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Photoshop Step Two

  • Date: 10th November 12 - 11th November 12

    Time: 10:00AM - 5:00PM

    Location: Bath HQ

    Postcode: BA2 3AH

    Access:   

    Contact: Reception

    Email:

    Phone: 01225 325733

    Cost: £165.00

    Members Rate: £155.00

    Type: Education Workshops

Time: Saturday 10am - 5pm Sunday 10am - 4.30pm

Step Two in PhotoShop

The course is designed for:
Those working in digital imaging, photography, graphic design, publishing or other roles that involve day to day use of Photoshop. 

This course aims to provide more experienced users with the knowledge and hands-on experience in techniques necessary to create, manipulate and edit professional quality images with skill and precision.

On completion of this Advanced Photoshop course, attendees will be able to:

  • Use masks and layers to an advanced standard
  • Understand a variety of ways to make advanced selections and apply the most appropriate for each purpose
  • Use the Camera Raw plugin to its full extent
  • Generate monochrome and split tone images
  • Use retouching features to make pictures perfect
  • Use Adobe Bridge to organise, proof and process images in batches
  • Output using a colour managed workflow for web and print

Courses suggested contents:

  • Techniques
  • Mask editing in Photoshop
  • Masks for Montages
  • Masks for Adjustments
  • Image Extraction from files and PDFs
  • Complex Cut outs
  • Selective blurring
  • Levels on Masks
  • Selections on Masks
  • RGB to CMYK and conversion pitfalls
  • Resizing for web and print and possible issues
  • Sharpening
  • Smart Objects, Smart filters & Smart Layers
  • Picture Package
  • Colour Management from the screen to the printer

Selection techniques

  • Using the Pen tool to create paths
  • Converting paths to selection
  • Using the Extract filter
  • Using channels to generate selections

Masks

  • Layer masks - generating masks based on selections, gradients and other content
  • Working with Vector masks
  • Clipping Masks - applying transparency based masks to single or multiple layers

Buttons and rollovers

  • Techniques for creating buttons
  • Specifying different button states
  • Creating rollover effects
  • Optimising and exporting GIFs and JPEGS for web

Working with the Action Palette

  • Automate
  • Batch-Processing
  • Droplets
  • Recording, Playing and Editing Actions

Prior Knowledge
A good working knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Adobe Photoshop is required, either by attending our 'Introduction to the Digital Camera and Photoshop' or 'Introduction to Photoshop' workshops.  If you have not attended either of the workshop please contact liz@rps.org

What to bring

A memory stick/blank CD
Drinks provided but please bring a packed lunch or use local facilities

If there is time John is happy to look at some of your images these can be brought on a memory stick/CD or as prints.