Course information

Adobe. Work smarter with digital and print media.

This Adobe Photoshop course will extend your knowledge beyond the introductory course, Adobe Photoshop: Level 1, and guide you though more advanced editing techniques including applying layer effects, creating and modifying 3D content and more.

Your own Adobe Creative Cloud account is required for this course. You will also need your own device. For further details, see 'Before the course'.

Outcomes

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• understand, modify and create libraries
• apply layer effects to an image
• work with smart objects
• transform images, include flipping, rotating and skewing
• correct the tone and colour of photos using adjustments layers
• use masks, filters and blending modes
• use the 3D tools and settings in Photoshop
• manage digital images and other assets using Adobe Bridge
• work with Camera Raw
• share documents
• work with other applications.

Content

Creative cloud libraries

• The libraries panel
• Adding assets to the libraries panel
• Accessing the contents of your library online
• Sorting the contents of the library
• Sharing libraries
• Working with libraries

Layer effects

• Applying a drop shadow effect
• Applying a glow effect
• Adding a border
• Copying effects to other layers
• Saving layer affects as a style
• Understanding layer comps

Smart objects

• Understanding smart objects
• Understanding editing smart objects
• Create an embedded smart object
• Editing an embedded smart object
• Creating a linked smart object
• Modifying a linked smart object
• Editing a smart object in Illustrator

Transforming images

• Flipping and rotating images
• Straightening images using the ruler tool
• Straightening images using the crop tool
• Straightening scanned images
• Correcting perspective with perspective crop
• Correcting perspective with paper warp
• Changing perspective with perspective warp
• Scaling, skewing and freeform
• Warping images
• Creating a panorama

Tonal and colour corrections

• Understanding tone, colour and channels
• Understanding adjustment layers
• Creating an adjustment layer
• Using adjustment presets
• Understanding tone and histograms
• Using levels to improve contrast
• Using curves to improve contrast
• Opening up shadows
• Repairing photos that needed fill flash
• Correcting a colour cast automatically
• Correcting a colour cast manually
• Adjusting colour temperature
• Adjusting colour saturation selectively
• Converting colour images to greyscale
• Brightening washed out colours
• Adjustment layers in a mulit-layered image

Masks, filters and blending

• Understanding layer masks
• Understanding filters
• Understanding blending modes
• Applying a vignette
• Applying a soft focus effect
• Applying a blurred lighting vignette
• Applying a focus vignette effect
• Blending images
• Sharpening images with the unsharp mask
• Sharpening images with smart sharpen
• Adding grain with the add noise filter
• Applying a creative filter
• Smoothing skin using the high pass filter
• Dodging and burning
• Adding motion with path blur
• Adding elliptical motion with spin blur
• Reducing camera shake

Explanation of AI integration in Adobe Photoshop

AI-Powered Image Enhancements

• Automatic image adjustments using AI algorithms
  • Smart sharpening and noise reduction
  • Advanced colour correction and white balance adjustments
  • Automatic content-aware cropping and straightening

AI-Assisted Selections and Masking

• Quick selection and subject recognition using AI technology
  • Intelligent edge detection and refinement of complex selections
  • Automated background removal and extraction

AI-Driven Object Removal and Content Fill

• Seamless object removal using AI-powered algorithms
  • Intelligent content-aware fill for removing unwanted elements
  • Automatic scene reconstruction and inpainting

AI-Based Smart Filters and Effects

• Adaptive filters and effects based on image analysis
  • AI-driven stylisation and artistic transformations
  • Real-time suggestions for enhancing images with creative filters

Neural Filters and Image Manipulation

• AI-powered neural filters for photo manipulation
  • Facial expression adjustments and age regression/progression
  • Fine-tuning of facial features and image transformations

Conclusion and Advantages of AI in Adobe Photoshop

• Improved efficiency and productivity in image editing
  • Enhanced accuracy and precision in various tasks
  • Expanded creative possibilities and ease of use with AI features

Using bridge

• Installing bridge
• Understanding the bridge workspace
• The bridge menu and tool bar
• Opening an image in bridge
• Working with thumbnails
• Working with views in bridge
• Organising images in bridge
• Sorting and filtering
• Embedding metadata in your image files

Introduction to camera raw

• Understanding camera raw
• The camera raw screen
• Understanding camera raw panels
• Understanding the raw tool bar
• Making basic changes in camera raw
• Opening images in camera raw
• Preferences dialog box

Sharing

• Creating a contact sheet
• Creating a pdf presentation
• Creating a web photo gallery

Intended audience

Suitable for anyone wanting to learn the basics of digital imaging and apply these skills to areas such as photography, graphic design and web design.

Prerequisites

Prior to attending, you should have completed Adobe Photoshop Course: Level 1 or have equivalent knowledge.

Delivery modes

• Face-to-face, presenter-taught training using your own device
• Online training via the platform Zoom

Delivery style

Face-to-face classes

These classes run in a classroom and you will need to bring your own device with Adobe Photoshop installed. You should ensure it is fully charged as access to power is limited. Please note that the University does not carry any responsibility for your lost, stolen, or damaged devices whilst on the University premises.

Online classes

You will need your own device with Adobe Photoshop installed. We also recommend using a computer with a larger screen, or two screens/devices. A small laptop screen provides limited space, and it can be difficult to manage following the facilitator’s screen and using your own software.

Materials

Course materials are provided electronically using Dropbox.

Before the course

You will need an Adobe Creative Cloud account to participate. If you don't have an existing account, you can purchase an Adobe Creative Cloud account here. Please bring your account login details with you to class.

Recommended operating system: Windows or Mac

Recommended software for PC: Adobe Photoshop CC 2023

Recommended software for Mac OS: Adobe Photoshop CC 2023

Download the BETA version through your Creative Cloud to access the AI features.