Introducing Photoshop

Course details

You know that Adobe Photoshop is a singularly powerful image editor and graphic design software, trusted by professionals of all stripes around the world. But as with any powerful application, getting started can be a challenge. In this short course, world-renowned Photoshop expert (and author of the original Photoshop for Dummies) Deke McClelland teaches you the most essential stuff you need to know, in the order you need to know it. Learn how to navigate the Photoshop interface, create highly accurate selection outlines, work with layers and type, retouch photographs, and export your images for use on the web and mobile devices. Believe it or not, Photoshop can be fun. By the end of this course, you'll be ready to start using Photoshop to create your own photorealistic artwork and designs.

Concepts

Photoshop Wants to Be Your Friend

01 - A bright and confident beginning

1. The Image File

02 - Welcome to the Home screen
03 - Using the Open command
04 - Opening an image from the desktop
05 - Opening an image from Bridge
06 - Introducing the Photoshop interface
07 - Zooming in and out
08 - Using the Hand and Zoom tools
09 - Understanding selections and layers

2. Selections and Masks

10 - Using the Rectangular Marquee tool
11 - Using the Elliptical Marquee tool
12 - Freeform and straight-sided lassos
13 - The Select Subject command
14 - Pasting a selection in place
15 - Using the Object Selection tool
16 - Converting a selection to a layer mask
17 - Refining a layer mask

3. The Wonders of Layers

18 - Copying and duplicating images
19 - Modifying the opacity value
20 - The three essential blend modes
21 - Creating a double-exposure effect
22 - Cropping and straightening
23 - Applying an adjustment layer
24 - Painting on an independent layer
25 - Select All, Copy Merged
26 - Dropping out whites or blacks
27 - Scale, rotate, and move
28 - Applying a layer effect
29 - Zooming in on a layer

4. Working with Type

30 - Setting up guidelines
31 - Creating text inside a frame
32 - Formatting text from the Properties panel
33 - Creating and aligning big display type
34 - Blending text with a photograph
35 - Curving type and adding perspective
36 - Separating text onto a new layer
37 - Hiding, moving, and dismissing guides

5. Clone, Heal, and Content-Aware

38 - Using the Clone Stamp tool
39 - Cloning to an independent layer
40 - Cloning vs. healing
41 - Using the Spot Healing Brush
42 - The Content-Aware Fill command
43 - Adjusting the Color Adaptation setting
44 - Flipping and rotating the source

6. Saving and Exporting

45 - Saving a layered PSD file
46 - Saving to cloud documents
47 - Adding a copyright and URL
48 - Quick Export as PNG
49 - Using the Export As command

Congratulations on Completing the Course

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