Course Outline
 
Photoshop CS Advanced

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SECTION 1:
Working with Retouch Tools
Lesson 1.1
Working with Retouch Tools
What is Retouching?
The Blur Tool
The Sharpen Tool
The Smudge Tool
Lesson 1.2
More Retouching Tools
The Dodge Tool
The Burn Tool
The Sponge Tool
Lesson 1.3
Working with Colour Brightness and Contrast
What are Hue and Saturation?
Working with Hue and Saturation
Working with Brightness and Contrast
Working with Shadows and Highlights
Lesson 1.4
Retouching With Stamps and Brush Tools
The Healing Brush
Using the Patch Tool
The Clone Stamp
The Pattern Stamp
 
SECTION 2:
Using Layers
Lesson 2.1
Understanding Layers
What is a Layer?
Creating Layers
Deleting a Layer
Renaming a Layer

Lesson 2.2
Working with Layers
Hiding and Displaying Layers
Changing Layer Transparency
Arranging Layers
Duplicating Layers
Layer via Cut and Layer via Copy
Lesson 2.3 
More on Layers
Locking Layers
Linking Layers
Merging Layers
Flattening the Image

Lesson 2.4

Adjustment Layers
What is an Adjustment Layer?
Using Adjustment Layers
Adjustments and Masks
Grouping Adjustment Layers
 
SECTION 3:
Getting Creative with Photoshop
Lesson 3.1 
Working with Brushes
Using the Paint Bucket
Using the Paint Brush
Using the Airbrush
Working with Custom Brushes
Creating a Custom Brush From Scratch
Using the Pencil Tool
Lesson 3.2 
Photoshop Type Tools
The Character Palette
Working with Horizontal Type
Working with Vertical Type
Modifying Type
Lesson 3.3 
Drawing and Vector Graphics
Working with Shape Tools
Working with Custom Shapes
Using Pens in Photoshop
The Path Selection Tools

Lesson 3.4 
Colours and Colour Effects
Selecting Foreground and Background Colour
The Eyedropper
Applying a Colour Gradient
Enhancing Selection with a Colour Stroke
 
Review Questions
 
SECTION 4:
Working with Masks and Channels
Lesson 4.1 
Using Masks
What is a Mask?
Working with QuickMasks
Layer Masks
Manipulating a Layer Mask
Lesson 4.2 
Working with Masks and Channels
What are Channels?
RBG, CMYK, and Lab Channels
Selections and Channels
Channels and Masks