Adobe® Photoshop® CS6: Part 2

In this course, you will identify and use raster and vector drawing and painting tools to create and edit images. You will also apply masks to hide and show image layers, filters to create special effects, and layer styles to create layer effects. You will utilize smart objects, layer comps, actions, and batch processing to streamline workflow. You will create and edit video, and animate graphics in your videos. You will: Draw images by using raster tools such as brushes, stamps, erasers, and gradients. Create visuals by using vector tools such as the pen, shape, and type tools. Create special effects and streamline workflow by using advanced layer tools such as masks, filters, layer styles, smart objects, and layer comps. Streamline your workflow with actions and batch processing. Create videos and animate graphics within your videos.
 

This course targets professional or amateur graphic designers and illustrators who want to use the robust features of Photoshop to create visual media. In addition, anyone interested in working toward the Adobe Visual Communications using Photoshop certification will find this course helpful.
 

To ensure your success in this course, you should have experience with the following tasks: Identify the basic components of Adobe Bridge and the Photoshop workspace. Define image size and resolution. Add and modify Photoshop layers. Use tools to select, crop, and move images. Work with image adjustment properties to correct and retouch photographic images. Open and modify an image in Camera Raw. Prepare images for print and web To meet this prerequisite, you can take the Logical Operations course Adobe Photoshop CS6 : Part 1 .
 

Lesson 1: Creating Raster Images Topic A: Draw with Brushes Topic B: Create Gradients Topic C: Use Tool Presets Lesson 2: Working with Vector Image Tools Topic A: Create Images with Vector Paths Topic B: Use the Shape Drawing Tools Topic C: Work with Type Topic D: Type Special Effects Lesson 3: Using Advanced Layer Techniques Topic A: Modify Images with Masks Topic B: Use Filters to Apply Special Effects Topic C: Apply Special Effects to Layers Topic D: Use Smart Objects for Nondestructive Editing Topic E: Utilize Layer Comps Lesson 4: Automating Tasks Topic A: Create and Use Actions Topic B: Batch Process Files with Photoshop and Adobe Bridge Lesson 5: Creating and Editing Video Topic A: Edit Video Topic B: Add Graphics, Titling, and Animations to Video