Ultimate Adobe Photoshop Training From Beginner to Pro
What you’ll learn
Design icons, business cards, illustrations, and characters
Clean up face imperfections, improve and repair photos
Use creative effects to design stunning text styles
Remove people or objects from photos
Cut away a person from their background
Master selections, layers, and working with the layers panel
Requirements
No previous knowledge of Photoshop required.
If you have Photoshop installed, that’s great. If not, I’ll teach you how to get it on your computer.
Description
– MASSIVE GIVEAWAY: OVER 300 PREMIUM PSD FILES FOR MY STUDENTS!- NEW: cheat sheets for every single lecture so you can easily review the information;- the course is mostly version independent so you don’t have to use Photoshop CC, but it is recommended!;This is the ultimate Photoshop training course that will take you from absolute beginner to proficient Photoshop user in no time at all.Learn how to use Photoshop with ease while having fun! My approach is simple: we focus on real world cases and I present the best techniques that require minimal effort yet produce maximum results. All the lessons are focused on getting the job done in the least amount of time possible. I’ll be using the latest version of the program – Photoshop CC, but I explain my workflow for all users, no matter what version you have installed. What will you learn? Customize the program to best suit you Get the best Photoshop versionCreate new projects and share your work Master layers and the layers panel Move, select, and edit layers Work with the Pen Tool like a pro Create and modify shapes Design flat illustrations Create and animate emojis Remove skin issues and retouch portraits Design business cards Create app icons Design cute characters Manipulate and repair photos in creative ways … and so much more! The most important thing about this course: it’s the foundation to any designer. After you finish it, you can decide if you want to specialize in: web design, app design, graphic design, retouching, photo manipulation, and so on. You’ll have a lot of possibilities, it’s up to you to choose what you like the most.Why is this course different? Progressive difficulty: we start slow and we build our way up Tons of activities, exercises, and challenges Cheat sheets you can review to refresh your memory Quality instructor support: I respond to most questions in under 12 hours All lectures are straight to the point – minimal effort, maximum results Learn by working, not by memorizing! By the end of this course you will be able to use the program with ease. You’ll feel in control as you pursue and complete more ambitious projects. Whether you are contemplating a career change, considering freelancing opportunities, or developing a personal hobby, get started today on your Photoshop journey!
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction
Lecture 2 Workbook & Download resources for section 1
Lecture 3 Get the Best Photoshop Version
Lecture 4 Massive PSD Giveaway! Over 300 Premium Resources!
Lecture 5 ACTIVITY: Create a Black and White Image
Lecture 6 How to get help fast – live chat with me!
Lecture 7 Use the History Panel to fix your mistakes
Lecture 8 Quickly improve images with Camera Raw
Lecture 9 Contest: Create a collage (image gallery)
Lecture 10 OPTIONAL: Speed up Photoshop
Lecture 11 Discover Panel – Find hotkeys and panels fast!
Lecture 12 AI Art – Dall-E, ChatGPT – will they replace designers?
Section 2: Get Started
Lecture 13 Introduction & Download Resources for this Section
Lecture 14 Use Photoshop’s Interface Efficiently
Lecture 15 Customize Your Workspace
Lecture 16 Create a New Project
Lecture 17 Get around Photoshop Fast
Lecture 18 Execise: Practice zooming and panning
Lecture 19 Save your Photoshop work
Lecture 20 Export Your Work in 5 Ways (as a PNG/JPEG)
Lecture 21 How to Crop and Straighten Photos
Lecture 22 This is how Photoshop saved me $9000
Lecture 23 Open Images in 6 Ways
Lecture 24 How to resize a photo (shrink & enlarge)
Lecture 25 Shrink your PNG/JPEGs without losing quality
Lecture 26 The Powerful Properties Panel
Lecture 27 Optional – Save your work to the cloud
Lecture 28 Review
Section 3: Neural Filters – One-click wonders in Photoshop
Lecture 29 Download the resources for this section
Lecture 30 This is the biggest improvement in Photoshop’s history
Lecture 31 ACTIVITY: Colorize a black and white photo
Lecture 32 Automatic Skin Smoothing
Lecture 33 Look like a model with Smart Portrait
Lecture 34 Improve your portrait & change your background
Lecture 35 Bokeh Effect: Use depth blur for a beautiful look
Lecture 36 Cut out a person and replace the background
Lecture 37 Restore old photos with neural filters
Lecture 38 Make a photo 4x bigger (GREAT quality)
Lecture 39 Get creative with your nature photos
Lecture 40 Instagram filters in Photoshop
Section 4: Learn about layer essentials in Photoshop
Lecture 41 Introduction & Download Resources for this Section
Lecture 42 OPTIONAL: What Are Layers?
