C2’s Adobe Photoshop Foundations Training
Learn the foundations of Adobe Photoshop with this 2 day, hands-on, Adobe Certified Instructor led class
Hands-on exercises presented under the direction of an Adobe Certified Instructor provide a solid, professional understanding of Adobe Photoshop. Real-world-based exercises cover the most common use cases of Photoshop’s capabilities in an understandable and fun learning environment. The entire range of Adobe Photoshop’s capabilities are explored with a concentration of the most commonly needed skills: retouching, color correction, cropping, understanding resolution and color space, using layers efficiently, styling images, selecting, masking and providing properly made final files.
Each hands-on exercise in class provides three levels of instruction:
- Students will understand how to take raw images and convert them to publication quality final images
- Students will learn how to use the right Photoshop tool to solve image problems
- Students will learn the design principles relevant to the final Photoshop creation
Who should attend this class?
This class is designed for the absolute beginner, self-taught Photoshop users and anyone that needs a solid, professional, practical understanding of Photoshop’s wide range of capabilities.
Basic understanding of your preferred computer operating system (Mac or Windows).
- 12 hours of hands on training – 9am to 4pm both days
- 100% custom training content exclusive to C2
- 1 year of email tech support
- 1 year free retake policy
- 100% Satisfaction guarantee
Class Outline by Topic
Navigating In Photoshop
- Intro to Photoshop workspace, tools and panels
- Resetting and saving workspaces
- Top ten Photoshop keyboard shortcuts
- Navigating, zooming and panning in the document
- Screen display modes
- Checklist for examining Photoshop files of unknown origin
Repairing Damaged and Flawed Images
- Intro to Photoshop’s retouching tools
- Retouching layers and the history panel
- Spot healing and healing brushes
- Patch tool and Content Aware Move
- Red Eye tool
Image Sizing and Cropping
- Proper resolutions for print and web
- Resizing Images using Image Size
- When to Resample an Image
- Cropping an image
- Ratios and proportions
Color Modes
- When to use RGB, CMKY and Greyscale
- How to control color to black and white conversions
- Brief overview of all Photoshop’s color modes
Color Correcting
- Color correction basics
- Using Highlight/Shadows adjustment
- Auto color correction
- Intro to adjustment layers
- 2 Pass Levels – The one true color correction technique
- How to read a histogram
Layers
- Copying layers in Photoshop
- Creating and organizing layers
- Creating and using patterns
- Layer blending modes
- Effects and layer styles
- Basic layer masks
File Formats
- Saving to typical Photoshop formats
- Saving options
10 Tricks to Save Bad Photos
- 10 useful tricks to style a bad photo and make it acceptable
COLOR EFFECTS IN PHOTOSHOP
- Adjustment Layers
- Adjustment Layers vs. Image Layers
BRIDGE and lightroom
- Lightroom pros and cons
- Bridge pros and cons
- Photoshop pros and cons
- Batch renaming files
MODIFYING IMAGES USING SELECTIONS
- Basic Selection Tools
- Quick Selection Tool
- Refining selections
- Quick mask
- Selecting using color range
COLOR CORRECTION
- Using curves
- Quick and easy color corrections
- RGB vs. CMYK color correction
ERASER TOOLS
- Using the background and magic eraser tools
- Practical Usage
PHOTO RETOUCHING – INTERMEDIATE
- Photo Retouching vs. Photo Illustrations
- Using healing tools to remove blemishes
- Removing blemishes and defects
PEN TOOL
- Using Photoshop’s Pen tool
- Creating, saving and exporting a clipping paths
REMOVING ELEMENTS
- Non-destructive eliminations
- Masks Panel
DODGE/BURN TOOL
- Using dodge/burn in photography
- Non-destructive dodge/burn
COLOR CORRECTION SHORTCUTS
- Using layers to adjust photos
- Adjustment layers vs. image layers
LAYERS
- Duplicating layers using move tool
- Intermediate layer styles and effects
- Using layers to create selective color effects
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I have been using Photoshop at work for 2 years – mostly self-teaching myself along the way. I wish I would have taken the course sooner because I’ve learned so much. I love the tips and tricks and also the ability to get a better understanding of the overall program.
This was my first time using Photoshop, and I found the class easy to follow. The pace was perfect!
Great class, easy to understand,organized. Facilities were great with refreshments…need to sign up for second level class ASAP