About the Course
Intermediate Photoshop CS 2 with Laurie Ulrich-Fuller
Intermediate Photoshop CS 2 is a series of video-based training tutorials on the intermediate aspects of Adobe's
Photoshop. Expert instructor, and author of the Photoshop CS 2 Bible, Lauire Ulrich-Fuller takes you through a
variety of techniques and best practices when using Photoshop. This course contains approx. 7 hours of video-
based Photo shop tutorials.
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Course Outline
Lesson 1 - Painting and Drawing Techniques
Special Brush Tool Techniques
What is Special about the Pencil
Brush Dynamics and Shape
Painting with the Smdudge Tool
Using the Regular Eraser
Sampling to Erase with the Background Eraser
Magical Erasing
Creating Your Own Brush Presets
Painting Modes
Lesson 2 - Creating Shapes
Understanding Shape Options
Drawing Lines and Custom Shapes
Using the Pen Shape tool to Draw Filled Shapes
Editing Existing Curves and Path Shapes
Filling Shapes with Color and Style
Creating Your Own Stylel
Lesson 3 - Working with Layers & the Layers Palette
Working with the Layers Palette
Grouping Layers
Aligning Layers
Creating a Composite Image with Layers from Multiple Images
Transforming Layers
Creating a Fill Layer
Creating a Custom Gradient
Creating Your Own Patterns
Creating an Adjustment Layer
Lesson 4 - Color and Styles
The Styles Palette
The Color Palette
The Swatches Palette
Lesson 5 - Color Correction
Correcting Color Balance and Brightness & Contrast
Correcting Hue & Saturation and Matching Colors
Replacing Colors
Correcting Shadows & Highlights, Exposure, and Color Variations
Using the Channel Mixer
Lesson 6 - Light Correction
Adjusting Light with the Levels Command
Controlling Light and Contrast with Curves
Using Gradient Maps to Light and Color an Image
Lesson 7 - Layer Blend Modes
Working with Layer Blend Modes
Advanced Layer Blending
Lesson 8 - Masks and Selections
Working in Quick Mask Mode
Masking Layers
Creating Reusable Shapes with a Vector Mask
Creating Clipping Masks
Lesson 9 - Special Effects and Projects
Turn a Photo into a Painting
Spin the World
Casting a Shadow
Water Droplet
Ooze on the Street
Writing with Water
Abusing Type
Project 1: Create Your Own Solar System
Project 2: Create a Glass Block Wall
Lesson 10 - Restoration, Repair, and Refinishing
Restoring a Vintage Photo
Restoring a Vintage Document
Removing Folds and Marks from a Vintage Document
Getting Rid of Red Eye
Removing People from Photos
Colorizing a Black & White Photo
Removing JPG Artifacts from Scanned Images
Lesson 11 - Web Graphics and Animation
The Save for Web Dialog Box: JPGs & GIFs
Creating a Simple Animated Stop Light
Creating an Animation with Tweening
Lesson 12 - The Bridge
Working with the Bridge