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Photoshop CS4: Advanced, ACE Edition
Course Number: AP0603
Category: Business & Office Applications
Duration: 1.00 day
Description
Photoshop CS4: Advanced, ACE Edition, is the second of four titles in this series. In this course, students will learn how to use color fills, gradients, patterns, and overlays. Students will also create layer masks, grayscale masks, and clipping masks to show or hide various parts of an image. Students will then learn how to create and edit paths and convert type to paths. In addition, students will learn how to apply a variety of creative effects, use the Vanishing Point feature and Smart Filters, create layer comps, and prepare images for use in video productions. Finally, students will learn how to work more efficiently in Photoshop.
 
Outline
  • Unit 1: Fills and overlays
    • Topic A: Filling image areas
    • Topic B: Gradients and patterns
    • Topic C: Layer overlays

 

  • Unit 2: Masks
    • Topic A: Mask channels
    • Topic B: Layer masks
    • Topic C: Grayscale masks
    • Topic D: Clipping masks

 

  • Unit 3: Vector paths
    • Topic A: Creating vector paths
    • Topic B: Editing vector paths
    • Topic C: Vector masks
    • Topic D: Paths for creative imagery

 

  • Unit 4: Creative image effects
    • Topic A: Painted effects
    • Topic B: Warping
    • Topic C: Efficient compositing
    • Topic D: Vanishing Point
    • Topic E: Smart Filters
    • Topic F: Layer comps
    • Topic G: Images for video

 

  • Unit 5: Automating tasks
    • Topic A: Actions
    • Topic B: Organizing actions
    • Topic C: Batch processing
    • Topic D: Customizing Photoshop

 

  • Appendix A: ACE exam objectives map
    • Topic A: Comprehensive exam objectives