Course outline
Layers• Duplicating layers
• Layer masks
• Preserve transparency and locking layers
• Grouping
• Adjustment layers and adjustment layer masks
• Layer comps
• Using layer auto alignment and blending
• Smart objects including Smart filters
• Using Content Aware Fill
• Using Content Aware Scale
• Using Puppet Warp
Painting modes and layer modes
• Colourising
• Hand-tinting
Clipping masks
• Clipping paths to create selected areas
• Using displacement maps with type to create special effects
Shape tool
• Working with and editing shapes
• Creating and importing custom shapes, e.g. logos for re-use
• Saving in shapes panel
Montages
• Creating montages with layer masks
• Creating realistic photo montages to include reflections on various surface types (eg metal, water etc) and custom shadows
• Using the Masks panel for creating editable, feathered, density-controlled masks
Automation and Scripts
• PDF presentation
• Droplets
• Photomerge
• Web Gallery
• Using Adobe Kuler for creating and sharing colour schemes
Using the Actions panel
• Using, adjusting and creating textures
• Batch-processing several files
History panel
• Reverting to snapshots
• Using the history brush for effects
Sharpening techniques and blur
• Unsharp mask
• Lens blurs
