Photoshop CC Fundamentals

Pluralsight

Course Summary

Learn how to harness the power of Adobe Photoshop CC to create superior images and artwork. This course is the first in a series designed to help you master one of the world's most popular software applications.

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Course Description

Learn how to harness the power of Adobe Photoshop CC to create superior images and artwork. We'll teach you how to perform key image editing tasks, including retouching, sharpening, and color correction. In the course you'll see how to effectively work with layers, blend modes, masks, and so much more. This course is the first in a series designed to help you master one of the world's most popular software applications.

Course Description

Learn how to harness the power of Adobe Photoshop CC to create superior images and artwork. We'll teach you how to perform key image editing tasks, including retouching, sharpening, and color correction. In the course you'll see how to effectively work with layers, blend modes, masks, and so much more. This course is the first in a series designed to help you master one of the world's most popular software applications.

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Course Syllabus

Course Overview
- 1m 13s

—Course Overview 1m 13s

Getting Started with Photoshop CC
- 1h 0m

—The Start Workspace 4m 46s
—Mac and Windows Differences 2m 14s
—Opening Documents 3m 31s
—Creating New Documents 3m 32s
—Artboards 3m 24s
—Working with Panels 5m 26s
—Customizing Panels and the Toolbar 6m 3s
—Keyboard Shortcuts and Menu Commands 5m 53s
—Using Workspaces 4m 2s
—Interface Shading Options 2m 5s
—Screen Modes 2m 4s
—Working with Multiple Documents 3m 19s
—Tab Preferences 4m 8s
—Document Navigation 4m 53s
—Preferences Dialog Box 4m 54s

Digital Imaging Concepts
- 30m 42s

—Understanding File Types 3m 58s
—Reviewing RAW Formats 3m 23s
—Bitmaps vs. Vectors 1m 21s
—Understanding Resolution 5m 53s
—Resize vs. Resample Images 5m 51s
—Printing Resolution 4m 59s
—Understanding Color Modes 5m 14s

Making Selections and Basic Compositing
- 1h 16m

—Selection Tool Overview 7m 51s
—Practical Marquee Selection 4m 40s
—Feather a Selection 4m 26s
—Copy and Paste 3m 56s
—Scaling the Image 5m 5s
—Modifying Selections 9m 10s
—Quick Selection and Magic Wand Tools 7m 16s
—Refine Edge Command 10m 48s
—Quick Mask Mode 6m 30s
—Color Range Command 7m 10s
—Focus Area Command 6m 8s
—Saving Selections 3m 31s

Layers and Masks
- 59m 55s

—Undo and Redo 5m 30s
—Background Layer 4m 1s
—Opening Images to Layers 3m 28s
—Layer Basics 5m 39s
—Selecting Layers 4m 32s
—Layer Panel Options 2m 28s
—Locking Layers 3m 31s
—Distribute and Align Layers 2m 13s
—Layer Groups 3m 40s
—Layer Opacity Options 2m 40s
—Understanding Blend Modes 6m 23s
—Layer Mask Basics 6m 43s
—Gradient Layer Masks 2m 18s
—Layer Styles 3m 15s
—Rasterize and Flatten Layers 3m 27s

Crops, Transformations, and Warps
- 42m 38s

—Using the Crop Tool 4m 30s
—Non-destructive Crops 3m 46s
—Crop to Add Canvas 3m 29s
—Canvas Size Dialog Box 2m 27s
—Perspective Crop Tool 2m 39s
—Straighten an Image 2m 40s
—Transform 4m 4s
—Content-aware Scale 6m 56s
—Puppet Warp 6m 31s
—Perspective Warp 5m 33s

Adjustments
- 41m 47s

—Reviewing the Histogram 5m 57s
—Adjustment Layers 3m 27s
—Levels Adjustment 6m 28s
—Adjustment Layer Mask 4m 10s
—Clipping to the Adjustment Layer 3m 8s
—Curves Adjustment 5m 13s
—Hue/Saturation Adjustment 3m 47s
—Vibrance Adjustment 3m 4s
—Photo Filter Adjustment 1m 31s
—Remove a Color Cast 2m 35s
—Black and White Adjustment 2m 22s

Photo Retouching
- 47m 5s

—Toning Tools 5m 49s
—Spot Healing Brush 8m 33s
—Healing Brush 4m 16s
—Patch Tool 7m 9s
—Content-aware Fill 3m 30s
—Content-aware Move 3m 18s
—Eraser Tools 8m 17s
—Sharpening an Image 6m 10s

Types, Guides, and Grids
- 27m 34s

—Type Tool 5m 34s
—Area Type Tool 3m 25s
—Displaying Rulers 2m 18s
—Using Guides 3m 1s
—Add a Guide Layout 3m 22s
—Smart Guides 3m 52s
—Showing the Grid 2m 9s
—Using Columns 3m 49s

Libraries, Output, and Updates
- 19m 13s

—Creative Cloud Libraries 6m 25s
—Shared Libraries 2m 29s
—Save Files 2m 27s
—Quick Export 6m 0s
—Keeping Photoshop Updated 1m 1s
—Conclusion 0m 50s