Photoshop CS5: Advanced ACA Edition + CertBlaster Student Manual

Description

Photoshop CS5: Advanced, ACA Edition, is the second of three titles in this series. In this course, students will learn how to use color fills, gradients, patterns, and overlays. Students will also create layer masks, grayscale masks, and clipping masks to show or hide various parts of an image. Students will then learn how to create and edit paths and convert type to paths. In addition, students will learn how to apply a variety of creative effects, use the Vanishing Point feature and Smart Filters. Finally, students will learn how to work more efficiently in Photoshop. Course manual comes with CertBlaster exam prep software (download).

CONTENTS:

Unit 1: Fills and overlays

Topic A: Filling image areas

Topic B: Gradients and patterns

Topic C: Layer overlays

Unit 2: Masks

Topic A: Mask channels

Topic B: Layer masks

Topic C: Grayscale masks

Topic D: Clipping masks and type masks

Unit 3: Vector paths

Topic A: Creating vector paths

Topic B: Editing vector paths

Topic C: Vector masks

Topic D: Paths for creative imagery

Unit 4: Creative image effects

Topic A: Painting effects

Topic B: Warping

Topic C: Efficient compositing

Topic D: Vanishing Point

Topic E: Smart Filters

Unit 5: Automating tasks

Topic A: Creating actions

Topic B: Organizing actions

Topic C: Batch processing

Topic D: Customizing Photoshop

Appendix A: ACA exam objectives map

Topic A: Comprehensive exam objectives