Photoshop Intermediate
DURATION - 3 HOURS
12 STUDENTS MAX ROOM - 3B17 |
Following on from the ‘Basic’ workshop a quick resume of establishing a good digital workflow.
Saving master files as PSD documents and Duplicating files before any resizing Looking at ‘workflow’ options in Camera Raw (8bit vs 16bit) Opening a raw file as a smart object Image Adjustments How to use curves and levels for tonal and colour editing Using hue/sat and colour balance for colour editing. Using shadow and highlights adjustment Using adjustment layers (sharing adjustment layers) Using layer masks with adjustment layers Using paint brush to edit layer masks Using selection tools to create layer masks Using gradient tool to create layer masks Using clipping paths to link adjustment layers and working with multiple layers – with their own set of adjustment layers Example of creating a vignette Film Effects Creating monochrome images from colour files Using the black and white adjustment Creating a ‘cross processed’ image by using the individual colour channels in curves Explore how to use photo filter adjustments and how to use Colour Fill layers with colour blend mode Explore the different blending modes between layers (luminosity colour etc) How to add film grain using ‘add noise’ as a smart filter Selections Explore making basic selections using the lasso tools (magnetic) Using magic wand and quick selection tools Using refine edge and feathering to improve selections Using ‘channel’ method to select complicated image areas - ‘hair’ example Retouching Setting up PS for retouching – history states, brush shortcuts and looking at 100% Working on empty layer or background copy layer Look at using the clone tool, spot healing brush and healing tool Look at patch tool and copying picture elements (transforming etc) Using dodge and burn tool to even out tones / and blur filter with high pass to smooth tones Using paint brush in lighten and darken mode to retouch uneven tones |