Photoshop Retouching

Photoshop Retouching online course
Class Name

Photoshop Retouching

Photoshop is the premiere software for retouching. In this course discover the 5 Rs: retouching, repairing, reshaping, replacing, and removing. Start with basic overall image adjustments like white balance for color casts and density adjustments, then move onto local adjustments using selections, masking and color range. From there students will learn how to repair damaged images, enhance and beautify portraits, convert to black and white including hand coloring and compositing images together to achieve more dynamic images. Techniques such as spotting, cloning, retouching and HDR will be covered. Maybe you would like to repair an old family photo, retouch a wedding image, remove the spots off a lady bug, reshape a fashion portrait, or replace a photo of yourself with an old boyfriend for a new one. All that and more will be covered in this class.

Applicable Job Roles: photographers, graphic/web designers, illustrators and digital artists.

Outline
Week 1: Image Evaluation and Global Correction
  • Retouching Workflow
  • White Balance and Color Casts
  • Tonality Adjustments
  • Color Adjustments
  • Density Building
Week 2: Localized Adjustments
  • Dodge and Burn
  • Luminance Masking
  • Gradient Masks
  • Refine Edge
  • Color Range
  • Sharpening: High Pass and Masks
Week 3: Retouching Tools Specified
  • Healing Brush vs. Clone Stamp Tool
  • Patch tool for Large Areas
  • Spot Healing Tool or Large Area Treatment
  • Red Eye tool or Hue and Saturation Adjustment Layer
  • Retouching Tools Using Blend Modes
Week 4: Portrait Makeovers
  • Eye Enhancement and Replacement
  • Teeth Whitening
  • Removing Wrinkles and Blemishes
  • Removing Beard Shadow
  • Frown to Smile
  • Skin Smoothing
  • Hair Coloring and Stray Hair Removal
  • Nose Reshaping
Week 5: Damage Control
  • Repair Rips, Tears and Folds
  • Remove Stains and Scratches
  • Replace Missing Data
  • Remove Distracting Elements
  • Noise Reduction or Adding Grain
Week 6: Adding and Subtracting
  • Weight Reduction
  • Replace Sky and Background
  • Adding Shadows and Light
  • Group Shots
  • Duplicate Image Elements
Week 7: Black and White and Colorize
  • Black and White Conversion: Hightlights and Shadows or Channel Mixer
  • Adding Tint and Color : Sepia Toning
  • Gradient Map to Add Color
  • Hand Coloring a Black and White
  • Finishing Touchs: Vignettes and Creative Edges
Week 8: Composited Braketing and Special Effects
  • Photomerge
  • Panorama Compositing, Vertical and Horizontal
  • HDR
Prerequisites
Introduction to Photoshop (G301) or previous experience recommended.
Requirements
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS6, CS5 or CS4. Photoshop Elements is not acceptable. Compression software for turning in images, such as Zip, Rar, 7z, Keka recommended.
Class Books
Course Price
  • Member Price: $120 US
  • Non-Member Price: $220.00 US
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Additional Information:
Your place in the course is confirmed by your payment. Introductory courses are intended for students with no experience in the subject matter and are seeking beginner level training.

Refund Policy: Please read our "Terms and Refund Policy" before registering for this course.

Additional Cost: Book and software migh be required for the course. Read the Requirements and Book section for more information. Course fee does not include the book and software cost .

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How eClasses Work:Instructors post lectures, reading selections, and hands-on assignments once a week in the online classroom. Students can discuss the assignments with the instructor and amongst themselves in the classroom area. This format has no set meeting time, which allows students to attend class at a time most convenient to them, yet still provides logically organized communication between class participants. Students can apply for the completion certificate after finishing the class. Web Study certificate is also available. Click on the Certificates link on the top navigation bar for more information.

 

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  • Member Price: $120 US
  • Non-Member Price: $220.00 US
  • Web Course No: G305
  • Instructor: Andrea Massalski
  • Co-instructor/TA:
  • CEUs: 4
  • Duration: 8 weeks
  • Session Open for Registration
Before you register for this class, please read carefully the Outline, Prerequisites, Requirements, Books, and Refund Policy sections.


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