Servitor Training Services is an Adobe Authorized Training Centre.	All classes are taught by an Adobe Certified Instructor

Adobe® Photoshop® CS4 - Level I

Course Fee: $695.00
Course Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Length of Course: 2 days, Hands-on

Course Overview

As a graphic designer, you are starting to familiarize yourself with image creation and editing using Photoshop. Understanding the different tools and features available in Photoshop CS4 will help you to maximize your creative potential. Additionally, you will want to enhance the images by creating appropriate masks, applying special effects and retouching them. In this course, you’ll work with several tools and features to edit images using Photoshop CS4.

Course Prerequisites

Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with Windows. Students should also have basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, and saving files.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Exploring Photoshop Environment

• Differentiate Raster and Vector Graphics
• Explore the Photoshop Environment
• Customize the Photoshop Environment
• Work with Navigation Tools
• Customize Menus
• Explore Adobe Bridge
• Apply Metadata and Keywords

 Lesson 2: Sizing Images

• Determine Display and Print Resolution
• Crop an Image

 Lesson 3: Selecting Image Areas

• Select Image Areas with the Marquee Tools
• Select Image Areas with the Lasso Tools
• Save Selections
• Select Image Areas with the Magic Wand Tool
• Select Image Areas with the Magnetic Lasso Tool
• Modify Selections

 Lesson 4: Creating Image Composites

• Make Floating Versus Fixed Selections
• Undo Previous Steps
• Copy Selections
• Create Layers
• Create Smart Objects
• Transform Layers
• Copy Layers Between Images
• Save Images in Photoshop Format
• Arrange Layers

 Lesson 5: Blending Composite Images

• Defringe Images
• Simulate Transparency with Opacity and Blending Modes
• Feather Edges

 Lesson 6: Exploring Image Modes

• Examine Mode Characteristics
• Explore Grayscale and Bitmap Modes
• Explore Color Modes

 Lesson 7: Applying Colors

• Select Colors
• Work with Painting Tools
• Clone Image Areas with the Clone Stamp Tool

 Lesson 8: Enhancing Images with Text and Special Effects

• Create Type Layers
• Apply Layer Effects
• Work with Filters
• Merge Layers and Flatten Images

 Lesson 9: Adjusting Images

• Create Levels Adjustment Layers
• Enhance Images Using Toning Tools
• Adjust the Hue/Saturation of Images

 Lesson 10: Saving Completed Images

• Save Images for Use in Print Applications
• Save Images for the Web
• Save Images as PDF

 Lesson 11: Masking and Clipping Layers

• Erase a Background
• Edit a Selection by Painting a Quick Mask Overlay
• Save and Edit a Selection in an Alpha Channel
• Work with Layer Masks
• Make Areas Within a Layer Semitransparent
• Clip a Layer to the Shape of Another

 Lesson 12: Filling Image Areas

• Fill Image Areas with Swatch Colors
• Create Gradients
• Create Patterns

 Lesson 13: Creating Special Effects

• Distort Editable Type
• Warp an Image
• Create Layer Comps
• Crop Images Precisely
• Restore Photographs
• Simulate Painted Effects

 Lesson 14: Automating Tasks

• Create an Action
• Manage Actions

• Creating Vector based shape layers
• Using the pen tool (magnetic and freehand)
• Creating and modifying paths
• Creating text on and in a path and working with Custom Shapes
• Using clipping paths with Illustrator, InDesign
• Creating, editing, loading and saving styles
• Create Vector Paths
• Creating a clipping path
• Edit paths
• Mask an Image with a Path

Adobe® Photoshop® CS4 - Level II

Course Fee: $695.00
Course Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Length of Course: 2 days, Hands-on

This Adobe Photoshop CS4 Level 2 Advanced course you will take your images to the next level using a variety of advanced techniques. Learn virtually all of Photoshop's layer functions: Layer Masks, Adjustment Layers, Blending Modes, Clipping Masks, and Opacity settings and more are all on the menu.

Lesson 1: Master Layer Styles/Effects

• Not just drop shadows!
• Add dimension and depth
• Texturize layers
• Using Layer masks to create transparency
• Simulate various materials
• Advanced layer techniques including creating clipping masks and advanced layer masking
• Compositing multiple images with layers, adjustment layers, layer masks and clipping groups
• Working with adjustment layers and layers masks

Lesson 2: isolate even the most complex portions of images

• Methods for separating wispy subjects from their backgrounds (hair, vegetation, etc.)
• Avoiding the hard way: controlling photography for easier post-processing
• Borrowing from film-makers: chromakey and similar techniques

Lesson 3: Use Layer Masks to hide image areas or to bring them back. No more erasure!

• Creating, massaging and combining masks
• Using Quick masks
• Creating an edge Mask
• Vector vs raster masks

Lesson 4: Create seamless color adjustments, gradient effects, and texturing

• Use subtle layer features to fine-tune adjustments
• Split-tone images
• Simulate alternative photographic processes
• Add "film grain" and other effects
• Using Liquefy
• Using filters to improve an image
• Advanced retouching using median, blur and blending modes
• Sharpening an image
• Colour correction of images using levels, curves and other colour correction tools

 
Lesson 5:  Allow images to blend creatively and predictably

• Using blending modes
• Hidden masking techniques
• Mask and blend contextually and automatically
• Advanced blending techniques

Lesson 6: Combine photos or other scanned art to use the best of each

• Use Photoshop's dramatically improved auto-alignment features

Lesson 7: correct those group shots with the inevitable blinking person

• Reduce film grain
• "Average" images to remove passersby!
• Using extract Plug-in palette to remove backgrounds
• Using Paste Into to replace parts of an image

Lesson 8: Use Smart Objects

• Creating and working with Smart Objects
• Working with vanishing point filter
• Resize and transform elements without fear
• "Merge" layers nondestructively
• Apply filters re-editably

Lesson 9: Channeling!

