Total Training for Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended: Essentials £53.62

Learn Photoshop CS4 from the inside out with Total Training for Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended: Essentials. With the help of published author and Photoshop pro Geoff Blake, you’ll learn to resize images for various uses, work with selections, handle layers, color correct your images, and work successfully with a wide variety of Photoshop tools and commands.

Lesson 1: INTRODUCTION TO ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS4(55 min)
1. Exploring the Toolbox
2. The New CS4 Applications Bar & the Options Bar
3. Exploring Panels & Menus
4. Creating & Viewing a New Document
5. Customizing the Interface
6. Setting Preferences
7. Zooming & Panning an Image
8. Working with Multiple Images, Rulers, Guides & Grids
9. Undoing Steps with History
10. Adjusting Color with the New Adjustments Panel
11. The New Masks Panel & Vibrance Color Correction Command
12. The New Note Tool & the Save for Web & Devices Interface
13. The New Auto-Blend & Auto-Align Layers Commands
14. The New 3D Commands

Lesson 2: EXPLORING ADOBE BRIDGE(16 min)
1. Browsing Images in Bridge
2. Metadata, Keywords & Filters
3. Building Collections & Smart Collections
4. Moving, Copying & Renaming Images

Lesson 3: RESIZING & CROPPING IMAGES(29 min)
1. Understanding Pixels & Resolution
2. The Image Size Command
3. Interpolation Options
4. Resizing for Print & Web
5. Cropping & Straightening an Image
6. Adjusting Canvas Size & Canvas Rotation

Lesson 4: WORKING WITH BASIC SELECTIONS(38 min)
1. Selecting with the Elliptical Marquee Tool
2. Using the Magic Wand & Free Transform Tool
3. Selecting with the Regular & Polygonal Lasso Tools
4. Combining Selections
5. Using the Magnetic Lasso Tool
6. Using the Quick Selection Tool & Refine Edge
7. Modifying Selections

Lesson 5: GETTING STARTED WITH LAYERS(55 min)
1. Understanding the Background Layer
2. Creating, Selecting, Linking & Deleting Layers
3. Locking & Merging Layers
4. Copying Layers, Using Perspective & Layer Styles
5. Filling & Grouping Layers
6. Introduction to Blending Modes
7. Blending Modes, Opacity & Fill
8. Creating & Modifying Text

Lesson 6: PAINTING IN PHOTOSHOP(43 min)
1. Using the Brush Tool
2. Working with Colors & Swatches
3. Creating & Using Gradients
4. Creating & Working with Brushes
5. Using the Pencil & Eraser Tools
6. Painting with Selections

Lesson 7: PHOTO RETOUCHING(31 min)
1. The Red Eye Tool
2. The Clone Stamp Tool
3. The Patch Tool & the Healing Brush Tool
4. The Spot Healing Brush Tool
5. The Color Replacement Tool
6. The Toning & Focus Tools
7. Painting with History

Lesson 8: INTRODUCTION TO COLOR CORRECTION(25 min)
1. Color Spaces & Color Modes
2. The Variations Command
3. The Auto Commands
4. Adjusting Levels
5. Adjust Curves, Non-Destructively, with Adjustment Layers

Lesson 9: USING QUICK MASK MODE(13 min)
1. Quick Mask Options
2. Painting a Selection
3. Saving & Removing a Selection from the Background

Lesson 10: WORKING WITH THE PEN TOOL(18 min)
1. Understanding Paths & the Pen Tool
2. Creating Straight & Curved Paths
3. Creating Combo Paths
4. Creating a Clipping Path

Lesson 11: CREATING SPECIAL EFFECTS(27 min)
1. Getting Started with Photoshop Filters
2. Smart Filters
3. Creating Text Effects
4. Applying Gradients to Text

Lesson 12: EXPORTING YOUR WORK(16 min)
1. Saving with Different File Formats
2. Saving for Web & Devices
3. Printing Options
4. Credits

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