Maximizing Efficiency
Hardware & Software choices:
Computers
RAM
Pressure Sensitive Tablets
Retouching Strategy
When to use the Clone Stamp versus Healing Brush
Dodging and Burning
Channels
Dodging and Burning on individual channels
Using Liquify to retouch
Adjustment Layers
Blending Modes & Color Adjustments
Layer Masking (Creating and Editing)
Challenges faced when Compositing Images
Channels & Selections:
Painting on Channels that you’ll use
to create
selections
Loading Channels as selections
Duplicating Channels to make selections
Combining Selections
Keystrokes for working with Channels
Color Adjustment technique that affects
contrast without
altering color
Color Management:
Introduction to the color managed workflow
RGB versus CMYK
Introduction to ICC Profiles
Assigning Profile versus Converting to Profile
Device Independent workspaces
Selection Strategy:
Paths versus Alpha Channels
Making selections using Color Range
Combining Selections
Transforming Channel and Path
selections
Smoothing Skin techniques:
using Layers & Blend Modes
Painting & Luminosity Blend Mode
Making Selections & Color Correction:
using Path selections
using Channel selections
Adjustment layers
Selective Color
Selecting and modifying Light & Shadows
separately
Color Management:
RGB to CMYK
conversions
custom CMYK
Clipping Groups
History Brush
Sharpening Techniques:
Unsharp Mask (with Fade Command)
Sharpening in Lab Mode
Sharpening with High Pass
Color Management (the whole
workflow, including):
Screen Calibration
Soft Proofing
Color Correcting Flesh tones
Changing the Color of Objects
Saving Images for print
Saving (and optimizing) image for web
