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Digital-Tutors : Introduction to Photoshop CS5
Digital-Tutors : Introduction to Photoshop CS5 11 hrs. 53 min.| Released on August 1, 2011|Project Files Included (142 MB) Required Software: Photoshop CS5 and later
In this collection of lessons we will learn the fundamental tools, techniques and workflows for Photoshop CS5.
It can safely be said that Photoshop is truly the backbone of the computer graphics industry. From video games to movies and every area in between, I would estimate that Photoshop is the most commonly used application by working professionals in any creative field. Now learning how to use a program like Photoshop can seem like a daunting task, I completely understand. Let me assure you of this, throughout this course, my goal is to teach you the tools, concepts and workflows you will need to succeed with Photoshop. Not only this, but I will break them down so that they are easy to understand. We will dive in and learn about every key area, providing you with a solid foundation. It’s important to me that you not only learn the basics of Photoshop but that you also develop good habits when it comes to this truly amazing application.
73 videos in this course
1. Introduction and project overview 2. Diving in head first with a mini-project 3. Continuing the mini-project 4. Overview of the interface and UI 5. Creating, opening and saving files 6. Opening and managing multiple files at once 7. Utilizing workspaces 8. Understanding Photoshop's rulers, grids, and guides 9. Understanding resizing and resampling 10. Navigating a Photoshop document 11. Cropping an Image 12. Straightening an image with the ruler tool 13. Making selections with marquee tools 14. Making selections with the lasso tools 15. Using quick selection tools 16. Refining and modifying selections 17. Making selections with quick mask mode 18. Saving and loading selections 19. Selecting ranges of colors 20. Using the move tool and some of the shortcuts associated with it 21. Aligning and distributing the contents of layers 22. Layers panel basics 23. Using adjustment and fill layers 24. Enhancing an image with layer styles 25. Saving custom styles 26. Working with smart objects 27. Undos and the history panel 28. Transforming with the move tool 29. Using perspective and warp transformations 30. Using content aware scaling 31. Understanding puppet warp transformations 32. Reading Photoshop's histogram 33. Adjusting an image's brightness and contrast 34. Adjusting the tonal range of an image with levels 35. Adjusting the hue and saturation of an image 36. Adjusting the color balance of an image 37. Adjusting the tonal range of an image using curves 38. Understanding gradient maps 39. Converting a color image to black and white 40. Understanding document color modes and color settings 41. Understanding background and foreground colors as well as the color picker 42. Choosing and managing colors with the color and swatch panels 43. Using the eyedropper tool and color sampling workflows 44. Filling selections with the paint bucket 45. Filling with content aware and from history 46. Using and customizing gradients 47. Understanding the basics of brushes 48. Customizing brush dynamics in the brush panel 49. Defining a custom brush preset 50. Painting with natural bristle brushes 51. Blending colors with the smudge tool 52. Blending colors with the mixer brush 53. Painting in time with the history brush 54. Repairing an image with the healing and spot healing brushes 55. Duplicating pixels with the clone stamp tool 56. Dodging and burning an image 57. Enhancing an image with the sponge tool 58. Erasing tools and workflows 59. Hiding information in an image using layer masks 60. Refining a mask to increase it's precision 61. Drawing paths with the pen tool and freeform pen tool 62. Creating shapes with the shape tools 63. Using the custom shape tool 64. Working with vector masks 65. Working with clipping masks 66. Adding and formatting text on an image 67. Browsing filters in Photoshop's filter gallery 68. Blurring an image with filters 69. Sharpening an image with filters 70. Stacking filters with smart filters 71. Using the liquify filter in Photoshop 72. Beginning a second mini project 73. Finishing our second mini-project and conclusion
