Adobe Illustrator CS3 - Level 2

Two (2) day - Instructor Led Course

Course Description

You have familiarized yourself with the basic image editing tools of Adobe® Photoshop® CS3. Now, you may want to enhance the images and work with videos. In this course, you'll work with the advanced tools and features available in Photoshop CS3.

Course Objective: You will enhance your ability to create accurate masks and image effects, to retouch images, to work with video files, and to automate repetitive tasks.

Target Student: This course is intended for the intermediate and advanced users of Photoshop.

Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should have taken the Adobe® Photoshop® CS3: Level 1 course or have equivalent knowledge.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• use the various tools to mask and clip layers to edit an image.
• create and edit vector paths to use the paths to create masks.
• use the tools available in Adobe® Photoshop® to enhance an image.
• create special effects.
• use the video tools available in Adobe® Photoshop® to edit video files.
• automate tasks in Adobe® Photoshop®.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Masking and Clipping Layers

Topic 1A: Edit an Image Using Quick Mask Overlay

Topic 1B: Save and Edit a Selection as an Alpha Channel

Topic 1C: Work with Layer Masks

Topic 1D: Clip a Layer

Lesson 2: Masking with Vector Paths

Topic 2A: Create Vector Paths

Topic 2B: Edit Paths

Topic 2C: Mask Images with Paths

Lesson 3: Enhancing Photographs

Topic 3A: Retouch Photographs Using Photoshop Tools

Topic 3B: Adjust Tonal Range Using Adjustment Layers

Topic 3C: Create Patterns

Topic 3D: Create Swatches and Gradients

Topic 3E: Create a Custom Brush

Lesson 4: Creating Special Effects

Topic 4A: Preview Text Effects Using Layer Comps

Topic 4B: Warp an Image

Topic 4C: Work in Vanishing Point

Lesson 5: Working with Video Files

Topic 5A: Preview Videos in Photoshop

Topic 5B: Retouch Videos

Lesson 6: Automating Tasks

Topic 6A: Create an Action

Topic 6B: Manage Actions

Topic 6C: Automate Tasks in Adobe Bridge