop CS TRAINING FEATURES

  • Learn Photoshop CS online with these interactive online Photoshop CS courses.
  • Affordable Pricing (Only $99.95 for the complete series)
  • A full year to complete the Photoshop CS courses
  • Retake the Photoshop CS courses as many times as you like
  • Measure your progress with assessment tests after each course
  • Earn completion certificates after passing each assessment test

1. Getting Started

Time: 5 hours
This course provides an introduction to Photoshop CS by teaching learners how to start the program, work with documents, and set preferences.

Objectives

  • Start and exit Photoshop CS
  • Open, save, and close a document
  • Insert images into a document
  • Use the Help feature and Status bar
  • Set and customize preferences

Topics

  • Starting Photoshop
  • Optimizing Photoshop
  • Controlling the workspace
  • Managing the workspace
  • Creating and saving a document
  • Importing and inserting images
  • Using Help and the Status bar
  • Closing and exiting
  • General and file preferences
  • Display preferences
  • Measurement preferences
  • Performance preferences
  • The file browser


2. Navigation and Layers

Time: 5 hours
This course provides information on navigating and measuring within Photoshop CS, working with layers in a document, and using the History palette.

Objectives

  • Use the Navigator and Info palettes
  • Create layers
  • Apply layer techniques
  • Use the History palette and History Brush

Topics

  • Using the Navigator palette
  • Adjusting the display and view
  • Moving images and layers
  • Using the Info palette and rulers
  • Using the Layers palette
  • Creating layers
  • Basic layer techniques
  • Advanced layer techniques
  • New layer features
  • Using the History palette
  • Controlling History States
  • Using the History Brush


3. Selection and Color

Time: 7 hours
This course provides information on using selection tools, colors, channels, and gradients in Photoshop CS.

Objectives

  • Use selection tools
  • Use Free Transform and Transform
  • Use color adjustment tools
  • Use the Channel Mixer
  • Create, apply, and save gradients

Topics

  • Using marquee tools
  • Using lasso tools
  • Other selection tools
  • Modifying a selection
  • Using Transform and Smart Guides
  • Using channels, groups and Quick Mask
  • Understanding Color Mode
  • Using channels and Replace Color
  • The Color and Swatches palette
  • Using stroke and fill
  • Using variations and levels
  • Using Auto Contrast, Auto Color, and Curves
  • Using Saturate, Desaturate, and Match Color
  • Using Selective Color and Channel Mixer
  • Using gradients
  • Using Photo Filter and Shadow/Highlight
  • Using Invert, Equalize, Threshold, and Posterize


4. Paint, Drawing and Text

Time: 3 hours
This course provides information about Adobe Photoshop CS painting, drawing, and text.

Objectives

  • Understand foreground and background colors
  • Work with brush tools
  • Use eraser tools
  • Work with shapes
  • Work with paths and pen tools
  • Work with text
  • Use type masks

Topics

  • Foreground and background colors and the paint bucket
  • Using brushes
  • Using the paint engine
  • Using eraser tools
  • Creating shapes
  • Vector and raster images and creating a path
  • Using the pen tools
  • Using anchor points
  • Working with lines and points
  • Advanced uses of paths
  • Type tools and options
  • The Character and Paragraph palettes
  • Anti-Aliasing and Warp Text
  • Editing text
  • Working with type
  • Working with type masks
  • Advanced type options


5. Layer Styles and Filters

Time: 5 hours
This course provides information on creating and modifying layer styles and filters in Photoshop CS.

Objectives

  • Create a layer style
  • Apply a filter
  • Create custom patterns
  • Use Watermarks

Topics

  • Adding and moving layer styles
  • Creating drop shadow and stroke layers
  • Working with Bevel, Emboss, Contour and Texture
  • Using Color and Pattern Overlays
  • Working with Glow styles
  • Working with customized layer styles
  • Working with the Filter Gallery
  • Applying multiple filters and the Fade command
  • Using Liquify
  • Using Liquify Mesh
  • Lens Blur and Photo Filters
  • Custom patterns
  • Selection and Watermarks
  • Additional filters


6. Adjustment Layers, Tools and Layer Masks

Time: 4 hours
This course shows learners how to use Photoshop CS to manipulate and enhance images.

Objectives

  • Create and use adjustment layers
  • Create and use layer masks
  • Work with Photoshop CS tools
  • Create vignettes
  • Create borders

Topics

  • Creating and modifying adjustment layers
  • Merging layers and composite layers
  • Grouping and deleting adjustment layers
  • Blending modes and opacity
  • Using masks
  • Clone Stamp and Dodge and Burn tools
  • Healing Brush and Patch tools
  • Tonal range
  • Creating layer masks
  • Creating layer masks
  • Soft transparency and blending images
  • Vignettes and borders


7. Image Output and Web Design

Time: 4 hours
This course provides an overview on various file formats and compression schemes used for optimizing and saving the documents for Web and other print media. It also provides information about concepts related to advanced Web design.

Objectives

  • Use Page Setup and Print with Preview options
  • Prepare images for the Web, press, and printer
  • Optimize documents
  • Slice images
  • Use advanced Web design concepts

Topics

  • Using Page Setup and preview
  • Printing a document
  • File formats
  • File information and compression
  • Preparing images for the Web
  • Preparing images for the press and printer
  • Creating a PDF presentation
  • Saving for the Web
  • File size and formats
  • Optimizing documents
  • Working with GIFs
  • Slicing images
  • Advanced Web design



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