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Creative Suite - 4 days
advanced masterclass

 

 

 

 

 

scheduled training.

4 day Design Advanced Masterclass.

 

 

Adobe Photoshop Advanced - 2 day

Managing the Adobe Photoshop Environment

• Working with Tool Presets
  
• Using Layer Comps for layouts
  
• Exploring default Preferences
  
• Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
  
• Camera Raw files functionality
  
• Colour management
  
• Actions, Droplets
  
• Batch processing
  

 

Advanced Image Adjustments

• Face Retouch
  
• Manipulation
  
• Sharpening with Lab Mode
  
• Grayscale with Black & White Conversion
  
• Advanced effects with Gradient map
  
• Photo Filters
  
• Creating Panoramic images
  
• Photomerge
  
• Affect Perspective using Vanishing Point
  

 

Advanced Painting & Retouching

• Exploring the Brush Engine
  
• Creating custom Brushes
  
• Working with Patterns
  
• Using Smart Filters
  
• Liquify Techniques
  
• Lighting effects
  
• 3D Textures
  

 

Advanced Layer Compositions

• Replace colour
  
• Colour Range vs Extract
  
• Selecting Pixels using Paths
  
• Advanced Masking with Calculations
  
• Advanced use of Blending Modes
  
• Knockouts and Clipping Masks
  
• Type on a Path
  

 

Advanced Outputting features

• Animated bitmaps
  
• Combining Photoshop and Illustrator
  
• Creating Multipackage
  
• Getting It Right In Print

 

Adobe InDesign - 2 day

Course outline for London, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and Leeds (Cardiff and Bristol see bottom of page)

 

Managing your workspace

• Organizing Your Palettes
• Advanced Zooming and Navigation
• Advanced View Options
• Dragging Items Between Documents
• Third-Party plug-ins

 

Page Layout

• Master Page Tips and Tricks
• Using Facing Pages
• Using Libraries
• File Formats

 

Type

• Advanced Style Sheet Tips
• Managing Long Document
• Indexing
• Table of Contents
• Text Gradients
• Hyphenation and Justifi cation
• Tracking and Kerning

 

Drawing

• Mastering the Pen Tool
• Pen Tool Shortcuts
• Compound Paths

 

Where Text Meets Graphics

• Inline Graphics
• Creating Type Outline
• Text Wrap Options
• Using Transparency

 

Importing and Exporting

• Adding Excel or Word Tables
• Import Text Options
• Import Graphic Options
  

 

Long Documents

• Adding Indexes
• Using Table of Contents
• Numbering & Section Options

 

The XML Factor

• What is XML?
• Adding Structure with XML
• Exporting to XML
• Mapping Styles to Tags
• Tips for Working with XML
• Libraries for Efficient XML Production

 

Color

• Using the Eyedropper
• Create New Swatches
• Spot or Process?

 

Printing

• Using Printer Styles
• Color Separations
• Understanding the Print Menu
• The Transparency Flattener
• Preflight and Package

 

Scripting

• Using the Script palette
• Editing the Scripting Label

 

 

 

Course outline for Cardiff and Bristol

 

Advancing the basics

• Organizing your panels and workspace
• Menu shortcuts and configuration
• Advanced zooming and navigation
• Advanced view options
• Hidden navigation
• Focus selection
• Dragging Items Between Documents
• Third-Party plug-ins
• Document History
• Butterfly magic

 

Layers

• Paster Remembers
• Multi-lingual export options

 

Page Layout

• Master Page Tips and Tricks
• Using Facing Pages
• Using Libraries
• Searching metadata
• Layout adjustment

 

File Formats

• Compliant files for import
• Illustrator, PDF and Photoshop formats

 

Type

• Advanced Style Sheet Tips
• Managing Long Documents
• Indexing
• Table of Contents
• Hyphenation and Justification
• Glyph sets and opentype / unicode

 

Text Variables

• Defaulting
• Create custom variables
• Implementing into your workflow

 

Drawing

• Mastering the Pen Tool
• Pen Tool Shortcuts

 

Where Text Meets Graphics

• Inline Graphics
• Creating Type Outlines
• Special outline effect
• Text Wrap Options
• Using Transparency

 

Automation

• Quick apply
• Editing quick apply
• Data merge

 

Print Production

• Checking object resolution and colour
• Overprinting
• Non printing objects
• Advanced preview

 

Importing and Exporting

• Adding Excel or Word Tables
• Import Text Options
• Import Graphic Options

 

Long Documents

• Adding Indexes
• Using Table of Contents
• Numbering & Section Options

 

Color

• Using the Eyedropper
• Create New Swatches
• Spot or Process inks
• Generating mixed ink groups and swatches

 

Strokes

• Custom stroke configurations
• Accessing stroke easter eggs

 

Printing

• Using Printer Styles
• Color Separations
• Understanding the Print Menu
• The Transparency Flattener
• Preflight and Package

 

PDF Export Engine

• PDF Export Styles
• PDF/X ISO standards
• Compression algorithms
• Meeting both flattened and live transparency standards
• PDF/X-4 and layer handling
• Colour mapping and options for CMYK
• Security options
• Colour conversion to DeviceCMYK