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Photoshop Essentials

Gain massive skills and learn a ton of Photoshop techniques!
Rating: 4.5 out of 54.5 (26 ratings)
195 students
Created by Stone River eLearning
Published 3/2012
English
English [Auto]
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • To help users develop a solid skillset in Photoshop

Requirements

  • Basic computer skills

Description

Delve head-long into the world of Photoshop with expert video trainer, artist, and designer Geoff Blake in this massive 14-plus hour, 2-disc DVD set! Packed with tricks, techniques, and hands-on tasks, it’s an easy, non-jargonny approach for both Photoshop CS3 and CS4 users. Hang on tight as you’re guided through comprehensive exercises on resizing and resolution, color correction, and image touch up. Master advanced techniques for creating eye-popping visuals, including masking objects, tilt-shift photography, sizzling text effects, and workflows with InDesign, Dreamweaver, and Flash!

Who this course is for:

  • Those looking to build a strong foundation in Photoshop

Course content

17 sections • 121 lectures • 14h 19m total length

  • Preview00:59

  • Gettin’ Down With Image Fundamentals
    11:58
  • The Goods: Photoshop’s Toolbox
    08:25
  • Exploring Photoshop’s Palettes
    09:21
  • A Look At The Options Bar
    01:14
  • Creating New Documents, The Image Window, And Working With Multiple Images
    05:49
  • Photoshop’s Screen Modes
    02:17
  • For Our CS4 Users: Photoshop’s New Interface
    06:42
  • Gettin’ Around In Your Images
    15:02
  • Preview10:13
  • Have No Fear: Undoing Steps With History
    09:10
  • Saving Up All Your Work
    02:12
  • Task#1: Saving Out Multiple Copies!
    01:08

  • Launchin’ Bridge And Gettin’ Into The Interface
    06:51
  • Throwin’ In Metadata, Keywords, And Filters
    06:06
  • Getting Organized: Moving, Copying And Renaming Images
    05:40
  • Creating Collections In Bridge CS4
    04:37
  • Task#2: Organize Your Images!
    00:30

  • Understanding PPI, DPI, And LPI
    06:53
  • A Practical Example Of Pixels And Resolution
    04:52
  • Using The Image Size Command
    07:43
  • Resizing Images
    08:17
  • Resizing With And Without Resampling
    07:36
  • Technique #1: Resizing To Create A Web Banner And An 8×10 Print!
    12:43
  • Fix ‘Er Up: Cropping And Straightening
    07:37
  • Canvas Size And Canvas Rotation
    07:32
  • Task#3: Didja Get All That? Now Resize This Image!
    00:52

  • Preview06:16
  • Transforming And Duplicating Your Selections
    05:12
  • Selecting With The Magic Wand Tool And Using Free Transform
    08:09
  • Throwin’ It Down With The Polygonal Selection Tool
    05:57
  • Selection Tool Double-Team: Combining Selections
    04:48

  • Fast ‘N Easy With The Magnetic Lasso Tool
    07:14
  • Handy Selection Techniques
    05:16
  • Your Gonna Love It: The Quick Selection Tool
    03:35
  • Refining Your Selections
    03:40
  • Selection Modification Techniques
    08:44

  • Gettin’ A Grasp On Layer Fundamentals
    03:51
  • Understanding The Layers Panel, Background Layers, And Combining Images
    08:38
  • Gettin’ Ya Used To Working With Layers
    09:58
  • Locking Down Your Layers
    03:20
  • Super-Sweet Effects With Layer Styles
    06:11
  • Retro Movie Poster Build: Going Further With Layers
    06:47
  • Continuing The Build: Filling Layers And Creating Layer Groups
    05:57
  • More Eye-Popping Possibilities: Introducing Blending Modes
    05:10
  • Preview03:52
  • More Blending Modes, Opacity, And Fill
    04:34
  • Finishing Up Our Build: Creating And Modifying Text
    10:02
  • Point Type, Paragraph Type, And Warping Text
    09:37
  • Technique #2: Super-Sweet T-Shirt Mock Ups!
    12:51

  • Setting Up Photoshop’s Unit Of Measurement
    04:18
  • Get Goin’ With Rulers, Guides, And The Grid
    03:52
  • Setting Up The Design Template, Part 1
    04:45
  • Setting Up The Design Template, Part 2
    02:33

  • Get Using Photoshop’s Brush Tool
    10:44
  • Setting Up Your Layers For Painting
    05:35
  • The Color Picker, Painting With Mulitple Colors, And Saving Your Custom Colors
    13:43
  • Sweetness: Pantone Colors And Handling Your Swatch Libraries
    06:27
  • Gettin’ Down With Gradients
    11:59
  • Speed It Up By Painting With Selections
    06:40
  • Make It Come To Life: Shading Your Painted Artwork
    13:20
  • Creating And Working With Artistic Brushes
    08:40
  • Snoozer…Using The Pencil And Eraser Tools
    03:59
  • Task#4: Paint These Cool Cartoons!
    00:44

  • Warmin’ Up With Color Range
    11:07
  • You’re About To Fall In Love: Photoshop’s Quickmask Mode, Part 1
    09:10
  • You’re About To Fall In Love: Photoshop’s Quickmask Mode, Part 2
    09:48
  • Preview06:43
  • The Coolest Thing Ever: Layer Masks, Part 1
    08:02
  • The Coolest Thing Ever: Layer Masks, Part 2
    08:59
  • Using Photoshop CS4′S Masks Panel
    03:26
  • Get Creating And Editing Clipping Groups
    13:34
  • Task #5: Have You Mastered Masks? Then Apply A Layer Mask To This Photo!
    00:30

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