Masters in Greeting Card Design using Adobe Photoshop

Introduce Adobe Photoshop as a pixel-based graphics editor, outlining its origins with Thomas Knoll and Jonell Knoll and its licensing to Adobe Systems, for greeting card design projects.

Explore Photoshop pre-settings, perform a factory reset to restore default toolbars and panels, and configure scratch disk preferences to optimize performance for high capacity images.

Explore the Photoshop user interface, including the menubar, tool options, toolbars, panels, and how to open files, customize workspaces, and view document status and color properties.

Create a new Photoshop document by choosing a preset (print, web, art and illustration, mobile, or film) and setting name, dimensions, orientation, background color, and color options.

Create a storyboard for greeting card design using pencil sketches to explore six layered layouts, then refine the best option with images, text, and background choices.

Create a detailed greeting card dummy by building a storyboard, choosing colors, and planning space for text within a 15 by 20 cm portrait layout, then finalize in computer design.

Learn to create a greeting card background and layout in Photoshop by setting up a print-ready document, choosing color mode and profiles, and building layers with shapes, gradients, and brushes.

Select professional, high-resolution stock images with commercial licenses, choose appropriate orientation and color, download original quality, and remove backgrounds in Photoshop to enhance your greeting card design.

Master image editing for greeting card design using Photoshop, including geometry-based selections, freehand tools, color-based selections, the pen tool, layer masks, and smart objects.

Explore how typography shapes design by adding wedding text in Photoshop, selecting smooth, legible fonts, checking font licenses, and shaping text with arcs, color, and spacing.

Learn how small details and textures, pattern overlays, and blending options elevate a greeting card design, using layer masks, opacity, shadows, strokes, and precise alignment.

Design the greeting card back in Photoshop by converting from the front, set white background with a radial gradient, add balloons, adjust script font, and use masking to refine text.

Discover how to export greeting cards from Photoshop into multiple file formats for print and social media. Compare print-quality settings, compression, and dimensions to preserve color and detail.

Create a two-page valentine's day greeting card in Photoshop using a layered layout, red background, and scenes of mountains, trees, and grass with brushes.

Develop custom brushes to craft foreground details for a Valentine’s Day greeting card in Photoshop, adding a moon, boy and girl, heart shaped leaves, and layered background textures.

Create custom silhouette images in Photoshop for a Valentine's Day greeting card, using pen tool and selection tools to separate boy and girl from the background.

Learn to design a valentine's day greeting card by composing elements, applying a script font to the be my valentine text, and adding textures and shadows for a festive look.

Create inner pages for a Valentine's Day card in Photoshop by designing pages two and three, using the same theme, applying a red background, and refining text, fonts, and alignment.

Create a Christmas greeting card layout in Photoshop by building a blue background with shapes and layers, then add snowflakes and festive fonts for a front-page design.

Learn to edit a Christmas card in Photoshop by placing and layering background images, adjusting opacity and color, and blending textures and snowflakes for a festive design.

Learn to build a Christmas card look with vector shapes, layering trees, duplicating for shadows, adjusting color and opacity, and applying luminosity blending to add depth before finishing typography.

Master typography for Christmas card design in Photoshop by selecting fonts and arranging 'Merry Christmas' text. Place text at top or center, adjust color and opacity, and use blending options.

Design inner pages of a Christmas card in Photoshop by setting up the document, arranging layers, placing images, and applying festive text and color options.

Learn to design a one-page Christmas greeting card in Photoshop, including background setup, layered images, typography, color choices, strokes, and finishing touches.

Learn to design a one-sided Christmas card in Photoshop by creating a 5-inch document, blending a bottom image with the background, and adding a Merry Christmas title with color-matched text.

Open a new print document in Photoshop, place a chosen image, and design a one sided Christmas card, then add Merry Christmas and body text with font and color adjustments.

Create a one-sided Christmas greeting card in Photoshop by placing a background image. Add the title and body text, adjust colors from the image, and personalize with your name.

Explore creating Christmas greeting card designs in Photoshop, using varied colors, typography, and imagery across themed cards, including fake cards and a four-card set, to enhance communication.

Learn to design a greeting card from scratch using storyboard to dummy to final execution in Photoshop. Apply storyboard and dummy design techniques to any design project.