The course covers all aspects of Photoshop, starting with some digital imaging basics such as resolution, file formats, colour management and understanding the difference between bitmap and vector graphics. The fundamental processes of image manipulation are covered including selection techniques, transformations, painting and colouring, retouching and image correction techniques. The course looks at how to optimise images for printing or outputting to the web and how to work with Camera Raw images. The course also includes sessions on Layers and Channels, the most important filters, how to add type to an image and how to manage all your images using
Adobe
Bridge
.
Because the course is totally “hands on” and uses real images good and bad to practice on, at the end of the course you will be fully prepared to tackle even the most daunting tasks in your own environment.
The course is available using the latest CS4 software (standard version, not Extended), or the previous two versions - CS3 (Standard version) or CS2 - both running on a PC.
Although each new release boasts several new features compared to the previous version, most of what you will learn has changed little over the last few releases, and so the courses would also be of interest to anybody with versions of Photoshop from 7.0 onwards.
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to see a detailed description of the CS4 course.
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Participants should have basic Mac or PC skills including: launching an application; creating, naming and saving documents; navigating folders to locate a specific file. No prior experience of using Photoshop is required.
The dates of courses for the next 3 months, and all the information you need for booking a course, are available on the How to Book page. Why not book a course right now!
If you would prefer a one to one session, or would like the course to be held at your own home (or place of work), please call Mike on 01803 528663 to discuss your requirements. Also, if you would like the course customised in some way to suit your particular needs then please feel free to call.