Graphic Design Master Class

Explore the Photoshop interface and key menus, files, layers, and adjustments for brightness and color. Master move, marquee, and lasso tools, including polygonal and magnetic options, for precise selections.

Wrap images in a frame, drop them into the frame, and resize with transform handles. Use shift to constrain proportions, then use the brush and text tools to place text.

Explore Photoshop basic tools to create shapes, circles, and ovals, manage layers, apply fill and stroke, and replicate shapes by duplicating layers and drawing techniques.

Master Photoshop basic tools by framing photos with the framing tool, inserting pictures as smart objects in frames, and exploring brush options and opacity to craft precise, cropped designs.

Learn how to download fonts from Google Fonts and Dafont.com, install them for use in Photoshop, and apply font families like Colonia and Classy Vogue in your designs.

Learn to use the pen tool in Photoshop to cut out objects by creating paths, following curves with points, and refining selections for clean, background-free images.

Apply gradients in Photoshop using the gradient map tool, customize colors with the gradient editor, and blend gradient layers with text and various objects to create dynamic designs.

Apply gradients to text in Photoshop using gradient overlay or clipping masks. Create custom gradients with color stops and adjust direction, scale, and opacity.

Explore how to use the Photoshop adjustment panel to edit photos with brightness and contrast, levels, curves, black and white, and gradient map effects.

Explore how to apply blur effects in Photoshop, including gaussian blur and motion blur, to background images, and experiment with liquify to reshape pixels and create liquid-looking patterns.

Learn to use quick selection and layer masking in Photoshop to isolate subjects, reveal with white and hide with black, adjust color with solid color, and preserve the original image.

Create a text within image effect in Adobe Photoshop using layer masks and the brush tool, revealing or hiding text with opacity control.

remove the background from hair subjects using select subject, select and mask, refine edges with refine edge and refine hair, and output to new layer with solid color background.

Learn to design multi-page documents in Photoshop using artboards, including creating, renaming, moving, adding, and deleting artboards, organizing layers, and duplicating pages for projects like company profiles or magazines.

Learn to change a shirt color in Photoshop by selecting the white t-shirt, applying a solid color, and using blending modes, hue and saturation, and masks.

Explore the ten essential graphic design principles, from balance and contrast to hierarchy and color theory, demonstrated in Photoshop to create cohesive, readable, and visually engaging designs.

Create a 1080 by 1080 Instagram post in Photoshop, set margins, use frames and clipping masks, remove background with the magic eraser, and place bold text with the image.

Create a print-ready business card in Photoshop by setting a 1050 by 600 canvas, placing name, contact details, logo, and social icons with gradient accents.

Design a flyer in Photoshop from scratch using a grid, three circles, and clipping masks. Recreate a background image with a rectangle clip, adjust colors, and apply blur for depth.

Master cutting and compositing in Photoshop with the pen tool to remove backgrounds and place a beggar image. Tune text with Popeye font, color picker, and blur.

Design a poster in Photoshop, sized 1080 by 1080 pixels at 500 resolution, set margins with rulers, apply a gradient map, blend modes, glass effect, and Poetry Clinic title.

Build a social media poster by placing a mic image in the background from Freepik, remove its background with the pen tool, apply a color burn blend, and adjust opacity.

Increase the background opacity to around 69% to help text pop, create a symmetrical balance with shapes, duplicate and transform layers, and use clipping masks to place images into shapes.

Learn to add text and finalize a social media poster in Photoshop, including co-host, host, guest pitch, theme, and contact details, with typography, color picking, and iconography.

Explore the eight types of logos, including wordmark, lettermark, pictorial, abstract, mascot, combination, and emblem logos. See examples like Coca Cola, Google, IBM, Apple, Nike, KFC, and BMW.

Explore the key characteristics that make a logo effective, including simplicity, memorability, scalability, and relevance, and learn to apply them to create unique, versatile brand identities.

Learn how mood boards, a visual tool, define the aesthetic mood and design direction early in a project by assembling a collage of imagery, textures, colors, typography, and quotes.

Design a logo for Hunter National Park by creating a mood board from wildlife and safari imagery, choosing colors, textures, and fonts in Photoshop for clear, scalable branding.

Use the custom shape tool to add a deer, color it, mask it through the Hunter National Park wordmark to create a deer-through effect, and export as PNG.

Find free logo mockups on Freepik, download psd files for Photoshop, and place your png logo into the smart object for client presentation.

Create an A4 letterhead for Hunter National Park by adding a logo, contact details, location, social icons, margins, and a subtle watermark for a professional print-ready brand.

Create a 1050 by 600 pixel business card in Photoshop, align letterhead elements, and add name, title, and contact details for printing. Look to Behance or Pinterest for inspiration.

Explore Adobe Illustrator as a powerful vector graphics tool for scalable artwork that stays crisp at any size. Learn its uses in logo design, UI/UX, typography, and custom fonts.

Create a new Adobe Illustrator document using mobile, web, or print presets, name the file, set width and height, and set RGB or CMYK, with artboards and 300 ppi.

Navigate the Adobe Illustrator interface, locate tools, panels, and artboards, and customize the workspace. Switch between essentials, Essential Classic, and automation to access tools like pen, gradient, and type.

Learn how to apply fill and stroke colors in Adobe Illustrator using color picker and swatches, and manage colors with the swatches panel and layers for precise design.

Demonstrate creating shapes in photoshop with the shape builder and pen tool. Practice using ellipse, rectangle, polygon tools, layers, fill and stroke, alignment, and selection to refine shapes.

Learn to master the pen tool in Photoshop to trace and form shapes, adjust curves with anchor points, and refine with the direct selection tool and color for clean edges.

Master the pen tool by tracing complex shapes, placing and adjusting anchor points to create smooth curves, then refine edges with the direct selection tool and colorize the result.

Master the shape builder tool in Illustrator to combine, subtract, and create complex icons and logos from basic shapes, including working with outlines, strokes, and path operations.

Master offset path in Photoshop by using object path, adjusting distance with preview, and applying consistent settings to create shapes, then build a rainbow and a target with shape builder.