Lecture 43 Start Using Layers
Lecture 44 Use the Layers Panel
Lecture 45 Select Layers
Lecture 46 Move Layers
Lecture 47 EXERCISE: Layer Dexterity
Lecture 48 Solution: Layer Dexterity
Lecture 49 Arrange Images Quickly
Lecture 50 Layer Opacity vs. Fill
Lecture 51 EXERCISE: Fast Alignment
Lecture 52 Solution: Fast Alignment
Lecture 53 Review
Section 5: Learn to work with layers like a pro
Lecture 54 Introduction & Download Resources for this Section
Lecture 55 Layer Types Explained
Lecture 56 Customize the Layers Panel
Lecture 57 How to prepare a design for printing (packaging)
Lecture 58 Identify Layers
Lecture 59 Filter Layers
Lecture 60 EXERCISE: Sort Layers
Lecture 61 Solution: Sort Layers
Lecture 62 Manipulate Layers in Photoshop CC 2023
Lecture 63 Manipulate Layers in CS4 – CC 2018
Lecture 64 Rotate layers in CC 2023
Lecture 65 OPTIONAL: Best Layer Hotkeys
Lecture 66 Use Blending Modes
Lecture 67 Lock Layers
Lecture 68 How I quickly edit a website in Photoshop
Lecture 69 Bonus: Find great packaging designs
Lecture 70 Review
Section 6: Everything you need to know about Adobe Bridge
Lecture 71 What’s Adobe Bridge and this why you should care
Lecture 72 Organize loads of photos with Adobe Bridge
Lecture 73 Rate your files – the unknown hero!
Lecture 74 Are you a beginner photographer? Start here!
Lecture 75 Optimize viewing mode and clear cache
Lecture 76 Create a beautiful PDF presentation in seconds
Section 7: Camera Raw – Edit Your Photos
Lecture 77 Camera Raw – A must-watch introduction
Lecture 78 The most important thing about editing photos
Lecture 79 Most common edits in Camera Raw
Lecture 80 How to adjust parts of a photo in Camera Raw
Lecture 81 Here’s a smarter way to adjust specific parts in Camera Raw
Lecture 82 Discover better tools to make edits in Camera Raw
Lecture 83 Raw image format vs JPEG
Lecture 84 How to quickly view lots of images
Lecture 85 My workflow in Camera Raw
Lecture 86 Contest: Improve photos in Camera Raw
Lecture 87 How to add optimized images to a website (gallery)
Lecture 88 One-click wonders in Camera Raw
Lecture 89 Bonus: How I work in Camera Raw for product photos (30 minutes)
Lecture 90 Conclusion
Section 8: Cloud Documents – The Biggest Change in your workflow
Lecture 91 What are cloud documents?
Lecture 92 Saving to the cloud vs locally (on your computer)
Lecture 93 Version history – WOW!
