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Photoshop CC 2017 Essential Training: The Basics

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Overview

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Discover how to work efficiently and effectively with Photoshop 2021. Learn about the program's core features, including key imaging concepts that all Photoshop users need to know.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome to the Photoshop Essential Training series
1. Opening Files
  • Opening files in Photoshop
  • Opening files from Adobe Bridge
  • Opening files from Lightroom Classic
  • Opening files from Lightroom
  • Editing in Camera Raw and Lightroom vs.Photoshop
2. Documents and Navigation
  • A tour of the Photoshop interface
  • Working with multiple documents
  • Panning and zooming documents
  • Viewing images using different screen modes
3. Customizing the Photoshop Interface
  • Arranging the panels you use most often
  • Switching and saving workspaces
  • Customizing the toolbar
  • Modifying keyboard shortcuts to boost productivity
4. Digital Image Essentials
  • Understanding file formats
  • Color modes and bit depth
  • Understanding color space
  • Understanding document size
  • Using Image Size to change document dimensions
  • Multiple Undo and the History panel
  • Saving documents
5. Cropping, Straightening, and Adjusting Canvas Size
  • Using the Crop tool
  • Straightening a crooked image
  • Crop and change image size in one step
  • Increasing canvas size
  • Autofill with Content-Aware Crop
6. Layers
  • Exploring layer basics
  • Loading, selecting, aligning, and distributing layers
  • Working with layer groups and the Frame tool
  • Merging and flattening layers
  • Quickly exporting images
7. Color and Brush Essentials
  • Color basics
  • Brush essentials
  • Using brush presets and customizing brush settings
8. Working with Layer Masks
  • Layer mask essentials
  • Using gradients in layer masks to blend images
9. Making Selections
  • Using the Marquee and Lasso tools
  • Using Object Selection and Quick Selection tools
  • Using Select Subject and color range
  • Selecting soft edge objects using Select and Mask
  • Removing a halo using Select and Mask
  • Selecting and replacing skies
10. Local Pixel Editing and Retouching
  • Removing distracting elements with the Healing brush and Patch tools
  • The magic of Content-Aware Fill
  • Content-Aware Move and Scale tools
  • Removing larger elements from an image
11. Blend Mode Essentials
  • Getting to know the blend modes
12. Smart Object Essentials
  • The advantage of Smart Objects
  • Opening raw images as Smart Objects
13. Essential Transformations
  • Scaling, skewing, and rotating layers with Free Transform
  • Correcting the perspective of an image
  • Warping images
  • Transforming warping multiple layers
14. Adjustment Layer Essentials
  • Introducing adjustment layers
  • Understanding the histogram
  • Refining dynamic range using levels
  • Adjusting contrast and correcting color using Curves
  • Three easy ways to adjust color in images
  • Custom black-and-white conversions
  • Limiting adjustments with clipping masks
15. Essential Filters
  • Overview of filters
  • Applying filters non destructively with Smart Filters
  • Sharpening images
  • Applying Camera Raw as a filter
  • Using AI filters in Photoshop
  • Applying filters to multiple layers
16. Shape Layers
  • Using the shape tools
  • Modifying, combining, and saving custom shapes
  • Using shapes to mask layers
17. Essential Layer Styles
  • Applying layer effects and styles
  • Creative layer effect styles
18. Type Essentials
  • Exploring headline (point) type
  • Using leading, kerning, and tracking
Conclusion
  • Keep learning Photoshop working on your own projects

Taught by

Julieanne Kost

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