Adobe Photoshop Level 3

Summary

Course Aim:

This comprehensive course builds on the skills developed in the Photoshop Level 2 course and includes more advanced imaging techniques.

Course Prerequisites:

The prerequisites for this course is that you have completed the Photoshop Level 2 course or have equivalent knowledge.

Course Duration:

One day 9:00am – 4:30pm

Classroom courses include:

  • Adobe Certified instructors (with min 10 yrs experience)
  • Alpha prepared comprehensive coursenotes with tutorials and exercises (updated frequently to reflect industry trends)
  • Certificates
  • eLearning DVD Package (FREE at course registration where available, see our SPECIALS)
  • After course support, unlimited HELP DESK (via email, to reinforce the learning), helpdesk@alphacc.com.au
  • Training guarantee
  • FREE repeat of public course within 6 months (where required, and on same version), see terms & conditions

Content

Course Content

During this course you will learn about:

Topic 1 Advanced Channels Techniques

  • Topic Objectives
  • Complex Selections Using Alpha Channels
  • Saving selections as alpha channels
  • Selections based on channels
  • Loading an alpha channel as a selection
  • Duplicating a channel in an image
  • Blending layers and channels
  • The Apply Image command
  • Difference Matting using the Apply Image command
  • Luminance Masking
  • The Calculations command
  • Add and Subtract blending modes
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 2 Spot Colour Channels

  • Topic Objectives
  • About spot colours
  • Creating a spot channel
  • Converting an Alpha channel into a spot channel
  • Trapping Spot Colour Channels
  • Knocking Spot Colours out of a CMYK image
  • Editing a spot channel
  • Changing a spot channel’s colour or solidity
  • Merging spot channels
  • Duotones
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 3 High Dynamic Range (HDR) Images

  • Topic Objectives
  • Using High Dynamic Range images
  • Working with HDR images
  • Using the Merge To HDR command
  • Adjusting HDR image viewing
  • Converting from 32 bits to 8 or 16 bits per channel
  • The HDR Colour Picker (Photoshop Extended only)
  • Painting on HDR images (Photoshop Extended only)
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 4 Layer Blending Options: This Layer and Underlying Layer

  • Topic Objectives
  • This Layer and Underlying Layer options
  • Blending options using the colour channels
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 5 Smart Objects and Smart Filters

  • Topic Objectives
  • About Smart Objects
  • Creating Smart Objects
  • Editing the content of a Smart Object
  • Duplicating a Smart Object
  • Replacing the contents of a Smart Object
  • Exporting the contents of a Smart Object
  • Converting a Smart Object to a layer
  • About Smart Filters
  • Applying Smart Filters
  • Editing a Smart Filter
  • Hiding Smart Filters
  • Reordering, duplicating, and deleting Smart Filters
  • Masking Smart Filters
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 6 Aligning, Blending and Scaling Content

  • Topic Objectives
  • Automatically aligning image layers
  • Auto blending layers
  • Content-Aware Scaling
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 7 Working with 3D files (Photoshop Extended only)

  • Topic Objectives
  • 3D files in Photoshop
  • OpenGL
  • Opening 3D files
  • Using the 3D tools
  • The 3D panel
  • Viewing cross sections
  • 3D Materials settings
  • Texture Maps
  • 3D Lights settings
  • Painting on 3D models
  • Merging 2D and 3D layers
  • Creating 3D objects from 2D images
  • Creating 3D shapes
  • Saving and Exporting 3D files
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 8 Measurement (Photoshop Extended only)

  • Topic Objectives
  • Measurement in Photoshop
  • The measurement scale
  • Performing a measurement
  • Using the Measurement Log
  • Counting objects in an image
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 9 Advanced Tips and Shortcuts

  • Cycling through fonts
  • Drag and drop styles
  • Global type changes
  • Switching between images
  • Recording your preferences
  • Brushes or Edit tools
  • Brush opacity
  • Brush mode
  • Blend mode of layers
  • Layer opacity
  • Selecting layers
  • Moving layers up or down
  • Type
  • Shape layer styles
  • Vector Shape Tools attributes
  • Preferences

Topic 10 Advanced Projects

  • Topic Objectives
  • Removing a background
  • Compositing an image into a new background
  • Colour adjustments
  • Adding Spot Colour

Appendix A Adobe Bridge

  • Using Adobe Bridge
  • Starting Bridge
  • The Bridge workspace
  • Workspaces
  • Adjusting Content panel display
  • Adjusting brightness and colours
  • Using Bridge in Compact mode
  • Working with the cache
  • Navigating files and folders in Bridge
  • Show subfolder contents
  • Opening or placing files
  • Searching for files and folders
  • Organising files into collections
  • Labeling and rating items
  • Sorting and filtering files
  • Managing files and folders in Bridge
  • Batch renaming files and folders
  • Stacking files
  • Getting photos from a digital camera or card reader
  • Previewing and comparing images
  • Rotating images with Bridge
  • Metadata and Bridge
  • The Metadata panel in Bridge
  • Viewing metadata in Bridge
  • Editing metadata in Bridge
  • Specifying the metadata displayed
  • Viewing colours (Illustrator and InDesign) or fonts (InDesign)
  • Adding metadata in the File Info dialogue box
  • Metadata templates
  • Applying keywords with Bridge
  • Running automated tasks in Bridge

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Packages

Packages Available

Adobe Photoshop Level 3 is offered as part of the following packages, designed for users who want to attend multiple courses to achieve in depth knowledge:

Photoshop Package

  • Photoshop Levels 1, 2 and 3
  • 5 days

Publishing Level 3 Package

  • Acrobat Advanced, InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop Level 3
  • 4 days

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eLearning DVD

When you attend the any of the following scheduled courses, you will receive a FREE eLearning DVD:

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  • PhotoShop Level 1
  • Illustrator Level 1
  • InDesign Level 1
  • Dreamweaver Level 1
  • Flash Level 1
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