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Advanced Photoshop

Course Description

This advanced course will expand students’ knowledge in the area of graphic design through broadening their understanding of basic and advanced features of Adobe Photoshop. Using Adobe Photoshop will prepare students for creating dynamic, interactive content to be used in both print and online applications. 

Adobe Certification

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be prepared to complete the Adobe Certification Associate Exam in Visual Communications, using Adobe Photoshop. In the business and education community, job applicants with these certifications are recognized as highly skilled users of Adobe software. Students may also be able to receive college credit by becoming certified. 

Course Syllabus Packet

The course syllabus and classroom rules & procedures can be viewed online or downloaded below using Adobe Acrobat:

• Syllabus (.pdf)

Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud Revealed, 2nd Edition

Unit 2 - Adjust and Manipulate Images and Files

• Employ adjustment layers

• Design with essential blending modes and filters

• Investigate production tricks and techniques

• Distort and liquify images

Unit 3 - Master Complex Constructions and Techniques

• Create special effects with type

• Enhance and retouch images

• Design with Multiple Images

• Work with shapes, paths, and vector masks

Unit 4 - Unify Advanced Skills

• Work with smart objects, artboards, libraries, patterns, and web graphics

• Create complex special effects

Miscellaneous Projects

Tutorial Projects

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Portfolio Projects 

• • Checklist | Rubric

Final Project

• • Activity

Mr. John Dietrick | Emmaus High School | 500 Macungie Ave. | Emmaus, PA 18049 |

(610) 965-1650 ext. 21244 | jdietrick@eastpennsd.org| https://sites.google.com/eastpennsd.org/mrdietrick