Become a Photoshop Expert in a Day by Mastering Layers
What you'll learn
- Learn to be a Photoshop expert! I'll show you how to create, use, and modify different types of layers. You'll get the strong background necessary to create image composites and effects.
Requirements
- Basic knowledge of any version of Photoshop.
Description
Do you want to know more Photoshop techniques than just cropping and resizing? The key to getting the most out of Photoshop is understanding how to create and manipulate different types of layers. Learn how to composite pictures, make non-destructive adjustments and corrections, and blend images to create cool effects. All project files are included, and the course is in plain, jargon-free, understandable English.
I will take you step-by-step through exercises, introduce you to key concepts and give you many time-saving shortcuts. It is taught by an expert instructor and published author who has been teaching Photoshop since 1995. If you have questions about anything in the course, you can contact him on his web site. At an intermediate level, this course should take you one day to complete on either a PC or Macintosh.
Who this course is for:
- If you want to use Photoshop to manipulate, combine, and correct images, this course is for you.
Course content
- Preview02:03
- 09:41Overview of the Layers panel
- 06:03Selecting the layer you want
- 12:14Editing opacity and locking layers
- 06:52Selecting pixels on transparent backgrounds
- 08:36Two ways of unlocking JPG or camera RAW layers
- 01:35Deleting layers
- 3 questionsQuiz for Chapter 1 -- Understanding Layers
Instructor
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- 4.6 Instructor Rating
- 97 Reviews
- 593 Students
- 3 Courses
Bob Flisser has been a trainer and technical writer since the 1980s. He currently has over a dozen video courses released by several commercial publishers, and was the co-author of a series of books of tips and shortcuts for Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Windows. He has also written magazine articles and training manuals, and created training centers for companies large and small.
Since 1995, Bob has been the vice president and the web and multimedia developer at Software School, Inc., a software training and graphic design company in New Jersey. He is also a board member of the Mediatech Foundation, which provides free technology access to his community.
Bob is a graduate of The George Washington University with a degree in financial economics and international business.