This Adobe Photoshop Course for Beginners will teach you How to use Photoshop Like a Pro Designer
About the Instructor:
What you’ll learn
- Understand the fundamentals of Photoshop.
- All the Basics a Beginner Need to Know to Start Photoshop.
- History of Photoshop.
- Resolutions and File Extensions.
- Setting the Preferences.
- How to open RAW files in photoshop.
- The General Preferences.
- Interface Preferences.
- Tools Preferences.
- File Handling Preferences.
- Performance Preferences.
- Scratch Disks Preferences.
- Creating a new document in Photoshop.
- Opening an existing image in Photoshop.
- Closing images with saving or without saving it.
- Photoshop’s Canvas area.
- Photoshop’s Menu Bar.
- Photoshop’s Toolbar or Tools panel.
- Photoshop’s Options Bar.
- Photoshop’s Panels.
- Photoshop’s Search Bar.
- Photoshop’s Workspace.
- The File menu in Photoshop.
- The Edit menu in Photoshop.
- The Image menu in Photoshop.
- The Layer menu in Photoshop.
- The Select menu in Photoshop.
- The Type menu in Photoshop.
- The Filter menu in Photoshop.
- The Analysis menu in Photoshop.
- The 3D menu in Photoshop.
- The View menu in Photoshop.
- The Window menu in Photoshop.
- The Help menu in Photoshop.
- Photoshop tools layout.
- Move and Selection tools in Photoshop.
- Crop and Slice tools in Photoshop.
- Measurement tools in Photoshop.
- Retouching and Painting tools in Photoshop.
- Drawing and Type tools in Photoshop.
- Navigation tools in Photoshop.
Course Content
- Introduction to Photoshop CC –> 6 lectures • 18min.
- Photoshop Preferences For Beginners –> 6 lectures • 19min.
- Getting started work with Photoshop –> 3 lectures • 17min.
- Learning General Structure of Photoshop’s interface –> 7 lectures • 18min.
- Photoshop Menu Bar Options –> 13 lectures • 21min.
- Photoshop Tools and Toolbar –> 8 lectures • 25min.
- Workspaces in Photoshop –> 8 lectures • 19min.
- Panels In Photoshop –> 10 lectures • 34min.
- Layers in Photoshop –> 11 lectures • 42min.
Requirements
- You need a computer.
- Any version of Adobe Photoshop, preferably the CC (Creative Cloud) version..
- No prior knowledge or experience with Photoshop is required.
About the Instructor:
Hello students! My name is Viktoria and I was learning Photoshop from Beginner to Advanced by myself. It was 6 years ago when I started to learn Photoshop and until today I continue to learn it. That’s why I want to share the knowledge and skills which I have with you!
Everyone can learn and after that work in Photoshop as a professional designer. It’s easier than you think!
Why did I start to learn Photoshop?
When I decided to start my first YouTube channel. I was creating the first thumbnail for my first video and the Program which I used was Photoshop. This is how I started to learn Photoshop. I still remember that day and how hard it was for me. But I wanted to start working in Photoshop like a professional and improve my skills. That’s why I am still learning Photoshop and trying to increase my skills every day.
Why do you need to learn Photoshop?
There are many reasons why you should learn Photoshop. Learning Photoshop is essential if you work in a graphic design, web design, or user experience role. Whether creating flyers, brochures, or email newsletters, there is a need to know Photoshop for optimizing and retouching images.
1. Photoshop can help you get a job
For those just entering the workforce, Photoshop can be a great skill to help them get a job. Many jobs require Photoshop skills, and this is especially true with design roles such as graphic designer, web designer, or user interface designer.
2. Photoshop can improve your career
If you already have a job, adding Photoshop to your list of skills can make you a more valuable employee. It allows you to work on a variety of additional projects and may provide opportunities for advancement or the ability to work on a more diverse set of projects.
3. Make Money with Photoshop
Freelance job opportunities exist for retouching images with Photoshop, or full-time jobs with good pay exist for those willing to learn related skills and work in graphic design, web design, UX design. All these fields make it possible to earn money with Photoshop skills.
4. Learning Photoshop is fun
While learning Photoshop can enhance your career opportunities, it can also be personally rewarding. Whether using Photoshop to retouch images, or create compositions adding text and graphics, or building a funny animated GIF, you can put Photoshop skills to use in many ways.
