Adobe® Photoshop® Level 2

Why you should attend: In this course, you'll learn skills to enhance your ability to create accurate masks, image effects, and retouch images. You'll further your understanding of isolating image areas by creating and saving masks with specialized tools, commands, modes, and layer elements. You'll learn how to use vector paths for a variety of purposes, including masking, clipping paths, and illustration. You'll also create and apply creative elements such as gradients, patterns, and color overlays, and will generate special effects ranging from distorted type to simulating natural media paint realistically. When you've completed the course, you'll have a firm grasp on Photoshop concepts that are applicable to almost every facet of using the application, including Web design, preparing photographic images for printing, and illustration.

Suggested Prerequisites:  Adobe Photoshop CS4 Level 1: Basic Image Enhancement

Attend and You Will Learn

Lesson 1: Fills and Overlays

• Filling image areas
• Gradients and patterns
• Layer overlays

Lesson 2: Masks

• Mask channels
• Layer masks
• Grayscale masks
• Clipping masks

Lesson 3: Vector Paths

• Creating vector paths
• Editing vector paths
• Vector masks
• Paths for creative imagery

Lesson 4: Creative Image Effects

• Painted effects
• Warping
• Efficient compositing
• Vanishing point
• Smart filters
• Layer comps
• Images for video

Lesson 5: Automating Tasks

• Actions
• Organizing actions
• Batch processing