Prerequisites

Prerequisites
Participants should have completed the Photoshop Introduction level or have equivalent experience. If you are unsure, you may phone our Bookings Administrator on (07) 857.0770 or (09) 630.1220.

Who Should Take This Course
Users familiar with the basics of Photoshop who wish to learn how to manipulate images with masks and filters; use paths and prepare images for printing.

Course Outline

Course Outline

Understanding Paths

• Creating and Modifying Paths
• Converting a path to a selection

Enhancing photographs and manipulating images

• Using retouching and toning tools
• Using Adjustment Layers
• Using Image Adjustment Commands (i.e. Levels, Curves, Variations, Colour Balance, Hue/Saturation, etc.)

Using Swatches and Gradients

Creating Custom Brushes and Patterns

Applying masks and using channels

• Quick mask overlay: The Painting-over Technique
• The Channels Palette
• Clipping a layer

Creating Special Effects using the Filters Command

Automating Tasks

• Recording an action
• Batch Processing
• Using Layer Comps

Basic Animation for the web

Introducing the Vanishing Point