• Understanding channels and colour modes
• Modifying channel information to create masks and isolate areas for adjustment

Adobe® Photoshop® CS4: Web Production

 
Course Fee: $695.00
Course Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Length of Course: 2 days, Hands-on

Course Overview

Images that are to be used in websites need to be optimized for optimal file size and quality. In this course, you will familiarize yourself with the concepts and techniques that are used to optimize images for display on the Internet.

You will set Photoshop’s unit preferences and save files in different formats to see how well each one balances image quality with file size reduction. You will then calibrate your system’s color display. You will also use Photoshop as part of creating finished web pages and export individual slices and create an HTML Web page that displays a table containing the sliced sections. Finally, you will use Photoshop and ImageReady to create and optimize animations for the web.

Course Prerequisites

To ensure students' success with this course, we recommend that they have a familiarity with Photoshop or take the following course: Photoshop CS4: Level 1.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Preparing Web Images

• Measure Web Image Resolution
• Examine File Size Considerations

Lesson 2: Optimizing Images

• Optimize Photographic Images
• Optimize Flat Color Graphics and Illustrations
• Use Transparency in Web Images

 Lesson 3: Preparing for Cross-Platform Viewing

• Explore Color Management for the Web
• Examine Display Differences Across Platforms
• Ensure Consistent Color and Reduction of the Color Palette

 Lesson 4: Creating Web Page Layouts and Graphics

• Examine the Web Design Uses for Photoshop and ImageReady
• Create Web Page Backgrounds
• Draw Shapes
• Format Vector Paths
• Create Headers, Banners and Ad Graphics
• Create Graphic Buttons and Content Graphics

 Lesson 5: Exporting a Web Page

• Prepare a Web Page for Export
• Export a Web Page

Lesson 6: Exploring Animation

• Create Animations
• Export Animations

Adobe® Photoshop® CS4: Photo Printing and Cover

Course Fee: $695.00
Course Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Length of Course: 2 days, Hands-on

Course Overview

You are familiar with the Photoshop tools and techniques that are used to design and create images. Applying the correct image and color correction process and techniques ensures that you get the desired output while printing images for commercial purposes. In this course, you will learn professional techniques for obtaining consistent, predictable, high quality images from Photoshop. You will learn a balanced approach, starting with system calibration, through the scanning process, image enhancements, and color correction. You will also create traditional printed effects such as duotones and spot color overlays.

Course Objective

 You will identify two contrasting approaches to handling color images. You will calibrate your monitor, and use color management profiles to control the image display in Photoshop and for printing. You will also create a crisp line art image and eliminate dust and scratches, suppress moiré patterns, and correct red eye defects. You will apply a color by the numbers approach using curves adjustment layers to eliminate color casts and maximize the contrast in important regions of images. Finally, you will apply techniques for improving sharpness, convert color images to grayscale, and add spot colors to images.

Course Prerequisites

To ensure students' success with this course, we recommend that they have a familiarity with Photoshop or take the following course: Adobe® Photoshop® CS4: Level 1.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Examining Color Workflows

• Compare RGB and CMYK Color Modes
• Examine Color Management
• Examine Color by the Numbers
• Examine Hybrid Workflows

 Lesson 2: Calibrating and Profiling

• Calibrate and Profile Your Monitor
• Choose a Working Color Space in Photoshop
• Open and Convert Images
• Manage Printing and Color

 Lesson 3: Using Advanced Image Support

• Create High Dynamic Range Images
• Use the Camera Raw Format
• Preview an Image on a Video Monitor

 Lesson 4: Capturing Images in Digital Format

• Scan Various Image Types
• Choose Scanner Settings and Adjustments

 Lesson 5: Removing Image Defects

• Remove Dust and Scratches
• Minimize Moiré Patterns
• Eliminate Red Eye Defects

 Lesson 6: Adjusting RGB Color

• Meet Color Correction Objectives
• Locate Highlights, Shadows, and Neutral Areas
• Make Automatic Color and Contrast Adjustments
• Make Basic Curve Adjustments
• Correct Memory Colors
• Adjust Shadows and Highlights Independently

 Lesson 7: Creating CMYK Separations

• Adjust Color Settings for Prepress
• Calibrating to a Proof
• Adjust Out-of-Gamut Colors
• Color Separating Images
• Adjust CMYK Curves

 Lesson 8: Sharpening Images

• Apply Unsharp Masking
• Sharpen Image

 Lesson 9: Working with Grayscale and Spot Colors

• Convert Color Images to Grayscale
• Create Duotones
• Spot Color Images

Photoshop Resources

• Photoshop Training in Chicago & Los Angeles - provided by Training Connection
  
• Photoshop Training in London - provided by The Mouse Training Company