Duration: 21 hours

Conducted By:
Roy Seah - professional Adobe Certified Photoshop Expert.

Coverage

1. Setting Preferences
   • Setting Workspace defaults
   • Setting & using Scratch Disks
   • Using Keyboard shortcuts
2. Colour Management & Calibration
   • Understanding Gamma
   • Working with ICC Profiles
   • Loading & using monitor profiles
   • Using Adobe Gamma
   • Defining a colour space
   • Handling profile mismatches
3. Color Systems
   • Working with the Color Modes
   • RGB vs. CMYK
   • Using L*a*b mode
4. File Management
   • Working with Bridge - Flags & keywords
   • Working with Bridge - Image ranking
   • Image metadata
   • Batch processing
5. Selections
   • Rectangular and elliptical marquees
   • Using the Lassos
   • What is Quick Selection?
   • The Magic Wand
   • Feathering & anti-aliasing
   • Adding, Subtracting & Combining selections
   • Saving & reloading a selection
   • Transforming selections
6. Layers
   • Layers & Layer management
   • Combining images & creating montages
   • Working with multiple layers
   • Setting transparency: Fill vs. Opacity
   • Layer Comps - Setting Layer Comps
   • Layer Comps - Preserving attributes
   • Layer Comps - Exporting the comp
   • Layer Blending Modes - Layer Masks
   • Layer Blending Modes - Deriving a mask from a selection
   • Layer Blending Modes - Setting a mask from scratch
   • Layer Blending Modes - Painting in the mask
   • Layer Blending Modes - Viewing the mask
   • Clipping Groups
7. Vectors
   • The Pen Tool - Using the Pen tool
   • The Pen Tool - Drawing lines & curves
   • The Pen Tool - Adding & deleting points
   • The Pen Tool - Converting anchor points
   • The Pen Tool - Generating selections from paths
   • The Pen Tool - Saving a selection as a path
   • The Pen Tool - Filling & stroking paths
   • Paths & Shapes - Converting a path to a Shape
   • Paths & Shapes - Loading Shape sets
   • Paths & Shapes - Brush Sizes & Presets
   • Paths & Shapes - Setting Brush options
   • Paths & Shapes - Saving a Brush preset
   • Paths & Shapes - Saving & Loading brush sets
9. Image Adjustment
   • Working with the Adjustments - Hue & Saturation
   • Working with the Adjustments - Levels & Curves
   • Working with the Adjustments - Variations & Colour Balance
   • Adjustment Layers - Setting an Adjustment Layer
   • Adjustment Layers - Limiting the adjustment with a Layer Mask
10. Channels
    • Understanding Channels - Colour channels
    • Understanding Channels - Spot channels
    • Understanding Channels - Alpha channels
    • Masking - Using Quick Mask
    • Masking - Viewing the mask
    • Masking - Painting in the mask
    • Masking - Defining a Mask from a Channel
    • Channel Operations (CHOPS) - Channel blending
    • Channel Operations (CHOPS) - Separating objects: luminance masking
11. Batch Processing
    • Actions - Understanding Actions
    • Actions - Loading external action sets
    • Actions - Writing your own actions
    • Actions - Backing up action sets
    • Droplets - What is a Droplet?
    • Droplets - Collating actions into droplets
    • Droplets - Batch processing with droplets