Photoshop CC | Power Users

This course builds on your existing knowledge of Photoshop, and expands your list of creative techniques. Learn how to work faster with new shortcuts, tips and tricks, actions, special effects, and more.

Audience: This course is for Advanced Photoshop users who wish to expand on their creative techniques, learn shortcuts and tips/tricks, save time and learn the secrets of the pros.

Prerequisite:

• Basic Computer Skills on Windows or Mac
• Have taken the Photoshop | Level 1 and/or Photoshop | Level 2, or equivalent knowledge

Course Outline:

Advanced Image Adjustments

• Professional color correction techniques
• Changing a White shirt to Red
• Changing a Red Shirt to Black
• Image Correction and Touch up
• Using Layer Comps
• Creative Effects
• Defined Pattern and Fill

Fashion Techniques

• Creating Fashion Image Shots
• Removing Wrinkles from Clothes
• Creating Duotones
• Channels
• Spot Color Channels

Combining Layer Masks and Clipping Masks

• Clipping Paths
• Masking
• Using multiple masks on a layer

Tricks and Shortcuts

• Techniques to speed up a production workflow
• Highlighting or Hiding Menu Items
• Creating your own Photoshop Quick-Keys
• Creativity with blend modes
• Creating Snow
• Animating Snow in Photoshop
• Creating a Video Animation in Photoshop
• Special Effects (creating wood, chrome, smoke, steam)
• Actions
• Repeats
• History Brush
• History Panel

Using Displacement Maps

• Mapping textures and images to objects

Challenging Projects

• Students are welcome to bring in their own
  projects to work on, or a variety of projects
  will be assigned.

Note: ALL of our classes come with a CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION.