Photoshop Flyer Design Secrets

Name: Photoshop Flyer Design Secrets
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Photoshop Tutorials for Graphic Designers and Desktop Publishers. Learn how to make great flyer in Photoshop with Ease

Created byKeith Young

Last updated 2/2013

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What you'll learn

You will learn how to take a simple image and turn it into a powerful event announcement!
You will learn how to use Photoshop's selections tools to create perfect selections around any image, even hair!
You will learn how to use Photoshop's Layer Effects to create eye popping text effects!
By the end of this course you will be able to use Photoshop's Layers like a pro!
In this course you will learn how to create custom documents of any size in Photoshop
You will learn professional layout and design techniques that can be used for more than just flyers!
You will learn the correct way to save your Photoshop documents for the Printer or for use on the Internet!

Course content

6 sections • 46 lectures • 11h 50m total length

01-Intro4:01
The Flyer Design Industry Guide is for all of my students and it comes complete with tips and tricks for designers. Thank you everyone for joining this tutorial course.

Setting Up Your Flyers in Photoshop31:24
In this lesson you will learn how to use Photoshop to set up your flyer designs. You will learn how to create documents of various sizes and learn what the best resolution settings are for print and web design. You will also learn what a “Bleed” is and how to use the power of Photoshop’s Ruler Guides to set up a Bleed area for your flyer. Some additional uses of Photoshop ruler guides will be to create “Margins” and a “Text Safe” area.
Understanding_Resolution11:36
Adding Colors to Your Designs29:56
This lesson covers several methods for changing and adding colors to your Photoshop flyer designs. You will learn how to use the Color Picker, the Swatches Panel, The Color Sliders, the Eyedropper Tool, the Paint Bucket Tool and the Gradients Tool.
Type - Point vs Paragraph26:45
In this lesson you will learn the difference between Paragraph and Point type inside of Photoshop and how to create both kinds of type in your own documents.
Adding Images To Your Photoshop Designs56:36
The real test of your strength as a Photoshop designer will lie in your ability to add and blend images from various sources into your designs and in this section you will learn several techniques to do that.

This Lesson Covers

Understanding Layers
Adding an image to your flyer
Making selections
Lasso(s)
Magic Wand
Pen Tool
Alpha Channels
Marquee
Quick Mask

Fonts30:50
Get ready to learn what every designer needs to know about fonts and how to use them in your designs.

You Will Learn:

What are fonts
What’s the difference between Serif and Sans-Serif
What are Decorative and Display fonts
Tips for using Script Fonts

You Will Also Learn Several Typology terms such as:

Tracking
Leading
Kerning
Baseline Shift
Design Fundamentals - Alignment7:54
In this lecture you will be introduced to the design principle of Alignment and how to use it.
Alignment11:05
In this lecture you will learn about using the principle of Alignment in your design.
We will discuss different types of alignment and how to create it with Photoshop
Design Fundamentals - Contrast11:47
In this section you will learn about the design principles that all professional graphic artist use to make their designs work.
Design Fundamentals - Repetition9:41
In this section you will learn about the design principles that all professional graphic artist use to make their designs work.
Design Fundamentals - Proximity8:49
In this section you will learn about the design principles that all professional graphic artist use to make their designs work.

Walk Through - Springtime Affair29:18
Walk Through - SummerGoodchild40:02
Walk Through - Gradients Flyer31:36
Design a gradients-based quarter-page flyer in Photoshop, building custom CMYK gradients, applying them to shape layers, and enhancing typography with contrast, a logo, and dotted-line details.
Walk Through - Faith Move Part 12:02
Walk Through - Faith Move Part 28:19
Walk Through - Faith Move Part 311:49
Create eye-catching 3D text in Photoshop by building a metallic gradient fill, extruding and perspective transforming faith move text, then warp to fit a 3D sphere on the flyer.
Walk Through - Faith Move Part 45:53
Learn to craft a 3D looking flyer element in Photoshop by building a 5x5 inch, 300 ppi document, extruding the three, applying perspective, and adding stroke and drop shadow.
Walk Through - Faith Move Part 525:58
Design a faith move flyer in Photoshop by saving the document, formatting text with serpentine, applying layer styles and gradients, and aligning elements for clear visuals.
Walk Through - Faith Move Part 68:33
Walk Through - Brooklyn Intro4:30
Illustrate a Brooklyn party flyer in Photoshop with custom studio photos, a gradient backdrop, and bold type; prepare for print in CMYK with a 1/8-inch border.
Walk Through - Brooklyn Part 132:31
Learn to design a Brooklyn party flyer in Photoshop with a gradient backdrop, custom photos, and bold title text. Extract images from green screen and prepare for CMYK print.
Walk Through - Brooklyn Part 222:03
Create a Photoshop flyer by arranging extracted images, applying a retro dot and black-and-white effect, and styling text with 3d strokes and shadows. Convert to CMYK for pre-press.
Walk Through - ArmCandy Flyer20:34
Walk Through - Baby Shower Flyer9:20
Walk Through - Electric Soul 018:28
Create a Photoshop flyer by placing a stock photo on a 4.5 by 5.75 inches, 300 dpi canvas and blend with a blue gradient into black using a layer mask.
Walk Through - Electric Soul 0221:32
Learn to design an electric soul flyer in Photoshop by creating white sound-wave lines, applying the wave filter, adding glow and layer styles, and centering bold text.
Walk Through - Irresponsible Behavior23:59
Walk Through - Secret Love 010:40
Learn to design a theatrical poster in Photoshop by creating an eight-and-a-half-by-eleven flyer with cinematic elements, using a few images and typographic treatments for titles and credits.
Walk Through - Secret Love 026:46
Create a letter-size document, set quarter-inch margins with rulers, adjust guide colors, then open images in Adobe Bridge, resize, sharpen with unsharp mask, and blend with layer masks.
Walk Through - Secret Love 036:21
Demonstrates creating a layer mask on models, using a large soft brush and gradient tool with flow adjustments to blend edges, then finalize poster text.
Walk Through - Secret Love 048:07
Walk - Through Jamaican Jerk 0128:19
Walk - Through Jamaican Jerk 0210:59
Walk - Through Jamaican Jerk 037:37

Productivity Tips - Organinzing Your Files3:21
Before you get started designing you’ll need to create a place for all your work files including jobs for clients, images, illustrations and invoices. This section provides valuable tips on how to keep your files organized so you don’t pull your hair out looking for things
Productivity Tips - Collecting Information7:53
This section is for designers that do work for clients or that get design assignments for work, it contains a video tutorial on how to collect information so that you can begin design and also includes a downloadable PDF Job Sheet that you can use to collect information for your next flyer design job.

selections-minicourse-intro-010:55
Explore powerful Photoshop selection tools to create fast, accurate selections for compositing and collage, and sign up for our newsletter to receive a free mini course and video tutorial.
Photoshop Selections Part 18:40
Photoshop Selections Part 29:29
Photoshop Selections Part 48:42
Master Photoshop pen tool selections by drawing paths, adjusting anchor points with path and direct selection tools, saving paths, and loading them as selections. Includes a bonus on InDesign.
Photoshop Selections Part 514:57
Learn how to create complex selections in Photoshop, from the magic wand and background inversion to channel-based selection and refining hair edges, using levels, dodge, burn, and brush techniques.
Photoshop Q & A Part 1 - Creativity and Quick Layout Techniques21:00
In this video I answer a couple of student questions:
Flyer Design Secrets Revealed Industry Guide42:00
In the Flyer Design Industry Guide PDF E-Book I cover more of the technical and business aspects of Flyer Design. This information is not just applicable to designing flyers but is appropriate for graphic design and desktop publishing projects.
Online and Offline Resources to Get Creative Ideas19:40
In this video I discuss some of the online and offline resources that I use to help me with creativity and inspiration.

Requirements

This course was created with Adobe Photoshop CS4. The techniques shared will still work with earlier versions of the software (as far back as CS2) and are compatible with CS5 and CS6.
You will need a copy of Photoshop (CS2 - CS6) to apply the techniques in the video lessons.

Description

The idea behind Photoshop Flyer Design Secrets is simple. You will learn how to use Photoshop to create designs that people pay for. The goal is to teach you how to use the Photoshop to create the designs that you want to create.

You will learn how to use Photoshop's Tools, Menus, and Layers to create designs for print and web. You're going to learn the importance of image resolution and how to make designs of all sizes, from business card size up to poster size with ease. You will also learn how to use Photoshop's powerful selection tools to make accurate selections around complex images, even hair!

This course contains video tutorials on how to use the tools and interface as well as a special section on how to create accurate selections in your images. Students will also learn how to use Photoshops "Color Modes" and how to make sure documents are "Print Ready".

In addition to the basic tutorials there are also several design walk-throughs in which the student gets to virtually look over the teacher's shoulder as he creates designs from scratch! You'll get to take advantage of the instructors 18 years of experience using Photoshop as a design tool.

As a paid student of the course you will receive the Flyer Design Secrets Revealed Industry Guide E-Book that is full of tips, tricks and resources for Photoshop designers, and includes:

Wholesale printing resources,
Tips on finding images and illustrations,
Learning how to use the right fonts,
Understanding printers marks
"The Money Making Flyer Design Formula" that will teach you how to make a profit on every flyer you design for others!

Who this course is for:

This course contains something for everyone! It is basic enough for beginners, yet even advanced users will learn new techniques for improving their design work using Photoshop.
Those who will most benefit from this course are graphic designers, desktop publishers, and clerical workers that want to learn how to use the power of Photoshop to create flyers, sales pages, coupons, advertisements and much more!

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Intro1 lecture • 4min

Photoshop Basics5 lectures • 2hr 36min

Design Fundamentals6 lectures • 1hr 20min

Design Walk-Throughs24 lectures • 6hr 15min

Productivity Tips2 lectures • 11min

Photoshop Selections8 lectures • 2hr 5min

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