Adobe Photoshop CS5 & CS6


ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS5 & CS6

£90.00

One of the After Effects greats. Brian Maffitt teaches you how to use and get the most from this powerful animation and compositing application. Brian shows you how to deliver professional cinematic visual effects and motion graphics, covering essentials features, new performance enhancements, and the coolest new tools including the Ray-traced 3D engine, 3D camera tracker, tips & tricks the pros use, and more.

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Product Description

After Effects CS6: Essentials : Duration 6 Hours

 

One of the After Effects greats. Brian Maffitt teaches you how to use and get the most from this powerful animation and compositing application. Brian shows you how to deliver professional cinematic visual effects and motion graphics, covering essentials features, new performance enhancements, and the coolest new tools including the Ray-traced 3D engine, 3D camera tracker, tips & tricks the pros use, and more.

The course will provide you an opportunity by following along with professional photographer, author, image editor and teacher, Amadou Diallo, who uses Photoshop everyday in his profession. His real-world lessons, professional techniques, and time-saving tips are presented in a clear, concise manner and they will give you all the foundational knowledge you need to get exceptional results from your Photoshop projects.

 

Essentials is learning the way it needs to be; informative and engaging, with fast results. This series is ideal for the beginning user to learn the essentials of Photoshop, and to get up to speed on all of the major features of this powerful image editin

It is also perfect for the intermediate user who needs to upgrade to this new version of Photoshop, or has skipped a version, and needs to learn the new features and interface enhancements of this latest iteration.

On completion of this course you will have excellent beginner to intermediate skills using Photoshop CS5 or CS6, which is amazing, considering how vast and powerful this software is.

 

With Total Training for Adobe After Effects CS5 Essentials you’ll learn the basics from getting started setting up compositions and importing files, to more complex animations, masks, text, and even 3D! You will learn tips and tricks, as well as technique

 

 

Our time-tested training methods will have you comfortable using all of the key tools, palettes, and menu bars , as well as, the major features such as layers, selections, image editing, retouching, working with colour and swatches, type design, masks, and blend modes

Topics include :

 

Once you are proficient in the foundations of Photoshop, Amadou will move on to more advanced topics and teach you how to work with vector shapes and paths, smart objects , using Adobe Bridge, the basics of Camera Raw, working with complex image layers, alpha channels, composting images, manipulating brushes, and finally outputting for print and the web.

Entry Requirements
Basic English reading and writing skills, as full tutor support is given.

Whats Included
Learning documentation, Online Resources and Tutor support for 2 years.

Course Study Format
Course will be delivered online.

Courseware Support
The biggest advantage of studying with us is that using your unique student account, you can immediately access the course materials online and submit all the question papers to the tutor online. On submission of question papers, you will immediately, receives the email containing the results and feedback.

Study Hours
Study hour is dependent upon the dedication and grasp towards the learning concepts mentioned in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to the tutor.

Learning Hours
Approximately 300 hours.

Assessment Method

The Examination:
The course is examined in below components:

Examination Paper 1 Unit 1 Introduction to Financial Accounting
This paper is one hour and thirty minutes in length and the marks provide 50% of the overall marks of the course, AS, and 25% of A Level. There are four compulsory questions.

Examination Paper 2 Unit 2 Financial and Management Accounting
This paper is one hour and thirty minutes in length and the marks provide 50% of the overall marks of the course, AS, and 25% of A Level. There are four compulsory questions.

Examination Paper 3 Unit 3 Further Aspects of Financial Accounting
This paper is two hours in length and the marks provide 25% of A Level. There are four compulsory questions.

Examination Paper 4 Unit 4 Further Aspects of Management Accounting
This paper is two hours in length and the marks provide 25% of A Level. There are four compulsory questions.

Exams would need to be carried out at an approved examination centre. Please contact us for assistance.

Exams
Exam vouchers supplied with our courses must be used within the duration of your course. Exam Vouchers become invalid once the course has expired.

