Imagine being able to begin to master this powerful toolbox to your advantage by producing professional qualify images for web, print and mobile devices. You will learn to use layers, and to apply layer effects and filters to create special effects, including lighting and texture effects. Additionally, you will use painting tools and blending modes to create shading effects, and will perform adjustments to contrast and colour balance. All this after just 2 days training. That's what you'll be able to do after you've taken the Photoshop CS3 Introduction course offered by Certitec.

Course Content

Managing the Adobe Photoshop CS Environment
Preferences - Enhanced in CS3
Exploring Photoshop CS’s Interface - Enhanced in CS3
Customize the Adobe Photoshop CS
Workspace with Presets
Customize Menus
Work with Adobe Photoshop CS File Properties

Painting and Retouching Images
Paint an Object
Ruler and Count tool - New in CS3
Retouch an Image
Create a Gradient
Create a Pattern
Creating Vector Shapes
Apply Metadata and Keywords
Output to Print

Enhancing an Image
Adjust the Tonal Range of an Image
Use the Exposure Dialog Box
Work with Filters
Smart Filters - New in CS3

Working with Layers
Create and Use Layers
Create and Use Smart Objects
Create Layer Styles
Work with Multiple Layers
Photomerge with advanced alignment blending - New in CS3
Create and Modify Selections
Utilising Layer masks

Working with Selections
Quick Selection tool - New in CS3
Refine Edges Feature - New in CS3
Magic Wand Tool
Working with Oval and Circular Selections
Selecting with the Lasso Tools
Cropping an Image and Erasing with a Selection

Masks and Channels
Creating a Quick Mask
Editing a Quick Mask
Saving a Selection
Editing a Mask
Extracting an Image
Creating a Gradient Mask
Applying Effects Using a Gradient Mask

Correcting and Enhancing Digital Photos
Correcting Digital Photographs
Editing with Vanishing Point - Enhanced in CS3
Correcting Image Distortion
Creating a PDF Portfolio
Next Generation Camera RAW - Enhanced in CS3
Processing Camera RAW Files

Typographic Design
Creating a Clipping Mask From Type
Creating a Design Element From Type
Interactive Formatting Controls
Warping Point Type
Designing a Paragraph of Type
Warping a Layer

Adobe Bridge
Improved performance - Enhanced in CS3
Filter panel - New in CS3
Import photos from a digital camera card - New in CS3
Compare and preview images
Compare multiple images in the Preview panel and use the Loupe tool to zoom in on image previews - New in CS3
Version Cue Inspector and Version Cue buttons - Enhanced in CS3
Workspace flexibility - Enhanced in CS3