Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud

Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud Courseware (PHS.CERT)

This Adobe Photoshop CC Certification courseware is designed to provide a solid foundation for individuals new to Photoshop, with a primary focus on teaching practical skills for digital content creation. Students taking the course will acquire the essential Photoshop techniques to craft stunning visuals, enhance photographs, and produce eye-catching designs, elevating their creative potential to new heights. Additionally, the courseware thoroughly covers all topics on the certification exam, ensuring that those interested in pursuing Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) status are well-prepared and equipped for success.

Publisher: Webucator

Benefits

  1. Comprehensive Curriculum: Equip your students with a solid understanding of Photoshop features and tools, from basics to advanced techniques, ensuring a well-rounded learning experience for both beginners and experienced users.
  2. Step-by-Step Guidance: The course is designed to progressively introduce Photoshop features, making it easy to guide your students at a comfortable pace, helping even complete beginners to grasp complex topics, and providing projects and tips for practicing their new skills on their own time.
  3. Engaging, Hands-on Learning: Emphasize practical projects, real-life examples, and interactive exercises in your lessons, enabling your students to apply their newfound Photoshop knowledge to actual design challenges and solidify their understanding.
  4. Expert Authors: Benefit from course materials created by experienced authors with extensive knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and a passion for teaching. Provide your students with clear explanations, practical insights, and top-notch content throughout their learning journey.
  5. Versatile Skills Development: Cover a diverse range of Photoshop concepts and techniques in your classes, laying the groundwork for your students to explore various aspects of digital content creation, from photo editing and retouching to graphic design and digital art.
  6. Certification Preparation: Equip your students with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) exam in Photoshop CC 2023, enhancing their credibility and employability in the creative industry.

Outline

  1. Photoshop Crash Course
    1. Photoshop Home Screen
    2. Creating New Documents
    3. The Photoshop Interface
    4. Setting Preferences
    5. Zooming
    6. Panning
    7. Rulers, Guides, and Grids
    8. Creating a Postcard (Exercise)
    9. Shape Basics
    10. Type
    11. Move Tool
    12. Layer Basics
    13. Adding Text to the Postcard (Exercise)
    14. Formatting Type (Exercise)
    15. Masking: A Super-quick Intro
    16. Check Spelling
    17. Finishing Our Postcard (Exercise)
    18. Artboards
  2. Selections And Masks
    1. Libraries
    2. Smart Objects
    3. Marquee Selection Tools
    4. Marquee Practice (Exercise)
    5. Lasso Selection Tools
    6. Feathering and Anti-Aliasing
    7. Quick Selections
    8. Advanced Selections (Exercise)
    9. Auto-Aligning Layers
    10. Masking
    11. Select and Mask
    12. Selecting and Masking (Exercise)
    13. Green Screens
    14. Clipping Masks
    15. Refining Hair Selections
    16. Selecting Hair (Exercise)
    17. Blend If
    18. Adding a Message to the Card (Exercise)
    19. Introduction to Paths
    20. The Pen Tool
    21. Pen Tool Selections (Exercise)
    22. Selecting Color Ranges
    23. Sky Replacement
    24. Vector Masks
    25. Gradient Masks
  3. Reconstructing And Retouching
    1. Healing
    2. Filters and Smart Objects
    3. Filter Gallery
    4. Neural Filters
    5. Healing and Filters (Exercise)
    6. Camera Raw
    7. Retouching Portraits
    8. More on Camera Raw
    9. Adjustment Layers and Color Correction
    10. Adjustment Layers (Exercise)
    11. Transformations and Filters
    12. Practicing
  4. More Layers And Selections
    1. Layer Styles
    2. Creating a Fancy Drop Shadow (Exercise)
    3. Layers and the Layers Panel
    4. The Frame Tool and Selection Modifications
  5. Brushes And Painting
    1. Color Picker
    2. Brushes
    3. Mixer Brush Tool
    4. Content-Aware Cropping
    5. Pattern Fills
    6. Layer Patch Tool
    7. Cropping, Patching, and Pattern Filling (Exercise)
    8. Dodge and Burn
    9. Dodge and Burn and Mixer Brush (Exercise)
    10. Learning to Learn: More Brushes (Exercise)
  6. Working in the Design Industry
    1. Client Goals and Audience
    2. Communicating about Design Plans
    3. Basic Project Management Concepts for Designers
    4. Copyright, Permissions, and Licensing
    5. Digital Image Terminology
    6. Typography
    7. Visual Composition

Required Prerequisites

  • Basic computer skills.