Course Duration : 25 Hours

1. Getting Started with Photoshop CS5 or CS6 Duration : 2 Hours
• Taking a Look at the Final Project
• Composing an Image
• Using the Mask Panel
• Adding Graphics with the Clone Tool
• Adding an Adjustment Layer
• Adding a Text Layer
• Making a 3D Image

2. Exploring the Workspace – Duration : 2 Hours
• Exploring the Tools Panel
• Navigating the Image Area
• Using Tabbed Windows and Screen Modes
• Using Panels
• Expanding and Customizing Panels

3. Using Adobe Bridge – Duration : 2 Hours
• Working with Adobe Bridge
• Using Folders
• Creating Metadata and Keywords
• Finding Files
• Creating a Web Photo Gallery
• Creating a PDF Contact Sheet
• Changing the Adobe Bridge View

4. Understanding Photoshop Basics – Duration : 2 Hours
• Combining Images
• Transforming Combined Images
• Removing Backgrounds and Stacking Layers
• Refining Edges
• Adding Text
• Saving Photoshop Files
• Choosing a New Color Profile
• Adjusting Image Size and Saving as PDF

5. Making the Best Selections – Duration : 3 Hours
• Square and Center-Point Selections
• Creating a Layer from a Selection
• Using the Magic Wand Tool
• Using the Lasso and Quick Selection Tools
• Refining Selection Edges
• Saving and Copying Selections
• Using the Pen Tool
• Selecting an Area with the Pen
• Pen Tool Selection Tips

6. Painting and Retouching – Duration : 3 Hours
• Selecting Colors
• Painting in Photoshop CS5 or CS6
• Changing Opacity and Applying Color
• Blending Modes and the Eyedropper
• Retouching Images and Repairing Fold Lines
• The History Panel and Healing Brushes
• The Patch Tool and Clone Source Panel
• Cloning from Another Source

7. Creating a Good Image – Duration : 2 Hours
• Color Settings and the Histogram
• Making Image Adjustments
• Defining Highlights and Shadows
• Adjusting Midtones and Neutrals
• Sharpening Images

8. Working with Layers – Duration : 3 Hours
• Building Layers
• Selecting Layers
• Stacking Order, Visibility, and Masks
• Preserving Transparency
• Creating Compositions
• Creating and Editing Layer Masks
• Cloning and Aligning Layers
• Applying Filters to Layers
• Creating Type Layers
• Layer Styles and Clipping Masks

9. Doing More with Layers – Duration : 2 Hours
• Changing Colors with Adjustment Layers
• Refining Adjustment Layers
• Adding Pattern Fill Layers
• Adjusting Black and White
• Adding Tints and Gradients
• Adding Text Layers
• Using Layer Styles
• Saving and Accessing Layer Styles

10. Using Smart Objects – Duration : 1 Hours
• Open an image as a Smart Object
• Convert a layer to a Smart Object
• Place and edit a Smart Object
• Replace the contents of a Smart Object layer

11. Using Filters – Duration : 1 Hours
• Work with filters and the Filter gallery
• Fade filter effects
• Take advantage of Smart Filters
• Use Vanishing Point

Job Prospects
Become fully trained and substantially improve your chances of employment or earn more money!

Skills Assessments
Test yourself and receive a certificate online. Multiple choice or fill in the blanks style questioning helps you remember and learn.

Certificates
Upon completion of the course, you can download the completion certificate as well as any other qualifications you have been awarded.

Interactive simulations
Feel like you are actually using the software you are being trained about in the added security of our learning environment.

Printable reference guides and exercises
Every chapter has its own hands on exercises for you to carry out to help you gain essential experience. You also have automatic glossary and search features to help you use the course as a ‘quick reference’ guide.

Course Completion Certificate

*Please note, unless stated otherwise or included in package, our online courses only offer course completion certificates ( £10 fee) and in all cases official testing (at a charge made by testing centre) is required to gain officially certified recognised qualifications.

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