Photoshop CS4: Advanced

Course Outline

Duration: 1 Day

Description: In this course, students will learn how to use color fills, gradients, patterns, and overlays. Students will also create layer masks, grayscale masks, and clipping masks to show or hide various parts of an image. Students will then learn how to create and edit paths and convert type to paths. In addition, students will learn how to apply a variety of creative effects, use the Vanishing Point feature and Smart Filters, create layer comps, and prepare images for use in video productions. Finally, students will learn how to work more efficiently in 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: Vanishing Point
• Topic E: Smart Filters
• Topic F: Layer comps
• Topic G: Images for video
  
  

Unit 5: 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