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Photoshop 6.0 Photo Restoration
(16 hours)

Course Description
Students will learn skills that go beyond those covered in the Beginning Photoshop 6.0 course. This course will give students a firm grasp on how to use a variety of tools and techniques to manipulate images. Students will learn how to use the History Brush Tool, Healing and Patch Tools as well as Stamp Tool to create cover ups, knockouts and edits. Prerequisites: Completion of the Beginning Photoshop 6.0 course or equivalent knowledge. (Text is included with the course fee).

Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
· Use Quick Mask mode, alpha channels, and layer masks to isolate image areas.
· Create patterns using the pattern maker, use Pattern Stamp tool to cover up large areas with a custom texture.
· Create vector paths as tools for selecting images, for creating transparent areas in images to be used with other applications, and for drawing shapes.
· Create edits using a previous state using the History Brush.
· Create cover ups using the Healing Brush and Patch tools.
· Use the Extract command to create complex masks quickly and accurately, even for images with indistinct edges and very fine details.

Course Content
Lesson 1: Masking and Layers
· Editing Quick Masks and Alpha Channels
· Layer Masks
· Grayscale Masking
· Clipping Groups

Lesson 2: Vector Paths
· Vector Path Concepts
· Creating Vector Paths
· Editing Paths
· Using Paths for Masking

Lesson 3: History Brush
· Pallet
· Snapshot
· Using the History Brush

Lesson 4: Stamp and Healing Brush
· Clone/Pattern Stamp Tool
· Healing/ Patch Tool

Lesson 5: Advanced Masking
· The Background Eraser
· The Extract Command

Text
Photoshop 6 Basic Skills 2 for Windows by Element K Press

Course Requirements
Students must complete at 80% of the scheduled course, and score a minimum of 70% on a final end of course test.