Advanced use of layers, effects and filters, as well as productivity tools
Duration
12 hours
Participants Profile
Users confirmed in the practice of the software or who wants to increase their knowledge and effectiveness
Objectives
Customize workspace, tools and palettes
Improve digital images without altering the original pixels, preserving the original resolution
Produce photocompositions using layers, dynamic adjustments, effects and 3D
Increase efficiency by creating powerfull automated action scripts
Export quality work for the web, print and other software
Prerequisites
Having attended the course “Adobe Photoshop Professional (Level 1)” or with similar knowledge.
Course Content
Managing the workspace
- Manage and configure your workspace
- Manipulate and customize palettes, menus and shortcuts
- Manipulate the window organization
Advanced Adjustments
- The use of advanced adjustments
- The adjustment layers palette
Layers advanced
- Using Dynamic Layers and dynamic filters
- Blending modes
- Layer and transparency masks
- Clipping masks for advanced background extractions
- Vector layers and paths
Special effects
- Layer effects and Layer styles
- Smart Filters
- 3D in Photoshop
Productivity
- Actions
- Batch processing
- Automation tools
Colorimetry
- Understanding the concepts of colorimetry and ICC color profiles
- Document color management
- Converting a Color Profile
- Using additional spot colors and pantones
Preparing images for web and print
- professional image formats and their use (TIFF, EPS, PDF, PSD)
- converting RGB to CMYK
- Save for the web (jpeg, gif, png)
- Cutting out images for the Web Tool (slices)