Photoshop 6 - Tips & Tricks

Overview: This course covers tools and tricks for further enhancement of bitmap images.

Delegates will learn about creation of textures and applying these to a bitmap; gradient and texture masks; working with layers; lighting effects and shadows; artistic effects - posterising, border, perspective; channel operations - scalloped, ridged and quilted edges, applying channel effects to colour images.

Adobe® Photoshop® includes comprehensive optimisation features for producing the highest quality Web graphics with the smallest possible file sizes.

Prerequisites: Delegates should have a basic knowledge of using Photoshop 6.

Creating Textures

	Textures from Bitmap Images
	Brushed Metal
	Abstract Colour Wash
	Grainy Paper

Masks and Channels

	Simple Selection Masks
	Gradient and Texture Masks
	Applying Gradient and Texture Masks

Working with Layers

	Layer Manipulation
	Type Layers
	Intertwining Objects
	Combining Colour and Greyscale
	Layer Masks
	Clipping Groups

Lighting Effects

	Layer Effects
	Cast Shadows
	Bleaching and Tinting Backgrounds
	Painted Drop Shadows
	Lighting Effects Filter
	Lens Flare

Actions Palette

	Designing the Action
	Recording Actions
	Playing Back Actions
	Editing Actions
	Using Button Mode
	Creating Shortcut Keys
	Saving Actions

Artistic Effects

	Distressing Type
	Posterizing
	Impressionist History Brush
	Border
	Perspective and Free Transformation

Channel Operations

	What are Channel Operations?
	Blending Pixels to Create Embossing
	Scalloped Embossed Edges
	Ridged Edges
	Quilted Edges
	Applying Channel Effects to Colour Images

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