Adobe Photoshop CS6 Part 2

Course Objectives

Course Objectives

Photoshop is a leading graphic creation application, popular among graphic designers, illustrators, and photographers. Photoshop’s numerous features work together to provide a comprehensive toolset for you, the design professional. This course delves into some of the more advanced image creation and editing techniques, and offers you hands-on activities that demonstrate how these techniques can be used in combination to create exciting visual effects.

Draw images by using raster tools such as brushes, stamps, erasers, and gradients.
Create visuals by using vector tools such as the pen, shape, and type tools.
Create special effects and streamline workflow by using advanced layer tools such as masks, filters, layer styles, smart objects, and layer comps.
Streamline your workflow with actions and batch processing.
Create videos and animate graphics within your videos.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Creating Raster Images
Draw with Brushes
Create Gradients
Use Tool Presets
Lesson 2: Working with Vector Image Tools
Create Images with Vector Paths
Use the Shape Drawing Tools
Work with Type
Type Special Effects
Lesson 3: Using Advanced Layer Techniques
Modify Images with Masks
Use Filters to Apply Special Effects
Apply Special Effects to Layers
Use Smart Objects for Nondestructive Editing
Utilize Layer Comps
Lesson 4: Automating Tasks
Create and Use Actions
Batch Process Files with Photoshop and Adobe Bridge
Lesson 5: Creating and Editing Video
Edit Video
Add Graphics, Titling, and Animations to Video