Photoshop CS3: Advanced

Course Outline

Duration: 1 Day

Description: Photoshop CS3: Advanced, ACE Edition is the second title in a series of ILT courses that provide instruction on how to use Photoshop CS3 to create professional-looking images for both print and the Web. In this course, students will learn how to use color fills and overlays as well as gradients. They will explore various ways to extract an object from an image using a mask. They'll experiment with vector paths by creating vector masks and converting type into editable shapes. They will also apply custom brushes, warping, and Smart Filters along with other creative image effects. After producing images for video, students will end the course by automating tasks and customizing Photoshop.

Course Content:

Unit 1: Fills and overlays

• Topic A: Filling image areas
• Topic B: Gradients and patterns
• Topic C: Layer overlays
  
  

Unit 2: Masks

• Topic A: Mask channels
• Topic B: Layer masks
• Topic C: Grayscale masks
• Topic D: Clipping masks
  
  

Unit 3: Vector paths

• Topic A: Creating vector paths
• Topic B: Editing vector paths
• Topic C: Vector masks
• Topic D: Paths for creative imagery
  
  

Unit 4: Creative image effects

• Topic A: Painted effects
• Topic B: Warping
• Topic C: Efficient compositing
• Topic D: Smart Filters
• Topic E: Layer comps
• Topic F: 3D layers

Unit 5: Video

• Topic A: Images for video
• Topic B: Video layers
  
  

Unit 6: Automating tasks

• Topic A: Actions
• Topic B: Organizing actions
• Topic C: Batch processing
• Topic D: Customizing Photoshop
  
  

Appendix A: ACE exam objectives map

• Topic A: Comprehensive exam objectives