Photoshop 6 Color Correction & Printing for Windows

Course description

Overview: Students will learn professional techniques for obtaining consistent, predictable, high quality images from Photoshop.

Prerequisites: Completion of the Photoshop 6 Basic Skills 1 and 2 courses, or equivalent knowledge.

Performance-based objectives

Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

•           Calibrate your system for maximum color accuracy.

•           Apply appropriate workflows for "Color Management" or "Color by the Numbers" systems.

•           Use color separation settings effectively to create quality CMYK output.

•           Perform curve-based color corrections to remove color casts, enhance image detail, and ensure balanced images.

•           Apply unsharp masking and other techniques to enhance image quality.

•           Eliminate moiré patterns in scanned images.

•           Use spot colors to create duotones and spot overlays in images.

•           Modify the brightness, contrast, color balance, hue, and saturation of images.

•           Save images in file formats for use with other applications and the Web.

Course content

Lesson 1: Color and Printing

Color Models

Commercial Printing Conditions

Lesson 2: Color Workflow

Color by the Numbers

Color Management

Workflow Steps

Lesson 3: Calibration and Profiling

Adobe Gamma Control Panel

Color Settings

Lesson 4: Scanning

Scanning Various Image Types

Resolution

Image Adjustments During Scanning

Lesson 5: Image Preparation

Dust & Scratches Filter

Eliminating Moiré Patterns

Overall Tonal Adjustment

Lesson 6: Creating CMYK Separations

CMYK Settings

Monitor to Print Calibration

Out of Gamut Colors

Separating Images

Lesson 7: Color Correction

Choice of Color Mode

Choice of Color Correction Methods

Color Correction Objectives

Global Corrections by the Numbers

Lesson 8: Sharpening

Unsharp Masking

Sharpening Techniques

Lesson 9: Grayscale and Spot Colors

Grayscale Images

Duotones

Spot Color Images