January 2020 course updated: I added a quick video about Photoshop 2020 update on constrain proportions when resizing smart objects, photos, type layers, and shape layers.
Course updated: a fun new tutorial on Parallax Effect or 2.5D Animation Effect in Adobe Photoshop added in a new section for fun effects.
This introductory course to Photoshop covers the fundamental functions to get started editing and improving photos. The student learns how to customize workspaces and panels, navigate the canvas effectively, work with multiple images and file types, and use various methods of image enhancement, including layering, selecting, and masking. Support files are included for this course, so students can follow along in the hands-on lectures. If you're a beginner to Photoshop or simply want to learn more about various selections, layering, and masking techniques, this course is for you!
The course is structured in a way to maximize learning. I first go over how to do basic functions in Photoshop like
Adjusting settings of new documents
Navigating around the canvas
Cycling through screen modes
Working with multiple images
Cropping and resizing images
I then go over into more detailed instruction, in which the students continue to follow along and learn more about
Layering images
Layer blending modes
Adjustment layers
Layer styles
Making selections
Masking layers
Color and lighting corrections
The course includes follow-along exercises that involve using layering and masking to create a “text in photo" clipping mask effect, a high dynamic range landscape adjustment, and a selective sharpening portrait edit. You will also learn by creating images for online advertising and social media in Photoshop.
I have years of experience using Photoshop, including doing web and advertising design at a newspaper, an advertising design firm, a library system, and freelance work for about two decades. I've also been managing editor at two international graphic design magazines, and I'm currently a full-time professor of graphic design and digital media. I've taken classes on digital production and design during my undergraduate and graduate work.
So enroll today and let's learn about Photoshop and its amazing capabilities of photo editing and digital effects.
What will i learn?
- Customize workspaces and work with panels.
- Create new documents with various settings and modes. Navigate and zoom in and out of documents using a variety of methods.
- Switch between screen modes.
- Work with multiple documents and arrange them using various methods. Describe various file types and modes.
- Crop and resize images using various settings. Use Bridge with Photoshop.
- Rearrange, group, and adjust settings of layers. Adjust layer blending modes.
- Create and apply a variety of adjustment layers. Create and apply various layer styles.
- Describe the various selection tools and apply them in various ways. Use the selection tools in conjunction with each other.
- Add to and subtract from selections. Modify and save selections.
- Describe how masking is better than erasing. Mask parts of layers using the brush tool.
- Add layer masks using selection tools. Apply a clipping mask to text.
- Create an high dynamic range effect using masking in a landscape photo. Use layer masking to create selective sharpening in a portrait photo.
- Students need a copy of Adobe Photoshop, preferably CC (Creative Cloud). The free trial would work as well.
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What is Photoshop? Who am I?
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Versions of Creative Cloud and Mac vs. PC
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Panels and Workspaces
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Creating a New Document
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Navigating and Zooming
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Screen Modes
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Working with Multiple Images
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File Types and Modes
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Cropping, Resizing, and Resolution
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Using Bridge
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Introduction to Layers Section
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A Quick Note on Constrain Proportions Update
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Working with Layers
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Layer Blending Modes
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Adjustment Layers
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Layer Styles
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Common Selection Tools and Uses
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Select and Mask Technique for Selecting Hair and More - Part 1
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Select and Mask Technique for Selecting Hair and More - Part 2
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Modifying and Saving Selections
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Introduction to Masking Section
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Layer Masks vs. Erasing
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Layer Masks from Selections
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Exercise: Masking in Landscape: HDR Effect
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Using Levels Effectively in Photoshop
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Using Curves in Photoshop for Better Lighting and Colors
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Adjusting Brightness, Contrast, and Exposure to Improve Lighting
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Make Photos Pop and Change Colors with Hue/Saturation Adjustments
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Photoshop Project 1: Design YouTube Channel Art
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Photoshop Project 2: Design a Facebook Advertisement
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Photoshop Project 3: Design a Facebook Page Cover
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Parallax Effect or 2.5D Animation Effect in Adobe Photoshop
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