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Ready to take your Photoshop skills to the next level? Dive in with award-winning software trainer, artist, and designer Geoff Blake, and learn how to take your Photoshop skills to the max. First, you\'ll see how to sort and organize your images in Bridge and how to customize Photoshop to suit your needs. Then, Geoff will show you how to use Photoshop for both print design and web design, using a step-by-step approach to creating sleek, contemporary layouts. Next, you will master Photoshop\'s Pen tool and put your new-found skills to use when you learn how to make accurate selections and work along with InDesign. Finally, you\'ll discover techniques for creating eye-popping special effects and how to output your work in both the print and web environments. To begin learning today, simply click on the movie links.

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Course Overview
  Overview (02:24)
Organizing Images with Adobe Bridge
  A Look at Mini Bridge (04:08)
  Touring the Mini Bridge Interface (07:05)
  Previewing in Mini Bridge (04:45)
  Mini Bridge View Options (03:41)
  Navigating with Mini Bridge (04:03)
  Touring the Adobe Bridge Interface (07:29)
  Previewing Images (03:29)
  Image Metadata (04:53)
  Keywords & Keyword Searches (06:44)
  Filtering Your Images (05:38)
  Creating Folders & Moving Images (06:26)
  Collections & Smart Collections (05:10)
Customizing Photoshop
  Review: Workspaces (05:15)
  Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts (04:45)
  Customizing Photoshop Menus (03:37)
Using Photoshop for Print Layout
  Getting Ready for Layout (03:20)
  Setting Photoshops Unit of Measurement (06:40)
  Creating & Managing Guides (06:39)
  Using the Grid & Snapping (05:47)
  Creating the Disc Template (05:06)
  A Trick for Setting Up Guides (03:09)
  Finishing the Template (03:54)
  Inserting Design Elements (06:29)
  Photoshop Typography Options (05:46)
  Typography & Layer Styles (05:28)
  Applying a Saved Style (03:47)
  Illustrator Smart Objects pt. 1 (05:58)
  Illustrator Smart Objects pt. 2 (04:56)
  Finishing Up the Layout (03:05)
Using Photoshop for Web Layout
  Setting Up a Web Layout File (04:15)
  Inserting the Design Elements (04:58)
  Building a Web Menu (04:15)
  Finishing Off the Layout (05:42)
Photoshop Painting Techniques
  Setting Up Layers for Painting (05:20)
  Using Photoshops Brush Tool (04:11)
  Paint Brush Tool Techniques (04:50)
  Painting with Multiple Colors (04:19)
  Sampling with the Eyedropper Tool (04:50)
  Mixing Colors in the Color Panel (06:22)
  Saving Color Swatches (02:13)
  Mixing with Photoshops Color Picker (05:12)
  Saving & Loading Swatches pt. 1 (03:58)
  Saving & Loading Swatches pt. 2 (02:24)
  Introducing Gradients (04:33)
  Using the Gradient Editor (04:12)
  Applying a Gradient to the Artwork (03:21)
  Using the Eraser Tool (02:59)
  Creating Custom Brushes (05:02)
Photoshop Pen Tool Mastery
  Understanding Paths & the Pen Tool (05:25)
  Creating Straight Path Segments (06:32)
  Creating Curved Path Segments pt. 1 (04:12)
  Creating Curved Path Segments pt. 2 (05:09)
  Creating Combination Paths pt. 1 (06:35)
  Creating Combination Paths pt. 2 (04:24)
  Continuing Paths & Adding Anchors (05:43)
  Manipulating Paths & Anchor Points (05:52)
  Using Paths To Create Selection pt. 1 (07:31)
  Using Paths To Create Selection pt. 2 (06:41)
  Clipping Paths for InDesign pt. 1 (03:24)
  Clipping Paths for InDesign pt. 2 (06:14)
Creating Special Effects
  Invert Posterize & Threshold (06:38)
  Creating Black & White Images pt. 1 (07:14)
  Creating Black & White Images pt. 2 (04:35)
  Creating Black & White Images pt. 3 (06:35)
  Creating Duotone Effects pt. 1 (05:05)
  Creating Duotone Effects pt. 2 (05:59)
  Creating Glow Effects pt. 1 (06:32)
  Creating Glow Effects pt. 2 (02:58)
  Creating Glow Effects pt. 3 (04:33)
  Creating Glow Effects pt. 4 (02:54)
  Creating Chiseled Ice pt. 1 (05:44)
  Creating Chiseled Ice pt. 2 (02:30)
  Creating Chiseled Ice pt. 3 (05:30)
  Creating Chiseled Ice pt. 4 (04:08)
Using Photoshop for Print Design
  Photoshop Print Workflow pt. 1 (03:55)
  Photoshop Print Workflow pt. 2 (03:36)
  Photoshop Print Workflow pt.3 (06:20)
  Layer Comps with InDesign pt. 1 (05:59)
  Layer Comps with InDesign pt. 2 (05:49)
Using Photoshop for Web Design
  Understanding Web File Formats (07:17)
  Using the Save For Web & Devices Dialog (07:22)
  Setting JPEG Optimization (06:16)
  Setting GIF Optimization (08:12)
  Setting PNG Optimization (03:50)
  Smart Objects with Dreamweaver pt. 1 (06:12)
  Smart Objects with Dreamweaver pt. 2 (04:19)
  Creating Web 2.0 Style Buttons pt. 1 (05:54)
  Creating Web 2.0 Style Buttons pt. 2 (06:53)
  Using Photoshop & Flash Together (08:18)
Conclusion
  Wrap Up (01:26)
Credits
  About the Author (00:54)

Title Information / Pricing

Title: Adobe Photoshop CS5 Pro User Skill Sets
Author: Geoff Blake
SKU: 34197
ISBN: 1-936334-78-X
Release Date: 2011-02-03
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Duration: 8 hrs / 92 lessons
Work Files: Yes
Captions: Available on CD and Online University
Compatibility: Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux
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