Course description
Photoshop: Advanced
As you are an advanced software user, our Advanced training courses are tailor-made to address your specific needs. So please regard our description and course outline as course framework suggestions. These courses are bespoke and we will fit the lessons to suit your skillset.
Please contact our course advisors to discuss your needs. With them, you will put together a course especially for you in terms of what needs to be covered and when.
The results that are possible with Photoshop are truly astounding. In order to reach this level of mastery, you’ll need to learn the most advanced features and techniques.
On the Photoshop Advanced Classes course you’ll do just this. Learning how to make animations, how to use 3D objects to incorporate them into your 2D work, how to work with smart objects, layers, and clipping masks, and generally how to achieve whatever effect you desire using Photoshop, and achieve that effect with the minimum of time and effort.
In this class you will learn about the most advanced techniques in Adobe Photoshop. You will gain knowledge how to make animations, use 3D objects to incorporate them in your 2D artwork, work with Smart objects, HDR and Camera RAW images, create professional selections, work with Layer and Clipping masks, design and prepare websites for developers, create digital art and so much more.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This class is for advanced users of Photoshop with firm understanding of all the general concepts of using the application. On this course, we learn the most advanced techniques and lots of best practice. This course is intense, so for those with doubts in their knowledge we recommend the Photoshop Yellow Belt and Green Belt courses first or to consult our sales team and the instructors.
Assumed Knowledge
Firm understanding of working with layers, masking, making selections, using adjustment layers, working non-destructively, using the pen tool, retouching images and using typography. You also need to know the meaning of the following technical terms: resolution, bit depth, colour mode and channels, vector/pixel graphics, depth of field, bezier curves and non-destructive editing.
You will have taken the Academy Class Photoshop 201: Green Belt class or have a similar experience.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Make use of the Camera RAW plugin to handle RAW and HDR images
- Create and combine 3D objects from Photoshop layers
- Import and paint 3D objects made in other applications
- Animate layers and edit video layers in Photoshop
- Undertake studio and advanced techniques
- Enhance your workflow with advanced shortcuts batch processes and actions
Training Course Content
High dynamic images and lens corrections
- Use the Camera RAW plugin to import images
- Clean images and compensate for camera specific lens and color aberrations
- Compose multiple images or use RAW data for High-Dynamic-Range adjustments
3D in Photoshop
- Create 3D text effects
- Convert Photoshop layers into pre-defined 3D shapes
- Use the 3D workspace and on screen controls
- Understand the 3D composition hierarchy
- Import 3D objects as layers
- Paint object surfaces
- Basic UV mapping
- 2D and 3D compositing
Video editing in Photoshop
- Keyframe layer property changes to create animations
- Import and cut video on the timeline
- Create slideshows
- Add transitions
- Animate still images
- Apply filters to video layers
- Add frames and masks
- Export video
Advanced techniques
- Frequency separation
- Double exposure
- Displacement maps
- Skin colour correction
- Remove colour casts
- RAW and Camera RAW
- Perspective Warp
- Advanced Vanishing point techniques
Advanced projects setup
- Work with Artboards
- Create User Interface elements
- Work with other Adobe applications
Scripts and batch processes
- Mergie panoramic images
- Record and execute actions for repetitive tasks
- Use Adobe Bridge to organize assets
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