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Adobe Photoshop CS4 Introduction - Glasgow

During this scheduled Photoshop course you will learn about the capabilities of Adobe Photoshop CS4 as well as build an effective workflow. You will use Adobe Photoshop CS4 tools for painting, retouching and enhancing images with selections and layers.

Upon successful completion of this course delegates will be able to:
-Enhance an image by removing colour cast, compensate for flash lightning and red eyes
-Increase/Decrease the contrast and brightness of your artwork
-Create simple compositions by blending images together or selecting only parts of an image
-Use colour in Photoshop effectively
-Create type and produce simple adverts
-Output an artwork for web

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A bespoke version of this scheduled
course is also available to suit
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Adobe Photoshop CS4 training at XChangeTraining
 

Price:
£495
 

Duration:
2 Days
 

Course Location:
Central Glasgow
 

Course Dates:
 
20 Feb - 21 Feb
 
10 Apr - 11 Apr
 
21 May - 22 May
 

 

  A copy of this quality manual is available to all attendees of this course:
 
 

Adobe Photoshop CS4: Visual Quick Start Guide
  Price listed is per delegate and excludes VAT.
 

XChange Training limit class size (4-8 delegates max) to ensure an excellent quality of training is provided so courses can fill up quickly. Please book up early to guarantee your place.
 

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Adobe Photoshop CS4 Introduction - Glasgow Outline

The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.

Managing the Adobe Photoshop CS4 Environment
-Exploring default Workspace & Bridge
-Introduction to the Toolbar
-Palette management & Screen real estate
-History Palette & Undoing Actions
-Navigation shortcuts

Working with Selections
-Creating Selections using Magic Wand
-Adjusting Selections
-Quick Selection and Lasso tools
-Combining Selection tools for complex objects
-Saving and Reloading a Selection

Enhancing an Image
-Using Levels and Curves
-Compensate for flash with Shadow & Highlight
-Variations to quickly decide about a colour cast
-Hue & Saturation controls
-Blurring and sharpening using Filters

Painting and Retouching Images
-Digital darkroom techniques
-Clone Stamp and Heal tools
-Creating, saving and loading custom colours
-Painting with Paintbrush, Pencil or Paint Bucket tool
-Introduction to Gradients and painting with Gradients
-Working with Quick Mask mode & Layer Masks

Working with Layers
-Importing images, Layers and Selections
-Transforming Layer Objects & using the Smart Objects
-Starting to build layered compositions
-Applying Transparency
-Basic Blending Modes
-Other goodies as Text Layers, Adjustment Layers and Layer Styles

Outputting your artwork
-Colour modes, Resolution and Image Size
-Cropping an image vs Extending the Canvas
-File formats & optimising artwork for Web

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Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites

This Photoshop course is suitable for all levels of Photoshop users. Seasoned users may wish to take this class to enforce their Photoshop knowledge or to rid themselves of bad Photoshop habits. Delegates will not just learn how Photoshop works, but also about many of the new CS4 features.

Ahead of taking this course the trainee must have basic PC or Mac skills, including a fundamental understanding of a computer's operating system, how to launch an application and create and save files, as well as how to copy files from CDs and other media.


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Location information for this scheduled course

This course will be offered at the XChange Training scheduled training offices in Glasgow at:

The Pentagon Centre
36 Washington Street
Glasgow
G3 8Az

The training centre at 36 Washington Street is a short walk from both Central and Anderston Station. The training rooms at the Pentagon Centre are located next to the junction of Balaclava Street and Washington Street.

Courses are run between 10am and 5pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks.

  

Training Centre address
Central Glasgow

Tel: 0845 363 1130
Email: info@xchangetraining.co.uk
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Advantages of learning Adobe Photoshop CS4 with XChange Training

-XChange Training is an Adobe Certified Training Centre
-Our Photoshop CS4 trainers are experienced print and design professionals with excellent knowledge of all aspects of print workflows from creating artwork to guaranteeing successful output.
-XChange training focuses on real tasks that reflect how the software is used in professional situations.
-Free Course manual provided for each trainee as excellent post-course reference material.
-Free email support service for 6 months after course included in the price.
-We get consistently good feedback from our clients.

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Contacting XChange Training

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Email: info@xchangetraining.co.uk

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