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Training Course Summary:

If you are starting to familiarize yourself with image editing using Photoshop, but would like to learn about the tools and features available to you in Photoshop CS2 then this is the course for you. In this course, you'll work with some of the tools and features to edit images using Photoshop CS2 and learn how to make the most of this powerful package.

Pre-Requisites:

Basic PC skills are necessary to complete this course. These skills include: a basic understanding of a computer's operating system, launching an application, creating and saving files, and copying files from CDs and other media.

Who Should Attend:

The design professional who wants to create and design graphics using Photoshop CS2 for final print and web output. Target customers are advertising agencies, marketing agencies, production houses, or departments that work in such disciplines within the larger organization.

Training Course Overview/Content:

Lesson 1: Exploring Photoshop


Explore the Photoshop Environment
Customize the Photoshop Workspace with Presets
Customize Menus
Explore Adobe Bridge
Work with Photoshop File Properties
Lesson 2: Painting and Retouching Images
Paint an Object
Retouch an Image
Create a Gradient
Create a Pattern
Create a Vector Object
Apply Metadata and Keywords
Output to Print
Lesson 3: Enhancing an Image
Adjust the Tonal Range of an Image
Use the Exposure Dialog Box
Work with Filters
Lesson 4: Working with Layers and Selections
Create and Use Layers
Create and Use Smart Objects
Create Layer Styles
Work with Multiple Layers
Create and Modify Selections
Lesson 5 Working with Selections
Magic Wand Tool
Working with Oval and Circular Selections
Selecting with the Lasso Tools
Cropping an Image and Erasing with a Selection
Lesson 6 Masks and Channels
Creating a Quick Mask
Editing a Quick Mask
Saving a Selection as a Mask
Editing a Mask
Extracting an Image
Applying Filter Effects
Creating a Gradient Mask
Applying Effects Using a Gradient Mask
Lesson 7 Correcting and Enhancing Digital Photos
About Camera RAW
Processing Camera RAW Files
Correcting Digital Photographs
Editing with Vanishing Point Perspective
Correcting Image Distortion
Creating a PDF Portfolio
Lesson 8 Typographic Design
Creating a Clipping Mask From Type
Creating a Design Element From Type
Interactive Formatting Controls
Warping Point Type
Designing a Paragraph of Type
Warping a Layer
Dancing with Type