VTC - Adobe Photoshop CS5 Pro User Skill Sets

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.

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