ADOBE: Photoshop CS5

 

Adobe Photoshop CS5 is the standard image editing application used by the majority of design professionals throughout the world. It offers incredible creative freedom both in terms of manipulating existing images, creating new art work, and integrating all design elements. Photoshop CS5 also supports vector graphics, easy automation, and a wide range of other improved features, including the brilliant new Adobe Bridge, vanishing point effects, one-click red-eye correction and much more. If you’re serious about working in the creative industries, it’s no exaggeration to say that you must know this application.

 

► 2 DAY INTRODUCTORY COURSE (Tutor Led)
During this scheduled Photoshop course you will learn about the capabilities of Adobe Photoshop CS5 as well as build an effective workflow. You will use Adobe Photoshop CS5 tools for painting, retouching and enhancing images with selections and layers. 
Upon successful completion of this course delegates will be able to:

• Enhance an image by removing colour cast, compensate for flash lightning and red eyes

• Increase/Decrease the contrast and brightness of your artwork

• Create simple compositions by blending images together or selecting only parts of an image

• Use colour in Photoshop effectively

• Create type and produce simple adverts

• Output an artwork for web

► COURSE TARGET AUDIENCE AND DELEGATE PREREQUISITES
This Photoshop course is suitable for all levels of Photoshop users. Seasoned users may wish to take this class to enforce their Photoshop knowledge or to rid themselves of bad Photoshop habits. Delegates will not just learn how Photoshop works, but also about many of the new CS5 features.

Ahead of taking this course the trainee must have basic PC or Mac skills, including an fundamental understanding of a computer's operating system, how to launch an application and create and save files, as well as how to copy files from CDs and other media.

Excellent! Course was tailored to our requirements, so didn't feel that any time was wasted.

 

City EC2 (Bank):  ( 020 7256 6668

Oxford Circus:  ( 020 7580 1651

 

 

► PHOTOSHOP CS5:  COURSE OUTLINES

 

2 DAY INTRODUCTORY COURSE The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.

Managing the Adobe Photoshop CS5 Environment -Exploring default Workspace & Bridge -Introduction to the Toolbar -Palette management & Screen real estate -History Palette & Undoing Actions -Navigation shortcuts Working with Selections -Creating Selections using Magic Wand -Adjusting Selections -Quick Selection and Lasso tools -Combining Selection tools for complex objects -Saving and Reloading a Selection Enhancing an Image -Using Levels and Curves -Compensate for flash with Shadow & Highlight -Variations to quickly decide about a colour cast -Hue & Saturation controls -Blurring and sharpening using Filters Painting and Retouching Images -Digital darkroom techniques -Clone Stamp and Heal tools -Creating, saving and loading custom colours -Painting with Paintbrush, Pencil or Paint Bucket tool -Introduction to Gradients and painting with Gradients -Working with Quick Mask mode & Layer Masks Working with Layers -Importing images, Layers and Selections -Transforming Layer Objects & using the Smart Objects -Starting to build layered compositions -Applying Transparency -Basic Blending Modes -Other goodies as Text Layers, Adjustment Layers and Layer Styles Outputting your artwork -Colour modes, Resolution and Image Size -Cropping an image vs Extending the Canvas -File formats & optimising artwork for Web

 

 

City EC2 (Bank):  ( 020 7256 6668

Oxford Circus:  ( 020 7580 1651

 

 

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