Essentials of Photoshop

Workspace Basics

• Learn about the various menus that Adobe Photoshop has to offer
• Learn about the toolbar for Adobe Photoshop which contains most of the tools you'll be using in your projects
• Workspace quiz

Intro to Layers

• What are layers and why are they so important?
• Navigating the layer panel and using blending modes
• Applying styles to layers
• Assignment involving the use of layers
• Layers quiz

Intro to Masks

• What are masks and what are they used for?
• Using masks to isolate a part of an image
• Using gradients in conjunction with layer masks
• Assignment involving the use of masks
• Masks quiz

Using Type Tools

• The basics of using type in Adobe Photoshop
• Learn about advanced type tools: the character and paragraph panels
• Customizing the shape of your type
• Assignment involving the use of type
• Type quiz

Intro to Vector Shapes

• What are vector shapes and what are they used for?
• Using the pen tool to make our own vector shapes
• Assignment involving the use of vector shapes
• Vector shapes quiz

Optimizing Your Images

• Saving images for the web in Adobe Photoshop
• Choosing the right file format for the job
• Optimization quiz

Photoshop Final Exam!