Adobe Photoshop Advanced Class Outline
LESSON 1
• Tools and Palette Review
• Preparing Your Workspace
• Basic Editing Tools
• Adobe Bridge CS4
• Selection Review
• Basic Selection Tools
• Quick Mask Mode
• Layers Review
• Working with Layers and Selections
LESSON 2
• Production Essentials
• Optimizing Grayscale
• Working with Levels
• This Histogram
• Setting Up Images for Final Output
• A Quick Levels Recap
• Postadjustment Analysis
LESSON 3
• Understanding Curves
• The Power of Curves
• Input and Output Numbers
• The Histogram Palette
• Shadow / Highlight
• Color Management
• How Color Works
• Implement Color Management
LESSON 4
• Color Correction
• Use Gray to Fix Color?
• Professional Color Correction
• Working with the Color Wheel
• Replacing Color
• Variations and Color Balance
• Selective Color and Match Color
• The Red Eye Tool
• Color Replacement Tool
• Channel Mixer
• Gradient Map
LESSON 5
• Using Camera Raw
• The Camera Raw Dialog Box
• Adjusting Multiple Images
• Finishing Touches
• Adjustment Layers
• Photo Filter Adjustments
• Blending Modes
• Adjusting Isolated Areas
• Limiting the Brightness Range
• Limiting Layers Affected
• Limitations of Adjustment Layers
LESSON 6
• Sharpening and Enhancement
• Removing Film Grain and Scanner Noise
• How Sharpening Works
• Tricks of the Trade
• The Battalion of Blending Modes
• Advanced Masking
• The Background Eraser
• The Extract Filter
• The Blending Sliders
• Channels
• The Pen Tool
• Advanced Layer Masks
LESSON 7
• Four Techniques for Collage
• Clipping Masks
• Blending Sliders
• Layer Masks
• Creating a Panoramic Image with Photomerge
• Vector Masks
• Smart Objects
• Warping
• Creating Complex Collages
LESSON 8
• Retouching
• Patch Tool
• Healing Brush Tool
• Spot Healing Brush Tool
• Clone Stamp Tool
• Vanishing Point
• The Dodge and Burn Tools
• The Sponge Tool
• The Blur and Sharpen Tools
• Lens Correction Filter
• The Liquify Filter
• Retouching and Restoring Real-World Photos
LESSON 9
• Workflow
• Image Capture
• Initial Rough Crop and Straighten
• Spotting
• Color Correction
• Global Tonal Adjustments
• Global Color Adjustment
• Reduce or Remove Noise/Grain
• Local Tonal Adjustments
• Fine-Tune Localized Adjustments
• Interpret Colors
• Double and Triple Check Masks
• Retouching
• Creative Effects
• Save Master File
• Create Output-Specific Files
ThinkBIGLearnSmart's Adobe Photoshop Advanced Lesson Plan is an overview of what we generally intend to cover in our classes; however specific items (topics) that are actually discussed in class may vary per location. It is the desire of the instructor to focus on meeting the objectives of the students who registered for the class, rather than going through a course outline systematically.
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christine@thinkbiglearnsmart.com
