Photoshop Tips and Tricks for Designers
Add new techniques to your creative arsenal! Join Dave Clayton as he walks you through five of his favorite Photoshop tips and tricks. In this class, you’ll learn how to create patterns, shapes, color themes, and gradients from photos, how to organize your libraries, leverage the Frame tool, take advantage of Layer Comps, create cool effects, and so much more!
Release Date: 2021-12-22
Lessons
Introduction
The instructor introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
Duration: 1 mins 0 seconds
Create From Image
You may know this as a mobile app as CC Capture, but it is also tucked away right inside Photoshop under Libraries and allows you to create patterns, shapes, color themes, and gradients from an image.
Duration: 9 mins 35 seconds
Organizing Libraries
Learn how you can use this powerful tool to create assets from an image that is not even open in Photoshop, then get your Library panel organized.
Duration: 7 mins 12 seconds
The Frame Tool
The Frame tool is an often overlooked tool, which is a very versatile tool.
Duration: 4 mins 32 seconds
Layer Comps
Think of a layer comp as a bucket of images that you can easily change things out. Learn how to set up a layer comp and use it in a project.
Duration: 6 mins 38 seconds
Using Layer Comps and Frames Together
Building on the previous sessions, Dave demonstrates how powerful these are when combined into a single project.
Duration: 7 mins 17 seconds
Isometric Effect
Learn how to create an isometric effect.
Duration: 12 mins 51 seconds
Creating Effects with the Filter Gallery
The Filter Gallery can be used to create a wide range of visual effects.
Duration: 8 mins 27 seconds
Halftone Effect
Dave wraps up the class sharing three methods for creating a halftone effect.
Duration: 12 mins 11 seconds