Photoshop CC Basics for Designers

We all know that Photoshop has a ton of features in it for designers. But if you're just starting out it can be a little overwhelming. So in this class, design guru Corey Barker, starts out with just the basics. You won't learn everything there is to know in Photoshop. But you will learn everything you need to know to get started and you'll be ready to move on to the next level in no time flat.

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Corey Barker

Release Date: 2014-02-28

Lessons

Introduction

<p>Corey highlights the key concepts presented in this class that will help designers get started in Photoshop.</p>

Duration: 1 mins 17 seconds

Workspaces

<p>Corey show you how to customize your workspace to help optimize your Photoshop workflow.</p>

Duration: 3 mins 54 seconds

Layers

<p>Corey demonstrates how to work non-destructively in Photoshop using layers.</p>

Duration: 7 mins 4 seconds

Layer Styles

<p>Corey shows how to create layer styles and share them between layers.</p>

Duration: 4 mins 26 seconds

Layer Masks

<p>Layer masks allow you to show and hide parts of a layer without actually deleting any pixels.</p>

Duration: 10 mins 6 seconds

Shape Layers

<p>Corey explains the differences between a shape path and a shape layer.</p>

Duration: 3 mins 52 seconds

Smart Objects

<p>Smart objects will allow you to work non-destructively with all your layers.</p>

Duration: 9 mins 33 seconds

Blend Modes

<p>Corey shows you how you can achieve various effects with combinations of layer blend modes.</p>

Duration: 8 mins 52 seconds

Pen Tool

<p>Corey demonstrates the benefits of using the pen tool as a selection tool.</p>

Duration: 7 mins 21 seconds

Extraction Techniques

<p>Corey shows you how to quickly make clean selections from your layers with various extraction techniques.</p>

Duration: 8 mins 52 seconds

Brush Tool

<p>The brush tool can be used for a multitude of functions including painting, masking, layer effects and more.</p>

Duration: 10 mins 39 seconds

Text

<p>Photoshop is now very flexible at making design elements and formatting large blocks of texts effectively.</p>

Duration: 16 mins 51 seconds

Filters

<p>Corey shows you how to achieve creative results by combining filters on multiple layers.</p>

Duration: 7 mins 49 seconds