Course Overview
TOPThis is the highest level of our Photoshop classes for those who want to become Photoshop power users. This course teaches you how to create complex composites with text and layer effects. Learn the seamless integration of effects and colors for realistic images, along with many advanced tips that are helpful for even the most experienced users.
Scheduled Classes
TOP| 06/25/25 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 07/20/25 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 08/27/25 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 09/24/25 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 10/29/25 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 11/24/25 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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What You'll Learn
TOP- Gain expert-level skills with color correction, painting and retouching
- Understand Smart Filters to add special effects to compositions
- Take advantage of some of the new AI features that have been added to Photoshop
- Create, add, and transform custom shapes and objects in your photos
- Transform advanced selections using channels and masks
- Automate repetitive tasks with Actions and Droplets
- Explore generative fill using artificial intelligence (AI) for Photoshop
Outline
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Module 1: Using advanced navigational features in Photoshop
- Speeding up your navigation process
- Navigational tips
- Dynamic zooming and panning
- Creating custom keyboard shortcuts
- Customizing your menu items
- Maximizing rulers, guides, and grids
- Customizing your panels
- Customizing workspaces
Module 2: Taking advantage of Photoshop's companion, Adobe Bridge
- Maximizing Adobe Bridge Workspaces
- Creating and locating metadata
- Creating a Metadata Template
- Searching and filtering your content
- Using Adobe Bridge for automation
- Batch renaming your files
Module 3: Advanced Photoshop selection techniques
- Building selection and transforming your selection
- Saving your selection as channels
- Refining your selection
- Going beyond the Magic Wand
- Crafting your selection with the Quick mask
Module 4: The Pen tool in Photoshop: Beyond the primer
- Precision creation of Pen paths
- Loading your path as a selection
- Creating a vector mask
- Using a Pen path to create a Smart filter selection
- Stroking a Pen path
- Defining a custom brush preset
- Applying your custom brush to the path
- Saving the image for other applications
Module 5: Color-correcting like a pro
- Understanding color
- Using the Histogram panel
- Choosing your color settings
- Importance of RGB vs. CMYK color modes
- Understanding Gamuts
- Defining highlight and shadow
- Adjusting the midtones
- Balancing the neutrals in an image
- Adding additional curve corrections
- Adding more variation to your curve adjustment
- Sharpening the image
- Painting your filter on your image
- Adjusting the blending of the filter
Module 6: Painting and retouching in Photoshop
- Content painting tools
- Retouching an image
- Using an adjustment layer
- Adding a vector mask
- Organizing your Layers panel
- Using the Clone Stamp tool
Module 7: Creating Photoshop compositions
- Using new AI tools to create layer masks and improved selections
- Applying Smart filters
- The Adaptive wide-angle filter
- Cloning buildings and other image areas
- Using a color look-up table
Module 8: Creating special effects in Photoshop
- The power of Smart Filters
- Using Camera Raw as a Smart Filter
- Adding Layer Style effects
- Adding interesting lighting effects
- Adding sunlight effects
- Creating a depth-of-field effect
- Adding text effects
- Adding Swash characters
Module 9: Advanced use of Photoshop's vector tools
- Taking advantage of vector objects
- Adding a mask
- Adding vector text
- Converting your text to a path
- Adding strokes, shadows, and other effects
- Using a custom shape
- Pasting vector objects from Illustrator
- Saving your file for use outside of Photoshop
Module 10: Creating images for the web and UX/UI design
- Optimizing graphics for on-screen presentation
- Adjusting the image size
- Choosing the best file format for your image
- Creating a transparency effect in a JPEG image
- Saving your settings
- Using the color table
- Creating animations
- Automatically exporting multiple files and formats
Module 11: Zipping it up with Photoshop's automation tools
- Creating your action
- Adding an image size and a save action
- Playing your action
- Editing your script to change settings
- Creating a droplet for quick automation
- Using the panorama feature in Photoshop
- Creating your keyboard shortcuts
- Using actions in button mode
Module 12: Using Photoshop for AI (artificial intelligence)
- Generating custom imagery using AI
- Creating prompts for imagery
Using artificial intelligence features
- Explore generative fill using Photoshop AI (artificial intelligence)
- Integrating AI into your workflow
The course topics serve as an outline. Instructors may adjust content based on the specific needs of each class, such as to answer your Photoshop questions.
Prerequisites
TOPYou must have the Adobe Photoshop software to attend this class. Virtual labs are not provided. You can purchase the software or obtain a trial version from the Adobe website.
This class requires knowledge of all topics covered in the introduction and intermediate Photoshop classes.
Who Should Attend
TOPThis class requires knowledge of all topics covered in the introduction and intermediate Photoshop classes.
