Mastering Photoshop CS2 (Designed for Windows) is a must-have step-by-step narrated simulation for the beginner, as well as a handy reference tool for the professional graphic designer.

 

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Features:

Master Adobe® Photoshop CS2 Quickly and Easily Easy
Clear Step-by-Step guide with Narrated Instructions
View in full screen for easy-to-follow instructions
Work with Dynamic Simulations, not sequential static displays
Interact with program to retain maximum learning
Use sample files to practise along in Adobe® Photoshop CS2 software program
Approximately 24 Hours training time
 
Mastering Photoshop CS2 Topics: 

Lesson 1:  Getting Familiar with Photoshop CS2

·         Open and close Adobe Photoshop files.
·         Use Adobe Bridge to preview and select files.
·         Navigate around your work area.
·         Use some of the basic tools from the Toolbox to edit images.
·         Undo actions to correct mistakes. 
·         Select, rearrange, and use various palettes on your workspace.
·         Jump between Photoshop and ImageReady.
·         Use Photoshop Help.
·         Use Adobe online services.

Lesson 2:  Using Adobe Bridge and Automated Photoshop CS2 Features

·         Use and resize the different palettes and panes in Adobe Bridge.
·         Rotate thumbnail previews of image files and preview them in Adobe Bridge without opening them.

·         Sort and manually rearrange thumbnails in Adobe Bridge.
·         Assign flags, rankings, metadata, and keywords to image files.
·         Search for image files that match the criteria you specify.
·         Create a PDF Presentation from images selected in Adobe Bridge.
·         Create a Web Gallery from images selected in Adobe Bridge.
·         Create a customized Picture Package for printing.
 

Lesson 3:  Basic Retouching and Repairing Techniques

·         Resolution and image size.
·         Straightening and cropping an image.
·         Using automatic adjustments.
·         Adjusting tonal range.
·         Removing a color cast.
·         Replacing colors.
·         Adjusting lightness with the Dodge tool.
·         Adjusting saturation with the Sponge tool.
·         Applying the Unsharp Mask filter.
·         Comparing the manual and automatic results.
·         Saving the image for four-color printing.
 

Lesson 4:  Advanced Retouching and Repairing Techniques

·         Use the Clone Stamp Tool to repair an area on an image.
·         Use the Pattern Stamp Tool and pattern maker to replace part of an image.
·         Create a duplicate layer to make corrections and adjustments on.
·         Use the Spot Healing Brush and Patch Tool to blend in corrections.
·         Use snapshots to preserve earlier states of your work.
·         Use the History palette to backtrack within your work session.
·         Use the History Brush Tool to partially restore an image to a previous state.
 

Lesson 5:  Working with Selection Tools

·         Use the Marquee, Lasso, and Magic Wand tools
·         Select and deselect areas in an image
·         Add and subtract from a selection
·         Duplicate the contents of a selection by clicking and dragging
·         Rotate a selection

Lesson 6:  Working with Layers

.         Organize your artwork on layers.
·         Create new layers.
·         View and hide layers.
·         Select layers.
·         Remove artwork from layers.
·         Rearrange the stacking order of layers.
·         Apply blending modes to layers.
·         Link layers to work on them simultaneously.
·         Apply a gradient to a layer.
·         Add text and layer effects to a layer.
·         Save a copy of the file with the layers flattened.
·         Create layer comps with differences in visibility, position, and effects.
·         Duplicate, update, and display layer comps.
 

Lesson 7:  Creating and Using Masks and Channels

·         Create and edit a quick mask.
·         Save a selection as a channel mask.
·         Load a saved mask and apply effects.
·         Use the Extract command to make an intricate selection.
·         Add the extracted image as a new layer in another image.
·         Apply a filter effect to a masked selection.
·         Create and use a gradient mask.
 

Lesson 8:  The Brush Tool – More Than Just for Painting

·         Define a custom workspace to use.
·         Blend an image with the background.
·         Use the History palette and history tools to adjust how a paint stroke combines with other pixels in the image.
·         Use specialty brushes in the Brushes palette.
·         Create and use a custom brush.
·         Use Pattern Maker to create a pattern to be used as a picture frame.
 

Lesson 9:  Working with the Pen Tool

·         Use the Pen Tool to draw straight and curved paths.
·         Save work paths.
·         Fill and stroke paths.
·         Edit paths using path-editing tools.
·         Convert a path to a selection.
·         Convert a selection to a path.

Lesson 10:  Working with Vector Masks, Paths, and Shapes

·         Draw and edit layer shapes and layer paths.
·         Create complex layer shapes by combining or subtracting different shapes.
·         Combine vector paths to create a shape.
·         Use edit mode to add and edit a text layer.
·         Load and apply custom layer shapes.
·         Create a work path from text.
·         Alter the appearance of work paths.
·         Apply a gradient and use a work path to create a vector mask.
·         Merge and distort layer combinations.