Lecture 94 The biggest drawback with cloud documents
Section 9: Raster Layers – The most flexible layer type in Photoshop
Lecture 95 Introduction
Lecture 96 Use the Brush Tool
Lecture 97 ACTIVITY: Soften Skin Imperfections
Lecture 98 Skin Smoothing – The Easy Way
Lecture 99 Use the Eye Dropper & Swatches
Lecture 100 OPTIONAL: Photoshop vs. Illustrator
Lecture 101 The Libraries Panel
Lecture 102 OPTIONAL: Fix the Eye Dropper
Lecture 103 Resolution vs. Image Size
Lecture 104 OPTIONAL: Change T-Shirt Color
Lecture 105 Optimize Project Size
Lecture 106 Non-destructive Editing
Lecture 107 Review
Section 10: Artboards – This is how you should use them
Lecture 108 Introduction
Lecture 109 Find out how artboards can help you
Lecture 110 The hidden value of artboards
Lecture 111 Creating and resizing artboards
Lecture 112 Duplicate artboards and using guides
Lecture 113 Exporting artboards
Lecture 114 Conclusion
Section 11: Selections 101 – Learn to use selections
Lecture 115 Selections Explained
Lecture 116 Modify Selections
Lecture 117 Rectangular Marquee
Lecture 118 Elliptical Marquee
Lecture 119 EXERCISE: Hands On Marquees
Lecture 120 Solution: Hands On Marquees
Lecture 121 Hide Pixels with Layer Masks
Lecture 122 ACTIVITY: Combine 2 Images with Layer Masks
Lecture 123 One-click sky replacement
Lecture 124 Adjusting the Sky Replacement
Lecture 125 Quick Selection Tool and Magic Wand
Lecture 126 Remove a person from their background in CC 2021
Lecture 127 The Object Selection Tool in CC 2023
Lecture 128 ACTIVITY: Make an Orange Purple
Lecture 129 ACTIVITY: Change the Color of T-Shirt v2
Lecture 130 Review
Section 12: Selections 102 – Advanced selections
Lecture 131 Introduction
Lecture 132 Use Lasso Tools
Lecture 133 Pen Tool Overview
Lecture 134 Use Direct & Path Selection Tools
Lecture 135 ACTIVITY: Pen Tool Selections
Lecture 136 Quick Mask Mode
Lecture 137 Select a Color in a Photo
Lecture 138 ACTIVITY: Remove Background
Lecture 139 Save & Load Selections
Lecture 140 Select and Mask Hair
Lecture 141 Review
Section 13: Build a portfolio & get design jobs
Lecture 142 Why do you need a portfolio?
Lecture 143 How do you build your portfolio? On what platform?
Lecture 144 How should your portfolio look like?
Lecture 145 What should you post in your portfolio?
Lecture 146 Getting jobs from your portfolio
Lecture 147 Live portfolio reviews
Section 14: Shape Layers – Everything you need to know about rectangles (powerful!)
Lecture 148 Introduction
Lecture 149 Create Shapes
Lecture 150 Modify Shapes
Lecture 151 Free Transform (Ctrl+T) in CC 2023 works differently
Lecture 152 ACTIVITY: Design Web Buttons
Lecture 153 New Custom Shapes in CC 2023
Lecture 154 Use Custom Shapes
Lecture 155 ACTIVITY: Design Shapes with the Pen Tool
Lecture 156 Generate Guides from Shapes
Lecture 157 Place Images in Shapes: Clipping Mask vs Layer Mask vs Vector Mask
Lecture 158 ACTIVITY: Create a Website Layout
Lecture 159 ACTIVITY: Design a Flat Illustration – Part 1
Lecture 160 ACTIVITY: Design a Flat Illustration – Part 2
Lecture 161 ACTIVITY: Design a Flat Illustration – Part 3
Lecture 162 Contest: Create a Flat Illustration
Lecture 163 Review
Section 15: Creative Layer Styles (Effects)
Lecture 164 Introduction
Lecture 165 Layer Styles Crash Course
Lecture 166 Download & Scale Layer Styles
Lecture 167 Create Gold Text Effect