What will you do in Photoshop after learning it?
1. Edit your photos
Learning how to make complicated photo manipulations takes time, but it’s easy to make your photos brighter or delete spots. Not to mention that you can resize or crop them with one touch of a button.
2. Create actions
When you take many photos for your blog or Instagram, you might find yourself editing every image the same way. To avoid it you can create actions to do that for you. They are very helpful when you are editing batches of images.
3. Create images for your blog or social media
You can use Photoshop to edit a photo or create a colorful background, add lines or shapes, and then add text.
4. Create image templates
You can make images almost every day, but you don’t need to spend hours creating them. That’s why you can create image templates in Photoshop.
5. Make mood boards or photo collages
You can use mood boards for your blog, client work, or even when you want to redecorate your home. Making photo collages using your holiday photos is also fun and easy.
6. Make website mockups
When you start a website, you often start by drawing it. It’s very easy to make website mockups and you can move things around and many changes before you start coding.
7. Create worksheets and printables
You can create worksheets and share them with your audience as a content upgrade.
8. Create infographics
Infographics are great if you want your posts to be shared on social media. They are very popular on Pinterest because vertical images are easier to view.
9. Design sidebar ads
You can easily create a blog button using your logo or text and advertise on other blogs. Or if you want to add other blogs or ads in your sidebar, you can optimize the images and make them fit your sidebar using Photoshop.
10. Create photo manipulations
Photoshop is best known for photo manipulations. You can use your imagination and create surreal images or you can transform a less than flattering photo into a stunning one.
About the course:
This course is designed specifically for students who are just starting to learn Photoshop. We will fully explore the Photoshop interface, settings, and functionality.
You should understand the interface and capabilities of Photoshop, as this will help you in further work on projects in Photoshop.
This course includes theory and practice lectures. First, we will start with the theory and basics of Photoshop. After that, we will learn how to make some projects and how to use theory basics skills in creating projects.
Plan of the course:
SECTION 1: Introduction to Photoshop CC
Lection 1: History of Photoshop
Lection 2: Basic Principles
Lection 3: Resolutions
Lection 4: File Extensions
Lection 5: Setting the Preferences
Lection 6: How to open RAW files in photoshop?
SECTION 2: Photoshop Preferences For Beginners
Lection 1: The General Preferences
Lection 2: Interface Preferences
Lection 3: Tools Preferences
Lection 4: File Handling Preferences
Lection 5: Performance Preferences
Lection 6: Scratch Disks Preferences
SECTION 3: Getting started work with Photoshop
Lection 1: Creating a new document in Photoshop for the first time
Lection 2: Opening an existing image in Photoshop for the first time
Lection 3: Closing images in Photoshop with saving or without saving it
SECTION 4: Learning General Structure of Photoshop’s interface
Lection 1: What is Photoshop’s Canvas area?
Lection 2: What is Photoshop’s Menu Bar?
Lection 3: What is Photoshop’s Toolbar or Tools panel?
Lection 4: What is Photoshop’s Options Bar (Control Panel)?
Lection 5: What are Photoshop’s Panels?
Lection 6: What is Photoshop’s Search Bar?
Lection 7: What is Photoshop’s Workspace?
SECTION 5: Photoshop Menu Bar Options
Lection 1: 12 items of the Menu Bar in Photoshop
Lection 2: The File menu in Photoshop
Lection 3: The Edit menu in Photoshop
Lection 4: The Image menu in Photoshop
Lection 5: The Layer menu in Photoshop
Lection 6: The Select menu in Photoshop
Lection 7: The Type menu in Photoshop
Lection 8: The Filter menu in Photoshop
Lection 9: The Analysis menu in Photoshop
Lection 10: The 3D menu in Photoshop
Lection 11: The View menu in Photoshop
Lection 12: The Window menu in Photoshop
Lection 13: The Help menu in Photoshop
SECTION 6: Photoshop Tools and Toolbar
Lection 1: Photoshop tools layout
Lection 2: Move and Selection tools in Photoshop
Lection 3: Crop and Slice tools in Photoshop
Lection 4: Measurement tools in Photoshop
Lection 5: Retouching and Painting tools in Photoshop
Lection 6: Drawing and Type tools in Photoshop
Lection 7: Navigation tools in Photoshop
You can learn Photoshop even if you are a beginner with no previous experience!
Let’s get started to learn PHOTOSHOP together!