Adobe® Photoshop® CS2: Advanced Layer Manipulation
Course Specifications
Course length: 1/2 day
Certification: Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Program®
Course Description
You have familiarized yourself with the basic image editing tools of Adobe® Photoshop® CS2. Now, you may want to enhance the images by creating layer effects and gaining a better understanding to Layers.
- Course Objective: You will learn skills to enhance your ability to create color correcting adjustment layers, layer shortcuts; layer masking; layer comps, and understanding Layer Blending Modes.
Target Student: This course is intended for new users of Photoshop.
Prerequisites: To ensure students' success with this course, we recommend that they are familiar with Photoshop CS2: Level 1 Second Edition.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Create Adjustment Layers to correct Color and Adjust Exposure
- Learn Layer Shortcuts to efficiently adjust your image
- Create layer comps to show clients potential versions of images.
- Create and Use Layer Masks to make special effects.
- Discuss and implement Layer Blending Modes to fully understand your creative options.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Adjustment Layers
Topic 1A: Levels
Topic 1B: Curves
Topic 1C: Use a Layer Mask to isolate adjustments
Topic 1D: Threshold Adjustment for Color Correction
Topic 1E: Flex the adjustment layer’s muscles
Topic 1F: Apply adjustments to other Photos
Lesson 2: Layer Shortcuts
Topic 2A: Moving and Rearranging Layers Quickly
Topic 2B: Reusing Layer elements
Topic 2C: Selecting Layers
Topic 2D: Adjusting your Layers via the keyboard
Lesson 3: Layer Comps
Topic 3A: Creating Layer Comps
Topic 3B: Switching to different Comps
Topic 3C: Layer Comps used efficiently in InDesign
Lesson 4: Layer Blending Modes
Topic 4A: Discussing the Blending Mode Options
Topic 4B: Making the Adjustments
Topic 4C: Applying Multiple Blending Modes for Creative effect
Topic 4D: Use Blending Modes to Correct image
