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Suggested Training Syllabus
My Photoshop training is above all flexible and customizable for your exact needs. In the following section I set out the fundamental Photoshop techniques and concepts. Please regard this as a guide only, if you have specific image manipulation requirements please do not hesitate to email me for a tailored program specifically for you:
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Introduction to Photoshop
▪ Bitmap vs. Vector Graphics ▪ Bit depth and its importance
▪ Photoshop layout ▪ Customizing Photoshop Workspaces ▪ The Menu Bar ▪ The Tool Options Bar ▪ Palettes
▪ The Status Bar and its setup
▪ The Toolbox
▪ The Navigator, Zoom and Hand Tools
▪ Smart Guides, Guides, Grids and Measuring Tool
▪ Customizing keyboard shortcuts
▪ Customizing Photoshop menus
▪ Photoshop Preferences
▪ The TWAIN folder and scanners
▪ Adobe Photoshop Help ▪ Advice on Photoshop resources ▪ Creating Annotations
▪ Opening
files
▪ Saving files ▪ Understanding Image Compression
▪ File formats: ▪ Photoshop PSD ▪ Photoshop TIFF ▪ Photoshop PDF ▪ JPEG ▪ GIF ▪ Using Adobe Bridge ▪ Efficient
cross program image browsing
▪ Rename images ▪ Sort and Star Rating Files ▪ Set thumbnail sizes ▪ Run batch automations ▪ Easy
Multiple Camera Raw processing
▪ Using Metadata ▪ Add Keywords to files
▪ Add
Copyright to files
▪ Finding Keywords Using Photoshop's History features ▪ Reverting files ▪ Photoshop History (undoing) ▪ Undo/Redo ▪ Step Forward/Backward ▪ Fade Command ▪ The History Palette ▪ Understanding States
▪ Setting up Preferences for History ▪ The limitations of the History features
▪ Using the History Brush ▪ Creating Snapshots
Camera Raw Digital Image Processing ▪ Appreciating Camera Raw's benefits and importance ▪
XMP vs Photoshop database settings
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Previewing and
Cropping Camera Raw files
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Camera Raw and
Photoshop Colour Workflow
▪ Image processing single Camera Raw files ▪ Image processing multiple Camera Raw files ▪ DNG (Adobe Digital Negative format)
Colour Modes in Photoshop ▪ Explaining colour modes ▪ Explaining ICC profiling
▪ Monitor Calibration with Adobe Gamma ▪ Configuring Photoshop colour settings: ▪ Setting policies ▪ Selecting Rendering Intents ▪ Black point compensation ▪ Dithering in Photoshop ▪ Assigning colour modes ▪ Soft proofing RGB to CMYK ▪ Converting/previewing colour modes Printing with Photoshop ▪ Print with Preview Command
▪ Printer driver setup
Photoshop
(Image>Adjustments) |
Selection
Techniques
Why make selections with Photoshop? ▪ The basic selection tools
▪ "Marching Ants" Tools ▪ Rectangular Marquee ▪ Elliptical Marquee ▪ Lasso ▪ Polygonal Lasso ▪ Magnetic Lasso ▪ Magic Wand ▪ Colour Range ▪ Creating Selections from Masks ▪ Quick Mask Mode ▪ Channel Masking ▪ Using Paths to prepare selections
▪ The Paths Palette ▪ Path Selection Tools ▪ Creating and Saving Paths ▪ Converting Anchor Points ▪ Adding/Subtracting Anchor Points ▪ Creating Clipping Paths ▪ Converting Paths to Selections ▪ Modifying and Saving Selections
▪ Feathering and anti-aliasing. ▪ Inverting selections
▪
Modifying selections
▪ Transforming
selections
▪ Adding
to existing selections
▪ Subtracting from existing selections
▪ Saving
Selections
Photoshop Channels
▪ Understanding the Channels Palette ▪ Creating Photoshop Alpha Channels ▪ Loading Channels as Selections
▪ Creating Spot Colour Channels
▪ Channel Masking in Photoshop ▪ Repairing/correcting Channels
▪ Correcting moiré using Channels
▪ Artistically converting colour images
into monochrome
using the Channels Mixer
Photoshop
Layers
▪ Understanding the Layers Palette ▪ How Layer Order affects visibility ▪ Creating and Duplicating Layers
