Course description
Photoshop: Zero to Hero
Zero to Photoshop Hero in just 5 days and become an Adobe Certified Associate(ACA)
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ThisPhotoshop courseprovides you with the concepts and skills to use Adobe Photoshop effectively. You get hands-on practice working with basic through advanced techniques to get the most out of your experience. You will learn layer basics, photo retouching and image editing. Whether you are a designer, illustrator, photographer, video artist, webmaster or just a beginner, Photoshop offers you many opportunities to make your images look great.
Whatever your career path, proven Adobe software expertise will keep you ahead of the curve and help you develop a solid competitive advantage in today’s complex marketplace. Adobe certifications are a reliable validation of your skills and knowledge, and can lead to accelerated professional development, improved productivity, and enhanced credibility in your field.
You will be prepared for and take the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) exam at the end of this course.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Adobe User Experience (XD) Bespoke
Unlike Photoshop, Adobe Experience Design is a totally new app created specifically for designing websites and apps. You can craft the visuals and turn them into working prototypes all in a single app!
Even though it’s currently in beta, it’s available to all Creative Cloud members and is developing quickly. The topics outlined below are subject to change as this app develops.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Remove red eyes, blemishes, scratches etc. using retouch technique
- Improve image colours and adjust contrast and brightness settings
- Create simple compositions by blending images together
- Add text and modify type settings in your designs
- Output artwork for web, print or video
- Use advanced retouching and manipulation techniques
- Improve the tonality and contrast of an image using curves and levels
- Work with masks and blending effects to create sophisticated compositions
- Use colour profiles to create a consistent and reliable colour workflow
- Prepare artwork for print, web and video
- Take the Adobe Certified Associate Exam and gain ACA status
Training Course Content
Digital Imaging Foundation
- Image quality and resolution
- Bitmap and vector graphics
- Image and canvas size
- Colour spaces and bit depth
- Design principles
- Files formats and media
Interface
- Create a new document
- Controlling the workspace
- Screen layout and window arrangements
- Navigation and zoom shortcuts
- Undo, redo and history
- Guides, grid and ruler
Layers
- Create, delete and edit layers
- Name, hide, arrange layers
- Merge and group layers
- Change opacity and blending modes
- Cropping Images
- Transform, Scale and Distort Layers
Selections
- Creating selections using the selection tools
- Improve and refine selections
- Transform, scale and distort selections
- Saving and loading selections
- Create layer masks and clipping masks
Image Retouching
- Use the healing brushes, Patch and content-aware tools
- Use the Red Eye tool
- Use the Clone Stamp tools
- Use the Blur, Sharpen and Smudge tools
- Use the Dodge, Burn and Sponge tools
- Content-Aware Tools
Colours and Gradients
- Work with the Color Picker
- Use the Eyedropper tools
- Save and share colours and swatches
- Create and control gradients
- Correct and retouch images
Painting and working with Brushes
- Use the brush tools
- Creating brushes
- Loading external brushes
Colour Correction and Adjustment
- Use Adjustment layers
- Levels and curves
- Hue and saturation
- Shadow and highlights
Text
- Create text using the Type tool
- Discover character properties
- Discover paragraph properties
- Working with styles and adding styles to text
Output
- Output graphics for web, print and video
- Compress image size
Retouch & Correct
- Change models using liquify
- Adding lighting effects
- Replace colour and colour range
- Perspective adjustments
- Black and white conversion
- Understanding LAB Colors
- Photo Filters
Filters
- Explore Photo filters
- Add and combine Filters
- Smart Filters
Advanced Composition
- Masking techniques
- Save and reuse graphic styles
- Define and use layer comps
Selections and Masks
- Select tricky objects in an image like hair
- Hide and show masks full screen
- Work with alpha channels
Advanced Working with Layers
- Auto blend and align layers
- Use Smart objects for non-destructive edits
- Layer blending modes for advanced compositions
Vectors
- Use the Pen tool to create and modify shapes
- Create selections and mask with the Pen Tool
- Draw shapes from the shapes library
- Combine and merge vector shapes
Typography
- Advanced Typography options
- Create Paragraph and Character styles
Colour management
- ICC profiles explained
- Assigning colour profiles
- Proof setup options
Output
- Creating animated GIF images for web
- Slicing images and exporting for use on the web
- Prepare graphics for print
- Add keywords to images
ACA Prep
- Overview the exam objectives
- Understanding copyrights and intellectual properties
- Design principles, elements, and image composition
- Design project requirements and deliverable
- Mock exam
Reviews
Average rating 5
Despite using photoshop every day the training gave me an insight into areas I don't normally use or ways of using the functions I had never thought of.
Very good subject knowledge.
Expenses
Course fee: £597.00 £697.00 + VAT
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