In order to be competitive as a graphic designer, you need to know Photoshop.

Description

Photoshop freelancers can command fees of $100 / hour and yet it is an intuitive, easy-to-learn application.

My name’s Rob Cubbon, and I’ve been using Photoshop for over 2 decades.

I want to share with you the best techniques I learned in that time as they’re what you’ll find most useful in real world, hands-on graphic and web design situations. And all the Photoshop documents (PSDs) used in the course are available for download.

I’ll show you:

• techniques for improving landscape photography
• how to create three dimensional graphics from 2 dimensional photos
• how to extend images
• how to make selections in images with channels to create interesting effects
• how to improve portrait photography, how to cut out and create montages
• how to smooth a model's skin
• how to create effect with text and typography
• how to create images specifically for social media
• how to create images specifically for web
• how to use guides, to align and distribute objects within an image
• how to stylise images to maximise their impact
• all about selections, layers, channels and paths
• knowledge about file size, resolution and color mode

all this I’ll show you using features that are available in all recent versions of Photoshop (from early Creative Suite versions right up to today’s Creative Cloud).

I’ll show you the short cuts and keystrokes in Mac and PC while I perform these techniques so you can start working like a professional today

and I’ll also explain the technicalities behind file size, resolution and colour modes so you will always supply the correct finished product for all the Photoshop work you do in the future.

Photoshop is my favourite design tool and I want to show you how much fun it is to use.

Who this course is for:

• People wishing to use Photoshop for graphic and web design

Course content

• Introduction
  • Introduction
• Extending images and adding text
  • Extending the background of an image with an easy plain background
  • Introduction and the difference between Image Size and Canvas Size
  • Selecting areas of the images with the Lasso and Featuring the selection
  • Copying and pasting areas of the image and using the Clone Stamp tool
  • Running a gradient from the top and adding text
• Selecting areas of images
  • Brightening areas of images by selecting with the lasso tool
  • Brightening areas of images by using Layer Masks
• Rotating, transforming and skewing layers and images
  • How to use transform, perspective and skew to put text on a button
  • Rotating images by specific angles
• Aligning, distributing, guides and snapping
  • Aligning & distributing / spacing out
  • Guides & Snapping
• Enhancing a model's image
  • Selecting the background
  • Filling the background
  • Whitening the eyes, smoothing the skin and enhancing the image
• Making a montage
  • Using Selections and Layer Masks
  • Improving the Layer Mask and blending the image
• Enhancing and stylizing a model's face
  • Cloning out imperfections
  • Smoothing the skin
  • Brightening the teeth
  • The lips
  • Stylize the eyes
  • Finishing up
• Creating selections from channels
  • Copying a channel to create an Alpha Channel
  • Using the Alpha Channel as a Layer Mask and editing it
• Conclusion
  • Creating social media images
  • Image size, resolution and color mode for image in print and for web
  • Photoshop shortcuts & keystrokes
  • More free courses & SPECIAL OFFERS!

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