You will learn skills to enhance your ability to create accurate masks and image effects; retouch images; and automate repetitive tasks
Adobe Training 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.
Target Student
This course is intended for new users of Adobe® Photoshop® CS2.
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.
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.
Software Requirements
- Mac OS X v. 10.3, or later.
- Adobe® Photoshop® CS2.
Adobe Training Course duration
1 Day
Adobe Training Course outline
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
