Photoshop for Beginners

Name: Photoshop for Beginners
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

Learn the industry standard Adobe Photoshop, if you have never used any software, take this course!

Created byMustafa Pracha

Last updated 9/2024

English

What you'll learn

Speed up work flow, learn new skills
Complete Photoshop 2020 Interface, Windows Panels
Working with Layers, Gradients, Shapes
Using the Pen Tool, Type Tool, Typing on custom paths
Masking, Layer Concept

Course content

9 sections • 23 lectures • 4h 2m total length

Introduction16:43
This introductory lesson teaches how to open a new canvas, discusses the New Document window and will learn how to customize the interface to your personal liking.
Canvas4:39
Get familiar on how to move around the canvas, it may sound simple but if you don't learn it, it's going to be very difficult.

Layers13:37
Starting off with the very basics of the Layer system in Photoshop.
Shape and Normal Layer13:57
In this lesson, you will learn the types of Layers Photoshop has to offer, it is important to understand the layer types, so you can chose between the correct format according to your goals.
Mostly Tips!11:45
I thought a few tips should be useful at this point, these are some details that are often missed out. 12 Minutes of goodness!
Raster and Shape11:10
This lessons explains the difference between the the Raster (Pixel Layer) and the shape layer. Watch this carefully and understand the concept, if you have to watch it again it is recommended to do so!
If you still feel I am missing out something, post your question in the Q & A section and I will be answering them.
Understanding the Marquee Selections and Layer Selections13:22
Marquee Selection and how to use them is very essential, it might seem simple but if the concepts are not clear, this tool can knock you off, using selection is very important, as you progress to complex tasks, selections are used everywhere.

Getting Familiar with the Pen Tool7:18
This Lesson starts off with a re-cap on the shapes and anchor points and then starts of with how to use the pen tool from the very basics, you also learn about the Path Panel
Digging in to the Pen Tool5:39
How to work with the anchor points and learn how the pen tool actually works!
The Path Panel - Not that complicated!7:18
This panel is mostly missed out when teaching, since teaching this panel and explaining how it works is a little tricky, I have tried my best to explain this panel, because once you know this panel, it makes working with paths very easy, it actually gives you a lot of control.
Tip : Path Panel5:22
Tip time! This little tip on the Path panel should help further extend the explanation.

Requirements

Comfortable using a PC
Understanding on how to operate a Windows
Interested in Learning Photoshop 2020

Description

The course has been designed keeping in my students who have never used Photoshop or any other editing software, in this course I will start teaching you from the very basics of Photoshop, the course starts from the basic steps such as how to open a document and then going deeper into how to efficiently you can use the interface, how to use layers, the concept of layers, making them a breeze for you to understand. Each concept is discussed in detail so that you get your basic foundations rock solid! These foundations of how the Photoshop interface works and getting you through step by step procedure to make you familiar with Photoshop will give you the confidence you can apply to your own projects. From using the basic Lasso tool to making post editing in photographs this course will guide you through the process in detail, with clear instructions explaining the logic as well. Most students fear the pen tool, I have explained the Pen Tool from the very basic, giving out the concepts on which the pen tool operates.

The course lessons allow you to learn at your own pace, you can also post your question the in the Q and A section to have your problems resolved.

Who this course is for:

Beginners who know the basics of Photoshop but would like to enhance their Photoshop skills and speed up the workflow
If you cannot understand the Photoshop Interface, this course starts from the very basics
Brush up existing Skills and improve work flow
If you need to learn some new Photoshop tricks
If you have a fear of Pen Tool, this course explains the basic operations of Pen Tool

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Course content

Introduction to the Basics2 lectures • 21min

Understanding The Layers System5 lectures • 1hr 4min

Getting the hang of Transform2 lectures • 13min

Pen Tool & Shapes4 lectures • 26min

Custom Shape Tool1 lecture • 7min

Type tool - Type on Path3 lectures • 28min

The ABCs of Gradients3 lectures • 31min

Smart Objects2 lectures • 18min

Layer Masks on Images1 lecture • 35min

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