Lecture 168 Embed Text in Photos
Lecture 169 Use Global Light
Lecture 170 Create Shiny 3D Text
Lecture 171 Create Neon Effect
Lecture 172 ACTIVITY: Design an Emoji – Part 1
Lecture 173 ACTIVITY: Design an Emoji – Part 2
Lecture 174 ACTIVITY: Animate an Emoji – Part 1
Lecture 175 ACTIVITY: Animate an Emoji – Part 2
Lecture 176 Create a Fire Text Effect
Lecture 177 Review
Section 16: Work with Smart Objects
Lecture 178 Smart Objects Explained
Lecture 179 ACTIVITY: Design a Mobile App Icon
Lecture 180 Create Your Own App Icon
Lecture 181 Breaking Smart Objects
Lecture 182 Showcase Your Work Professionally
Lecture 183 ACTIVITY: Create a Realistic Mockup
Lecture 184 Unpack Smart Objects
Lecture 185 Linked Smart Objects
Lecture 186 Filters with Smart Objects
Lecture 187 ACTIVITY: Create a Business Card Part 1
Lecture 188 ACTIVITY: Create a Business Card Part 2
Lecture 189 ACTIVITY: Create a Business Card Part 3
Lecture 190 Review
Section 17: Create a Cute Character
Lecture 191 ACTIVITY: Create the Shape
Lecture 192 ACTIVITY: Add Layer Styles
Lecture 193 ACTIVITY: Finishing Touches
Section 18: Repair Your Photos
Lecture 194 Introduction
Lecture 195 Remove Skin Issues
Lecture 196 Remove Watch & Necklace from Photos
Lecture 197 Clean Up Face Imperfections
Lecture 198 Move People in Photos
Lecture 199 Enhance Faded Photos
Lecture 200 Dodge, Burn, Sponge tools
Lecture 201 Remove Red Eyes from Photos
Lecture 202 Create an Action in Photoshop
Lecture 203 Resize Lots of Images Quickly
Lecture 204 Review
Section 19: Text Layers
Lecture 205 Text Layers Explained
Lecture 206 Font Types
Lecture 207 Get New Fonts
Lecture 208 Learn Typography Best Practices
Lecture 209 Combine Fonts
Lecture 210 EXERCISE: Hands On Text Layers
Lecture 211 Solution: Hands On Text Layers
Lecture 212 Identify a Font
Lecture 213 Stay Consistent in Your Projects
Lecture 214 Glyphs Explained
Lecture 215 Review
Section 20: Improve Your Photos
Lecture 216 Introduction
Lecture 217 Make Your Teeth White
Lecture 218 Reshape Faces
Lecture 219 Create a Lens Flare
Lecture 220 Tilt Shift: Miniaturize Objects
Lecture 221 Add Glowing Lines to Photos
Lecture 222 Add Light to an Area
Lecture 223 Review
Section 21: Course Conclusions & What’s Next
Lecture 224 What’s my skill level after 10 years?
Lecture 225 Do this before you start freelancing
Lecture 226 My first $1247 from Photoshop (after 3 weeks)
Lecture 227 YouTube Thumbnail Challenge
Lecture 228 The most common mistake in design competitions!
Lecture 229 Live Stream: How hard it is to come up with a mascot (logo)
Lecture 230 Live Stream: Contest for my granola packaging
Lecture 231 Live Stream: Contest for register pop up
Lecture 232 OPTIONAL: People are mad at Adobe for Photoshop CC 2019
Lecture 233 Final Words
This course is perfect for beginner-level Photoshop users.,If you’re an intermediate or advanced user, please check out my curriculum especially the practice activities and assignments to see if this course is a good fit for you.,This course is not for students who want to learn about one particular topic in depth, for example, painting with brushes in Photoshop. Instead, this is a comprehensive course that gives you a solid foundation on all the major topics in Photoshop.
Course Information:
Udemy | English | 21h 49m | 32.42 GB
Created by: Cristian Doru Barin
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