The Photoshop Advanced Techniques course covers the more advanced features in Photoshop looking at topics like actions, advanced masking techniques, colour correction, content aware cloning, working with raw files and lots more.
Photoshop Advanced Techniques
Advanced Selections
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Recap of modern selection techniques
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Selections based on channels
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Transforming selections
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Select and mask workspace
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Selection Brush Tool
Advanced Masking
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Creating masks
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Editing masks
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Gradients and brushes on masks
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Filters on masks
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Mask density / feathering
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Inverting masks
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Selections from masks, previewing masks and disabling
Bridge
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Organising your work
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Finding files
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Labelling and rating files
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Meta-data
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Setting colour management
Cloning Techniques
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Clone source panel
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Patch, spot healing and healing brush
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Non-destructive cloning
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Content Aware Fill
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Content Aware Scale
Perspective Cloning
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The vanishing point command
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Creating a perspective grid
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Cloning within the perspective grid
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Pasting into the perspective grid
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Multiple perspective grids
Correcting Colour & Exposure
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The Histogram
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Using levels and curves to adjust images
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Colour balance
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Match colour
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Replacing colour
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Using hue / saturation to adjust colours
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Correcting colour casts
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What are lookup tables
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Creating lookup tables
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Importing and using lookup tables
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Using gradient maps
Smart Objects
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Smart layers
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Smart filters
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Warping layers
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Smart effects
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Nested smart objects
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Placing Illustrator files
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Placing other files
File & Edit Menu Secrets
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Creating stacks
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PhotoMerge
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Import video frames to layers
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Creating contact sheets
- Generative Fill
- Sky Replacement
Brushes
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Size, hardness, spacing
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Opacity
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Kyle's brushes (free)
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Using symmetry
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What is the history brush
Filter techniques
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Sharpening
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Blurring
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Distorting
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Neural Filters
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Removing noise
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Correcting fish-eye/wide-angle issues
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Lighting filters
Perspective Warp
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Layout mode
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Warp mode
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Masking tricks
Puppet Warp
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Adding Pins
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Adjusting Pins
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Selecting Pins
Actions
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Using actions
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Adding actions
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Creating actions
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Editing actions
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Where to find actions
CC Libraries
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What are Libraries
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Working with Libraries
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Creating Libraries
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Collaborating and Sharing
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What can they hold
Camera raw
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Advantages of Camera Raw
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Editing in Camera Raw
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Full size view
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Auto corrections
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Localised Adjustments
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Camera Raw as a filter
Who should attend this course
This Photoshop course is suitable for anybody who already has experience of working with Photoshop. You should have already attended the Photoshop Getting Started course or have equivalent experience.
If you are unsure which Photoshop course is most suitable then why not try our free Photoshop Skills Test to help you test your current skills.
Some sample comments from past delegates
"Made the course content easy to understand - Described clearly step by step what we needed to do. Friendly and helpful. Tailored the course to our needs"
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Creative, Joe Browns
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Designer, Kanta
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Graphic Designer, Kingstown
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