Photoshop for Beginners
If you’re new to Photoshop then this is the class for you! Join Scott as he takes you through the 12 essential techniques and concepts that you need to know to get started using Photoshop. Once you’ve got these under your belt you’ll be ready to head off into any Photoshop direction you choose. In this class you’ll learn the essentials for opening and navigating around photos, using panels, using the most common tools, making selections, removing things from Photoshop, using brushes, using filters, and much more. These are exactly the techniques Scott would tell a friend to get them up and running with the most powerful image editor ever created, and by the end of the class you’ll feel confident to start diving deeper into more advanced techniques.
Release Date: 2021-04-29
Lessons
Opening Photos
Join Scott as he introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow, then jumps into ways to open photos into Photoshop.
Duration: 8 mins 22 seconds
Getting Around in Photoshop
There are a lot of ways to get around in Photoshop and view your photos.
Duration: 5 mins 1 seconds
Using Panels
Within Photoshop are sets of panels that contain everything from the tools you can use to controls for those tools and more.
Duration: 8 mins 50 seconds
Cropping Photos
Cropping is the most commonly used tool in Photoshop.
Duration: 5 mins 3 seconds
Getting Started with Selections
Learn what selections are and how to make them.
Duration: 15 mins 31 seconds
Making Selections Easier
We started with the manual selection tools, but there are ways to make selections even easier.
Duration: 13 mins 4 seconds
Removing Things from Photoshop
A big part of what we do is remove things from Photoshop.
Duration: 23 mins 0 seconds
Working with Brushes
There are a lot of brush-based tools in Photoshop, and you’ll want to know how to configure them for your needs.
Duration: 7 mins 22 seconds
Working with Layers
Understanding how layers works unlocks one of Photoshop’s biggest super powers.
Duration: 18 mins 42 seconds
Digging Deeper into Layers
From blend modes to replacing the sky, there are so many powerful things you can do with layers.
Duration: 10 mins 45 seconds
Free Transform
There are things about Free Transform that you’ll need to know.
Duration: 8 mins 49 seconds
Filters
There a ton of filters in Photoshop, but here are the ones you need to know.
Duration: 7 mins 28 seconds
Camera Raw
The Camera Raw plug-in for Photoshop is a powerful editor for raw photos.
Duration: 12 mins 15 seconds
Sizing Images and the Canvas
When you need to resize photos there is a special command inside of Photoshop to make photos larger or smaller.
Duration: 4 mins 43 seconds