Advanced Image Editing Techniques

• Identify and master advanced photo editing tools like layers, masks, and filters.
• Describe the concepts of layers, blending modes, and non-destructive editing with masks.
• Identify and discuss various masking techniques for precise editing.
• Organize the creation of cohesive montages and composites.
• Compare and examine the application of artistic filters for creative balance.
• Explain the non-destructive editing approach and its flexibility.
• Predict and estimate the advantages of working with RAW files and advanced processing.
• Differentiate and examine portrait retouching techniques for natural and professional results.
• Summarize the approach to handling diverse projects to build a versatile portfolio.
• Find valuable insights through market research to refine your digital marketing strategies.
• Arrange and explain the process of optimizing workflow and addressing common editing challenges.

• Interpret and recognize advanced photo editing tools like layers, masks, and filters.
• Illustrate the effective usage of photo editing tools through comprehensive tutorials.
• Transform editing capabilities by experimenting with advanced non-destructive techniques.
• Defend the importance of practicing and elevating editing skills.
• Paraphrase the concept of layers in photo editing and their significance.
• Recall techniques for working with multiple layers and understanding blending modes.
• Explain the practical uses of layers for organizing and manipulating image elements.
• Describe how layer masks enable non-destructive editing and selective adjustments.
• Differentiate various masking techniques, including manual and gradient masking.
• Distinguish the control masks offer for precise editing and creativity.
• Support the achievement of unified and visually appealing results through colour harmonization.

The academic approach of the courses focuses on the “work-centric” education i.e. begin with work (and not from a book!), derive knowledge from work and apply that knowledge to make the work more wholesome, useful and delightful. The ultimate objective is to empower the Learner to engage in socially useful and productive work. It aims at leading the learner to his/her rewarding career as an employee or entrepreneur as well as development of the community to which s/he belongs. Learning methodology:

• Step -1: Learners are given an overview of the course and its connection to life and work.
• Step -2: Learners are exposed to the specific tool(s) used in the course through the various real-life applications of the tool(s).
• Step -3: Learners are acquainted with the careers and the hierarchy of roles they can perform at workplaces after attaining increasing levels of mastery over the tool(s).
• Step -4: Learners are acquainted with the architecture of the tool or tool map so as to appreciate various parts of the tool, their functions, utility and inter-relations.
• Step -5: Learners are exposed to simple application development methodology by using the tool at the beginner’s level.
• Step -6: Learners perform the differential skills related to the use of the tool to improve the given ready-made industry-standard outputs.
• Step -7: Learners are engaged in appreciation of real-life case studies developed by the experts.
• Step -8: Learners are encouraged to proceed from appreciation to imitation of the experts.
• Step -9: After the imitation experience, they are required to improve the expert’s outputs so that they proceed from mere imitation to emulation.
• Step-10: Emulation is taken a level further from working with differential skills towards the visualization and creation of a complete output according to the requirements provided. (Long Assignments)
• Step-11: Understanding the requirements, communicating one’s own thoughts and presenting are important skills required in facing an interview for securing a work order/job. For instilling these skills, learners are presented with various subject-specific technical as well as HR-oriented questions and encouraged to answer them.
• Step-12: Finally, they develop the integral skills involving optimal methods and best practices to produce useful outputs right from scratch, publish them in their ePortfolio and thereby proceed from emulation to self-expression, from self-expression to self-confidence and from self-confidence to self-reliance and self-esteem!

Evaluation Pattern of KLiC Courses consists of 4 Sections as per below table:

YCMOU Mark Sheet

Printed Mark Sheet will be issued by YCMOU on successful completion of Section 1, Section 2 and Section 3 and will be delivered to the learner by MKCL.
YCMOU Mark Sheet will be available only for Maharashtra jurisdiction learners

MKCL's KLiC Certificate

The certificate will be provided to the learner who will satisfy the below criteria:

1. Learners who have successfully completed above mentioned 3 Sections i.e. Section 1, Section 2 and Section 3
2. Additionally, learner should have completed Section 4 (i.e. Section 4 will comprise of SUPWs i.e. Socially Useful and Productive Work in form of Assignments)
   • Learner has to complete and upload minimum 2 out of 5 Assignments