Photoshop CS4 Advanced

Photoshop CS4 Advanced

This Course is ideal for those who have completed the Essentials course or for those who know the basics of the programme. This two day course covers Typography, advanced Compositing,selections, 3D and much more

Course Outline:

Typography
- Creating Clipping Mask from type
- Creating a Design element from type
- Using Interactive formating controls
- Warping Layers

Advanced Layering
- Clipping a Layer to a Shape
- Setting up a Vanishing Point grid
- Placing imported graphics with Vanishing
- Point grid
- Adding artwork in perspective
- Placing the side panel artwork
- Adding more artwork in perspective
- Managing Layers
- Working with Layer Comps

Advanced Compositing
- Assembling a Montage of Images
- Hand-colouring selections on a Layer
- Aplying Smart Filters
- Stitching a Panorama

Advanced Selections Techniques
Creating Advanced Selections using
a variety of tools
- Croping an image and erasing within
a selection
- Refining the edge of a selection
- Extracting an image and blending it
into a composition

Preparing Files for the Web
- Creating Slices
- Adding Animation
- Animating a Layer Style
- Exporting HTML and Images
- Using the Zoomify feature
- Creating a Web Gallery

Working with 3D Images
- Creating a 3D Shape from a Layer
- Manipulating 3D Objects
- Using the 3D Panel to adjust the
lighting and surface structure
- Merging two-dimensional layers
onto 3D Layers
- Merging 3D Layers to share the same
3D Space
- Painting on a 3D Object
- Adding 3D Text
- Creating a 3D Postcard

Working with Scientific Images
- Viewing and Editing Flies in Adobe Bridge
- Brightening and boosting Colour in
an image
- Creating a map border and work area
- Making a custom border
- Measuring objects and data
- Exporting Measurements
- Adding a Legend
- Creating a Slide show

**This course is available on Apple Mac or Windows.

Course book included: Yes (same book as Essentials course)
Exam included: No
Certificate of acheivement supplied: Yes

Classes are scheduled approximately every 6-8 weeks, however we can run bespoke courses and classes for groups outside this schedule please contact us for details.