Photoshop Beginner Course

In the introduction to basics course you will learn the beginning steps to Photoshop including:

  • Workspaces
  • Creating New Documents
  • Creating Layers
  • Deleting Layers
  • Creating Backgrounds
  • Changing Colors
  • Text Tool
  • Gradients
  • Transform Tool
  • Saving Documents and Images
  • Importing Images into the Workspace
  • Brush Tool Tips and Techniques
  • Making Selections with the Marquee tools, Lasso tools, quick selection tool, magic wand and object selection tool
  • Layer and Clipping Masks

Module 1 : An Introduction to the Basic Workspaces

Learn how to pick the correct workspace to use for your project in Photoshop. 

4 min.

Module 2 : Creating New Documents, Layers

This module will teach you how to create new documents, create new layers, remove the homescreen at start-up, how to delete layers, change background and background colors and a few different ways to import your images into Photoshop.

25 min.

Module 3 : Transform Tool, Gradients, Text Tool Basics

In this module we will go over the power of the transform tool, how to use gradients for backgrounds and also a beginning course on using the text type tool.

27 min.

Module 4 : Brush Tool Tips and Techniques

In this module we will go over the brush tool, how to use the brush tool, changing brushes, brush size, opacity and flow. You will also learn how to use the brush tool to paint over an image to change the color of the sky and add enhancement.

17 min.

Module 5 : Gradient Tool Tips and Techniques

In this module we will go over the gradient tool, how to use the different gradients available, changing image colors using gradients and manipulating color with a gradient. You will also learn how to use the gradient tool to create a background.

10 min.

Module 6 : Selection Tools Tips and Techniques

In this module we will go over the many different selection tools, marquee, lasso, polygonal lasso, magnetic lasso, object selection, quick selection and magic wand.

10 min.

Module 7 : Layer Masks Tips and Techniques

In this module we will go over using layer masks to change a sky and merge 2 different images together to make one.

9 min.

Module 8 : Clipping Masks Tips and Techniques

In this module we will go over using clipping masks to quickly place an image inside of text and a few other clipping mask techniques.

6 min.