Photoshop: Ultimate Mastery

Digital Imaging Foundation

• Image quality and resolution
• Bitmap and vector graphics
• Image and canvas size
• Colour spaces and bit depth
• Design theory principles
• Files formats and media

Interface

• Controlling the workspace
• Screen layout and window arrangements
• Navigation and zoom shortcuts
• Guides, grid and ruler

Selections

• Creating selections using the selection tools
• Refining selections
• Transform, scale and distort selections
• Saving and loading selections

Painting and Retouching

• Saving and sharing colour pallets and swatches
• Creating and controlling Gradients
• Effective use of Brush tools
• Understanding Retouching tools
• Refining selections
• Change models using the Liquify window
• Adding Lighting effects
• Using Blur and sharpen to add depth
• Understanding LAB colours
• Replace colour and colour range
• Perspective adjustments
• Black and white conversion
• Photo filters
• Content aware tools

• Colour Correction*
• Levels and curves
• Hue and saturation
• Shadow and highlights
• ICC profiles explained
• Assigning colour profiles
• Proof setup options

Compositing

• Creating and grouping Layers
• Cropping images
• Transform and distort layers
• Add filters from the Filter gallery
• Effective use of Adjustment layers
• Creating Layer masks
• Working with text
• Applying and controlling Layer effects
• Blending and transparency settings
• Masking techniques
• Save and reuse Graphic Styles
• Define layers or import images as Smart objects
• Add and combine Filters
• Define and use Layer comps

Vectors in Photoshop

• Advanced Typography options
• Using the Pen tool to create and modify shapes
• Drawing Shapes from the shapes library

Preparing for different media

• Creating animated GIF images for web
• Slicing images and exporting for use on the web
• Printing from Photoshop

ACA Prep

• Copyright
• Design principles, elements, and image composition
• Design project requirements and deliverable
• Adding descriptive metadata to images
• Mock exam

Fine tuning wide-gamut images

• Using the Camera RAW plugin to import images
• Cleaning images and compensating for camera specific lens and color abberations
• Compose multiple images or use RAW data for High-Dynamic-Range adjustments

3D in Photoshop

• Create 3D text effects
• Converting Photoshop layers into pre-defined 3D shapes
• Using the 3D workspace and on screen controlls
• Understanding the 3D compostion hierarchy
• Importing 3D objects as layers
• Painting object surfaces
• Basic UV maping
• Advanced Vanishing point techniques
• 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 using Ken Burns effect
• Apply filters to video layers
• Add frames and masks
• Export video

Scripts and batch processes

• Making use of scripted fills
• Compiling a contact sheet
• Merging panoramic images
• Recording and executing actions for repatitve tasks
• Use Adobe Bridge to organize assets

ACA Prep

• Copyright
• Design principles, elements, and image composition
• Design project requirements and deliverable
• Adding descriptive metadata to images
• Mock exam