Adobe Photoshop Bootcamp
Intensive Photoshop Course New York
- $975
- 18 Hours
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Mac or PC provided
We provide computers to use during class. Choose a Mac or a PC during the checkout process.
- Small in-person class
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Free retake
Students may retake the course once within six months if there is an available seat.
- 594 Broadway, NYC
This 3-day Photoshop Bootcamp will take you from novice to power user as you learn retouching techniques, color correction, photo editing, and other essential techniques. By the end of day 3, you'll have designed an entire brochure.
You'll feel confident using masks, tools, and channels, creating vector drawings, automating hundreds of repetitious image tasks, producing consistent color for print, creating artistic interpretations of pictures using filters, and tackling advanced corrections of digital photos.
This bootcamp course is located at our design school, Noble Desktop, at 594 Broadway in SoHo.
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Course Overview
- Learn to retouch photos and create graphics
- Improve your images by adjusting color, contrast, and more
- Learn how to prepare images for use on the web or in print
- Color correction
- How to create a brochure
Full Course Syllabus
Download PDF OutlineSection 1
Getting Started
- Zooming
- Scrolling
- Getting around
- Tools
- Copying & pasting
Photo Retouching
- Making selections
- The Healing Brush tool
- The Clone Stamp tool
- The Red Eye tool
Replacing Backgrounds
- The Magic Wand tool
- Image compositing
Annual Report Cover
- More selection practice
- Feathering selections
- Working with layers
- Using type
Section 2
Selecting with Quick Masks
- Quick masks
- More Magic Wand tool practice
Color Correction Using Color Balance
- Creating adjustment layers for color correction
- Adjusting color balance
- Adjusting brightness/contrast
Color Correction Using Levels
- Color correction with a Levels adjustment layer
- Setting white, black, & gray points
Preparing Digital Photos for Print
- Viewing/setting image size
- Resampling pros & cons
- Saving as PSD
- Saving as TIFF
Saving Photos for the Web as JPEG
- Resizing images for the web
- Reducing image size with resampling
- Setting JPEG quality
Section 3
Saving Photos for the Web as GIF/PNG
- Comparing GIF & PNG
- Transparency on the web
Creating Shadows & Layers
- Adding effects to layers
- Drop shadows
3D Type Shadow
- More drop shadow practice
- More practice adding effects to layers
- Using Transform to create a 3D effect
Ghosting Part of an Image
- Setting a layer’s opacity
- Feathering layers
Fill Opacity & Effects
- More practice with layer effects
- Layer opacity vs. fill
Using the Adobe Bridge
- Navigation
- Renaming files
- Deleting files
- Rotating images
Section 4
Creating Tiling Patterns
- Working with patterns
- The Offset filter
- Deleting & resetting patterns
Cropping, Resizing, & Blending
- The Gradient tool
- More pattern practice
- Blending modes
Color Correction Using Curves
- Color correction with a Curves adjustment layer
- More practice setting white, black, & gray points
- Working with midpoints
Adjustment Layers & Masks
- More Curves practice
- Masking out unwanted adjustments
- Organizing layers into groups
Shadows/Highlights
- Creating a Smart Object
- The Shadows/Highlights adjustment
- More masking out unwanted adjustments
Section 5
Sharpening Photos
- The Smart Sharpen filter
- Sharpening hi-res photos for print
Special Effects with Type & Clipping Masks
- Masking a photo with type
- Clipping masks
Creating Paths with the Pen Tool
- The Pen tool
- Creating paths of Bézier curves
Using Clipping Paths for Silhouettes
- Clipping paths
- More Pen tool practice
- Importing a silhouette into InDesign
Using Layer Masks for Silhouettes
- The Magnetic Lasso tool
- More practice with layer masks
- The Refine Edge dialog
- Color Fill layers
Section 6
Using Filters for Special Effects
- The Motion & Spin Blur effects
- Copying layers
- Loading selections
Brochure Part I
- Working with guides
- More practice with adjustment layers
- Layer styles
- More practice with blending modes
Brochure Part II
- More practice with Smart Objects
- More practice with Free Transform
- More layer groups
- More practice adjusting curves
- The Bevel & Emboss effect
Brochure Part III
- Importing text into Photoshop
- More gradient practice
- More fill opacity
- More practice with custom shapes
This Photoshop course is located at our graphic design school, Noble Desktop, at 594 Broadway in SoHo.