Basics of Photoshop: Photo Manipulation for Beginners

A Step by Step Over The Shoulder Guide to Your First Photo Manipulation - Even if You Suck at Art

Created byAsk Chris Holdren

Last updated 11/2017

English

What you'll learn

You will have created a unique digital art photo manipulation.

Course content

1 section • 25 lectures • 2h 10m total length

Introduction1:39
Master Adobe Photoshop to create a piece of digital art, unlock creativity with step-by-step guidance, and gain the skills to use the Creative Cloud.
Introduction to Photoshop Course2:21
Build the foundation for photo manipulation and digital art in this beginner to intermediate Photoshop course, learning essential tools and masking techniques to create a final project.
Download Course Resources1:17
Download the three provided images—tutorial snow, Tauriel bear, and Tauriel sky—open them in Photoshop, and start editing to create your final photo manipulation artwork.
Bear Transform4:40
In this Photoshop tutorial, learn non-destructive layer work by duplicating the background, renaming the sky layer as polar bear, and flipping the bear horizontally using transform commands.
Bear Quick Selection5:20
Apply the quick selection tool to cut out a polar bear, refine with add and minus options, and mask it for placement against a sky backdrop.
Black and White Mask8:20
Learn to use masks in Photoshop to isolate a subject by painting black to conceal and white to reveal. This non-destructive masking preserves data and lets you refine edges.
Select and Mask Edges15:07
Smudge The Hair4:42
Drag and Place Bear4:49
Drag a masked bear onto a sky background in Photoshop, preserving masks. Use the selection tool to move the bear onto clouds, preserving hair detail and masking.
Masking The Clouds11:37
Use the lasso tool to select cloud areas around the bear’s feet, cut to a new layer above the bear, and mask to reveal the feet behind the clouds.
Painting The Bear7:33
Merge visible layers into a top stamp layer, apply the oil paint filter for a soft, painted look, and use a mask to keep the bear’s facial features sharp.
Adding a Light Source6:49
Adding Sun Rays7:57
Learn to create sun rays in Photoshop by applying a gradient fill layer, using noise gradient, and adjusting blending modes and opacity for a soft heavenly effect.
Effects in Camera Raw6:29
Create a stamp layer and use the Camera Raw filter to adjust exposure, contrast, shadows, and color with a subtle warm cast and a light vignette.
Dodge and Burn7:47
Learn to dodge and burn in Photoshop non-destructively by using a 50 percent gray layer with soft light blending to darken shadows and brighten highlights.
Adding Snow5:10
Learn to add snow to an image by placing a snow layer, using screen to remove blacks, and painting a mask to conceal areas, then color in the next video.
Color Using Color Lookup6:06
Master coloring in Photoshop by using color look up tables, adjustment layers, and blend modes to control opacity and achieve varied moods and tones.
Color Using Gradient Maps4:04
Color Using Solid Color2:17
Color Using Hue Saturation2:53
Learn to color images using the hue saturation adjustment layer, master adjustment layers and masking, colorize, and blend modes such as multiply to enhance color and contrast in Photoshop.
Color Using Photo Filter1:40
Color Using The Paint Brush3:02
Color your image with the paint brush on new layers, adjust opacity, and use soft light blending to tint clouds. Apply masks to refine painted areas in Photoshop.
Black and White Images1:48
Discover how to convert images to black and white with an adjustment layer, then tweak yellows, blues, and reds using sliders for a striking look.
Our Final Image5:11
Crop the image to a 16:9 preset with the crop tool, then export and save the final Photoshop artwork to share on social media.
The Very Last Video1:28
Wrap up the basics of Photoshop photo manipulation for beginners in the very last video, and celebrate what you learned to create amazing art.

Requirements

You Should Have a PC or a MAC with Adobe Photoshop CC installed.

Description

About This Class

Adobe Photoshop is one of the most useful tools to learn. It has so many applications, and is used by people in a handful of industries including: photography, marketing, illustration, branding, video, and more.

The great thing about photoshop, is that you don't have to be an illustrator or an artist to create compelling and stunning images. When you learn the simple concepts and tools within photoshop, it will allow you to unleash your minds eye. There will be literally nothing you cant create.

This very powerful skill will set you apart in your career, your personal life, and in your business. So jump in now, and get started.

Required Class Supplies

All class tutorials are recorded on a Mac using Photoshop CC. You do not need a Mac or the most recent version of Photoshop to follow along. Most of the tools are consistent across all versions of Photoshop.
You can download a free trial of photoshop at the Adobe website under products.

Please note: Photoshop Elements is a limited version of Photoshop and is not recommended for this course

Who this course is for:

Anyone who wants to learn Adobe Photoshop