Adobe Photoshop Design Effects - This course goes beyond Photoshop as a photography tool by teaching you to think differently about the way you approach your work. Whether you are a designer, photographer, or illustrator, there is something here for you. This DVD will cover some of the most eye-catching effects used in the digital arts today, and even a few things you your clients have ever seen before. This course is designed to give you the edge you need in this competitive market by teaching you how to bring together various elements for a resonating design aesthetic. You learn how to extract and distill what you need from photograph depending on the situation and your design requirements craft what you need from scratch.
Adobe Photoshop for Beginners
Corey Barker education and curriculum developer for NAPP shows you through the basic essentials of Adobe Photoshop Whether you are new to Photoshop or even Photoshop in general, this course is the place to start learning. Not only will you learn the basics of the Photoshop core tools and functions, but by the time you finish this course you will be editing and compositing your images with ease. Even if you are somewhat familiar with Photoshop this course will be great to refresh or sharpen your skills. In this DVD you will learn:
* How to set up your preferences and workspaces
* How to customize Photoshop to suit your needs
* How to create selections
* How to work with layers
* How to create text
As the course progresses and you get more familiar with the tools, we will venture into color correction, image retouching, and basic compositing techniques. While this course is presented in Photoshop utilizing some of the new features, the core concepts are still relevant in earlier CS versions of Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Selections and Masks
Being able to make accurate selections is one of the most important skills in Photoshop and making those selections quickly and painlessly is equally important. Join Dave Cross as he covers all the key tools and techniques for selecting and masking.
Starting from the ground up,
* The difference between selections and masks and why its important to use both
* How to use selection tools individually and together as a selection toolkit
* Examples of which selection tool to use in different situations
* Fine-tuning selections using Quick Mask and Refine Edges
* How to use Channels to select challenging subjects such as hair
* Making masks from selections and fine-tuning masks
Adobe Photoshop Mastering Layers
Join NAPP instructor, photographer, and best-selling author, Matt Kloskowski, as he introduces you to one of the most revolutionary and important features in Photoshop: Layers. In Adobe Photoshop CS4 Mastering Layers, you will learn how to effectively and creatively use Layers to take your photos and digital art from good to fantastic.
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