▪ Naming Photoshop Layers ▪ Special status of the Background Layer
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Multiple Layer Control
▪ Locking
& linking Layers
▪ Layer Groups and the Pass Through mode ▪ Setting Opacity ▪ Clipping Groups/Masks
▪ Layer Effects and understanding Fill ▪ Text and Layer Effects/Styles
▪ Placing Layer Effects on a separate Layer ▪ Copying Layer Effects ▪ Blending Modes for creativity ▪ Adjustment Layers
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Creating and using Smart Objects
▪ Shape Layers
▪ Aligning, Moving and Distributing Layers ▪ Merging and Saving Layers (PSD, TIFF, PDF) ▪ Using Layers to promote subtle modifications ▪ Layer Comps Palette
Photoshop Compositing/Montage Technique
▪ "Cutting out" ▪ Extract Command ▪ Eraser, Background & Magic Erasers ▪ Cutting out with Paths & Selections ▪ Inserting cut out elements into your image ▪ Using the Move Tool ▪ Using Cut & Paste ▪ Matting Commands
▪ Place
Command and Smart Objects
Photoshop
Painting/Colourizing Tools
▪ The Brush and Airbrush Tool ▪ The Brushes Palette in detail
▪ Defining your own custom brushes
▪ The Pencil Tool
▪ Choosing colour using the Colour Picker
▪ Using custom colours
▪ Replace Colour Command
▪ Selective Colour Command
▪ Colourizing images using:
▪ Brushes
▪ Hue/Saturation
Command
▪ Channel
Mixer Command
▪ Photoshop Gradients:
▪ Creating
& Editing Gradients
▪ Adding
transparency to a Gradient
▪ Colourize
images using Gradient Maps
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How to
Retouch Images in Photoshop
▪ Dodging, Burning and Sponge Tools ▪ Clone Stamp Tool
▪ Healing Brush Tool
▪ Patch Tool
▪ Spot Healing Tool
▪ Vanishing Point Command (absolutely
unbelievable!)
▪ Using Layers to promote realistic retouching
Transforming Photoshop Images ▪ Scale ▪ Rotate ▪ Skew ▪ Distort ▪ Perspective ▪
Image
Warping
▪ Combining transformations w/o losing quality
▪ Transforming using Smart Objects
Photoshop Filters ▪ Using the Filter Gallery for artistic effects ▪ Smart Sharpening
▪
Unsharp Masking
▪ Adding Gaussian Blur or Lens Blur effects ▪ Artificially adding noise to your image ▪ Noise Reduction ▪
Correcting
lens aberrations and vignetting
▪ Filter adjustment layers
▪ Adding Patterns to your images
Image Size and Resolution in Photoshop ▪ Concepts of image and document size ▪ What exactly is resolution
▪ When does resolution matter?
▪ Changing Image Size
▪ Changing Document Size
▪ Changing Resolution
▪ Using the Image>Canvas Size Command
▪ Cropping and Trimming your image Photoshop Type Tools ▪ Difference between point and paragraph type ▪ Difference between vector and rasterized type
▪ The Type Tools
▪ Creating text on a path
▪ The Type Tool Options Bar ▪ Using type with clipping masks masks
▪ Exploring the Character Palette reviewing:
▪ Kerning ▪ Leading ▪ Tracking ▪ Scaling ▪ Anti-aliasing ▪ Faux styles ▪ Text font and colour Automation in Photoshop (Actions)
▪ Creating and running Actions
▪ List mode & button mode
▪ Creating Droplets
▪ Fit Image
▪ Applying actions to multiple files (Batches)
▪ Photoshop's photo web gallery feature
▪ Image
Processor
Optimizing Web Graphics (File>Save for Web) ▪ Choosing File Formats for the Web ▪ Balancing image quality against file size
▪ Weighted Optimization
▪ Matting
▪ Preserving Transparency
▪ Choosing Web Safe colours ▪ Rendering Intents for the Web
▪ Preparing Animated GIFs
High Dynamic Range Imaging (32 bits per Channel)
▪ Combine multiple exposures into one HDR image
▪ Aligning Photoshop Source Images for HDR
▪ Correcting HDR images with the Exposure Command
▪ Previewing Photoshop HDR images
▪ Converting HDR
images to 8 & 16 bits
Additional Techniques
▪ Reducing film grain & CCD noise
▪ Removing dust and scratches
▪ Creating Animated GIF files from within Photoshop
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