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Adobe Photoshop Beginner (2023)
Learn about the fundamentals of Adobe PhotoshopPreview the first lesson free — get full access to all 39 lessons.
Beginner Provider : Jeff Drylewicz 11 chapters · 39 Lessons · 3h 2m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese
Course Description
Adobe Photoshop is a popular software that is used by photographers, artists, and graphic designers to create unique images and compositions. If you want to create and edit your own Photoshop compositions, then it is important to understand how and when to utilize the various tools and commands offered by Photoshop and be able to customize the workspace and access the Camera RAW filter. This course will give you the confidence to use the program to its fullest by understanding how all the tools and commands can work in unison with one another.
In this course on Adobe Photoshop 2023 Beginner, you will learn how to navigate, customize, and utilize the Photoshop UI. We will also discuss the Camera Raw Filter, color modes, masks, filters, and vector shapes. By the end of this course, you will have the skills and knowledge you need to combine these tools to upload, edit, and save your Photoshop compositions.
What You'll Learn
- Navigate, customize, and utilize the Photoshop UI and workspace, including keyboard shortcuts
- Access and use the Camera Raw Filter, including ISO, metadata, profiles, and the basic, curve, detail, color mixer, color grading, optics, geometry, effects, and calibration sliders
- Work with the Layers panel and understand the importance of layers, layer masks, and clipping masks
- Apply core tools such as the retouch and repair tools; text tool; blur, sharpen, and smudge tools; dodge, burn, and sponge tools; brush and eraser tools
- Understand color space, color modes, and the differences between RGB and CMYK using the Color panel and swatches
- Open, place, edit, resize, crop, save, and export images and files, including opening RAW files and using Adobe Bridge and Lightroom
Key Takeaways
- Adobe Photoshop is software used by photographers, artists, and graphic designers to create unique images and compositions.
- Understanding how and when to use Photoshop's various tools and commands, and how they work in unison, lets you use the program to its fullest.
- The course covers navigating, customizing, and utilizing the Photoshop UI, plus the Camera Raw Filter, color modes, masks, filters, and vector shapes.
- Learners gain the skills to combine these tools to upload, edit, and save Photoshop compositions.
- The course teaches how to customize the workspace and access the Camera RAW filter.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It is a beginner course on Adobe Photoshop 2023 for those who want to create and edit their own Photoshop compositions, including those interested in the photography, art, and graphic design work Photoshop is used for.
What topics does this course cover?
It covers navigating, customizing, and utilizing the Photoshop UI, as well as the Camera Raw Filter, color modes, masks, filters, and vector shapes, along with tools such as the brush, eraser, text, retouch and repair, blur, sharpen, smudge, dodge, burn, and sponge tools.
What skills will I gain from this course?
By the end, you will have the skills and knowledge to combine Photoshop's tools to upload, edit, and save your Photoshop compositions, and the confidence to use the program to its fullest.
Do I need prior Photoshop experience?
This is a beginner course; it begins with an introduction, new document setup, and navigating the Photoshop UI before moving into more advanced tools and the Camera Raw Filter.
What will I learn about color in Photoshop?
You will learn about color space and modes, the differences between RGB and CMYK, and how to use the Color panel and swatches.
