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Product Description
Software: Adobe® Photoshop® CS2
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Certification: Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Program®
Target Student: This course is intended for new users of Adobe® Photoshop® CS2.
Prerequisites: To ensure students' success with this course, we recommend that they are familiar with Adobe® Photoshop® CS2: Level 1 for Macintosh (Second Edition).
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Adobe® Photoshop® CS2: Level 2 for Macintosh (Second Edition)
Course Specifications
Course number: 084566Software: Adobe® Photoshop® CS2
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Certification: Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Program®
Course Description
You have familiarized yourself with the basic image editing tools of Adobe® Photoshop® CS2. Now, you may want to enhance the images by creating appropriate masks, applying special effects and retouching them. In this course, you'll work with the advanced tools and features available in Adobe® Photoshop® CS2 to enhance your images.
Course Objective: You will learn skills to enhance your ability to create accurate masks and image effects; retouch images; and automate repetitive tasks.Target Student: This course is intended for new users of Adobe® Photoshop® CS2.
Prerequisites: To ensure students' success with this course, we recommend that they are familiar with Adobe® Photoshop® CS2: Level 1 for Macintosh (Second Edition).
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Requirements
- PowerPC® G3, G4, or G5 processor.
- At least 512 MB of RAM.
- At least 1GB of free hard-disk space to install software, and an additional 500 MB to run the course.
- A color monitor with 16-bit or greater video card.
- A mouse or compatible tracking device.
- 1024 x 768 or greater monitor resolution.
- A CD-ROM drive.
- A display system to project the instructor's computer screen.
Platform Requirements
Software Requirements
- Mac OS X v. 10.3, or later.
- Adobe® Photoshop® CS2.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:- work with advanced tools and techniques to create accurate masks, and for better image editing flexibility.
- create, edit, and save vector paths; and also convert a path to a clipping path to prevent pixels outside it from being printed.
- create and save swatches, gradients, and patterns to fill image areas.
- use Photoshop's wide range of tools and techniques to create special effects in images.
- use the Actions palette to combine a series of commands into a single command and to create keyboard shortcuts for frequently used commands.
Course Content
- Lesson 1: Masking and Clipping Layers
- Topic 1A: Erase a Background
- Topic 1B: Edit a Selection by Painting a Quick Mask Overlay
- Topic 1C: Save and Edit a Selection in an Alpha Channel
- Topic 1D: Work with Layer Masks
- Topic 1E: Make Areas Within a Layer Semitransparent
- Topic 1F: Clip a Layer to the Shape of Another
- Lesson 2: Masking with Vector Paths
- Topic 2A: Create Vector Paths
- Topic 2B: Edit Paths
- Topic 2C: Mask an Image with a Path
- Lesson 3: Filling Image Areas
- Topic 3A: Fill Image Areas with Swatch Colors
- Topic 3B: Create Gradients
- Topic 3C: Create Patterns
- Lesson 4: Creating Special Effects
- Topic 4A: Distort Editable Type
- Topic 4B: Warp an Image
- Topic 4C: Create Layer Comps
- Topic 4D: Crop Images Precisely
- Topic 4E: Restore Photographs
- Topic 4F: Simulate Painted Effects
- Lesson 5: Automating Tasks
- Topic 5A: Create an Action
- Topic 5B: Manage Actions
- Appendix A: Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Objectives Mapping
- Appendix B: Adobe® Photoshop® CS2: New Features Mapping
- Appendix C: Blending Modes