Learn how to retouch and color-correct photos, combine images, and create graphics in Adobe Photoshop. This course covers the basic and intermediate features of Photoshop, such as color and contrast adjustments, photo retouching, layers, masks, filters, and saving files for web, video, and print.
Overview
Syllabus
Section 1
Getting Started
- Zooming
- Scrolling
- Getting around
- Tools
- Copying & pasting
Photo Retouching
- Spot Healing Brush
- Content-Aware Fill
Cropping Photos
- Cropping Photos
- Straightening Photos
- Straightening a Layer
Creating Graphics: Combining Photos, Text, & Graphics
- Adding Type
- Smart Objects
- Importing Vector Graphics (Such as Logos)
- Type Anti-Aliasing
Section 2
Replacing Backgrounds
- Select Subject
- Select and Mask
- Image compositing
Blend Modes & Opacity
- Blend Modes
- Opacity
- Placing & Editing Smart Objects
Color Correction Using Color Balance
- Creating adjustment layers for color correction
- Adjusting color balance
- Adjusting brightness/contrast
Color Correction Using Curves
- Color correction with a Curves adjustment layer
- Adjusting brightness and contrast with Curves
- Setting white, black, & mid points
Preparing Digital Photos for Print
- Viewing/setting image size
- Resampling pros & cons
- Saving as PSD
- Saving as TIFF
Exporting Files for Web/Digital
- Resizing images for the web/digital
- Reducing image size with resampling
- Exporting an optimized JPEG
- Exporting a transparent PNG
Section 3
Sharpening Photos
- The Smart Sharpen filter
- Sharpening photos for digital & print
The Liquify Filter & Intro to Smart Filters
- Smart Objects & Smart Filters
- The Liquify Filter: Facial Features
- Editing the Smart Filter: Using Liquify to Push Pixels
Layer Masking
- Creating a Mask
- Adjusting a Mask by Painting On It
Masking Smart Filters
- Object Selection
- Using & Masking Smart Filters
Taught by
Eugenio Solis de Ovando and Dan Rodney