Harlequin Training

File Management with Adobe Bridge

• Filter Panel
• Bridge Home
• Customising Thumbnails
• Sort, rank and Filter Images
• Filmstrip & Slideshow
• Adobe Stock Photoservice
• Stacks & Filters

Understanding Pixel Properties & Digital Colour

• Pixel Aspect Ratio
• Colour Channels
• Bit Depth
• Additive and Subtractive Colours
• Complementary Colours
• RGB
• CMYK
• Greyscale
• Duotone
• Indexed Colour

Working with Digital Colour

• Editing Duotones
• Custom Colour Palettes
• Channel Mixer
• Curves
• Gradient Map
• Levels

Adjusting and Retouching Images

• Non Linear vs. Linear Adjustments
• Colour Editing with Curves
• Unsharp-Masking
• Retouching techniques
• Blending Modes
• History Brush retouching
• Colour Replacement
• Match Colour
• Histogram Palette
• Shadow/Highlight Adjustment
• Exposure Adjustments

Understanding File - Properties

• Vector vs. Bitmapped Editing
• File Size, Image Size
• Input and Output Resolution
• Dpi and Lpi
• File Formats

Working With Photoshop Tools

• Tool Properties
• Preset Manager
• Creating Custom Gradients
• Creating Custom Shapes
• Creating Custom Patterns
• Creating and Editing Clipping Paths
• History Brush Editing
• Liquify Tool
• Redefine Edge Tools

Creating a Montage

• Adjusting and Retouching multiple Images
• Using Selection tools
• Using Quickmask
• Masking Multiple images
• Creating Shape
• Using Content- and Object -Layers
• Using Layer Masks
• Managing Layer Group

Using Photoshop and ImageReady for Web

• Slice Tool
• Animation Palette
• Animating Layer Styles
• Shape and Motion Tweening
• Animated Text Warping
• Creating Rollovers
• Creating Image Maps
• Optimising and saving for Web
• Indexing Colour
• Alpha channel weighted compression
• XMP
• Save for Web

Working with Layers

• Vector Masks
• Gradient Layers
• Pattern Layers
• Text Layers
• Spell Checker
• Rasterising Layers
• Layer Masks
• Customising Layer Styles
• Nested Layer Groups
• Export Layers to file
• Editing Text on a Path
• Smart Objects
• Automatic Layer Alignment
• Automatic Layer Blending

Working with Selections

• Editing Selections
• Using Quickmask
• Transforming Selections
• Saving Selections as Alpha Channels
• Quick Selections

Questions & Answers